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The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
TURN OF THE WORM.
Hsr Claim to Fame Put All Her Rivals
Out Of the Running.

Hsr Claim, to Fame Put All Hsr Rivals
Out Of the Running.
The superintendent OF charitable
institution for the aged poor in GER
tain district says that there II no
topic more pleasing to some old won.
en- than the discussion Of their 'bet-
ter days." when they were the fortu-
nate p0ssessors of everything heart
could wish for" as they are apt to ex-
press II.
One old Indy In the institution men
toned never tired OF describing the
finery she had when she was bride.
Another boosted Of having once own
ed "gold band chiny tea set" and SIX
solid silver teaspoons. while a third
dwelt Mt length on the elegance Of a
fiowered silk gown and satin parasol
with fringe fifteen inches long.
One poor old lady stood this sort Of
talk as long as she could Then she
calmly interrupted with:
"Well. I never had no chiny tea
things. nor no silk gowns. nor en-
broidered petticoats, nor openwork
stockings. nor gold earrings. nor moth
In o that sort. but ! have had four
husbands. an I'd like to know wheth-
er any Of you can beat that."-Ex-
change,
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v,eter nuoe,. med,,ty,

1t ID related that upon one occasion
Victor Hugo. the great French writer.
received letter bearing an address Of
a single line. ''To Our Supreme Poet"
Hugo took the letter to Lamartine.
Here. my dear friend" he said. ''is
letter which certainly II intended for
you"
After long and extremely courteous
discussion. which resolved itself into
q combat Of hattery, 1t occurred to
them to break the seal, which they did.
and read. MY dear Alfred" The let
ter was for Alfred de Musset and came
from Alexander Dumas Lamartine
smiled. but Hugo. who did not relish
the turn of affairs. made no comment.
Some time later Clovis Hughes asked
the author Of "Hernani." "Sir. who. In
your opinion, is the premier poet Of
our timer and received the following
reply:
1.-THE second is NJ. IAmartine, and
the third is NJ. de Musset."
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THE CUNNING OF CROWS.
In india Thsss 0irds Have Been Ia
bslsd "8hrsds Of Satan"

In India Thsss Dirds Have Been Ia.
bslsd "8hrsds Of Satan"
Travellers In the orient huve much
to say about the Indian crow. bird
that for uncanny knowingness and
prunkish audacity has perhaps no
equal. Corvus splendens- thus have
ornithologists flattcringly labe'ed him.
But naturalist who knows the Indian
crows ut first hand has called them
"shreds Of Satan. cinders from Tar
turus." To give these impish crea-
lures their due. however. 1t should be
said that life In India is not little
enlivened by their presence. A cor
respondent witnessed the following In
cident:
a small hawk had seized little bird
and perched ON leafcss branch to de-
YOUR his prey. The spectacle drew
two crows to the spot. They hopped
and tapped from branch to branch,
noisily discussing the strategy Of their
Intended raid.
Then one of them quietly slipped
away through the surrounding foliage.
AT tuS SihlS ttA1C AAo AAAutC hSW So
front Of the perching hawk md. how
ering within foot Of his beak. main
tained bustling mennce Of snatching
the titblt. That effectively compelled the
attention of the hawk. His prey drm-
ly grasped beneath his feet. he an
grily hissed and unged at the hover
ing nuisance. So lively was the skir-
mish that the human onI0Oker forgot
the existence Of the second crow. But
now that willy bird reappeared some
distance In the rear Of his destined
victim. With stealthy sidllngs and
short. noiseless flights. he drew nenr.
Then he made swift dnsh. seized the
hawks long. barred tail by the tip.
hung on 1t with bis full weight and
toppled the luckless hawk In a com
plete back sOmersault from the branch.
The released titbit was instantly seized
by the first crow. and the clever pair
bore OF their booty with much trium-
phant cawing.-Youth's Companion.
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How It,e Done.

