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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-12-14
Sig Million. for Golf Rails.

There are a number Of golf courses
in and near Philadelphia, and there
are thousands Of golf enthusiasts in
this city. They will probably be in
terested to hear that golf players all
over the country spend $4,000, 900 on
golf balls each year.
With the increase in interest of all
out-of-doors sports. golf has steadily
grown more popular. until today few
communities in the United States are
without at least nine-hole course
Five years ago 1t was said there were
a quarter Of million golfers In Amer.
lea. Today there are certainly half
. million. 1t 10 bit dif1eult to estt
mate the number Of balls used, for
players vary in time over the course.
losses and in the damage they do to
the guttapercha spheres. Then, too,
some have old balls remade and soiled
balls reprinted. It Is pretty certain
however. that at least two dozen balls
= season are bought by the ordinary
golfer. That means twelve million
balls. at nifty cents each (the seventy.
ave-cent ones offsetting the remadss)
and an Investment on the part of tha
golf players Of $4,000. 0o0.-PhilsdeI
phia Record.
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chemists description Of all the symptoms and
post-mortem appearances exactly c0incided with
the careful observations made BY Mr. Archaic.
The latter was stiil further convinced by the
following statement: THE whole course Of the
sickness sometimes covers only few hours- and
in few cases death has been observed to follow
within ave minutes after taking the salt" Thanks
to the skillful diagnosis Of the Boaemau chemist.
the Of the fatalities has now been decisvely
ascertained: but the question still remains ~ to
how these losses are to be prevented In future.
Tho cattle in question (which are chiefly Here
ford with the remainder cross between Here
ford and Shorthorn) either roam over free prairie
are confined in 6.000acre pasture. the country
consisting Of wide parks bisected with creeks
and enclosed by steep ranges Of pine-clad scoria-
topped hills. These scora crags are Of several
different colors; many are red. others yellow OF
green. some even mauve-in fact. almost any hue
may be seen. The deadly fragments Of white
encrusted red rock lie scattered upon the sides
Of the hills around their bases In parts Of the
bad-lands. where laterite has disintegrated.
maroon powder is formed which may be collected
with . spoon and was formerly used BY the In.
dams war-paint. It 10 heartrending' to ride
among these hills off death and come suddenly
upon trembling eighty-dollar steer which. after
Keeling to and fro succumbs in apoplectic At:
or to see favorite heifer vainly struggling for
life. a. described to me Tin LTD BY Archdale. ~
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When Colonel Glider had been
called to town that morning on bust.
ness, leaving his daughter F10y and
the cook to care for the house. he had
said to the girl before leaving:
Daughter. remember what ! have
told you many times over. A tramp
may appear during my absence. You
will be sitting here on the veranda.
He will grufny demand food or
money. You will order him away In
your sternest tones"
But he won't CO." she said.
He may or he may not. II he
ioesn't-If he shows . disposition to
hold his ground or attack, you are to
retire within your Notifications.
refer to the house. You will find my
loaded shotgun in the sitting room.
The tramp will probably attack by
the side door. as that cannot be seen
from the highway. Face the door
with the gun at your shoulder. II he
appears In the doorway give him
warning. II he does not heed the
warning"
Shoot him ON the spot. papa" I'm
lshed the daughter.
Exactly. That is, pepper his legs
with the birdshot. That will demon.
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rumen Of all the steers contained about pint Of
fragments Of red rock. varying in size from q
pigeons egg to pea, and in the second stomach
was less amount Of the same mineral The
mucous membrane Of the paunch was 80 severely
burnt that II would peel OF at the touch Thi.
brick-ike rock (called BY geologists lateritel IL
co0posed Of silicate Of aluminium and iron oxide,
which latter gives It the red color. Archdale who
has had . lifelong experience with cattle. had
never seen similar case. but rightly attributed
poisonous qualities to the rock. and Immediately
sent away samples to various chemists. Some Of
the replies to the effect that poison could
b detected; others stated that potassium nitrate
was present but not In suhicient quantities to
cause the disaster. It remained for Mr.. v. K.
Chestnut (the eminent chemist Of the Bozeman
Agricultural experiment station) to clear up the
mystery after he had examined numerous samples
Of rock In conclusive letter to Mr.. Archdale.
he pointed out that the animals were poisoned by
an ehiorescence which exuded from the porous
rocks containing nitric and sulphuric acid salts
Of sodium and potassium-in other words. crude
saltpetre. The quantity varied. Of course, with
different samples which would explain some OF
the favorable verdcts returned.
The report went to state: two ounces 10
sometimes suf1cient to kill . horse and from
four to eight ounces are nearly always fatal to
horses and cows" No doubt remained to the
correctness Of Mr. Chesnut's diagnosis, a. the
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sort, or 4 female who could handle a
broomstick with deftness and vigor.
and hc retreated on his reserves. As
he reached the highway an auto came
up and stopped and young man
alighted and opened the gate with
out giving him more than q passing
glance.
Meanwhile, within the fortiica-
lions. the girl had armed herself
with the gun. She thought the at
titude OF the tramp defiant. Yes, he
VS. ascending the front steps; now
he was ringing the bell; now he was
stunning his feet; now he was re-
firing to come around to the side
door
Halt! Halt"
For a moment he halted. and then
his form showed In the door. The
gun was fairly pointed and then dis.
charged. and = fall and 4 shout fol.
lowed. Then the cook came rushing
in to fnd the girl covering on the
floor and to exclaim:
For mercy's sake, but has the
dear girl went and committed the sui
cide!"
Out there! Out there!" .:aspsd
the shooter. ~ she pointed to the
t3en door.
And what's out there? Oh, missy
but here's dead man! Was 1t you
that went and killed himf'
ITS . tramp that attacked the
house. Papa told me to retire within
the fCrtifications and defend them"
Tramp? II he's tramp then In
= lady! rs . young man. missy
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suits him. He il likely to have table with fold
ing legs or with detachable legs and II he travels
he has 4 trunk into which the dismounted table
and the Instrument can be safely packed
There are vaudeville players who play perhaps
half dozen Instruments Of widely diverse char
acter and who may have 4 trunk built to contain
them all. The violin player may have construct
ed in his travelling trunk . special compartment
for his violin.
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Now, my DEAR" said young Mr.. sunboy when
he had signed the lease for the pretty little nat
.the hrst thing We shall have to decide il which
Of us II to be supreme in command here"
"Oh, NO. George. You are mistaken" she sweetly
replied II decided that while our friends were
still throwing shoes at u.s."
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follows: Il saw her come from one Of the rocky
hills and take drink Of water. She commenced
to shake and wobbls about growing gradually
weaker. and when 1t seemed that all her strength
had left her she lay down. rode away and re-
turned to her in about half an hour. The heifer
was then upon her feet trying to walk. but only
went about nifty yards. when. after another attack
of the ataggers. she lay down again and died.
The cattle have had all the salt they could eat
for six weeks prior to the death Of this heller.
and thsy would walk away froms the salt to pick
up . bit Of this rock to chow. What IL It that
gives them such q craving for it?'
While the loss In these cattle from the laterite
efnorescsnce 10 Uncomfortable when compared to
that sustained from billiards or wolves. varying
from about three per cent in one year to nil over
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why 10 It that you insist on giving your daush-
ter q college education. while you are planning
to make your son 20 to work ~ soon ~ he gets
through the high school?"
well. you see. IT'S this way can't AFFORD to
send them both to college. and the boy can get
his training Just ~ well BY Joining some athletic
club"
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The tenor sang an aria.
.Rottsa." bawlsd . spectator Take him out"
TN take you out" said the usher. eft you keep
insulting the singers"
Excuse me-" said tho man. IT forgot was At
an opera mot Ut q ball game
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osaetlne In 0usjnsss.
Pretty lfiss-Is this the license bureau. please?
Clerk-Yss. ma'am.
Pretty Miss-well. rye Just finished my nrst
book At poems and want to take out . poetic
Mcsuss-how much will It be?-Judgs
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otunel

