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The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
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On Sept. IS. 1911. there was picked
up ON tho beach at Cullivos. Papastour.
IL the north Of Scotland. . life buoy.
battered and stained, bearing the In
scription. Passed BY J. Guthrie. Gan
rrancisco. CAL. June 1. 1905"
The vessel Stanley Dollar was wreck
"a on the west coast Of Japan In Au-
gust. 1906, and the buoy, whose history
II bound up with that Of the ship. must
have been boating in the ocean cur
rents for six years until It landed In
scotland. Whether It went around the
Horn or through the northwest passage
Of down by Australasia and around
the Cape Of Good Hope into the Attain
tic will. Of. course. always remain .
matter Of doubt and conjecture. This
buoy II said to bold the worlds record
for drifting the longest distance. IL
was nix years on the way from the Pa
CHIC ocean to the Atlantic and must
have been washed into many strange
port before 1t was picked up on the
Scotch island.-HaFper's Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

Under the headline what Can They
Do With Them?" q Vienna paper tells
Of a number of thefts which were re-
Gently perpetrated in churches in that
city. From the Church Of st. 6tanis-
laus a statue of st. Peter was stolen.
Of which the account says, ut Is made
Of wood. dark brown In color. many
hundred years old and priceless" Tho
thief. who is believed to be youth
who was once employed in a cloister.
also visited the Church of the Angels
choir and carried away . wood carv.
ing three feet high and Of the same
length at the base, representing the
baptism Of Christ by st. John. The
list includes several other similar OBJ
jects of worth and the suggestion that
foreign collectors Of old church dec
orations may be interested"
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

Run q pin its whole length through
the middle Of a card Place the card
on the end Of spool n such way Al
to allow the pin to lang down in the
hole in the spool. Hold the spool up
right and blow into the open end.
However hard you blow. you will not
be able to force the card away. il you
blow steadily you can even turn the
spool downward and the card will still
refuse to drop.
The card Is held In place by suction.
The thin dim of air escaping with
much force IN all directions between
the end Of the spool and the card pre-
sents a smooth surface to which the
card adheres AZ 1t would to glass, but
with greater force, for the dim Of air ID
even smoother than glass. The pin
serves only to prevent the card from
working OF at one side.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
w,..n En.l.nd we. nrv.k,n.

In an article In the London Lancet %
Drunkenness and the Physiological
Eject Of Alcohol d. Charles Mercer
draws tlis picture Of conditions In
England before 1t became = sober NJ
uon:" ain those days the doctor was
often half seas over when he attended
his drunken patient; judge. counsel and
attorneys pursued their avocations In
court In prevailing atmosphere of hot
coppers. Tho prime minister went
drunk to the house Of commons. where
hs was attacked BY tho leader OF the
opposition. also drunk, while order was
kept by a speaker who was half seas
over. There was NO excise on spirits.
and the coarser kinds Of distilled
liquors were ridiculQusly cheap. A.
you passed along the By streets Of Lon
don. and perhaps Of other great cities.
you might read the legend hung out
over the drink cellars. Here you may
get drunk for a penny; dead drunk and
clean straw for tuppence.'
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
First Recorded AIimeny.

An Egyptian mummy now on exhibit.
ton In London was wrapped In papy-
rus which scholars have found to b.
covered with inscriptions. Among 9th.
ers In one which Indicates that Mt least
one lady OF the pharaonic period failed
to agree with her life partner. The
document is petition to the proper
authorities for justice against q spend
thrift and abusive husband. when I
married Heracleides." writes tho peti.
TONER. u brought 200 drachmas ~ =
dowry. Besides this. my husband.
when be lost his property. found q
home In the house Of my parents, In
spite Of this, Heracleides. after b. had
run through my dowry, Cursed mo, beat
me. deprived me Of the necessaFies Of
life. wickedly deserted mo and left ma
In misery. I pray you to force him, 70
aprsar before you and to cause HIM b
return to me the dover I gave him IN
creased BY half."-New YORK Amsri-
can. l.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
An Elusive Painting.