When Abraham Lincoln sat book In
hand day after day under the tree.
moving round 1t as the shadow cross
ed, absorbed in mastering his tasks;
when James Garfield rang the bell at
Hiram institute on the very stroke Of
the hour and swept the schoolroom as
faithfully as he mastered his Greek
lesson; when Ulysses Grant, sent with
his team to meet some men who came
to load his cart with logs and. finding
no men. loaded the cart with his own
boys strength, they showed In the
conscientious performance Of duty the
qualities which were to raise them to
become kings Of men.-Canon Farrar's
Speeches.
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"I'm smoking" And he kept right on
smoking.
"You probably don't know who !
nm," observed Garrett
"Oh, Yes. l do" said the brakeman
"I've seen you around here before.
You're the general manager"
"Then evidently you haven't heard
about our new order against smok
Ing" went ON Garrett
"Sure. heard about tt-a week ago"
replied the brakeman courteOusiy and
without ceasing to pun at his cigar.
Garrett then began to be angry. "See
here. my good man." said he. (which
looks the best t0 you. that cigar or
your Job?''
For some moments the brakeman
stirred otf into space. putting slowly at
his smoke and apparently thinking the
proposition over. Then he declared:
al hardly know what to say. Mr..
Gnrrett-they're both 70 rottenr'-New
York Sun.
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
MUSIC LANGUAGE.
single Notes Are It's Letters, oreups
Of Nokes Its Worde.


Az you know. the single notes arc
the letters Of the music language.
Groups OF notes are the words Of the
music language. In spoken language
the letters are always sounded one
after the other. In the music language
they are sometimes sounded one after
the other and sometimes simultnne-
ously.
This fact explains two important di
visions of music-namely, melody and
harmony. In general way. melody
consists of single tones heard one after
the other; combinations Of tones heard
simultaneously are called harmony. A
word Of the music language may con
sist Of several tones in succession. like
u word of the spoken language. which
consists of several letters In success
sion.
On. the other hand, a word Of the mu-
sic language may consist Of several
tones heard simultaneously. which Is
impossible in language. Some Of the
most important words Of the music
language are those which are used In
both these ways, and 1t Is one Of the
great charms Of music that Its words
can be heard In these two ways.-Dr.
Rudolf Won Liebich In Woman's World
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A Barbarian.

Sir Donald Mann. the Canadian rail-
road builder. had sationai career.
beginning as an axman In the Canadi-
an lumber woOds.
Enrly in life Mann visited Europe ON
a business mission and at dinner one
night became involved in quarrel
with a Russian nobleDan. Next day
he received call from one Of the no
bleman's friends, bearing an invita-
ton to duel. "If he doesn't like what
I said to him. let him come up and
tell me so." said Mann. "He can come
a-running. too. and carry any size gun
he likes"
The friend explained that would new
er do Nothing but the regular thing
on the field Of honor would do.
"Oh. all right!'' said Mann. "I've
been fighting duels all my life. Rut
I'll have to insist on using my na-
uonal weapon-a sixteen pound double
bitted Ak"
The friend went away holding up bis
hands at the barbarian. That night
the nobleman met Mann he was
about the size Of grnsshopper. Mann
is something over. sig feet high and
four wide. with no fat II light you.
u'soo." said the nobleman. with the
weapon of any civilize nation. but I
be hang If commit suicide"
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
THE GREATEST RAILROAD.
Asriea's Famous Cape to Cairo Line
Will 0e Unique.

When all the grent railroad trunks Of
the world have been built. decade OF
two hence. four of them will appear
upon the map In heavy black. indlcat-
ing that they surpnss all others In I'm
portance. These will be: The Pan
American, from the arctic wastes Of
Canada to the strait Of Magellan: the
Transsiberian. from the Atlantic to
the Pacific across northern Europe and
Asia: the Transpersinn or some other
line. from the southeast Of Europe to
India. and the Cape to Cairo.
The Pan-American and the lndo- Eu.
ropean railways may surpass the Cape
to Cairo as commercial arteries. and
the Transsiberian will doubtless 6g-
ure more potently ~ strategic line.
but for the sheer interest Of the coun-
try traversed-for the picturesque vari-
ETY. and romantic appeal OF the pano-
rnmas running like double cinemato-
graph films past the car windows-the
great African trunk can never know =
rival.
Six thousand miles across 65 degrees
Of latitude; score of climates. and
the lands Of hundred different peO-
pies or tribes: the second longest Of the
worlds rivers and two OF Its largest
lakes: the greatest dam ever built. con-
serving water for the worlds richest
lands; the most imposing and ancient
o. all temples: the greatest waterfall.
and the most important gold and dia-
mond mines, and finally one Of the last
great expanses Of real wilderness. the
only place In the world where the wild
beasts of the jungle may be seen in
their primitive state from train-all
these seen. traversed or experienced In
twelve days. Surely there can never
be another such railway as this.-Lew-
Ia r. Freeman in Worlds Work.
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wh.. .p.nny- Of Nall. Mean.

