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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
Nsv,sst,.n On ts,s ossss.

One Of ths very crookedest streams
anywhere h the Osags river In Ms.
souri,. In that region they tell Of .
farmer living on the banks Of that nv.
or who had q small natboat which oos
day hs loaded with produce and noatsd
down to market, six miles away. He
exchanged the produce for goods a
one Of tho stores and loaded his gooda
In the hatboat.
"How are you going to get your stufI
home. Billf' asked q friend "Got Q
steamboat to tow you bAckr'
81 am going to aoat back" was the
response
"How are you going to DO thati !
don't understand"
II guess you don't know much about
this river. 1t doubles on itself Just be-
low hers and runs back to within less
than q quarter Of . mile Of my place
I've. got q landing on both banks and Q
team Of horses than can drag the boat
over from one landing to the otbsr."-
Kansas City Journal
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oussr essk TNles.

These old books" said the anti
quarry a. he pointed to dingy upper
shelf. ARE curious for their titles.
"Here il volume of sermons print
ed In Salem in 1872. sermons to
Asses h its scornful name.
Here ID book dated 1743 that 10
called Look to 1t or I'll Stab Ye.' 1t ID
treatise on polyRamy.
This is pamphlet BY spinster
against the young men of the seven
teenth century. Its title IL "A Dis
sertation on the Pertness Of Our Youth
In General. Especially Such a. Ara
Trained Up at Tea Tables
"A return blast to that dissertation IL
this other pamphlet Of the same year:
'Quippes For Upstart Newfansied Gen
tlewomen: or, A Glass to View the
Pride Of yainglorious Woman"
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A sIt Of kitehsnsrs Tact.

The Egyptian Bed0uin 10 not COM
PEELED to pay taxes or to render the
ordinary obligations Of citizenship.
which In Egypt includes military serv-
Ice. Soon after the outbreak of the
war between Turkey and italy dele
cation Of Bedouins approached Cen
eral Kitchener and told him that they
wanted to 60 across the border to the
assistance Of their hard pressed fel-
lows in Tipoli. The English general
admitted with unexpected readiness
that their request was reasonable. but
he reminded them that BY granting 1t
he would be creating precedent
which would make them liable for
military service with the Egyptian
army.
The delegation withdrew. and Kitch-
ener was not troubled any more with
requests for leave to cross the border.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
Balkan Ballads,

In the Balkan countries the ballad
makers have certainly bsen at least ~
Important ~ the makers Of laws. Ser.
Was national ballads. concentrating
the glories Of the Servian Emperor
Dushan. the fatal battle Of Kossovo
and the legendary exploits Of the hero
Mako Kralyevich and his horss Sha-
rats, are Of Homeric proportions and.
sung to tho Accompaniment of guitar
with cords Of horsehair tails, have
kept national feeling warm for CEN
turtles. In recent years the servian
government published q popular edi.
ton. In Macedonia Sic Charles Eliot
heard q schoolboy recite q Bulgarian
poem which took an hour and Q quar-
ter. with 4 simple but significant plot
The pasha Of Sofa summons Bull
garian hero who II his friend and tells
him he has orders to execute him.
The Bulgarian asks why. The pasha
says be does not know, but be must
do II, and hs does.-London Chronicle.
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old English Press o.nss.

In the past the news Of q shortage
of men in the navy and the hint Of &C.
ton by the admiralty would have put
the merchantmen on guard. Toward
the end Of the eighteenth century, for
instance. there was a call for sailors
for the navy. and persuasion" was
the rule. '"rhe press in the Thames
for the last three days has been very
severe. Five or six hundred seamen
have been laid hold Of" Thus runs
one Of many entries in the papers Of
the period. It was not always peace
full pressing" AZ this item In the
Times of 1705 will prove: There was
= very hot press on the river Friday
night last. when several hundred able
seamen were procured. One Of the
gangs In boarding a Liverpool trader
was resisted by the crew. when des-
perate ARRAY took place. In which
many Of the former were thrown over
board. and lieutenant who boarded
them was killed by . shot from the
vessel. Chronicle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
The Hest In LAX. Gene.