1. Carroll Beckwith. the artist. ones
told.a story about weird painting y
happened to run across in little art
shop in Paris. He looked at II for soma
time with interest. thinking It to be q
design for Persian rug.
"What u nice hearth rug!" he ~.
marked appreciatively to the saleswo.
man.
"Nonsenser' replied she. That's moi
a hearth rug. That's portraitg And
she proceeded to point out hands and
features in what to Beckwith was sim
ply bewildering mass Of paint
"Do you really see all thatr asked
Beckwith with admiration.
''Oh. as to seeing IT." answered the
saleswoman. you never can tell. Some
times we, see It and sometimes W.
d0n't"-New York Post.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

It used to be seamen. Now Il h
steammen. The change suits to . u. :
The o,d time sailor has nearly vanish.
ed. Steam has put him ont Of the rVn.
ming. II new Sir Joseph Porter were
10 cone from the Imagination of soms
new librettist he would no longer b
told Of gifted sailors who could hau-
die, reef aud steer or ship selvagee. !"
There will be no present day Alling-
ham to chant the glories Of "the wet
sheet and the lowing sea aud the
wind that follows fast to bend the viii
lowy mast" for there are NO longes
sheets and masts enough to inspire biz
muse. For the matter Of that. the en-
tire song has gone out OF sea life.
When men ..tripped anchors" and did
It BY manning capstan and bending
their backs rhythmically to the Job. ~
the mate sang chanties to them, mu-
DC counted a. an exhilarant. but now
steam winches lift the anchors and
what would be the sense Of singing to
4 mass of iron and steel7-Cleveland
Leader.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

some Of the smart yet Frenchmea ok
today send their linen to London to b
washed Their ancestors used to 90
eten further alIeld In, search Of good
laundry work. 30 far back ~ the six
tenth century Frenchmen had their
washing done in Holland. where the
soft water Of the dikes was supposed
to impart special gloss to linen. This
practice appears to have lasted until
the close Of the eighteenth century. for
Sebastian Mercier. in his "Tableau de
Paris" published shortly before the
French Revolution. protests against the
patronage by the rich Of the Dutch. to
the exclusion Of native laundresses.
Still more remarkable u the fact men
toned in the "Memoires du Comte Do
EaubIanc." that wealthy merchants in
Bordeaux used to send their linen all
the way to San Domingo to be washed.
London Taller.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
HIGHER EDUCATION.

Shes an algebraic wonder; all her leisure
time she spends
Solving problems In equations that are ~
her fingers ends.
In the higher mathematics she has gained
college fame
Whore her geometric genius added iustss
Che IL up on trigonometry. and figures ars
For she even knows the age Of Ann. 40.
cordIng to report
But when playing on . rubber It's pipe
she'll never miss
0urgiing sweetly to her partner some N
spirsd phrase like this:
"Yss, indeed! Just dots on bridge It's
such lovely. scientific camel Lists 49,
what's tFumpsf
She has read the leading authors. and her
diction 10 most choice.
She can rattle rsams from Browning In
cultivated voice.
Never platitude she utters; she's original
and bright.
And she scorns to use expressions that
are commonplace or trite.
But its safe to bet some evening she'll b.
gazing at tho moon
with q chaps that humming marches that
are popular In June.
And he'll ask . single question a. she
slips her hand In his.
And she'll whisper In his waistcoat SONS
unique reply like this:
..oh. John. this IL 10 sudden!'
She IL versed in many languages. from
Dutch to corsican.
She can quote dozen poets In the tongue
Of quaint Japan.
She excels In French and Spanish, and II
even has been said
She knows all the rules OF grammar In .
language that II dead.
But the day IL some time coming when
she'll prattle quite offhand
In q tongue so weird and complex that NO
man can understand.
She'll be talking to bundle 'twixt rap
ture squeeze and kiss.
And her line OF conversation will most
likely run like this:
''Dodbessum's itty-bitsy hesrtums! DID,
UNI naughty tolic hurtums itty tummyf
Zere, xere, don't 90 cwy. muvvers itty-
bitsy pwecious heartums!'
Ella Bentley Arthur in Judge.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