The terms tenpenny. etc.. a. applied
to nails came from the number In a
pound. pronounced pun. Nails of such
size that It took 1000 Of them to
weigh four, six, eight or ten pounds
were populariy known as four pun
nails. six pun nails. eight pun nails
and ten pun nails. respectively. and in
the course of time four pun nuils. six
pun nails, ETC.. were gradually cor
rupted to the meaningless fourpenny
nails. sixpenny nails, etc.-lndianapo-
lis News.
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
HARD FOR HIM TO DECIDE.

Beth Prssssitisns seemed 70 D In the
Same Ciass.
When William A. Garrett was gen.
erai manager Of the Pere Marquette
railroad he hnd an aversion tO smOk-
Ing. He therefore issued nn order thnt
any employee smoking whils IN duty
would be discharged. This story Of
what then happened was told by VII
liam Il. Canniff. head of the Nickel
Plate railroad:
Garrett was walking through one Of
the company's freight yards one day
not long after the issuing Of bis anti
smoke order and saw a freight brake
man contentedly putting at cigar.
~ see you're smoking" remarked
Garrett.
ayes. you're exactly right" replied
the brakeman In deferential tones.
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Rip. For . Change.

One secret in executive work b put
ting the right man In the right place.
Claud was travelling over his line when
a brnkeman-or guard. as they say In
the old country-shouted at Acton sta-
ton: "Hacton. Hactonr' Lord Claud
smiled A little further on. arriving at
Hanweli. another quart shouted: "An-
we'll! Anwell!'
Quick as a flash Lord Clnud said to
his companions: "You see how difficult
1t is. Thornton. to get the right man
in the right place. We must have that
Acton porter brought herr and we'll
send that Hanwell feliow to Acton"
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
Her Memory All Right.

Mrs. Geides had a new maid, and
she found It necessary to repeat her
instructions several times before Nora
obeyed them. The mistress had told
her repeatedly about the finger bowls,
and one day when there were guests
they were again forgotten.
"Now. Nora" said Mrs. Geddes. ex-
trernely exercised over the omission.
"this Is the sixth time I've had to tell
you about the finger bowls. Didn't the
woman you last worked for have them
on the tabler
mo. num-" replied Nora; ''her
friends always washed their hands b.
fore they cum."-Boston Herald
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
Got lrsultsd,

In England It Is quite common. In
stead of saying Hello" when using
the telephone 10 ask. Are you tbere?"
An American who heard It for the
first time. thinking some one was en-
deavoring to have some fun at his ex.
I'ense. replied No" and hung up the
receiver.-ExchanXe.
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tn. Oldest Warfar,,

They were tnlking Of the great wara
fought In the days when this old world
wns considerably younger.
But. you KNOW" snid Pant, lit al.
ways seems to me that those old war
riors were very much like our modern
tinnnciers."
what on earth do you mean!" ask
ed Mant.
well. they were always investing
some one clse's capital. weren't they?'
London Mail.
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MOURNING In Arabia.

When Arabian women go into mourn
ing they stain their hands and feet
with indigo for eight days, and dur
Ing that time they will drink no milk.
on the ground that its white hue does
not harmonize with the mental gloom
London Standard.
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A p;se,osurs,

Little Willie was Instructed by hia
teacher. Mr. Robinson to write an 20
say On the subject Of "AntIdotes :"
This was his brief essay:
My anty dotes on cbOcoiatea. mao
nays. novels. ottomobiiis and you
London Telegraph
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Henry Ward essehsr's wiz.

On one occasion as Mr.. Beecher was
In the midst of an tmpassiOned speech
some one attempted to interrupt him
by suddenly growing like a cock The
orator. however, was equal to the occa-
sion. He stopped. listened till the
Growing ceased and then. With a ioOk
of surprise. pulled out his watch.
Morning alreadyw be said. my
watch is only ut 10. But there can be
no mistake about 1t. The instincts 0t
the lower animals are infallibie."
There was a roar Of laughter. The
slower animals" in the gallery collaps-
ed. and Mr.. Beecher was able to re-
sumo as II nothing had occurred
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
Mic. Outlook.

when we are married." she cooed.
II shall keep you in love with me al
@ays. know the way."
"And what Is your recipe. dear?" he
Asked. drawing her closer.
II shall spend heaps and heaps Of
money on nice dresses and always look
as pretty as I can."-CleveIand Leader.
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Located.

whats become Of the solitary horse
man who used to appear in the first
chapter Of the novel. outlined against
the horizon on the top Of the hill?''
He is probably Mt the bottom OF the
same hill in an automobile with his en-.
gine stalled."-Puck.
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n. WAY eflife.