Every one knows how beautiful the
Italian lakes are and how luxuriant ID
the vegetation on their banks. This u
due in large extent to the heat alb
sorbed In summer by the water, stored
up and given out slowly in cold wealth
er. A calculation has been made by q
scientist named vercelli He estimates
that Lake Como has an area Of 1876
square kilometers and an average depth
Of about 600 feet. In some places the
depth is twice that. During midsum-
mer this mass Of water absorbs each
bright day an amount Of heat equal to
that produced by burning $4,000 tons
Of coal. This storing up Of heat goes
ON from the end Of February until the
water reaches its highest temperature
in August. From that time on the wa
ter gives out heat to the surrounding
stones until spring comes again, 20 that
1t. il no wonder that this region 10 q
noral paradise.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
The unjcorn,

The unicorn was one Of the tabled
monsters Of antiquity. 1t was, accord
ing to summary Of the opinions Of
several Of the old time writer's. beast
about the size Of common horse, but
with very short legs. The people Of the
middle ages believed In the existence
Of three kinds Of unlcorns-the mag
ni6cent white unicorn. which had q
purple face and blue eyes and sin-
gle horn yard in length; the sGiis-
serlon. which resembled 4 gigantic
deer md had very sharp horn grow.
ing from the middle Of the forehead,
anil the mOnOceros, or common uni
corn. The white unicorn's horn was
Of three different colors-white ut the
lower part. black a. ebony In the mid
die and red at the point. Common uni
corns were said to have bad horns
about eighteen inches in length. but
20 strong that they could easily kill an
elephant.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

Since the Introduction Of gunpowAsr
as IL propellnnt and tho general uss Of
tireurins In warfare and hunting there
han been more or less insistent de-
Inand for mechanisms that would givs
the soldier or hunter number Of shots
at his command without reioading and
enable them to be rapidly discharged.
The first patent for firearm Of this
description seems to have been issued
BY the British patent once In IT'S 10
James Puckie. a citizen of London. for
gun mounted upon a tripod. I,rving q
single barrel and a revolving cylinder.
Strangely enough. one Of the claims set
forth In this patent appears almost YER
batim 1856 years later In patent taken
ont by Rollin White. an American In
ventor Of a revolving pistol. Another
curious claim Of the patent was: ''Tbs
mechanism permits the use Of square
bullets against the Turk and round bull
let's against Christians. Moreover. 70
great IL the rapidity Of Ore that ships
armed with the gun cannot be boarded
BY any attacking forces. J. Fort In
Outing. F
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Molten, ). =. .L,,e Arss.-


Current tradition credits the ancisnts
with many ''lost arts" It II still com
mon to hear people say that means
unknown to " must have been en-
ployed to erect the pyramids, that ths
Damascus blade II beyond the power
Of modern cutters and that the art of
hardening copper died with some little
brown Aztec.
In point Of fact. larger stones than
any found In tho pyramids have been
quarried In Maine. carried across the
sea and erected In buildings in Eng
land and France. II any one cared to
pay the cost there are plenty Of con-
tractors who would build replica Of
tho largest pyramid and would not
take 20 very long about It.
1t 10 doubtful whether q "Damascus
blade" will stand A. much ~ good
modern hand saw or the spring Of
cheap clock.
Copper can be hardened by modern
methods to equal any specimen that
has been left to US BY the ancients.
Many arts that are supposed to be lost
are simply abandoned because there
Ia no modern need Of cultivating them.
and others are not even abandoned.
but employed every day and improved
upon.-New York Tribune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
ROAD wonk HlNrs.

