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The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

The famous beauties Of the world ass
wise when they leave NO portraits OF
themselves. Take Marguerite II Va
lois. She was an immoral. dishonor-
able, criminal. scheming. unscrupuioas
viiIainess. but she was lowered with
such charm that there was mot . taiIsr
o. an enemy she could not charm whea
she tried. No. nor woman-not even
the wives of her lovers. Men cana
from every country, taking year long
journeys. only to see her and went
away, after a little glimpse. saying
they had seen loneliness itself" Thsn
one sees her portraits. Too much fore
head. not enough eyebrow, a straight
nose and expressive mouth I'm one pic
turc a lovely mouth)-and that II an.
Mary, queen Of Scots. was very lovely
three Kingdoms hattled because Of
her beauty-and yet her pictures leave
one cold. Fouche said her portrait
showed every trait Of the lowest Grim
inal type. That was before he knew
whose picture he criticised.
Truth.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
The Ward .ch.p..

S"Chsp" II simply an abbreyiation Of
c1apmnn, the merchant Of former days.
I'D IL derived from the Anglo-Sa xon
.sap." q bargain. The word almost
wings before u the loud voiced
.a4heap Jack" a. he cries his wares In
~ cheaping OF market. Chap seems
q have come into common use at the
I'D of the sixteenth century and ID
h1rely mentioned IN books before l7O0
1thnson does not recognize 1t. though
loeele uses It IN 1712 in the Spectator
Gaf you want to sell. here In your
sSap''), ard It Il found in Bailey's Die
ttnary. 1781. Its original meaning Of
d bayee or seller still fingers in tho
4 Elects Of many counties. Coupled
9th tn adjsctivss oiA. young, fittIs.
1cr. n SWae aanA = uDs1 h hanAiiaar
ihsuaSs. ~ u IT. relative. . qusaR
sustomse." Todd, 1918. amrnas that q
dbod chap meant one to whom credit
Light b given, whereas not qualified
II good II was q term Of contempt
1pndon standard.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
sub.,di..a rh....r..

In Germany there are twenty sub
stlized court theaters and nearly q
hundred theaters subsidized BY mu-
nictpalities In many cases the the
ater L. granted to its director rent
free: In others subsidy IL also given
In some cases the cost Of the orchestra
the scenery. costumes and the heating
and lighting Is borne BY the town.
There IA great variety IN method and
IN degree. but the result IL that
throughout Germany the art Of the
drama Ii oficially recognized. and the
thenter il regarded as an essential fac-
tor In the towns life. resulting In
splendid theaters giving varied elias
sicai and modern plays throughout the
German enpire.-Consular Reports.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
liz, i, tn. 10y Arctic.

In the morning l was generally the
one to waken first and would either
start the alcohol lamp myself or call
Astrup for that purpose. Our. morning
meal consisted Of lump Of pemmi-
can, six biscuits, two ounces Of butter
and two cups Of tea each. As soon ~
this was finished everything was ~
packed on the sledge. then read the
odometer. aneroid and thermometer
and. taking the guldon. which had
waved and huttered over the Kitchen
throughout our hours Of rest, from It's
place. stepped forward and tho next
march was commenced. After from
four to six hours Of marching We
would halt for. half an hour to eat our
simple lunch Of pemmican and give
the dogs q rest and then after four TO
SIX hours Of travelling halt again and
repeat the already described routs.--
Robert T. Psary, '.Ths Great White
Journey" . 4.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

'"rhose who care for the beginnings
Of things may be glad that de quill
pen survives to remind us that the
original pen was plucked from 4 bird. "
observes 4 writer. Germans and
Frenchmen are In no danger Of for
getting that. thanks to their respsc-
tite words 'feder' and plume but TIE
English pen suggests feather only
when one chooses to think about Il
and recall the Latin 'penna.' Almost
all our writing materials arc NO longsf
what etymologically they profess "a
be. Paper is no longer made Of pa.
pyrus: a pencil b not q little tail
'penicillus.' like cancels hair brush;
the lead of lead pencil is not lead,
and the india rubber with which We
erase its marks does not and never
did come from India. Even Of parch-
ment there is probably not fragment
in tho country. except perhaps, in q
museum and coming from Pergamum,
In Asia. "-Chicaso News.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
WATERING THE STOCK.


