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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-05-08

To most persons Edward Young II
the author Of might Thoughts" and
nothing more. but he was also a man
Of the world and a shrewd and caustic
wit as well as the rector Of st. Mary's
church at Welwyn.
1t was there In the garden Of the rec
tory that he composed some Of the best
impromptu verses known. He was
walking with two ladies when some
one summoned him to the house. His
companions were agreeable. and be
was In no haste to leave them. Turn
ing as he reached the gate. he said:
Thus Adam looked when from the garden
And thus disputed orders sent from
heaven.
Like him. go and yet to go am loath;
Like him. 1 go. for angels drove US both
Hard was his fate. but mine still more
unkind:
His Eve went with him. but mine stay.
behind.
london Express.
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Aaron Bancroft. the father OF the
great American historian. was Alas
sachusetty clergyman who rev0lted
against the stern theology of the day
The young minister found himself held
ut arms length by the surrounding
clergy In 1.-The Life and Lerters Of
George Bancroft" Mr N. A, De w.
Howe quotes the following item from
the old minister's "Memoranda;"
IAN honest but not very intelligent
farmer OF my parish some ten year,
ago actUsted ME IN this manner:
..weil. Mr. Bancroft. what do you
think the people OF the old parish say
OF you uowy
~ answered. I hope something very
good
They say. III we tnd fnult With
uim be does not mind II NJ all. and II
we praise him he does not mind II, but
keeps steadily on his Own way. We
therefore have concluded that It II best
TO let him nione.
1.-The farmer mentioned the fact as
subject OF laughter. but | thought
and still think that. taking the decIara-
ton In its bearings, 1t was the prettiest
compliment I have received through
my whole life"
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II on any point we have attained to
certainty we make no further inquiry
on that point. because inquiry would
be useless The doubt must Intervene.
before the Investigation can begin.
We have the act of doubling as the
necessary antecedent OF all progress.
Here We have that skepticism the
very name Of which Is an ntDmina.
tion to the ignorant. because 1t dis
.urbs their compliment minds. because
It Imposes on them the fntigue Of in
CURRY and bevause 1t rouses even slug
gish understandings to ask II things
are us they are commonly supposed
and II all is really true which they
from their childhood have been taught
to believe. From Buckles History OF
Civilization"
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Linguistic Barriers.

1t il generally accepted that the adop.
ton Of a universal language. purely
spoken. is handicapped by the fsct that
It IL confronted with physical impossi
bilities. In the first place. the vocal or
gans are SO entirely dissimilar in differ
ent races that language will change
too much for the various people using
It to understand each other. II the
Italian language could be given to the
Chinese or the Russinns 1t would
change 80 that In n few years no one
would recognize 1t as the same. This
disability may be accounted for by the
fact that the people in the chilly north
speak with the lips nearly closed and
those living In u mild climate give free
articulation by opening the mouth.
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kenkems~. ws-r,ers.

Tue most interesting tribe OF TOGO
,apd, In West Africa. Is the kOnkOmb
wa, whose country lies between that
Of the Tschokossi and the TschaudJo.
but little more to the west Al
though they are still only In the bow
and arrow stage Of martial evolution.
they are exceedingly brave and war
like. A Koukombws warrior In flila
war dress 10 probably a. picturesque
q sight 40 is to be seen anywhere In
Africa. On bis head he wears bel
met, eiaborately decorated With COW
ne shells and surmounted with pair
Of graceful horns Of the roan antelope.
The CULVER In which be carries Ms
poisoned arrows v Ut rhInoceros hide
also ornamented with cOwrte shells.
Except for his ioin cloth be b quite
nude, but his jet black skin shipes like
satin, and round hts arms. from wrist
to shoulder In some cases. are many
bangles Of brass and copper alteruAt
Windsor Magazine
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To Lord Charles Bereaford Disraeli
appeared to De rather mysterious
parsonage. Speaking Ut that much dis
cussetl statesman In bis memoirs. be
says:
1--WE stayed At sandtngham and
went tor long walks together. during
which Disraeli talked and laughed With
the greatest enjoyment But ! remem'
Der how In the pauses Of the converse
ton be would stand still and. glass In
eye. dreamily surveying the landscape.
would make some such observation a.
The air b balmy and serene"
Ut 'rhe foliage 10 stunted. but
productiver with the most weighty and
measured emphasis. as though these
were prophetic utterances ! was quite
bewildered. for did not then know
whether he were serious or were In
duising q reconcile wit He was
vtsionary. dwelling much In world OF
his own. and know NOW that De was
perfectly natural and serious on thess
occasions"
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primit,v. Aid. !. s.sn..