One Of the foibles that poison home
life Is the unwiiingness to yield In un-
important trifies, The desire always
to have ones own way Is very far
from the way Of life.
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Persua.l.. E.perte.

Portugal has three large sources Of
revenue upon which the cosntry de-
pends for Its prosperity-the exporta-
ton Of wines. sardines and corkwood.
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
The
Scrap Book
A ol.dstons Chip.

Once Mr.. Gladstone had haen cut
ting down tree In the presence Of
large concourse Of people. including =
number Of cheap trippers." When
the tree had fallen and the prime min
lister and some Of his family who were
with him were moving away. there
was y rush for the chips. One Of the
trippers secured q big piece and ex-
claimed:
Hey. lads. when l dee this shall 20
In my CONN"
Then cried bis wife. shrewd. moth
erly old woman. with merry twinkle
In her eye:
"sam. my lad. II thou'd worship God
~ thou worships Gladstone thou'd
stand a better chance Of going where
thy chip wouldna burn!"
Uphill.
Does the road wind uphill all the wayf
Yes. to the very end.
WIN tho days journey take the whole
long day?
From morn to night, my friend.
But Is there for the night resting placer
A roof for when the slow. dark hours
begin.
May not tn. d.rkns.. hide 1t from N,
facet
You cannot miss that inn.
Shall meet other wayfarers At nightf
Those who have gone before.
Than must l knock or call when Just In
sight?
They viii not keep you standing at tina.
door.
SHAH nnd comfort. travel sore and
weak?
OF labor you shall nnd the sum.
Will there be beds for me and all who
seekf
Yes; beds for all who come.
Christina Georgins Rosssttt
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Seven hx The Avsraoe,

Enicker-How big Is your boy?
Bocker-He takes a ten-year old suit
and four-year-Old car seat. He aver
ages scven."-New York Sun.
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
Submarine Ridaa..

The Norwegian sea Is separated
from the north Atlantic by what may
he regarded as continuous ridge run.
ming from Greenland to the British
Islands plateau. Of which Iceland and
the Farce islands are emerged por-
tons. The Mediterranean is cut on
from the north Atlantic BY a ridge at
the strait Of Gibraltar. over which the
greatest depth In only i75 fathomA
With steep slopes ON either side.
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
ccitioiam.

Censure and criticism never hurt any
body. II they are false they cannot
hurt you unless you are wanting in
mnnly character. and II they are true
they show man his weak points and
forewnrn him against failure and trou.
ble.-GiadstUne.
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
Hicks Story.

1t was In lS4I that Hicks first made
. county name Us witty raconteur
In that year Sir Samuel Spry. who had
been member for Bodmin since the
great reform bill. lost his seat and In
a petulant mood took legal proceedings
against Hicks on the ground that he
had abused his official position to In
6uence voters ct the poll. In the
course of the trial Hicks was rallied
upon to state what he had to say in
bis defense. In the course of his state.
ment he asked leave Of the court to
illustrate bis position by a story. His
request being ussented to. he related
how few days previously be had
been to see lad whom he knew well
who was laid up from q fall from a
vicious donkey. which had kicked out
all his front teeth. The lad. said
Hicks. had taken the matter In the
most kindly wny and had said to him.
-"risn't the fall. Mr.. Hicks. and 'tisn't
the valley Of the teeth what annoys
me. but 'tis the nashty. Ehastiy. wish.
ous disposition Of the jackass"
Sir Samuel Spry sprane up In the
well OF the court In a fury aud ex.
claimed. HE has called me jnrk.
ass! The court was convulsed with
laughter. and Hicks was promptly and
fully acquitted Of the trumpery charge
brought against hlm.-Cornhili Maea.
zine.
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CspitaI h not what q man has, but
what nun h: character b capital
bonor b capital. -Aiacdu6.
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The sandal tree imparts its fragrance
even to the ax that hews it.-Hindu
Proverb.
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22

The idie always have a mind to do
something. Marquis de vauvanargues.
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There's no work SO trim as dapclip'
about an' starin' an not rightly know
In what you're goin' to do next
George Eliot
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The First Laueh Was the La,