~ In Wsn otrsst. bit IN ths DIG
Cattle Markets.
watsr b the only thing IN the mar.
keting Of I've stock that figures clear
proat Fsed corn 1t 81 pr bushsl. hay
so ton. the charges made BY stock
yards companies for yardags and the
charge for selling made By commission
compa nies tend to reduce the shippers
profit. but when be ssss bis bunch Of
cattle properly yarded. fed and quiet.
y drinking at the water troughs b.
knows the amount Of watsr the cattle
drink will cost him nothing and viii
seil At ~ much per pound a. the
weight gained By expensive feeding.
II cattle at the big markets were
yarded and sold without q chance to
get water II would mean . large loes
to shippers yearly.
The average steer or COW will drink
twenty to fifty pounds Of water At the
marketing point. according to the dis
lance II has been hauled and the
length Of time without water. The
hog being much smaller and capacity
for drink limited. the water Oh eel.
dom exceeds i've pounds per head.
Sheep drink little watsf at markets.,
but to get the proper Oh dine them the
big sheepmen who cover several hum
dred miles with shipments bill their
sheep to some feeding station near the
market. bold them on feed and water
several days and At the proper time ~
sumo the Journey.
Deaiers in live stock at the Kansas
City yards say that weight gained BY
the use Of water at the Kansas City
stockysrds In 1910 amounted to g..
000O0Q-Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
IT WORKED WELL.

Mis osi,erse Succeeded Even Though
Il Did Upset the Family.
An excited man rushed into the Of
6ce Of q banker with his mouth full
Of words.
SAY" he paused. .you remember
well enough that ! was In here for twa
hours this morning. don't you-mebbs
two and half. but two anyhow"
The banker nodded that 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 they1 You re-
member that. don't your
"Ah. am glad you remember. Now.
II my wife calls up and asks you II I
WINS here right In sight every minute
Of the time from 10 to ii you could
tell her SO truthfully enough. couldn't
you? Good: What do you think
You know that fellow Smith that lives
right next door to US? Always seem
ed like nice fellow. but what do you
s'pose he did this morning? On his
way by the house he tells my wife
that I've just been arrested for insult
ing a woman down on the public
square about 1880 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 be a great Joke.
I s'pose. Yeh. Funny one. wasn't It?
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 hive 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
ngnin. This time he was smiling and
was less excited.
"It's all right" he said. Here's
how 1t all happened. My wife had nm
awful spell of hiccoughIng and ran
over to the Smiths to see II they knew
any way to stop It. Smith had heard
that sudden fear or sudden consterna
tion would stop 1t. SO he faxed up the
story about me insulting the woman.
His scheme worked. except my wife
wouldn't believe him mt first when he
told her that he'd Just said 1t to stop
hiccoughs. Everything is oil right
now. though. Smiths terribly sorry
about 1t. but he meant well enough
New York Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
Hsse,sai Fighters


1 into q hospital came two men with
attersA faces. ..
b "Street nshtr' said the surgeon In
barge.
EIt was. Under the doctors directions
irderlies moved beds and patients
bound until the newcomers were
)bparated the length Of the ward.
k"In this case that precaution may not
= necessary" be said. but after a
tkreet brawl It very often IL. Before
We learned the peculiarities Of those
psople 1t happened more than once
Dat two men who were mortal enc
hies were brought In and laid out side
q side. Each saw his advantage and
$as FOXY enough to keep still until
10Th were left alone In adjoining cots;
Ven thsy sailed into each other tooth
nd nail, trying to finish the job that
nd been interrupted in the street.
once or twice they nearly succeeded.
Tow chance patients with pugilistic
e1ndencies are placed 10 far apart that
I neighborly interchange Of uppercuts
j out Of the qsestion.-New York
Gfess.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
Why He LAUGHED.

Miss Matte belonged to the old
south. and she was entertaining n
guest of distinction.
On the morning following his ar
rivul she told Tillie. the little colored
maid. to take pitcher Of fresh water
to Mr.. Firman's room and to say that
Miss Matte sent him her compliments
and that II be wanted bath the bath.
room was at his service.
When Tillie returned she said:
al toll him. Miss Matte. en- he
laughed lit to bus hisself."
"Why did he laugh. TillieT
II dunno"
what did you tell himT'
Jus what you toll me to-"
''rillie. tell me exactly what you
snid."
~ banged de doah, and l said, Mr.
Firnun. Miss Matte sends you heI
Tub. and she says. "Now you can get
up and wash yo'self." '"-Lippincott's
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

1t is estimated that the average
duration of human life Is thirty three
years. A quarter of the people die dur
Ing the seventh year and half before
the seventeenth. OF every 1000 per-
sons one only reaches 100 years, six I'm
100 get to e. and one In 500 to 80. II
b further estimated that throughout
the world $4,000. 600 die annually, 49,
900 day, nearly 1000 an hour, 90 4
minute. or three in every two seconds.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
A shaLsy cs.. Collar.