..Decease'' ia now regular form Of
word for death. But 1t began a. Q
gentle euphemism. ''decessus" idepar-
ture, seeming much less harsh to the
Romans than "mors." All languages
abound In euphemisms Of the kind,
which 80 back to superstitious re-
Iuctance to mention death plainly that
gradually passed Into kindly desire
to soften the idea. Passed away"
departed" gone" expire" breathe
outl. mo more" demise" and even
''the late" are expressions Of this ma
ture. Most striking Of all IL the Ro.
man euphemism for "he u dead" wiz
IT, the has lived.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
RAkINo THE OCEAN.

New Wire pras That Sweeps the Seas
and lseatss Distractions.
Pinnacle rocks. ancient wrecks and
other ocean bottom DISTRACTIONS that
have for centuries taken their ton of
human life and dollars In ship Disaster
have heen discovered by the United
States coast and geological survey at
harhor entrances and in much frequent.
I'D vatern of the United States through
tbe u.e Of thu nav wire drag that
.weene tho .ees.
This simple invention. simple at least
In a. onern tiop. has saved and will
..v. uncounted milliona Of dollars and
numberlesa lives. Already It has been
n..a IN sveen Tho entrances to thu
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
FOOLED the OFFICIAL.
cIs~s, Trick Dssins Deceit PLAYED
upsn IN gselishmsn.


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II vas ysan aso IN h"sma. -
Ensinn government was having .Ioo.
Die WIZ esst.an psince'y .s.n.
named oon loa. 1ns MOST ealins soe
snterpsisane VI tos u~sVt ~
pnce nao peen - apoo - r:pes
head. but still Hoh Ton was conn'os'y
elusive.
Al ae. na1d preao. non aoo IT,
new tsex. e wal.ee s.isn' 'n''
tne omce OF Toe eon.msss.onss.
an ron ion' % ~" ea"psy'
ave coms % su.fsnoee
AAactly what ne oso coon'eo on ~
happened. Fout.sen yeen expet'encs
wNn eastern sooue.y ESQ intr'sos oao
nu1nt tne com's.sonss ]" ve NJ.
nan. you. u @ W WI Wv
proceeo 70 uncover WIG ~ Fu..y ~
ano what you rsah! vnI iem =:
wnat 90 yoo eAPsct 70 ~. out On tnn
len tooosaoo FoPess' ss'o 'os ~"
quleuy.
Inc cor" n ....s .Nno.sn
msn. vas htt's s1ssero' ooo
quite Ioa,o"' NO nu.
et ~. quIte sl'np's. wospo ~
bon oe soyeFnment ps"ms ~
w r"pees 70 tos man wno o.'us. ~.
tne neao o. Bon ioo: pve you
Sap'ta' Wa tne VIZ .nsWe.:
nut ~ you 'oss your ooao ""As s"oo
co. tne .,oney w ~.
VIE soo cnosen 80 'os ''""'
ey
Ie'V sooo, u! DAD. Dot nos qo'..
soon eoousn. len tnoo.sno rupsss "l''
" no.n'ns 70 oon 4on
"ess nos : snou'o not % nsfs.
! nave Deen ossefeeo ana soooeo.
am sur 70 .: Apeuso0 ~ 1.mH.
"ient a. wen nsv: .os noooss "o''s
ca. .., s.l'. sonw.nu II
But wn! snoo'ont ! Keep tne mon.
~. naod your nesd o.sf. yoo nov
e.ose you are sn Anslisn seo''s
man. ! enoes ny man yoe -
Ine commisnooeI museo ewn''e
men % oro.e n'enca ooA Oers.
Know you s's no3 we s'oo. 1nat
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
LONG DISTANCE PICTURES.
hsw They rransmit Photographic BY
Telegraph In Franco.