Father Ito his son. whom he has reproved for
iyins)-I nsver told . lie when was small.
Haas-wsli how old were you. father. when
you bsgaa 3-Fliegende Blasttsr.
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the hi-ennual round.ups In two separate In
stances steer was found dying Of starvation. ow-
Ing 10 4 Armlynxed tomato can on the upper Jaw.
In each case II was. Of course necessary to iasso
and throw the animal before the obstruction
could BE- rsfnoved. Ny neghbor Lund previously
mentiousd) found one Of his longhorned TEXAN
steers with it, head held fast between two ash
trees a. in stanchions. He rode to his nearby
ranch for an axe. and. returning to the prisoner.
bound IL head tightly around the base Of the
horns to one tree before proceeding to cut down
the other This precaution was necessary with
the already infuriated steer.
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Does Bilktns take an interest In artr'
"You wouldn't ask me such foolish question II
you could only ses the way he stares It all the
btllboArds."
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t4c WhVtS RoAi00 Va OAehS yVAt8 8AhN0
its commencement. there can be no
question that the rock-swAllowing
tendency 10 very remarkable. and to
mo It IL inexplicable except on the
ground Of . depraved hereditary ap-
petite In certain members Of the herd.
II cannot be due to the lack Of salt.
since tho owners are accustomed to
haul this out in 150-pound barrels and
round up the cattle to it, ~ alluded to
in the letter already quoted. Rather
may It be compared with the strange
propensity of certain horses to eat
hens eggs. . case Of which was re-
Gently brought to my notice. A. just
" observed by Mr.. Chestnut. the mat
ter ID Of all the more interest becauss
new to the country, and can myself
asseft. after twenty-five ysars' resi-
dsncs, that. although similar red rock
occurs extensively through the pine
hills and bad-lands Of eastern Mon
tana, no like fatalities have ever been
thence reported.
Az may be supposed. many curious
>rr{Aauta IN catt1A are diacoyArAd ON
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bone-chew wing to be not uncommon cause Of
death: but the victims were mostly stays and his
own comment was: Probably, ~ In the human
species. females are more dexterous than males"
Fortunately. numbers Of cattle are relieved In
time. and my neighbor Nnnd) saved from death
. famished COW, which had mistaken . piece Of
tough cottonwood root for . bone. II was wedged
transversely in her mouth against the tawbone
side. but firmly embedded in the cheek
nesh Of the other) and was removed with din
Guilty after the animal had been "roped" and
thrown. 1 think. however. that accidents Of any
kind arising from the bone-chewing habit, whsth.
Or to deer or cattle. are transcribed BY the ~
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ROCNG AIQlC CAITlE

