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A Natural 10. Min

Among the rugged foothills Of the
Alieghenies. inst beyond COudersport.
Pa. one may see most curioua natu
raj phenomenon. In cave . few feet
below the suafacs there exist natu
raj tee mine. the ceiling. wails and
door Of the cave being perpetually GOV
cred With thick tce. CuyiousIy enough.
during the heat OF snmmsr the No y
much thicker than In tue coolest win
ter Chsmists who have tested the ice
pronounce Il to D. absolutely purs nat.
urai Ne. but no one has been able to
discover the cause Ut this unusual tor
nation. although several theosses navs
been proposed. Home scientists behave
that underground watss. rising from
gFvat deptha. congeais upon the walls.
.bnt all theories thus far advanced havs
been unconnrmed. and the origin Of
the We mine remains ~ much VI q
mystery ~ sver.-Wids World Naea-
EiDo,
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THE HEART OF POLAND.
craee~, its Buried Patriots and the
Hill Of koseiuske.

craeew, lts eurisd Patriots and the
Hill Of keseiuske.
Crzcow ID the ancient capital OF 70
land. the city around which cluster
most Of the Curious memories Of that
lost but not forgotten Kingdom. There
for more than nv years the kings VI
Poland were crowned aud buried. and
for more than 800 years 1t WAS their
seat OF government.
There lie buried Jan Sobieski. who
delivered vienna-and thereby all Eu-
rOpe-frOm the Turks; POniAtowsk'.
the famous general who became one OF
Napole0n's murshals; Mickiewicx. the
poet Of Poland. and kosciusko. the
patriot hero OF the Poles. The tombs
Of all four are in the Stnnislas cathe-
drnl. beautiful Gothic church built III
1850. that crowns the Wavel. rOcky
hill that rises ON the edge Of the town.
There are other tine churches In ~
city. the Augustinian aud D0mi1icaii'
among them. and there IS also the
grent royal castle, which was long the
residence Of the kings Of Poland. and
fell to the uses of barracks after the
kingdom was divided and which has
within the last fifty years been re.
stored.
The city also contains very famous
old university, which dates from 1864
and In aGe Is second only to Prague
among the universities Of Europe.
Cracow itself was founded about 100
A. d. More than once 1t was destroyed
by the Tartars. rebuilt and recolOnized
by Polish. German and Bohemian set
tiers. From 1905 to 1910 1t was the
capital Of Poland Later It was part Of
the grand duchy of Warsaw. and from
1915 to 1916 1t was. with its immediate
neighborhOod. free and neutral state.
distinction 1t lost when internal dir
orders gave Austria an excuse to step
In and take possession OF the town.
One Of the most interesting things in
Cracow is Kosciusko hill. mound of
earth on the top Of the Borislava hill.
1t IL made up Of handfuls of earth
brought by Poles from every corner Of
the Kingdom and thrown together to
form "a memorial to the Polish patriot.
composed Of the soil OF the country be
loved 81 well. Across the river vistula
on Krakus hill there IL a similar
mound. which Is said to be almost 100
years old. 1t WINS, 80 tradition says.
raised In the same way to the memory
Of Krakus. the Slavic prince who
founded the city.
To the patriotic Pole Crncow Is al
ways the spiritual center Of his father
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A Surprised Deputy.


A number Of years ago the United
States marshal Of western Pennsylva.
mia sent a warrant to one Of bis depu.
ties, who was stationed in back coun.
~. for the arrest Of a counterfeiter.
The deputy knew the man and treated
him considerably. When they reach.
ed Pittsburgh the necessary papers
were not at hand to commit the prison
ef to Jail. The deputy would not take
him to hotel. because be would have
to pay the bill out Of his own pocket
30 he took him to the marshai's office
to pass the night there. The deputy
WINS sleepy. and the counterfeiter said
he was. 80 the deputy handcufRed his
prisoner to himself and lay down On
the door beside the steam register. As
soon ~ the deputy was asleep the
counterfeiter took his keys srom his
pocket. unlocked the manacle and fas-
tened the loose end to the register
Then be took the deputy's watch and
what money be bad and departed
.Whers b your prisOnerr' asked the
marHhal the next morning. awakening
the deputy.
Doesn't that beat air. be replied a.
he tugxed at his handcu7 and bruised
his wrist. "Darned II don't believe
he's a. me The siipr'
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ceremony u over. It's good, practi-
cal custom. for it serves more handily
than anything else that know Of to
dissipate the awkward pause that al
most always follows simple, Informal
ceremony. For this reason keep the
custom alive.
Zone day q man whom shall call
Blank came to the parsonage to be
hurried. Mr.. Blink was "A pompous.
consequential little man. The prospec.
tive Mrs Blank was q One, winsome
girl. After the ceremony Nj. Blank
In spite Of his pomposity, did not seem
to know Just what was the next thing
to do, 10. az b my practice IN such
emergencies. said. my dear sir. It ID
your privilege to salute the bride He
turned around and. extending his hand
formally said. Mrs. Blank. congrat-
Hate you New York Times.
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EDISON WON OUT.