How They Transmit Photographic BY
Telegraph In Franco.
In France tbs transmission Of photo
graphs over telegraph wire II now
practical for newspaper work. and pic
lures sent in this way appear in the
Paris papers ILLUSTRATION Il taking
the lead, and one station il installed Al
Its Paris ONCE and another at Monts
Carlo. The Scientific American has the
following account Of the process:
Photographs are taken in the after.
noon at Monte Carlo and. quickly do
veloped in the laboratory. Next thu
photographer prepare copper dim by
direct printing from the negative. The
copperpiate IL covered with narrow
parallel lines OF Insulating substance
very thin in the white parts and broad
In the blacks, not unlike q half tone,
except that lines are used instead Of
dots to make the picture.
Next they wrap tho copper aim round
a metal cylinder not unlike = phono
graph cylinder. against which small
uelal punt U02Eus AZ tn0 SyAhuoA
turns the point passes acrcss the linei
Of the image. In tho white places, rep
resented BY the bare copper. this point
makes contact that sends an cleo
trical current through the line. In the
black spaces formed BY the insulated
coating the current ID cut Cd.
At the Paris end the operntor has
wrapped a Photographic aim round q
cylinder contained In dark boz, and
the image II transferred to this dim
by small spot Of light controlled BY
an electromagnetic shutter that Il op.
Grated by the electric current that
comes from Monte Carlo. The operntol
removes the aim and develops It and
after 4 quick washing and drying
makes half tone from It. The opera
tors at Monte Carlo prepare the plates
toward evening and telegraph the pic
lures during the night tor the morning
p1pot1.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
Asphalt and an Accident.

Asphalt, with which 20 many roads
are paved. was found BY accident
Many years ago In Switzerland natural
rock asphalt was discovered. and for
more than a century 1t was used for
the purpose Of extracting the rich
stores Of bitumcn 1t contained. In
time 1t was noticed that pieces Of rock
which fell from the wagons and wers
crushed by the wheels formed q mar
velously fine road surface when assist
ed by the heat Of the sun. A proper
road Of asphalt rock was then made.
following upon the discovery. and In
1854 an experimental roadway was
laid in Paris. From that time the use
Of rock asphalt for the making Of
roads and pavements has Increased
and extended to many countries.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
Au..r.li. I. cav. oIant rr....

A popular movement has been set on
foot In Australia to preserve the gigan-
tic stringy barks. various species Of
eucalyptus. Of that country. which far
exceed In height the famous big trees"
Of California and are the tallest trees
in the world These. trees sometimes
attain heights ranging from 400 to 600
feet. Their timber Ii exceedingly val
uable. and for this reason they have
been ruthlcssly destroyed by lumber
men. while no proper steps have been
taken to provide for their reproduction.
New York Sun.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

The newest diamond deld Is In the
Kasal river district, Belgian Kongo,
West Africa. The famous De Beers
group of mines at Kimberly. South
Africa. have heretofore furnished 06
per cent Of the worlds diamond sup
ply. Their annual output Il about
S44 600, 600, and since their discovery
in 1867 they have produced $500. co.,
900 worth Of diamonds. The remain
ing s or 6 per cent Of the worlds sup
ply has come from India, Brazil, Bor-
neo and Australia. There are many
diamond occurrences in the United
States, but none 20 far Of any impor-
tant commercial consequence. - New
York American.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
Tvrlss First oannsd rsbsees.

Tobacco was nrst carried into Tur.
key by English sailors. and its use
was quickly prohibited. Az In Rus
sin. a tradition was discovered pro
hibiting fts use BY the faithful. No
manned. It was said. had prophesied
that In future ages some Of his fol
lowers would smoke q herb called to-
bacco. but these would be unbelievers.
Sultan Amurath ~. strictly prohibited
its use. Search was made for smok-
ers. Tobacco pipes were driven
through their cheeks, and rolls Of to
baccO hung as collars around their
necks. Thus arrayed they were mount.
ed on asses. facing the tail. and driven
through the streets as warning to
lusters after tobacco to b banged
New York Sun.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