ONE-CHEw1No y Q frsqusnt cause
Of death among ranch cattle. which
also chew the shed autlers Of mule
deer. The bones usually become arm
~ flxsd in the teeth Of the lower Jaw.
and the poor brutes wander about
until they die Of starvation. The
late Henry Evans, who made sys-
tematic search for dead deer duriag
his long lease Of Jura Forest. found
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HIS FORTY POUND BABY.

The assistant attorney general of a Western state having become a father. wanted to know just how bouncing" his first baby was. and. failing Co ind the family steel,-ard. sought the help of his iceman. That
 individual. a bachelor. put the infant on the scales rom which customers were served. and reported that Jt weighed forty popnds. Naturally the father boasted. but experienced par ents laughed him to scorn. and the outcome of the episode Is an official investigation of the Ice company that uses such queer scales. Perhaps Its defense will be that. where babies cnd fond parents are cncerned. It Is gen orally safer to be fa;terIng than ab- solutely truthful
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finest whiskers are grown In Fance. but the sturdiest and most deeply rooted variety sprang up in Kansas In the early nineties and spread over the state like the Canada thistle. be- ing up-oatsd only after a terrific struggle in the campaign of 1896.
 Ire most famous vhiskers now ex- taut are the James Hamilton Lewis o5,leunu .u Chicago. or all the presidents of the United States only six have worn boards. including Lin coin. who wore his by request. This would indicate that 1t Is a great feat to raise both a beard and a presi- dental boom at the same time, and that ;h, wise man will confine him self e. oHe or the other
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WHIsKERs.