Simple Jet effective aids to sight
were used long before any form Of lens
bad been devised Spertscles nrst b.
came known about the beginning Of
the fourteenth century. and an inscrtp.
tSen On the tomb Of . noblefnan Of
Florence. xalvinus Armatux. WHO died
10 1917. stateH that he WIN the Inventor.
The earliest form Of an instrument to
Md the sight WAS shield for the eyes.
very small opening admitting the
light Emperor Nero was shortsighted
and employed what contemporary
writer's called mirror" which in
reality was AN emerald reduced to
plane surface.
In bis Voyage to Hudson's Hay" 81.
lis tells how the Eskimoa, In order u
prevent snow blindness. covered their
eyes with pieces Of woOd or ivory lsop
eriy shaped and having In them mar
row slit the length Of the eye. through
which they iooked out Not only did
this device prevent the terrible SHOW
blindness. but with tts AID objects
could be seen at surprising distance.
and the natives used them In the man
ner OF telescopes even when there was
NO danger OF snow blindness New
York Tribune.
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At twenty three he thought fate was
making special effort to keep him
down.
At thirty five be thought he might
have done grent things II his wife had
not been such handicap.
At forty he believed he would have
been a great man II his children had
not made 1t necessary for him to cling
to the sure things.
At fifty be was positive that there
was conspiracy against him on the
part of his fellow men.
At sixty he felt that II he could have
been thirty-fve again nothing could
have stopped him.
At seventy he began to believe that
he had failed because Of a lack OF cour-
age and inability to mike the most of
his opportunities.
At eighty be was almost sure OF it.
Chicago Herald.
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A handwriting Test.

at Ia curious fact said promi
nent handwriting expert the other day.
TINT II q document were put before
me and ] were asked the SEE of the
writer should probably fail. People
generally are accustomed to think that
the masculine or feminine tempern
ment will readily betray itself in writ
ing. but ! assure you such Ia not the
case. Bold. black and firm penInanship
will frequently be found the character
istic of a woman. while delicate writ
Ing. Indicating IL lively fancy. expected
In a woman. will belong to member
Of the opposite sex. You Gun test this
statement for yourself. Take. say.
twenty envelopes written by people
yon know and number them carefully.
Pass them around and see how many
will name correctly the sex OF the writ
ers. You will seldom find that more
than one-third Of the guesses will be
right"
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We were talking about development
In medical science when prominent
doctor made this rather startling OBJ
servation:
1.-The number OF prescriptions writ
ten by physicians today Is very much
smaller than It was eight or ten years
ago believe that In about fifteen
more yenrs the writing OF any pre-
scriptions for medicine will be very
rare occurrence.
What" 1 inquired. us going to take
the place of drugsT'
"Well." replied this observnnt stu.
dent OF events as well rs Of human
health. ''the use Of serums and other
means Of warding OF disease will do
the work. and what they cannot do
physicians will know that ordinary
drugs will be unable to accomplish,
A dr,igless world! Just think to
what we are coming and cheer upi-
Philadelphia Ledger.
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HORSESHOE CURRENCY.
Curious Shaped Money In Uss on the
West Coast Of Africa.


