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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-01

aheadin' for tn Banamas!" FOR under
his feet he could hear the rhythm of
engines. "What'll l do? If leave it,
some one elsell see it." He scratched
his chin perplexedly; and the cud went
back to starboard. Il got it,"
He took off his coat and carefully
dropped it down over the mysterious
box. 1t was growing darker and dark
er all the time, and shortly neither
coat nor anchor would be visible with
out close scrutiny. Treasure: greed,
cupidity, crime. Steve saw only the
treasure and not it's camp followers.
What did they call them?-doubloon
and pieces-of-eight?
He ate his supper with his mess
mates, and he ate heartily as usual.
1t would have taken something more
vital than mere treasure to disturb
Steve Blossoms appetite. He was
one of those enviable individuals whose
imagination and gastric juices work
at The same time. And while he ate
he planned. In the first place, he
would buy that home at Bedford; then
he would take over the ellison house
and live like lord. If he wanted
drink, all he would have to do would
be to turn the spigot or tip a bottle;
and more than that, he'd have a bar
tender to do it. Onions! He swore
he would not have an onion within a
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mile Of the Gilsen house. "Onionsl"
Quite unconsciously he spoke this word
aloud.
Huh? Well. If We don't like onions,
find hooker that packs violets in
her hold" was the cheerful advice
of the man at Steve's elbow.
Who's talkin' t. your" grunted
Steve. "Wha' did / say2"
Onions, We lubber! Don't we know
whut onions is? Amt we smelt 'em
SO long that ye could stick yer nose
In tn starboard light an never smell
no kerosene? Onions! Pass tn
cavity"
Steve helped himself first. The man
who spoke bunked over him, and they
were not on the best of terms. There
was no real reason for this frank
antagonism; simply, they did not splice
any more effectually than cotton rope
and hemp splice. Sailors are moody
and superstitious; at least they gener-
ally are on hookers Of the Captain
Manners" breed Steve was supersti-
tious and Jim Dunkers was moody and
had no thumb on his left hand. Steve
hated the sight of that red nubbin.
He was quite certain that it had been
a whole thumb once, on the way to
gouge out somebody's eye, and had
inadvertently connected with some
body's teeth.
Spanish doubloons and pearls and
diamonds and rubies! It was mighty
hard not to say these words out loud,
too; blare them into the sullen faces
grouped around the table. He was off
watch till midnight; and he was won
dering if he could get the box without
attracting the attention of the lookout,
who had devilish keen eye for every
thing that stirred on deck or on water.
Well, he would have to risk it; but he
would wait till full darkness had fallen
over the sea and the lookout would be
compelled to keep his eyes OFF the
deck. The boys wanted him to Ply
cards.
mot for me. Busted. How long &
y thing $40 II last In New York, any
how" And he stalked out of the fore
castle and went down into the waist
to- enjoy his evening pipe. all the
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Braine, furious.
1t slammed the moment the words
left his lips. And as suddenly as they
had gone out the lights sprang up.
The box was gone. There were evil
IDENTIFY traitors among the Black Hun
dred..
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Copyright, 1914. by Harold MacGrath)

hs Story will sery The every
friday and will be shown The everv following
thursday afternoon and night Eleventh InstalIment
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(To Be Conuinued.)
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

The new school house on Flag Creek
Is about completed and will be moved
into after the holidays. A program
and dance was given Thursday inthe
new building. The patrons Of this
district have built Il school house Of
which they may we'll feel proud. 1t
il about 2Ox30 with, cloak rooms and
p0rches, has shingle roof and good
floor. The logs are all bewn and the
work was nearly all done by the pat
rons Of the district.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
Bill White On Au,omob iles.