The relation Of trees to lightning. %
shown by a bulletin Of the United
States forest service. does not wholly
accord with popular beliefs. II y
found that trees are the objects most
often struck because they are the most
numerous Of all prominent ob3ects.
they offer short course to the ground.
and their spreading branches In the
air and roots in the soil present an
ideal conductor to the ground. Any
kind Of tree may be chosen By the
lightning. the greatest number in any
locality being found among the domi-
nant species. The likelihood OF any
tree being struck II increased II It II
taller than surrounding trees, h is0lat.
ed. Is on high land. II deeply rooted
and II Its conditions when wet
makes it the best electrical conductor
Of the vicinity at the dime Of the dash.
Lightning may set a forest DIRE BY e.
hitting the tree or-what Il much more
likely to be the case-the humus about
tho base.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

Aunt Penelope Virgins" ~ every
body called her. was visited one sum
mer BY . niece. vaasar college grad
uate. Aunt Penelope was one Of the
most hospitable souls alive. but she
was not greatly impressed BY the 80.
perior learning Of her young relative.
and one day she freed her mind about
her thus:
Talk to me about what q college
education does for Q girl! What do
you suppose. Matilda said to me the
Arst day she cams1 She said: I'm 70
glad to meet you. aunty! You accent
your name on the Aunty Penultimate,
don't your Did you ever hear such
n0nsense7 had to tell her my name
wasn't Aunty Penultlmate. but Aunty
Penelope. and thought she would die
a-laughingr'
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

A recently appointed second lieuten-
ant In the army on his first public ap-
pearance ut one Of the presidents re-
ceptions had some dificuity with his
sword and tripped over It several times
while he was in line. says an exchange.
II got between his legs and dangied
about in most perplexing way.
"Young man." said military ofylciai In
most kindly manner. that thing you
are wearing il a sword. not hurdle"
Denver Republican.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
IN Aa.ss c,,wd,4 et-,,t

The supreme sensation Of New York's
east side 10 the sensation OF the az
founding populousness. The most
populous street In the world-Riving.
ton street-is 4 sight not to b. for.
gotten. Compared to this. an uptown
thoroughfars Of crowded middle class
OATS In the open country b an unln.
habited desert: The architecture seem.
ed to sweat humanity at every window
and door. The roadways were often
Impossible. The thought Of the hid
den interiors was. terrifying. Indeed.
the hidden Interiors would mot bear
thinking about The fancy Stunned
them-a problem not to b settled BY
sudden municipal edlcts. but only BY
the ef1ux OF generations. - Harpsr's
Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

"What's Yeur Nams9s-svvhst.~
A guild Of godparents to save chill
dren frpm incongrious names u being
suggested. The late Canon Bardsiey,
author Of book on English names,
told the story OF what was probably
the most ldiotic name ever bestowed
upon an unfortunate infant A NO.
man had her son baptized What. for
no other reason than to cause amuss.
ment in future yeara when. being ask
cd bis name. he should reply What"
London Chronicle.
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nsrs,ssr u an Indian,

A few yean ago in northern Mexico
truck carrying q load Of dynamits
for use at mine was suddenly discov.
cred to b ON DIRE At q village station.
The risk was imminent. 20 the driver
Of locomotive engine picked the truck
up and ran It away into the country at
all the speed be could put on He babe
the brakeman Jump Oh and save him.
self. adding. ~ 60 tony DEATH" When
be had got 4 mile away the dynamits
exploded. Every window in the village
was brokeq. and he was blown to at
oms. but tho Inhabitants were saved
Hs was pure blooded lndian.-.south
America" BY James Bryce.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

Here is bit Of cross examination
dug up by jovial lawyer from his
fund Of "reminiscences:
@. Now. what were the exact words
used by the prisoner when he spoke
to you?.
A. He said he stole the watch.
Q. No, no! He wouldn't have used
the third person.
A. But there was no third person;
only the two Of US.
Q. Then he must have said. II stole
the watch"
"A. Maybe you did. but he didn't
squeal on you.-New York Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

cauttsus Judge.
"Judge. why did you adjourn court
for I'VE minutes Just nowr
II felt that had to sneess"
"Yes?'
.And feared II sneesed ON the
bench the lawyers would make that
tbe basis Of demand for new trial."
-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15