Among the strangest coins In tilt
world are those used In certain out vi
the way towns and villnges In south
west Nigeria. on the west coast Of Al
rica. and called "manillas."
In shape they resemble horseshoe
with the two extremitAes Hnttened out
like camel's foot. Being made Of
solid copper. three-eighths Of an inch
thick. they weigh over eight ounces
each. In face value" seven of these
queer coins are equivalent to one quar-
ter. so that dollars worth would be
an. uncomfortably heavy load.
Not only are these 'mnnlllas'' used
among the natives. but white traders
accept them as legal tender for goods
sold at the various stores. At one time
this strangely shaped money had quite
circulation In certain parts Of the
coast. but its use is now restricted to
few bush towns and one or two OF
the smaller seabOard places, including
Bonny. Brass and Akassa.
"Manillas" are now very difficult to
obtain. and curio collectors value them
not solely by reason of their scarcity.
but because of the novel serviette rings
they make when silver plated.-Wide
World Magazine.
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Without nails. crews or bolts the
ingenious natives OF Anam. country
lying south OF China within the French
protectorate. are able to build strong.
light bOnts. some of them of large size.
containing no metal Of any kind. says
Popular Mechanics. Their sampans. as
the native boats are called, are made
OF tive pIanks Joined together without
curving or the use of ribs from one end
TO the other The planks used are
pierced at intervals OF about eight
inches AT points directly opposite each
ther. These perforations form NOR
tises In the shape Of double eyeiets.
through which rattan RUPEES are passed.
tightly binding them together. The
Joints are cIlked with vegetable dber.
and over these joints are laid short
lengths of board- tapping over one an
other. These act as stiffeners. strongly
reinforcing the boat frotr end 70 end
and muking It water tight
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The cvrss Of Mexico.

xochiti. the beautiful indian maiden
Of 900 years ago. b responsible for the
Mexican national drink. pulque. pro
nounced poolkay. She was the drst to
drink the sweet liquid from the una.
Ruey plant cousin Of the aloe. that
blooms once In 100 yea1. The drink In
its fresh state 10 quite harmless, but
the modern Mexicans have debased II
By fermentation. and II has now be
come the curse of Mexico. II appears
TO have much the same eject ~ some
other national drinks, for It s0ftens the
brain. ruins the digestion and paraIyses
the nerves. 80 disastrous a hold has
pulque upon the poorer classes that
employers of labor avoid workers from
the maGuey 6elds U they can get labor
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle Tsls-
graph.
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Defining . Siege.

In international law siege is thus
defined by Oppenheim: "Siege is called
the surrounding and investing OF an
enemy locality by an armed force. cut
ting on those inside from all COM
munication for the purpose of starving
them into surrender or for the purpose
OF Attacking the invested locality and
taking 1t by assault. Bombardment is
the throwing Of shot and shell upon
persons and things by artillery. Siege
may be accompanied by bombardment
ard assault. but this is not necessary.
since siege may be carried out by
mere investment and starvation caus.
ed thereby"
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LAWS OF WAR ON LAND.
Adopted TO Save Conquered States
From Organized Piliaas.


From Organized PiIiass.
The Hngue laws Of war ON land.
drawn up In lSD and 1907 and adopt
ed by all nations. were designed to
check the rapacfty OF conquerors and
to save vanguished states from organ
lied spoiatlon, says Case and Com
ment
Fillage is formally forbidden. This
is n prohibition against the looting of
captured towns. against acquiring
booty ut the expense of private proper
ty. but does not. of course. forbid the
seizure of horses. arms or military sup
plies taken on the field Of battle.
The laws further permit military
occupant to levy. in addition to the or
binary taxes. money contributions for
the needs of the army or Of the admin
istration Of the occupied territory. Con
trfbutiOns are to be required only on a
written order and on the responsibility
Of a commander in chief.
Their collection Is to be regulated by
the rules in force for the assessment of
taxes. and in every case u receipt is to
be given to the Individual payer. But
this voucher. while evidence TINT mon
ey. goods or service has been exacted.
implies In itseif no promise to pay on
the part OF the occupant.
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Peanuts as They Grow.

The peanut plant somewhat resem-
bles clover in Its foliage and has small.
yellow single flowers. After blossom
ing the little pods bend down and
thrust themselves into the soil. when
they grow into the well known thick
shelled fruits. In cuItivating the pods
are covered with earth. thus insuring a
large crop. Peanuts are natives of
tropical America. but are now grown in
many warm countries. In the southern
United States they constitute an i'm.
portant crop.
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a PASTORAL PLAYHOUSE.
Wonderful Open Air Thsatss In tss
Heart Of the Alps.