BAD rssds have bssn tried and
convicted 81 highway robbsry.
} Wake UP and rsalizs the esst -
ysu Of bad rssds-
Every road built adds value 70
the whole country.
Proper drainage will iNnnts.
, diatsiy improve the condition ct
earth roads.
Ne one will ever b able - cal
} euiats the less 70 the farmers
from bad rssds:
Dad reads have much 70 Do
with the high osst Of living.
DENT try - cheek the seed
rssds fever.
A eemhinatien Of holes, mud
and ruts 10 an expensive pesess.
sien.
We should devote come thought
70 preservation a. we'll a. CEN
struetion and 10 drainage ~
we'll % surfaeina,
The chief cause Of the bottom
less condition Of roads 10 the lack
Of proper drainage.
Never under any eirsum-
) staness place sod, reets, organic
material o. werneut dust or mud
On the surface Of q road.
Dad roads make any kind Of
transportation difficult, unplsas.
ant and wsstsfui Of time and
labor.
The penny wise. pound feei-
} ish" psIiey will no longer be tel-
Grated by the people, for they
, want good roads and plenty Of
) them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

By the Mexicans marisolds are known
n death flowers from an exceedingly
appropriate legend that they sprang up
on the ground stained BY the life blood
of those who fell victims to the love Of
gold and cruelty Of the early Spanish
settlers. Among the virgininn tribes
too, red clover was supposed to have
sprung from and to be colofsd BY thu
blood Of the red man slain in battle
with the white invaders. In q similar
manner the red peoples which followed
the blowing Of the field Of Waterloo
were said to have sprung from the
blood Of the killed and wounded In that
famous battle. According to tradition
the Danish invasion II the cause Of the
daneweed, q COARSE. asteraceous plant
common In England. a. It sprang from
the blood Of Danes slain in battle. and
II cut on q certain day In the year II
blseds. The dwarf elder, for the same
reason. Il called danewort and dane
blood.-Guburban Lifs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
MUST EDUCATE PEOPLE
IN MATTER OF GOOD ROADS.
Thomas Nelson Page Tells Of Benefits
Of the Movement.

"Of all the material Affairs Of the
country at present" says Thomas Mel
son Page. the author, 1.-THE improve
nent Of the public roads seems to me
the most important and farreaching.
Every improvement of our roads IL a
direct increase in the value Of our
property and direct assistance toward
the improvement. physically. morally
and mentally. Of our people. 1t is not
too much to say that in the southern
portion Of this country we are fifty
years behind ut least a part Of the
north In this matter of roads. and We
are 200 yenrs behind Europe. at least
that portion of Europe over which !
have travelled. extending from the
northern lords of Norway down to the
mouthernmOxt points OF Italy md SPAIN
'Our people need to he educated In
this matter Of good roads ns much NJ
on any other matter In the world.
at takes long time to establish
new idea In the minds Of a great con-
sentative population. but this new idea
il taking root among our people and
will in time become established. The
new Idea of farming Is being introduce
ed. which In already increasing mate
rally the productivity Of the soil and
the knowledge of our farming popula-
ton as to the value of improved meth
DDS. and 1t il us certain as any other
law Of nature that In time the Improve
ment Of the public roads will come.
The only question IL whether we shall
allow this Improvement to be post
poned until our generation are all dead
and buried or whether we shall bring
this Improvement In our own time and
get the benefits of it-whether we
shall use our knowledge and our Op-
portuuities to give to the rising gen
Grafton throughout the country the
benefits which come directly from a
great system of good roads opening the
way to enlightenment and comfort of
all kinds or whether we shall leave
them to suffer from the want of such
a system and possibly even from the
want Of knowledge that such improve
ment is essential"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

The house Of Romano0 passed out Of
existence with the death Of its last
survivor. Empress Elizabeth. daughter
Of Peter the Great. who was succeed
ed as ruler Of Russia by her nephew.
Peter of Oldenburg. duke Of Holstein-
Gottorp. son Of her younger sister.
Grand Duchess Ann. 1t is from this
car. who reigned as Peter I'LL. that
the whole of the reigning house of Rus
STA are descended, and they are. there
fore, not Romano1s, but Oldenburgs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
Malta

America has the honor Of having
made the drst cut nails. toward the
close Of the eighteenth century. Before
that nails were made by hand, and
their manufacture was household IN.
dustry. Cut nails are made by machin-
cry from plates rolled to the proper
width and thickness. They may b
made Of steel or Of maIleable iron.
Wire nails. though originally 4 French
invention. were brought to perfection
in the United States.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
nep.I..sIy ranslsd.