Bill White. whom the highbrows
call William Allen White, thus re-
fleets In his EmporIs tkan.) Gazette:
The automobile Is a fine bird, but
it sucks blood. 1t has song that
lures men to destruction and womeI,
TO vain pride that corrodes their hap
piness. Look not upon the buzz cart
when 1t In red and giveth stinkum to
the evening breeze, for 1t 'chaweth
skads Of ducats like a hay baler, also
mazuna and sesterces and roks and
dough, 1t lappeth up like house T.
fire. When the devil wagon champ
eth and scorcheth, flee to the noun
tains of Hepsidam and crawl into a
hole, or the old boy will get you and
carry you to the poor house. Man 60.
eth forth In the morning chuggine
and shaking with pride n halo OF blue
smoke encircieth him like n wreath
he patteth his belly with pride, and
saith behold 1 am a 8 cylinder brute
even q lalapaloolu and am In my
pride.
when 10, the sheriff cometh at the
front door of the shop and swipeth uI
his substance In the night and Mis-
souri, mule hauleth of the available
assets to auction. The auto is mock.
or and the touring car is raging, and
whose In deceived thereby should
soak his noodle in I've. Vessels OF
wrath fitted unto destruction are the
devil carts that eat n mans time and
sap his securities and In the end turn
over In ditch and make his family
Into hamburger steaks. Woe il his
name who dallieth with them; even
pants is he called in the market place
who twists the brass wheel and wink.
eth the other eye at fate"
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
Notice Of Adjournment p,x

Notice In hereby given that on Monday,
the nth day Of January, 1915,
the Administrator Of the Estate of
John n. Lakamp, deceased; will attend
before the Judge Of the County Court Mt the
court house IN Meeker, I'm the County Of
Rio Blanco. Colorado, at O'Clock In the
afternoon OF said day for the purpose of set-
Ting and adjusting claims, at which time
all persons having claims and demands
against said estate are notified and request
ed to present he sAIne to the Court. All
persons indebted to said Estate are request
ed to make Immediate payment.
Witness, A. l.. strehlse, Clerk OF the
County Court within md for the County
of Rio Blanco. In the State Of Colorado and
the seal Of said Court this 18th day of De-
dIs-js x. Il. sTREKLE, Clerk,
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25


Dear boys. have you heard Of the won
derful key
Which unIocks the ears Of the people you
zee,
So they quickly viii hear what It IL you
would say
And always reply in . courteous wayf
It's a very small key and quite easy 20
use.
And yours without money or cost. II you
choose,
yet unless IT Is used people often won't
hear
Your requests or to misunderstood viii
appear.
Though you shout them out loud and will
sometimes reply
Rather harshly. though you can't imagine
Just why.
But Just nrst use the ksy and attentive
they'll be,
It will unlock their ears in jifYy. you'll
zee.
SO they'll hear what you're asking and
hear It with case.
And the key. little boys, Is the little
word "please."
Yes. the little word ''pleass'' 10 this won.
derful key
Now take II and use Il and watch what
you see.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
People vs. Floyd Sherry.

Friday afternoon County Judge
Shervin heard the case Of People vs.
Floyd Sherry. Sherry was charged
with rging = check for five dollars
on Sam Brown. The witnesses for
the prosecution were Sam Brown and
Ben Brown. The jury composed Of w
". Bailey, Harry Smith. ). II. Huiett
l.. q. Shuman, l.. A. Cure, and l.. E..
VanCleave returned a verdict OF
guilty. Sherry IL now putting up at
the Hotel de lyons.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
POPULAR MECHANICS
ozorized Water.

In steriiizing water BY osone Il y
necessary to bring It into intimate con-
tact with the gas. To do this q sheet
iron tower II provided which b neAfsy
HIied with glass balls. The water 70
be sterilized Is brought into the upper
part of the tower at pressure OF
about three atmosphere II u tnen
atomtzed and falls In a nne spray
upon the glass balls. where 1t spreads
in a thin dim over their surfaces and
drops through the interstices to . tank
ut the bottom Of the tower. seefsIiza-
ton il effected by q counter stream
Of ozonixed air. The ozone stream dis
poses of the germs in the wafef a.
soon az they come In contact with II
and sterilizes the water absolutely.
After having passed through the water
at the bottom Of the tank the osoni5ed
air next comes into intimate CONTACT
with the Aim Of water flowing over
the glass balls and the nne spray from
the ntomizer. An automatic valve ID
provided for cutting on the water In
the event of the ozone failing through
breakdown Of the electric supply OF
.ny other cause. In this way the dan
ger Of any untreated water passing out
to the distributing pipes Is obviated.
The plant Is automatic throughout ana
is arranged to insure absolute ster1if1a-
ton. The electric energy required u
only one kilowatt hour per thousand
gallons of water treated.-Engineering
Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
hem.m.d. st..m e.use.