Wonderful Open Air Thsatsr In tiss
Heart Of ths Alps.
What Is probably the most perfect
pastoral theater In Europe b situated
In the heurt OF the Aips-at lntsrlak.
en-. In Switzerland. This unique play.
house" is open to all the winds that
blow. and Its roof IL fOrmed-in the
most favorable circumstances-by the
blue canopy Of the sky. II In not al
ways thus, however. and 1t has not In
frequently Unopened that the hue of
the canopy has been less inviting and
that players and spectators alike have
experienced the interlude Of q heavy
downpour which was not In the pro
gram.
The open air theater ut lnterlaken u
used for performances Of Schiiier's
great drama, William Tell" for
which 1t 10 by nature admirably adapt
ed. The stage is rising meadow
framed on three sides by dense woods
of beech and pine. with a "backcloth"
Of grim, gray rock towering toward
the sky beyond. Away to the right
stretches huge semicircle of noun.
tain peaks. 1900 and 10000 feet high.
and behind the spectator tower the
great peaks Of the Bernese Oberland-
the Jungfrau. Moncb and Eiger. with
their burden of eternal snOws.
MIXTURE In accommodating mood has
provided the entrances and exits Of
this unique theater-passages in the
woods through which gallop with
laundering Of hoofa on hard ground
the mail clad troopers of the tyranni.
cal governor. The cattle, goats and
sheep which appear In the drst scene
the return Of the nocks and herds
from the Alpine pastures : approach
down the steep path In the woods on
the right and are heard long before
they are visible, the tinkIing aud clang.
ing Of their bells mingliny harmoni.
ously with the long drawn notes Of
the huge wooden Alpine horn. seven
feet in length. and forming an appro-
PIRATE overture. - Wide World Maya
zine.
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II 1850 John Scott. earl Of CIon.
nsll. who was lord chief Justice VI
ireland, made some insulting remarks
from the bench to Mr.. Hacket. mem.
bsr Of the bar. who was conducting
an argument before him. A general
meeting Of the bar was called. 4 &C.
vsss condemnation Of bis iordship's
conduct voted with only one dis
sentient and an unprecedented resolu.
tion passed that until bis iordship pub
Bcly apologixed no barrister would
either take brief. appear In the
kings bench or sign any pleadings for
the court This strike experiment was
actually made. The Judges sat. but
NO counsel appeared. no cause was
prepared. the attorneys all vanished.
and their lordships had the court all
tO themselves. There was no altcrua
tive, and next day Lord Clonmell pub
lished very ample apology BY adver.
tisement In the newspapers and made
1t appear AZ II written on the evening
Of the 0tYense and therefore volun.
tary.-London Law TimesL
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PRAYER BEFORE BATTLE.
When !. Whole Army knsIt esfers the
Order to Attack.

When Whole Army knsIt Before the
Order to Attack.
During one OF the numerous wnrs
waged by France two centuries ago II
strange scene took place near Saluzzo
disputed outpost. which well Illus
trates thu religious spirit which often
prevailed among the soldiers 0c earlier
times.
The French approached the besieg-
ers' lines. and both armies were ar
ranged for conflict. The sun shone
from cloudless sky; every detail on
each array In the field was visible to
the other. and both were beheld ut
once from the CITADEL.
There were three French marshals
present. and 1t was SchOmberg's turn
to command. He drew up his 10000
men In four lines. with skirmlshers lin
front. and the regular cavalry were
placed Mt stated intervals. ready to
charge. n
In this impressive order and>in abso-
iute silence the French advanced until
nearly within cannon shot. when at
signal the army was halted and stimuli
taneously knelt down to pray. Then
followed the order to attack. which
was silently and cheerfully obeyed.
The battle was not to be. however.
for Mazami. amid a volley OF mus
kerry. suddenly appeared. rode Mt
gaIlop between the armies and stayed
the incipient fight by bringing accept
able terms Of peace. Washington Star.
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AN ECCENTRIC RUSSIAN.

zaharin Wss Clever Doctor. but No
Had Funny Ways.
DF. Zaharin was one Of the most f.
nous q be was also the most eccen-
tic Of physicians In Russia.
Even when be was summoned to At.
tend Gar Alexander Ill. u his last
illness Dr.. Zaharin required the same
preparation for bis visit to the i'm
periai palace n to any Of bis less ex
allied patients homes-that IN to shy.
al dogs had to be kept out Of tho
way. all clocks stopped and every door
thrown wide open.
Following q process Of gradual IN
dressing. he left his fus in the hall.
bis overcoat in the next room. bis
rubbers in the third and, continuing.
arrived at the bedside In ordinary In
door costume. This was only one
phase Of DR.. Zaharin's golden theory
that 'you should take q rest before
you arc fired Accordingly be sat
down after walking every few yards
and every eight steps In going up.
Stain.
From the patients relatives and ev.
cry ono else in the house be required
absolute silence until be spoke to them.
when his questions had to be answer.
ed BY ayes" or "No" and nothing
more. To the actual patient. bow.
ever. be was courtesy and considera.
don In the highest degree.
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..s1l... SHELLS.
They sna.:er the Nerves Of Soldiers
They On Not Even Scratch.