Very often the collar Of q coat be-
gins to look shabby when the coat
Itself 10 In good order. and It Is won
derful what q difference q thorough
cleaning will make First take 4
piece Of clean cloth and dip It in spir.
Its Of turpentine and rub the collar
thoroughly with It Leave It for ten
minutes. then rub 1t again with the
turpentine and scrape 1t carefully to
remove any loose dirt Next sponge
the collar with q little alcohol and
keep wiping It until II u dry. Hang
1t up In an airy place for an hour or
two and 1t will look as good as new
Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
THE sToLIo sELoIANs.
Avister sep~ith Thought He'd Startis
the Psasants, but He Didn't.

Avister Sepssith Thought He'd 8tartis
the Peasants, but He Didn't.
Aviator Sop with describes In the Lon.
don Times how he landed In Belgium
after dying across the English chan
nel in twenty-five minutes:
making an aerial detour to avoid
some hills. I endea vored to steer to-
ward Chalons by the aid Of 4 com.
pass I carried with me. hut soon
lost my way. Just AZ I was dying
over a village about 800 feet high
very ugly gust caught my machine on
one side and tilted It partly over. To
my CONSERVATION the aeropiane re-
fused to regain It's normal position
even when ! exerted the full pressure
Of the small balancing planes fxed to
the rear ends of the main planes. Just
when I thought should slide helpless
" down through the air 6eld nenr a
village presented itself planed down
and sat stili. quite exhausted.
"A Belgian peasant was working on
the road near by His nonchalance
was amazing. He merely stopped bis
WORK In leisureiy way and gaxed at
me stolidly for several minutes. The
apathy Of tbs villagers, although they
had never seen ~ asroplans before.
was Indeed renAskabls. Two ola NO.
mes TO whose cottage went did not
appear at all asfoniahed that should
have descended ont Of the air. All
they wanted to know was what the
weafheP was like in Nn1lnndw
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
a.. MD II .hs Scum.

She was city bride who had never
before taken hand IN housekeeping
and knew but little about things In the
kitchen. A few mornings ago she got
after the milkman.
whats the matter With your milk p
she said. with great vehemence.
T don't know" he replied. what do
you find wrong with itr
SWELL" she said, every morning e
Il covered with nasty yellow scum"
"And what do you do with Tho
scumy'
"why. skim It Cd. Of course, and
throw 1t in the garbage can."-Farm-
ers' Guide
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

ioss troopers was the name given
4 the desperate plunderers and rob
b b who secreted themselves through
d the sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
ttries In the "mosses" on the borders
81 Scotland. These outlaws were
ldksely made mp Of de,srters and Grim
iIAls from the armies Of England and
IL continent, and their depredations
All cruelties were the terror Of the re-
Sin infested BY them. Many severe
d rs were passed against them. but
tIpy were not fairly extirpated until
II eighteenth century.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

That Carlyle could contemplate with
equanimity being unpraised. unmoney-
ed and neglected all his life, that he
required neither the worlds pudding
nor Its breath and could be happy
without them. was pardonable and per-
haps commendable. That he should
expect another person to share this
unponeyed, puddingless and rather
forlorn condition was scarcely con-
sistent with such lofty principles. Men
may sacrifice themselves. II they please.
to imagined high duties and ambitions,
but they have no right to marry wives
and sacrifice them.-E1change.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

14ak1NS vhtHGe HxM IN UeHNes
The Romans had three rscoguised
methods Of applaudins-ths bombus.
the imbricss aud the tsstas. The word
bombus do not carry any allusion to
explosives. On the contrary. this form
Of applause was the most decorous. tn.
asmucb a. II consisted merely Of
humming or bux1ing noise. Thus in q
way the Romans were the 6rst ITO
make things hum" In q public Assem-
bly,. The bombus was not the chief
feature the Romans had to offer In the
way Of applause. TIE imbriccs meant
q demonstra ton made with the hollow
Of the hands. The testas meant the
striking together Of the DAT portions Of
the hands. From this We may con.
clude that the Romans clapped. but
there IL no certainty On this point
New York Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