Mr. Tolistt and little Edward wsfs
sitting msekly In the corner wbsFs
thsy had been placed by Mrs.. Follstt,
well out Of the way Of hsr evenings
work. Little Edward was reading the
History Of the Town Of Derby" to hi
grandfather. He had reached genoa
logical labyrinth.
"what does .paternai grandmother
mean. grandpa?' be inquired. pausins
for breath.
"You look mp paternal In the diction-
ary. sonny" said Mr.. Folistt And he
showed the book toward bis grandson.
''It means 'fatheriy.' like father
read the boy. II don't understand that,
grandpa"
"wsll. now. ses here" said MI. Fol-
lett hastily AZ his wife left the room
for . moment, '.it's like this. reckon.
The fathers the head o the house %
called and the same with grandfa-
Their. but sometimes they're married to
q kind Of a masterful-well. I guess
your srandma's what they'd call pa
ternai grandmother" Mr.. Follett has
lily finished a. he heard brisk footsteps
along the hall. "You get right on with
your reading. boy."-Youth's Compan-
ION.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

There's nothing slow about JONES'
he said renectively.
The other laughed scornfully.
81 guess you never loaned him any
money" he said.
"Oh. yes. l have replied the f,rst
speaker. That's what made me speak
that way. loaned him SO six months
ago. and l haven't been able to catch
him since"
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
Nana Aa6a.

"You admit. them" inquired the
magistrate severely. shat you stole
the pig?"
81 suppose 1 must" said the pris-
oner.
Every WELL" returned the 4hagis-
trate. with decision. There has been
a lot Of pig stealing going on around
here lately, and 1 am going to make
an example Of you or none Of u will
be safe.''LTit- Bits. tt
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

Travelling Lecturer For Society Ito
the remaining listener)-l should like
to thank You. sir. for 20 attentively
hearin. me to the end Of a rather too
long sIseech.
Loca, Member Of society-Not at all,
sir. IL the second sDeaker.-Punch.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

Hub (after a night out,-l feel like
the two spot l wish you'd telephone
to the Office that I'm in bed with the
grip. Wife-That would be lie. Hub
How particular you women are!
Fetch over that grip and lay 1t ON the
bed near my feet. There: Now will
you telephone Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

First Doctor-Had q couple Of rather
odd patients this morning. Second
Dector-Indeed! Who were they1
First Doctor-One Of them was q bee-
keeper with the hives and the other q
grass widow with the hay fpvef.-Bos-
ten Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

To be happy at home Is the ultimate
result Of all ambition. the end to which
every enterprise and labor tends and
Of which every desire prompts the
prosecuti0n.-Dr. Samuel johnson.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

BnggEEverybody should lay up
something for a rainy day. Griggs-
True. But too many wait until It be-
gins to sprinkle before starting to do
so.-Bost0n Transcript
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

II say. Uncle Jack. I dreamed you
gave me hnlf crown last night"
ibid you. me 'boyf Well, you can
keep tt."-London Tatler,
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willie gxpIaIne,

willie" said the teacher, 'fs there
any difference between the words sui.
dcient' and 'erioughT"
ayes. n,a'am." replied Willie. "'Suf-
ncient' Is when mamma thinks I've eat
en- enough pie. and enough 4 when
think l have eaten sufncisnt." Chi
cago News.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15
True 0reatneee,

Life ID made up Of little things. u Il
but once In an age that occasion d
offered for doing great deed. True
greatness consists In being great In
little things.-George Macdonald.
The Meeker herald., 1913-11-15

"Dfd the trip Of the young heiress to
1arope to secure Q title In the matri-
monial market succeedv'
YES. though. strange to say. It was
q nDe0A result. "-Raltim0re American.