Whiskers are or Is a questions or question which can never be entirely settled owing 10 the vast gulf between the opinions of men who can't raise them and men who are So honely that they are a:ra!d 10 shave them of.
 Whlskers have existed in the world as long as man has. Prehistoric househo!cers often rnisla!d usetu! utensils. such as stone hstchets and fox skins. in their wilde-uesses of boards and had 10 rake diligently for them. Later on. in Biblical times. a mans age could be told quite &C., cucately by the length and wh!teness of h!s beard and petr.srchs who had practiced for TOO 10 200 years pro- duced some beautiful effects in whis. kers. When razors were invented. | however. men began gradually to emancipate their chips until today whiskers are only used by men who wish to do landscape gardening on their faces instead of in their back yards.
 There are many varieties of whisk- CTS. including the full beard. the chin chilla upholstery. the stunsl side whiskers. the scrubbing brush. the broomstraw or straight line effect, the formal garden design. the Herr Most explosive type. the deep tangled wild wood effect. the chin beard with the upper lip left in the altogether. the svelte and slender goatee, the hens nest style. the throat warmer. the in- tellectual hoe point and the close coupled double pointed foliage made famous by Justice Hughes.
 Whiskers are more common in Eu- rope than in America. owing 10 the primitive methods used by European barbers. Forty years ago Eost Am orleans wore boards and the laundry men had hard time to keep soul and body together. while the necktie busi- ness was entirely dead. In Russia. whiskers are used as a substitute for munlers, while in America many young doctors use them as a substi- ute for experience Otherwise. they gre practically without value The
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TEDDY PROVES A WONDER.

A few weeks ago We came across a cartoon in an outside paper. showing " number of rodents gnawing away 7' the base os pedestal upon which rested a bust of Theodore Roosevelt, The little creatures Were gnawine away like mad trying tu undermine the foundation but appeared 10 be making TO headway. The cartoon contained words in substance mean ing that the rodents could not hurt the peoples ideal, resting securely upon the foundation.
 With the phenomenon success n! the colonel in Illinois and Pennsyl- vania during the recent primaries one will have 10 admit the cartoon de- picted a truth, Teddy is a wonder when it comes to retaining his hold upon the masses. His two home runs made in rapid succession rather as- Ionished The Taft men. and support CTS for they are able to see the trend of public opinion. and the people when given a chance. unhampered, express decided choice as to candidates for The nomination.
 President Taft Is apparently safe h securing the nomination by having the solid south lined up for his re- nomination. and we believe he will win out. although We will have to admit this Is year born 10 produce surprises. and all should be prepared for most anything 10 happen. Many a person In Alaska recently had quite q surprise package handed them by the Cordoya convention. and the wild hIrt- ations by the c. o. P. elephant in the territorial political contest. prepares the way for many to expect almost any kind o: "diddings" ct the Chica- go convention.
 Theodore Roosevelt believes the country owes him another nomination and he Is going after il. The colonel IS not enc Of those fellows who sit down and wait for something 10 turn up. he gets out and swings a lariat over the fieering honor much the same IS cowboy chasing a wild steer upon tho plain.
 Roosevelt Is a most naturs! son, chuck full Of human nature. and We all know this self same human nature Is sS per cent selfish. and being sell fish is going 70 busy itself with it's own affairs. wasting as little time as possible in boosting the other fellow over the wall or to fame.
 II commences to look as f Roose- velt win secure sufficient votes 10 join with a few outsiders. or un- pledged delegates at the convention and make it rather interesting for the Taft supporters. We believe that the only way for Teddy to win is to stam- pede the convention and should they fail 10 dc this why the prize may fall
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Tae NuSEet. also Us readers. udl b. glad when the Alaska cable goes ap. for most of our dispatches are about twenty four hours old by the time they reach the paper. The ser Vice .ta .hc Canadian boundary Is merely make shift as means of setting quick service
 OH, bad feature with our govern mcnt is the duel form of operating 2 hat are termed naval wireless sta tions and stations belonging 10 the siSnal corps. IL Is as hard to have the two work in conjunction as if they were owned by foreign nations. The navy will no; handle dispatches from the signal corps. and this works a hardship en Alaskans when the cable goes cut Of commission. for there Is a wireless at Sitka that could handle our dispatches and have the same keep within ,he confines ot Am erican territory. were it not for this dual system.
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Tn, republican platform. publish od in Mondays issue or the Nugget proved 10 all that the same contains 10 reference to President Taft. The convention endorsed the administra- ton and pledged is delegates ;o the national convention 10 work for his renomination. After the republican national convention meets in Chicago and nom!nates candidate 10 go be- fore the people seeking election. then re will expect 10 hear of our repub- Iitan delegate to- be linking Ais name with that of the choice of the Chicago convention.
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The breakup appears 10 have hit every section ot Alaska at the same time The season Is far in advance and We are inclined 10 think there Is something to the popular belief that the Japan current has been deaected toward the north and its warm waters enter the Boring ses
 This summer we will know more about il for vessels have received in structions from the government 70 make tests in northern waters 10 as- certain Y the current has changed.
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Nineteen hundred and twelve ap- pears to be a year for great disasters. earthquakes. tidal waves. wars. floods railroad accidents. wrecks at sea. Ln fact a great loss Of life. From pres ent indications this will develop Into record breaking year and one that Is liable to go down in history as the lark and gloomy year of lsi2"
 With less than a third of the year gone. We can find crowded into the space of little over three months, wars. in several countries. strikes in several more. earthquakes in two or three. aviators falling to their death, railroad trains crashing Into one an- other. killing people by the score. and the worst wreck in the history of trans Atlantic travel.
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'3 some third candidate. But know iHe what wonder the colonel Is. we are prepared for most anything and no matter who gets the nomination We expect him to jump into the harness and work as hard for the success cf his party as He has ts try snd land the prize so eagerly sought after by Taft.
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OFFICIAL PAPER.
NOME. ALASKA, APRIL r. isf2
FIRE ALARM SIGNALS.