In running a small steam engine In
my shop on the first door found II
took great denl Of time to run down
into the basement every few minutes
and look at the gauge on the boiler
writes a correspondent of Popular Me
chanics. With the aid of two chains
attached to the damper and running
up through the door was able to keel
the pressure uniform by means Of the
gauge shown.
A U shaped tube was filled with mer
curry to within about four inches Of
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
New Casting Process.

A newly invented process for cast
Ing volatilizable metals, such as brass,
Is Intended mainly for making cast
joints between the rods and tubes used
In making such metal structures as
betlsteads and for making and perma-
nently attaching the usual ornamental
knobs. says Popular Mechanics. With
this process blowhoies and other de-
fects due to gases In the mold are
done away with. The mold used Ii an
ordinary two part hinged mold with
recesses in each half for the poured
metal. and the feature Of the invention
is vent for the gases that Is separate
and distinct from the channel for pour.
Ing the molten metal. In using the
mold the molten metal Is practically
dashed into pluce. with the result that
the volatile portions Of the metal are
formed into bubbles that escape quick.
ly through the vent
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
c.n,e Shipments Still Going Out.

Cattle shipments from this section
still continue. On Monday ". Huston
Of Axiai basin shipped two cars aDd
VIII. Weilman Of Thornburg shiPPeo
one car. H. p. Hulett and son had one
carload OF hogs in the same train MI.
weilman plans TO remain in Denver
for the winter. Miss Wellman, his
daughter. went TO Denver Monday
morning on the passenger and will re-
main there with her father.-Craig
Empire.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

The frogs were neighbour The one
inhabited a deep pond, far removed
from public view; the other lived in
gully containing a little water and trar'
ersed by a country road He that
lived in the pond warned his friend
and entreated him to change his resi-.
dence and to come and live with him.
saying that he would enjoy greater
safety from danger and more abundant
food. The other refused, saying that he
felt 1t so very hard to remove from
place to which he had become accus-
toned. A few days afterward heavy
wagon passed through the gully and
crushed him to death under its wheels.
A willful man will have his way to
his own hurt.-Aesop's Fables.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

There IL q new angle to the bull
throwing brought about by the war In
Europe. Every now and then you will
meet = man who will get you to turn
over to the financial page Of your
newspaper and tell him what Steel
common did today. Then he will talk
Isarnedly about a coming rise In Dol
nick Locomotive and Dingbat Motors
and touch you for quarter before
you can get away from him.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

etate Ct Ohio. City OF ToSsdo.
Lucas County.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he IL
Co, doing business in the City OF To:
ledo. County and State Aforesaid, and
that said frm will pay the sum Of ONE
ery case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
By the use Of HALLS CATARRH CuRE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this eth day Of December,
(Geafl A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
HAIRS CatarTh Cure IL taken Internally
ard acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces 81 the System. Send for
F. ). CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo. o.
Nold by all Dr,IgRfsts. &c.
rake Hairs Family Pills for constfpatios.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

The students Of the r. b. G. H. s.
rendered . short program last Wed.
nesday night ut the high school audi.
forum. The eighth grade and large
number Of parents and people inter-
ssted attended. After the program
was over Santa Claus, Freeman Fair
field ofiiciattng, distributed gifts such
~ tin horns, rubber dolls stuffed mon-
keys, nursery rhymes, etc., to the fac
ulty, the eighth graders and the high
school pupils. Candy and popcorn
balls were also passed around to all
Everybody bad . good time.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

An English lady residing in the coun-
try has a pet blackbird. Last summer
the birds cage was placed In the open
window, and a wild blackbird flew
down to 1t. looking through for a min
ute or two at the prisoner and then
flying away. A minute afterward the
visitor returned bearing q worm in Its
beak. This act Of friendship was re-
peated again and again until the Gagged
blackbird and his mistress had to leave.
The two birds had been separated for
eight months. but recently the lady re-
turned to the country and had not hung
the cage up half an hour before the
same wild blackbird was seen flying
down to his old friend.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
YOUNG FOLKS CORNER
me strayys That WAX.