1t has been i.iOve,l That the compar,
lively harmless lspmbarding. so far ~
wounds are concerned. OF besirpr,l
town is terribly demoralizIng to liz.
brnvest men.
When shell bursts near group II
twenty men 1t may kill one and wuI.. |
two. while the remaining seventeen -.
cape without scratch. 1t will H.
found. however. that many of thrse
are never the same men again. No
matter how iron nerved they were hr
fore, they are now irresolute a,l
timid and all their faculties are weak
ened. Very often they are Jeered nj is
their comrades because Of this chhn.i.
But this is utterly unjust-in fact.
their brains and spinal cords have been
injured by being violently shaken
against the walls of their bony c1viti,.s
The same thing occurs In railway
collisions. People who were robust bp
coma quite feeble and nervous. though
they may not have received scrntrh.
This curious stnte in the case OF sol
diers is well recognized by doctors I'M
der the name Of the mental injuries of
explosives. The injuries are really
quite as physical as shattered leg
for they consist Of kind of bruiSiH.
Of the very delicate tissue Of the spinai
cord and brain.-Iondon Standard.
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TWO POINTS OF VIEW.
Who Had the Happier Lei, the Lady o.
the lshersrf

Who Had the Happier Lei, the Lady o.
the lshersrf
A Fashionable Woman, coming from
the Opera In the rosy nest Of a Limou.
sine. passed group of Laborers Mt
midnight. Machines. like terrible AMI
mails. were burrowing into the Earth
Steam was Kissing as II from the
mouths Of a million Serpents. Rocks
few In every direction. Torchlights
famed. There was the thunder Of La
Dor. The Night Shift was In full swing
And the Woman. giancing from the
window at u certain Workman, for an
instant thought:
"How wish had that brawny La
borer's strength and Joy Of Life! How
! envy him his Power. his physical per
fection. the wonder Of his Manhood.
his freedom from the shackles that
bind me. He u his own master, while
nm slave-the slave OF q Man I
despise!'
At that moment the LAboref paused
long enough by the deep Chasm where
bis Engine rocked to glance into the
Motor as II sped by him And he
thought:
"Oh. to be like her! To know Leisure
and Wealth and Rest! To be free from
Drudgery and Toll. to come and 20 as
l pleased! To throw of the chains Of
Debt and Worry and have the days
and nights stretch ahead Of me like a
Field Of Flowers!''
But In another instant the Motor was
gone. The Torchlights nared brighter
than ever. And each had forgotten the
other. Charles Hanson Towne. in
Judge.
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HENS IN WINTER.
They Stop laying Eggs oseauss They
Acquire Too Much Fat.

They Stop Laying Eggs 0seauss They
Acquire Too Much Fat.
That hens stop laying a. winter
progresses Il a fact known to every
farmer and chicken fancier: also. indl.
rectly. to every housewife through the
rise In the price Of eggs. The reason b
explained BY the Revue Scientinque.
which says that the egg producing or
gans degenerate through too much fat
This condition 10 the consequence Of
too great abundance Of food during the
winter. coupled with lack Of exercise.
due to the narrow limits Of. the ordi-
nary chicken run.
The fat invades the liver and piles up
In the heart: the blood becomes slug
gish and the lungs do not take up
enough oxygen to insure combustion Of
the fat
1.-THE obvious remedy" says the
Scientific American. us to give less
food to hens which stop laying" Mir.
Brochemin. in an article in L'Acciima
tation. advises that starchy foods, such
~ corn. rice and barley. be limited.
while an abundance Of such green food
a. cabbage. boiled clover. sorrsl. ETC..
BE- given. Also the hens must be mnde
to take exercise BY giving them large
run and BY mixing their food with
straw, ETC., %. that they will have to
work for their food.