i2 Standard oi Co. lJ. carstsns ceis Storage. l1. John ,. sesnon Co. etfies. 10. fisaaqusrtsrs Saoen. 2l. Recorders once. 24. Lawrence tiote. 25. Ere aepsrtmsnt. 5f. Discovery Saisen. 53. forkeys Cigar Store. -l. Paeine Cels Storage Ce., Ssndsp,t t. -2 Tnra Ave. and Lanes Way.
 snglne House Phone Man s7. Seven Whistles, Water. Three Err. out
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TAFT ACHIEVEMENTS.

Favored corporation tax. Secured judicial reforms. Secured postal savings banks. Created tarin commission Promotes international peace. Conserved public domain. Curbed bad trusts.
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For nice warm bath h the largest oath rooms in the city try the City Bath House. Everything frat olsss sno up to date.
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OUR CIRCULATION.

Th' psuy and Weekly Nusss, nee . susrsntssd etreuiston greater than any other paper pu5uSnse in Alaska Our eirsuiatten 1eoSs are opened for nsPeetion 10 our adVsrtl.sr..
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New laid eggs at Possers. Phone Black 5.
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COMING EVENTS.

Annual Odd Fellows Ball, April 18th, Eagle Hall. May Fair, Womsns .Ausiliary St. mary's Parish, Eagle Lodge Room, May 3.
 OaisIds srainarJ mall elesss every monsay and Thursday at 5 e'eieeA.
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Gepy for -ssuisr aassrts.msnts must be n py lU cefoes on the cay sf publication.
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OR. ]. h. SLOAN.

office hours. 10 and to s:3O D. m. Phone, ofice. Main 45; resi- dence Black f5.
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1-..,sIed -s -v,eAL- ,lass matter. Feb 70. Iyy.. a, su, FsstVu,,e st Nome ..asNa, unOvI ,a, Act of Congress Di Iar,n $. IsIy.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

Ofiice hours l to and ! to 2. Phone Main 9S.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-11

eff your married life one
grand, sweet song?
well, since the kids been, born
it's been like an opera, full of
grand marches, with loud calls
for the althor every night"
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Ethel-Maud says she uses
lemon juice for her complexion.
Mary-I wondered where she got
that sour look.
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armed guard pr detective accom-
panies them. Their parents are
in Maine. Their grandparents
are in Cleveland.
Like the report of Mark
Twain's death, which he denied,
the Rockefeller black hand story
seems to have been exaggerated.