hs Numblsd the Pride u ~ oVssdy
Telegraph opsratse.
Edison made bis nrst Fscord - .
telegraph operator In MemphiA He
walked into the once there ons morn
ing looking like q veritabls hAysssd.
He wanted = job. and. althsuxh biz
appearance was mot Progressing, the
ONCE was short handed. and ~ WAS
assigned desk At the St Louis wire.
the hardest In the once. AT the end
Of the line was an operator who wns
chain lightning and knew II" says
Francis Arthur Jones' Life of Ed.
son." .sg
Edison had hardly got seatsd bsfors
81. Louis called. The newcomer ~
sponded. and st. Louis started on q
long report. which he pumped In like
q house anre. Edison threw his leg
over the arm Of his chair. ieisursiy
transferred q wad Of spruce gum from
his pocket to his mouth. took up pen.
examined It critically and started In
about. nifty words behind. he didn't
stay there long. though. st. Louis let
out another link Of speed and stu an
other. and the instrument on Edison's
table hummed like an old style sewing
machine. Every man In the once left
his desk and gathered around the jay
to see what be was doing with that
electric cyclone.
"Well. sir. he was right on the word
and taking II down In the pretdest cop
perplate hand you ever saw. even
crossing his rs and dottins his IT.
and punctuaung with ~ much care ~
q man editipg telegraph for prtntera
st. Louis got tired BY and By and BE-
gan to slow down Then Edison open
cd the key and said:
.'Hello. therei When are you going
to get q hustle ONT This b no primer
class
'Well. SIR" said the gentleman who
told the story. "that broke 1t Louis all
up. he had been rawhidins Memphis
for long time. and we were terribly
sore. and to have man In our once
who could walk all over him made %
feel like man whose horss had won
the Derby"
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IN Tourist Autser.ph Fl.nd.


One Of the greatest sourrea OF annoy.
ancs to cust0dtans Of places Of interest
y the mania Possessed ~ many travel
efs to mark their names IN consptcu0us
places. On recent trip through Cat
f9rlba and the southwest I visited q
number Of the historic missions. Al
Santa barbara I remarked to the cour
teous padre showing We over the mts
stUD that all seemed ~ sp0tisss and
asked bow they Kept the walls 90
white. He told one the mission had ~
Gently been whitewasbed TO c0vss the
hundreds OF nance OF visitors scrib
bied all over the walls An Old HAND
carved grill over one OF the Windows
had been broken ~ an adventurous
tourist who used II ~ Q stepiaddes TO
climb to the top Of the window 70
place his name beyond reach of reno
waiting hand At smother mission tour.
Ista had CHR. go the walls, taken
rounds out Of historic chairs, and IN
one place q traveller mad tried to pur.
loin q souvenir from = mission mo
scum II IL to Do hoped that this de
p,orable trait Of American tourists will
be overcome. ~ they realize the m
noyancs and expense II involves. -Lss-
nee.
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a viz. inst Turn. Into . rr...

A Vine That Turns Into Tres.
The woods Of Cuba are wonderful.
and their lasting qualities arr rsmark.
sbis. The 1aRuay and coupsy start %
a vine ciingtns to some large trss
This vine grows to the top and then
proceeds to put out iaterais around the
tree and nnaiIy kills II. but BY this
time II bias grown entirely around the
tree and has formed itself into q PSF
feet forest tree sometimes four fest In
diameter. An unfortunate feature Of
this proceeding II that the wood b soft
and useless fof any purpose. Ths wood
stuck IN the ground for fencing gener-
ally tates root and grown. formine ,
living barrier. u 10 Q common thing
to zee q wire fence secured to grow.
Ing tree which has originated In this
manner. This n not tue Of the jaGuay
wood. which v largely used Tor fences
because Of IN sturdy quaiit,es. There
ars some specimens Of this wood which
are known to nave been standing tor
more than q hundred years ard Tiers
b no sign of decay OF weakness q any
Kind Chicago Journal
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choeoIaka.