be married and had just received an
invitation to his own wedding, which
he had absentmindedly mailed to him
self.
"well, WELL" he unused. what does
this mean? My nancee's name on 4
wedding invitation! The faithless hus-
sy! And great Logarithms! There's
my name on 1t too. Either she's un-
true or I'm about to be bigamist. -
Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

Englishmen. says nan Maclaren in
Books and Bookmen." bear them
selves well at marriages, where Scots
men are at a disadvantage because
the cautious Scotch eye is focused
upon an uncertain future. But the
Scotsman shines at funeral as one
Of the luxuries Of life:
Peter" says one mourner to his
neighbor at the tail Of q walking fu-
neral. div ye see Jamie Thompson
walking in the front side BY side wi
the chief mourner and him NO q drop
o. blood to the corpseT'
"Fine see him. forward, upset
tin. ambeetious body. He would be
Inside the hearse II he could"-ths
most awful and therefore most envia-
BILE position for sober minded Scot.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

The children had been reminded that
they must not appear at school the fol-
lowing week without their application
blanks properly filled out ~ to names
Of parents. address, date and placs Of
birth.
On Mon.iay moraing Katie Barnes
arrived. the tears streaming down her
cheeks. what Is the troubley' Miss
Green inquired. seeking to comfort her.
'Oh." sobbed the little girl. 1--WE for
got my sAcCse for being born."-Deiias.
ator.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

Women to Help bsautity Roads
The Iowa Federation of WOmen's
Clubs has Joined in the good roads
movement In that state.
While the men are agitating the ad-
visibility of making drag roads or es-
tabIishing cross state highways the
women will make plea for the abol-
ishment of landscape dis6gurinR sign
boards and that trees be planted along
the cross state routes that the roads
might be made shaey ana aoss bsau-
t1ful.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

DR.. Johnson never had reputation
for paying compliments. but 1t il re-
lated that once when Mrs. Siddons, the
great actress. called on him In Bolt
court and the servant did not readily
bring her \ chair be said. you see.
madam. wherever you 60 there are not
seats to be had!'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

Judge ito jury,-Have you agreed
upon q verdict? 10 the prisoner guilty
or not guilty Of theft. AZ charged in the
Indictment Foreman-We have not
yet reached 4 verdict. your honor.
missed my pocketbook in the night,
and would respectfully ask that each
Juror be searched.
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Yes.

Whenever you and man who Il .
failure you will also ind patient lit
tie woman making his excuses to tbs
world.-Nsw Orleans Picayune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
Cruel Him.

Nabel-Gsorge thinks I am 30 easy
to please. Giadys-Hs must think 20
after all the rest of US had turned him
down.-Baltimore American.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

Groom DOCKING over the presently
Did Mrs. Grumpus give rs anythinsi
Bride-oh. yes! She has given US Just
six months to live togethsr.-Chicass
News.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
Cruel

Cruel.
Maud before the laughing hyena's
cageeHow provokingi Here we've
been twenty minutes, and the hyena
hasn't laughed once. Ella-Strange.
and he's been eying your new hat too.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

A Long Time Out o. Use.
"A man told me-" says cynic in thu
American Magazine. that during the
san Francisco earthquake he and his
wife knelt down and began the Lords
Prayer. but forgot 1t In the middle. II
takes time to renew an old acQuaint-
ance."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

"Has he ever tried to tell how muck
he loves your
Frequently. but ! am going to get
some inside information this after
noon"
"Howr'
~ am going to take my engagement
ring to the jeweler."-Houston Post.
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Her Opinion.

"woman b considered the weake,
vessel" she remarked, "and yeti
"And yet" she continued. imam Il
oftener hroke."-London Opinion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

There are two sides to every argu-
ment," said the ready made philoso-
pher.
YES" replied the gloomy person.
''but 1t makes a difference which side
you choose. There are two sides to a
piece Of hy paper."-Washington Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

ut was very appropriate birthday
present our young friend. the lawyer.
got, wasn't itf''
What was the present.
"A new suit."-Exchange.
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Naturally.

Naturally.
'.The prima donna we heard yester-
day has q voice Of velvet"
"Of course. That's where she gets
her piIe."-Baltimors American.
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Rstiesnes.