The First Laugh was the IeSs.
A pers0nable young man with little
baggage but winning smile engaged
two rooms and bath at one of the nnest
hotels in \ western city. he spun .
twenty dollar gold piece across the
desk and said. .l'n stay that much
anyhow, and when that's used up let
me know" The room clerk smiled and
turned the gold over to the cashier to
be credited to the mans account. He
Jared sumptuously every day.
A bill for &ae was presented to the
young man a week later. He frowned
and handed It to the room clerk. This
10 oil wrong" he said. "You remem-
ber paid you $50 In advance and said
I'd take that much Of your hospital
ity?"
"Yes. but that was only 4 joke" the
clerk protested.
81 wasn't joking. and you can't get
another cent out Of me-" said the per
sonable young man. They sent for the
proprietor. Colonel sackett He listen.
ed to the facts. glowered awhile. then
broke into genial grin and exciaim.
ed. ''l'li give you your money back
and a receipt in full II you'll go over
and play this trick ON the - House."
SORRY. colonel" answered the young
man. but MIR. Blank OF the - House
gave me weeks board to come over
and play 1t here."-Harper's Monthly.
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Thought II. Recognizes Them.

tH0u1Ht Js NSe01HtxSu IhSHt.
A iunatic wns being escorted to an
asylum some distance away and con.
sequently journeyed to 1t by train. 1t
was ruining hard. and as they passed
a large field the iunatic noticed sew
ernl men grouped together Some Of
them had umbrellas rnised over their
heads. and these were looking at two
men putting" Turning to the at.
tendant by his side. the soft" one re-
marked. what are the people doin'7'
playing golf" answered hts buriy
guardian
Then" said the other. after q pause,
"hadn't we better stop for them?"
The Meeker herald., 1915-05-22
BURNING CLASSES.
Powerful Lenses With a Few Of
Their Fiery Feats.
pENN's MARVELLOUS MACHINE.

The Heat Rays From This Mirror Lens
Wsrs % intense That They Melted
oarnsts. Flint, etssl and Iron and
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-25
U. s. A. TO GET S18,OOO,OOO IN
 AUSTRALIAN GOLD

SAN FRANCISMO. Aug. 25.-In or der to ensure it's safety from rest ing place at the bottom of the seas included in the "war zone." England is sending more than S1S,0O000O in gold from Sydney. Australia, to help pay her munitions bill in this coun- try. There is SS5.0O0,O0O in gold in Sydney to the account of the parent government. this amount represent ing England's interests on Austrian taxes and investments.
 Recently the steamer Ventura brought in S5.OOO.OOO of the gold. She will bring S9.O00.0OO on her next trip The steamer Sonoma will hail from Sydney next week with S5,000,OOO oi the gold. The money is taking 10, OOO-mile trip by water and a S00o-mile trip overland in order to escape the ravages of the Atlantic warfare.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-25
FRENCH WAR
 MINISTE RSAYS
 ALL IS RIGHT

PARIS, Aug. 25.-'For a week cer tain deputies have conducted here a trial of the war minister" said M Millerand. in a speech to the Cham Der of Deputies yesterday Accord ing to them, my administration has been characterized by negligence, in' sertia and carelessness. am pri soner in my own bureau. have ab dicated to the military authorities and am an enemy to parliamentary control.
 q reply without passion or embar rassment, for I keep always before me the thought of those who fight suffer and die for us.y
 Taking up the question of muni tions, M. Mellerand told the chamber that very promising supplies of munt tions had been made and that "al' ways more" was the motto. The pres. ent situation, he said, justified every confidence in the future.
 M. Mellerand began an eulogy of General Joffre. When he said the country had the good fortune to have at it's head a general of absolute loy' alty there was a great outburst Of cheering. participating in by the mem bers of all sections.
 Our Allies count upon our wisdom our enemies on our division" Mir. Mel lerand said in conclusion. "1 call upon the wisdom of all to act in har money until the final victory"
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-25
GERMANY DOES NOT
 WANT Alt THE
 EARTH BUT NEAR IT

PARIS, Aug. 25.-The Figaro prints Berne dispatch saying the follow ing manifesto has been issued by the German "intellectuals: we do not want to dominate the world, but we demand the ability of exercising our culture and our industrial and com mercial activity all over the earth. This is the firm determination of the German people. To this end we must remove the French menace and dan- ger. We must modify the western frontier from Belfort to the coast. We must. if possible, conquer the French channel coast Co fortify ourselves against Great Britain. We must ex- act bis indemnity from France and must hold Belgium in our hands as politically as well as from a military standpoint"
 The manifesto also urges the an nexation of Russian territory now in the hands of the Germans.
 The chief siguers are Prof. Mein- icAes. of Berlin University, Prof. On cken of Heidelberg and Herr Von schwerin, president of the municipal council of Frankfort