Although the drink called choco-
late" did not appear in England until
1867. its restorative properties soon be-
came. generally known. Thus on May
"a. ltail. after an evening Of carous-
ing. Pepys worked In the morning.
with my head In sad taking through
the last nights drink. which I am very
sorry for: 81 rOse and went ont with
MIR. Greed to drink our morning draft,
which he did give me in chocolate to
settle my stomach"
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Il b said that secret service asents
Of certain Of the foreign 0tfices and 20
lice departments Of foreign countries
have raised letter opening to nns art
Some KINDS Of paper. II appears. can
b. steamed open without leaving any
trace. and this single operation y fol.
lowed BY reburnishing the zap With a
bone instrument In the case OF q seal
Q matri1 n taken By means Of new
bread before breaking the wax. When
other methods fail the envelope d
piaced between pieces Of woOd With
edges projecting Oue-twentteth Ut an
inch. The edge Of the envetop y orsa
llattened. then roughened and nnaiiy
slit open. Later hair line OF stfcua
white gum y applied and the sdsss an
united under pressure.
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JUMPING ANIMALS.


Several Species Of Fish Ar Famed For
Their lsspins Powers.
Jumping a. q means Of locomotion
Ia shared BY variety Of animals Of
widely different classes. Kangaroos
and jerboas among the mammals.
thrushes and robins among the birds.
a. well ~ such familiar forms ~
frogs, cookies, crickets and deas-all
illustrate this proneness to leap. most.
~ a. . means Of getting quickly over
the ground, and even lions and dgers.
which never spring in ordinary cir-
cumstances. readily adopt this method
Of attacking their victims.
A considerable number Of fishes are
remarkable for their leaping powers.
and several Of these performers are on
that account specially favored BY an
giers. since BY Jumping clear OF the wa
ter in some cases many times In sue
cession they tax the nsherman's skill
more severely than fishes less active
and therefore give added xest to their
capture.
Member Of the salmon family are
universally famous for their high
Jumps. The sea trout are untiring &C.
robats. and q Dish Of q pound weight
will more than once jump several
times III own length ont Vt the water
when hooked before coming to the
net At their best salmon can Jump
at least ten feet above the surface. q
feat achieved BY slapping the water
with the powerful tail and nexing the
body until the head and tail all but
meet.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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pected to come
and had IT
their rear ex-
posed.
When the Eng
lish drst appear
ed before the u
land of Hong
kong they found
q formidable for.
tress frOwning
from the rocks
and garrisOned
by 1000 Chinese
soldiers. Tn e
z n glis b com.
mander bega n
to look around
for the best
rlunn ~ aftark
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TyroaA,

Tyrone takes its name from one Of
the eight sons Of Mall Of the Nine
Hostages. the ancestors Of all the
O'NeiIls. Four of these sons carved out
large portions Of Ulster between them
-Eogan's share becoming known AZ
Ttr Eogain Gland Of Eogan). which still
survives NJ Tyrone. while Conalrs
share. long known ~ Tir Conail tTyr-
conneli,. h now Donegal. Fermanagh
still bears its ancient name. which
signifies ''tbe mountain valley marsh
district" which after centuries Of
wavering finally triumpbed over the
alternative. Maguire's county.-London
Chronicle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-20

When Orator" Hunt, who WINS a
blacking manufacturer. was in parlia-
ment. Sir Robert Peel so far forgot
himself in the course Of an acrimoni-
ous debate as to taunt him with this
fact. whereupon Hunt replied: The
truth Is. the honorable member ID the
first gentleman in his family. and am
the first tradeaman in mine"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-20
Gal. Springs.

In ancient times among inland peo-
pies the possession Of salt spring was
regarded a. special gift Of the gods.
The Chaonians in Epirus had one
which flowed into q stream where
there were no 6sh. and the legend said
Heracies had allowed their foresathers
b havs salt instead Of 6sh.
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Pass Il On.