One Of EdIson's latest suggestions ia
the use Of thin aheets Of nickel In the
place Of paper for books. He says be
can make BY an automatic process
plates Of nickel one twenty-thouaandth
Of an inch thick. tough and flexible.
at cost Of S1.25 . pound The nickel
plates are perfect for printing pur.
posss and are practically indestructi-
biz
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

Wife (whose husband. the local
mayor, has just been knightedl-Havs
you heard from the man who offered
to trace our pedigree7 Husband-Yes;
he has found out more than enough.
Wife-What did you pay him1 Hus-
band = Fifty pounds to hold his
tongue!-London Opinion.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
The spssdisr Way.
simply couldn't help It He was


He simpiy couldn't help It he was
born lazy.
Az rule. II not too sleepy. he could
get through a shave In about thirty
Eve minutes. But today. after only
fourteen hours' sleep. he appeared even
more sluggish than ever. As he ap-
piled the iather to bis customers
beard bis brush fingered haltingiy. AZ
though toath to leave the stubby chin
to which It was being applied.
His customer was patient man and
stood this for q considersbse while.
But at last his patiencs began to ooze.
and be interrupted forty winks' tn.
tervai With q cough.
''s'ere. lad" be suggested. -Aa've an
idea. Hold your hand. kern thu brush
still. an aa'ia was ns bead tor yer
-Louaon AaswsrA
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

George. what do you have to do
when you draw some money out Of q
bankr' asked an innocent young wits.
"You have to put some money in the
bank beforehand" replied the hus-
band. That's always been my sx
perience!s
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

An Irlshman who was always cheer
full and happy so lucky appeared on
the street one morning in badly bat
tered condition. but still smiling and
clipper. He met friend. aud the
following dialogue ensued:
by til powers. It's BORN lucky l
am"
"Phwy do v think so?"
II was hit be automobile just MS
was startin' rr TIL shop yistherda'
mornin'. 1t made me sthagger. an a
cop pinched me for bein' dhrunk. I
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
A Hero Of the Charity Bazaar Fire.

A Hero Of the Charity Bazaar Fire.
Jean Georges. a Partisan cab driver
who received the Legion Of Honor
medal for bis heroism at the charity
bazaar nre on May is. 1907. when he
saved the lives Of fifteen women. lost
his life BY drowning recently near
Bordeaux. For some years after his
exploit he and his carriage were In
constant demand in the boulevnrds of
Paris. especially BY English and Amer
lean tourists. but the advent Of the
automobile ultimately forced him out
He then came to this country to seek
his fortune. hut failed utterly. bis re
turn home being paid for him BY pri.
vate subscription. Georges took up
his old frade in Bordeaux after that
and became lost to sight until bis
tragic death. which was purely acci-
dental
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

Mt you are looking for bargains"
s@d tho broker. II can suit you. can
Der you some stocks at 10 cents
STARE"
eBut why are they 20 chsapf" de-
the lady shopper.
HYou see, they have bsen slightly
d4nagsd By watef."-Waahington Her
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
Mixed.

"why. Harktns. where have you
been7 Hou look nike wreck"
Il know It. Ny twin brother and
had quarrel. and hired bruiser to
lick him The fellow mixed % up.
and here am."-London Tit.Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

SDYssyyw ~ 90ssss3S
1be DANA y Q 1oWes that = alDost
saessd - 0eaDdinAvia1A Wben the
late senator Dsllivse was speaking to
q Swedish ssttls0snt from the rear
snd Of Q Puilnan car Q bunch Of dahlias
WAS hsuded to him. and b. lowed his
thanks, whtls the crowd roarsd it, ap-
p,auss for ths Orator and for the boo
gust
.what kind Of flowers are thessf"
INQUIRED Senator Dollivef Of Senator
Ciipp Of Minnesota.
sAmse3cap Dsaudsa guess" replied
senator Clapp.
Doilivsr knew bsttes than that. 20
be heartily THANKED the people for
their atesntion. applause and splendid
towers.
When they met In Warrington after
The campaign Senator Doalivef said to
the Minnesota man: -Clapp. you would
have bad me mobbed II I hadn't been
prudent II had called those dahlias
American Beautiss those Swedes
would have been for killing me-"
"Yes." said Senator C1app. they are
good people and generally do the right
thing."-Ainneapolis Journal
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

II IL happlnsss to b. nobly descend
ed; II u not ieas to have % much mse.
II that nobody inquiries whsthse W
are 70 OF sofia BsuyseA
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

lrs. stoplate = Do you remember
u len we were children and used to
a be ara play with you7
Miss Tefsleep-Yes, and your mamma
n{fer let you stay more than an hour.
Toss were the happy days!
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