Cautiously avoid talking Of the do
nestle Affairs of yourself or Of other
people. Yours are nothing to them but
tedious gossip. Theirs are nothing to
you.-Lord Chesterfield.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11

He who laughs last b an English.
Dan.-Prtnceton Tiger.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-08
Buy at Home

I've bought goods at Glasgow
Belfast and Cork,
London and Liverpool and then
in New York.
I've purchased i'm Paris, yes, been
in Rome,
But I sa" to you truly, there's no
place like home.
Have sent to Chicago, I'm sorry
to say,
1 got what l ordered, but first
had to pay
When the boxes were opened
stood there alone,
And said to myself, Goods are
better at home.
I'm now all filled up with this
buying away.
I'll buy where | sell my good
butter and hay,
If the Lord will, forgive me, NO
more will roam,
Hereafter I'll spend all my dol
lars at home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-08
Most Prompt and Effedtual Cure
for Bad Odds.

When you have a bad cold you
want a remedy that will not only
give relief, but effect a prompt and
permanent cure, a remedy that is
pleasant to take, a remedy that
contains nothing injurious. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy meets all
these requirements. 1t acts on
natures plan, relieves the lungs.
aids expectorration, opens the Sc
cretinos and restores the system
% a healthy condition. This rem.
edy has a world Wide sale and use
and can always be depended upon
Sold by ALI Dealers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-08

Last Week, Mr.. Brown of near
Cumberland went to Des Moines
nm business in his auto, and he
found so many mud holes on, the
white Way that he determined
TO return by the River to River
Road. In reporting it here where
ne stayed over night, he said
the Great White Way was mot in
At" by side of the River to River
Road.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-08
WONDERFUL SKIN sALyE

4 Bucklen's Arnica Salve is known
everywhere as the best remedy
made for all diseases of the S kin,
and also for burns, bruises and
boils. Reduces inflammation and
is soothing and healing. ]. T. Soss-
man, publisher of News, of Cor
neMus, N. c., writes that one box
helped his serious skin ailment af-
ter other remedies failed. Only
25 cents. Recommended by Exiar
Drug Company. 5
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-08
HEALTH A FACTOR IN SUCCESS

The largest factor contributing
to mans success. is undoubtedly
health. 1t has been observed that
a man is seldom sick when his
bowels are regular-he is never
well when they are constipated.
For constipation you will find
nothing quite SO good as Cham
berlain's Tablets. They not only
move the bowels but improve the
appetite and strengthen the diges-
ton. They are sold by All Deal
ers.-adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-08
Extra Drug Company
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take IN
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure IS
taken internally, and acts dlrectiy 9 upU.
Catarrh cure is not auack medicine. It
vas prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and is
a regular prescription. 1t IS composed pose 90 o.
last blood purifiers, acting directly on tilo
mucous surfaces. TIE perfect combine
ton Of tie two ingredients is what pro.
duces such wonderful results IN CURING
catarrh Send for testimonials, free.
r. j. CHENEY & Co, Props. Ioieao' ~
Sold by Druggists. price 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-08
When the Titanic struck

When the Titanic struck an
iceberg a year ago she took to
the bottom 1903 persons, among
them Emil Brahdies, one of the
Brandies Brothers of Omaha. The
.Carpathia reached this wreck four
hours after she stuck and picked
up 20 boat loads containing 7O3
persons all told. The Mackey-
Bennett, a vessel that was sent
to the scene, picked up 100 bod
les, one of which proved to be
Emil Brandies. He was brought
to Omaha for burial.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-08
SHE TALKED ABouTIT.

A very good thing to do, especially
when it was her own doctor that she
talked with. She wanted to know about
Halls Hair Remover for falling hair,
dandruff, and for promoting growth Of
the hair. Now she is going to use it,
will have every confidence in it. No
coloring of the hair, not in the least.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-08

An Imogene fur dealer recently
purchased what was supposed to be
an ordinary fox skin for $3.50,
the animal being caught near Sid
ney, Iowa. Last week, an Omaha
iurrier, offered $500 for the pelt
and said it was a silver fox which
is very scarce animal. -Fonta-
nellie Observer.