Pass Il On.
Have you had Z kindness showut \
Pass II on.
'rwas not given to you alone.
Pass II on.
Let II travel down the ysarn,
Let Il wipe anotheF's tears
TIL In heaven tbs dssd appsars-
Pass Il on.
Have you found the heavenly lightf
Pass II on.
Souls are cropping In the night
Daylight gonA
Hold thy lighted lamp on high.
Be star In some ones sky.
He may live who else would die
Pass Il on.
Henry Burtoa.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-20


An amusing anecdote 10 told Of Lord
Cardigan. a British general who fought
In the Crimean war when q coalition
of England, France, Turkey and Sardi.
mia fought Russia. Cardigan was a
choIeric old general. whose bursts Of
temper were a constant dread of all
bis subordinates In the army.
1t once happened. says Noveilen.
schatz. that provisions for the troops
run very short. In fact. the army al.
must faced a famine. One morning.
when the general appeared for break
fast the cook came before him and
said in troubled tone. Pardon me.
your lordship. have set the table In
the dining tent as usual, but there
isn't any brcnd!'
"No bread7" roared the general
"Why didn't you buy someT'
'"There isn't any to b. had. The
stores are all run out" replied the
cook.
"Well. don't stand there like a bloom.
ing kiiotl Why under the sun don't
you get me some toastY'
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While the Chinese were sleeping the
English circled the island and at dawn
suddenly came upon the Chinese from
the rear. The orientais were thrown
into wild CONSERVATION, and one Ot3-
Ger who could speak some English
ran out and, wildly waving q Dag Of
truce. faced the approaching troops.
mo b'lOng ploperr' he shouted mo
can come this side; must come other
side! Must go back: come piopcr
sideg'-youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-20

Some months ago when Governor
Cox Ut Ohio was hunting down In Ken.
lucky he became acquainted With ne
gro who also bears the mans Of Coz.
one Of those keen witted. southern
negroes who always have ready az
swef.
"How b It" inquired Coz jokingiy.
that your name b Coz. Up In my
state only white folks have that name. I"
The negro rolled bis eyes around
once or twice and replied:
II don't know bow the white folks
6rst TOT to usin' our namA"-Nsw Ysrt
Sun ~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-20

An agricultural expert who had been
invited to address state grange ex-
pressed opinions with which 4 local
farmer. plain. uncuitured man. found
fault After some discussion, In which
the sense Of the meeting was clearly
with the farmer. the expert lost his
temper. sir" be said to his opponent.
striving to speak cooIly, do you real
lie that 1 have been At two universi.
ties. one in this country and one h
Germauyr'
what OF thatf' demanded the farm
er. With . family dickering smile. Il
had calf that nursed two cows. and
the observation ] made was the more
be nursed the greater calf BE- grew"
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Fair oNr.

Can you tell me how 10 i've 100
yearsT
The philosopher stroked bis beard
thonghtfuliy. II will Try" be said. IF
you can give any good reason for
wanting to live 100 years."-Phila0es-
phia Record
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Breathlessly he rushed into the bar.
Der shop. His hat, collar and necktie
were Cd in trice. and he sprang into
the chair over which old Frits pre-
sided.
Il want q shave and hair cut. and
have only fifteen minutes" be said
Old Fritz stopped to consider. After
q few seconds be asked:
witch do you want the mostr
"A shave"
The shave took about eleven min
utes,
As Fritz removed the towel from his
customers neck be said:
milne friend, don't nefer again ask
barber to cut your hairs and shafe
you In fifteen minutes, because some
time you might ind 4 barber vat
would do "-Youtb's Companion.
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A hole in q hot water bug can be re-
paired by the same means AZ n pune
tnre In II bicycle tire. Drop a small
brnss plug into the bag. work the
threaded end through the hole and
screw on thin nut. This will hold
Indefinitely.
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For use 10 one Of tn depots for u.
pIosives the British government had q
orelesa locomotive built Il has re-
esvoir partly Oiled With water and +
charged with high pressure steam
from . boiler placed outside the dan
ger zone Il can work on one charge
Of the reservoir for several hours Of
continuous hauling OF for . much hong
q time on ordinary shuntine work. II
can stand for twelve h0urs In the open
air with only slight loss Of steam and
can run back to the charging station
under pressure Of only oftesu pounds
Do the square inch.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-20

An American woman made the as.
cent Of vesuvius recently with a small
party. which included Mrs. Cook, Wild
ow Of the famous tourist manager.
The display within the crater was un-
usunIly 6ne. which the Americans at
dinner attributed to the presence Of
Mrs Cook. After several moments Of
silence two Engiiahmen exclaimed In
one breath. "But how could they man.
age thatT'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-20