The recent publication Of the memoirs
of celebrated English university pro-
lessor, Oscar Browning. recalls IL IA
nous epigram. said to be one of the
most admirable ever composed. 1t was
perpetrated by brilliant pupil. ]. X.
Stephen. upon the professor. who was
somewhat inclined TO corpulency:
o. B., oh, be obedient
To natures stern DEGREES.
For, though you be but one o. B.,
You may be too diesel
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

A Rite and Q WeeNo.
Marriage" remarked the professor.
"was a rite practiced By the an
Clients
And bachsiorhood." interrupted
maiden Of forty. ''ls q wrong pFacticed
BY the modern. Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

II = W0UI0 . Wto0W.
Fs (who has just proposs0-I hope
n don't think that am too old for
~! Shs-Oh. mol I was only won
a Ing II you were old enough.-Illus-
I'd led Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
How u Was.

How u Was.
"She's very weaithyr'
"very."
money left to herr
"No. Che b the author Of Z book
entitled Hints to beautiful Women
u presume all the beautiful women
Ia the country purchased it7'
mo; but all the plain women didr'-
New York Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

A Friendly Tip.
my husband always 10 the severess
critic of the gowns wear"
well. Judging from what I have
heard. he has to 20 some II he is.--
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18
csn,sHh,i.

There are lot Of girls who don't
ever intend to get married"
"A0w do you kn0wr
''i've proposed to ssvsraL"-Csvs.
land Leader.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

Prejudice. which sess what It pleassa
:annot see what h plain.-AubFey -
We're.
The Meeker herald., 1912-05-18

0uo4e mpAftoons
Briggs reminds me Of an sncyeso.
pedia."
.'S0ArtT
mo; Boston Transcript.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-09-12

dried, the seed, must be stored
in a dry, we'll ventilated room. In
most farm houses the attic is the
best place to store. It is essen
tial that this should be keptwhere
no da.hpness will affcc:. it and it
is best to protect it from freezing.
If seed is handled in this man
ner, it may be planted a week or
ten days earlier next spring than
such seed as is ordinarily secur-
ed. 1t will terminate quickly
and produce full stand which
will ripen early and give a prof.
table crop.
If seed from the corn states
must be depended upon for next
year the results will be big stalks
and immature ears, which mean
poor feed and little or no profit.
To grow such crops as WE CAN
and SHOULD grow, we must raise
our own seed and take care of it
properly.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-09-12

Department constructed in the
fall Of 1910, q vault ii2 feet long
by Is feet wide. The walls OF this
vault contain 10 per cent Of oil
based on the weight Of cement
in the mixture. The vault shows
no sign of moisture or leakage,
while another neighboring vault
Of plain water concrete has never
been available for the storage OF
anything Of value because of the
leakage.
Contractors and builders will
see the possibilities of this dis
covery that will doubtless extend
the satisfactory use of concrete
construction far beyond its pres
ent limits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-09-12
TO VOTERS.

From the Wahpeton Times of
August goth, 1912.
There is another system for
road taxes. Get your board of
supervisors to pass a resolution
at their October meeting as fol-
lows:
1.-THE clerk is instructed to have
the annual township notices to
contain the following: Shall the
township adopt the contract sys-
tenn or not in regard to road taxes
to be voted by ballot
IF your board refuses to do
this, get a petition signed by IL
rfreeholders, with this request
and then on election day vote and
work for the contract system"
Thorleif Svenddal,
Mcleod, N. D.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-09-12
FIELD sELEcTEp HOME
GROWN SEED CORN

Good seed corn was scarce and
high priced this spring. From
the present outlook the exper-
fence will be repeated next spring,
unless immediate steps are taken
to secure home grown seed for
next year. 1t is up to the farmers
who have good field of a suit
able variety of corn to select their
seed. soon. This should be done,
as a rule, not later than Sept. 10.
Gather the best developed and
the earliest maturing ears from
the standing stalks. These ears
should be selected with regard to
definite type and variety.
The selected ears should be
husked and strung, rackedo or hung
ups:in such a way that they will
not touch but will dry out rapid
". Any open we'll ventilated
building with a good roof will
make a good drying place. Do
not hang the ears above a bin of
grain, in the stable or in any place
thatis-poorly ventilated or damp.
In curing seed corn the es-
sentiai thing is to secure suffl-
cient ventilation and circulation
Of air so that the moisture will
be carried away from the ear.
After curing and when properly