In north Wales the Welsh word for
now Is ''rwnn." In south Wales It
ts "rwan" spelled back ward-viz.
"nawr. II IL eonjectured that the
FIRST north Walian who made use Of
the word was standing on his head at
the time nnd that his pronunciation
became general.-Cartiiff Western Mail.
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..Hnh.' exclaimed little Edith. after
bearing the story u Adam and Eve.
Tint old serpent couldn't have
tempted me with an apple. cause !
don't like apples"
But" suggested her smaii brother.
-s'pose somebody mad told 700 not 70
eat apples Chicag0 NewA
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Each Tuesday on the 0olA Coast Of
Africa II devoted to the Sea god. No
6siin9 takes place. and the fishermen
utilise the time in Needing their nets
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The
Scrap Book
An Unfair Attack.

When foreign war vessels nrst went
into Chinese waters It was found that
the Chinese had built forts facing the
direction In which the attack was ex-
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Much - worthy friends add 10 the
happiness and value Of life We must IN
the main depend upon ourselves, and
every one IL his own best friend "
worst enemy.-Lord Avebusy.
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Nles and peIits and Modest.

NIoo ano peJ1te sac Modoet.
A minister was recounting some 81
his amusing experiences In marrying
people. There's an old custom" said
be. that the bridegroom shall kiss the
bride Immediately after the marriage
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City Nephew son vacattons-l'm
st,,dytn& now for doctor. Rural
Aunt-Do tell! Amt the doctor able
to do isls own ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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odd you ever feet that the world
was against you!
''Sur~. ! felt II this morning when
slipped on the sidewalk"
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Much Of our lives = spent In marrins
our own induence.
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We always weaken whatsvse " q.
sgsernse.-La Harps
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He's true 10 God who's true to man.
-. r. Lowell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-20
WILL CASE INVOLVES
100000 sum

-. Louis. Mo, April 19.-Trial of the
suit against the viii of the late James
Campbell. traction Inasnate, began in
the circuit court here today. An es-
tate estimated at $4,000 900 is involv-
Cd.
The Contestants case hinges chiefly
on the question of whether Mrs. Lois
Campbell Burkham is the daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. James Campbell The
claim also is maze that Campbell was
OF unsound mind
Campbells will left his entire es-
tate IN equal shares to his widow and
LOIS Campbell to whom he referred
as ms daughter. After their death and
TIE death Of any heir which Mrs,
Burkham might leave, the entire es-
tate Will go to st. Louis University for
the establishment of a medical school
and hospital.
The contestants strongest witness, il
IS stated, will be Mrs. Edith Blair, by
whose testimony they will attempt to
prove that Lois Campbell Burkham is
the daughter of Mrs. Hicks. now
cead, who was q step daughter Of Mrs.
Blair and that Mrs. Hicks child was
adopted by the Campbells and there
fore is not entitled to the half share
of the estate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-20

FAoRE Wins MARATHON
after four ATTEMPTS--HIS Time
SLOW WARM CONTEST At FINISH

Boston. April ls.-Edouard Fabre Of the
Richmond Athletic Club, Montreal.
achieved success today in his fifth at
of the Boston Athletic Association. His
time, which was slow because OF the ex-
cessive heat. was ? hours. 81 minutes.
Al is seconds. The fastest time over
the Marathon course was hours. p min
utes, IS is seconds. made by NJ. J. Ryan
III New York in 1872. when Fabre finished
in eighth place.
Last year Fabre lost the race to James
duffy. another Canadian runner, by 60
yards. In 1913 he was fifth and in 1911 he
finished third.
Fabre lost the race last year at Cool
idge Corner within sight Of the finish
and won it at the same place Ibis year
through the collapse of Hugh Honohan
OF OF New York. For 2es miles Honohan
practically set the pace, eli ninating first
Zuna OF New York, then Merchant of
Everett, and at last Pores of New York,
which ga 7e him lead of nearly 10 min
utes with five easy miles stfil to CO. But
Fabre and c. J. Horne of Dorchester.
another veteran, were running strong be-
hind. and when stomach trouble over
took Honohan at Co2i:dg, Corner thew
were soon in the lead and fighting ii out
for supreme honors. Horn. was the first
Fabre was right behind him and the two
raced down the long incline ct Beacon
street with the clubhouse in sight AS