In ono Of th0ee moments Wnen the
baby Ct he family demands something
extraordinary to amsse him show him
the strnws that walk" Bend two
pieces Of broom straw that are about
an inch in length 70 that each forms
an Inverted v with sides Of equal
length Set them astride long straw
four or nve inches apart and. holding
an end of the straw in each hand. rest
the fleet" Of the short straws on
bare table or any otheS dat. smooth
surface, with their poanb toward eact
other at an angle Of forty-nve de
grees. BY slightly moving the long
straw you can make ths two small
pieces move rapidly toward each other
Meeting midway. with points touching
they will often stand braced together
10 firmly that you can remove the long
straw. II. instead, you dislodge them
by a slight jar, one will pass under the
other, and each will continue Its way
uphindered.-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25


The quarterly report Of the chief scout
executive, James E West states:
From June to Oct 1886 boy.
were registered as compared with IT,.
500 for the same period Of the preced
ing year, 1921 men were commissioner
rs scout masters as compared with TOE
and 1.5O2 rs assistant scout masters a.
compared with ga
various badges. numbering 3o,9e1
were issued as compared with 26.19
This, together with q substantial In
crease In cash receipts in all depart
ments, tells the story Of the develop
ment Of scouting during the past -four
months.
There are today in good standing, &C.
cor,ling to our records. 143,0e4 scouts
as compared with ee.97S at this time
last year. G540 scout masters. b.S22 as
slstant scout masters and $50 local
councils.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
nrHovlsxD GAUGE.

the top and one end was connected to
the steam pipe with q piece Of rubber
tubing. with petcock in the line.
After fastening this to the wall with
leather straps tackled card under
meath the free arm and drew a line
upon 1t at the level Of the mercury.
then raised the pressure in the boiler.
and for every pound on the gauge
made a mark on the card at the new
level Of the mercury. As the pressure
never exceeded ten pounds the i'm.
provised gauge served the purpose
fully as well us IN expensive one.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

Unimproved land, that which be-
longs to the state and the funds de-
rived from the sale Of which Ia added
to tile general school fund. sold over
In Rout' county last week for 40. 81
per acre. This IL n record price. but
a~id" from this fact. 1t demonstrates
that the demand for Colorado land at
this time IL greater than 1t has been
for several years.-Rifis Telegram.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

President Wilson'S preparedness
proposal will meet with the endorse
ment Of the vast majority of the peo-
pl" Of thf. nation. This country does
not want to be prepared for the pur-
pose OF aggression, but protection.
In some cases aggression may be
necessAry ~ n means Of defense, and
In that case the United States shou Id
be ready for such emergency as may
exist.-Boulder Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
Frog In II. Middle.

To play this game one player is
chosen for the frog and sits in the CEN
ter TN the floor in tailor fashion. Tho
other players stand in q circle around
the frog. repeating. Frog in the sea.
can't catch me-" They dance forward
toward the frog and back, tnntalizins
him and taking risks in going near him.
The object Of the game II for the frog
to tag any one of them, whereupon the
latter changes places with the frog.
The frog may not at any time leave
his sitting position unless released by
tagging another player.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
A Debate and Entertainment

A Debate and Entertainment
VIII be given ut the Little Beaver
school house Friday evening, Decem-
Der 3lst-
Subject for debate: Resolved, "that
the Negro has been more cruelty
treated than the Indian"
1.-THE Mischievous Niger" will be
played by patrons Of the district.
special music will be rendered.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
Order to Show Cause on Petition for
Sale Of Real Estate
State Of Colorado,
County Of KfEkhlancO y.

Order to Show Cause on Petition Tor
Sale Of Real Estate
county sn.s 81 81 T E,GsisSso
In the County Court, In Probate
In the matter Of the Estate Of Marguerite
HArtke. minor, kslnhold Hartke,
Guardian.
This matter coming on to be heard on this
18th day Of December, A. u. 1915. upon the
petition fllsd herein by ReinhOld Hartke,
Guardian Of said estate, for the sale Of the
thereof, to-wit: The " y Of se4 and eM OF
swA Of section q, Township North, Range
ioi West 9TH r. ~. eonssinE iso acres e, no, Los
81, In the Town OF Meeker, Colorado: the
said portion being an undivided one eighth
interest therein. for the purpose of paying
on and satisfying an encumbrance on q
portion Of said described premises. and such
aforesaid.
said petition that proper and legal grounds
exist for the sale Of said real estate.
Now. Therefore. 1t II ordered by the Court
appear before said Court 1t the Court room
OF said Court. in the Town Of Meeker, COun.
~ and state aforesaid, on the 18th day Of
IN The forenoon Of said day, then and there
to show cause. n any there be, why an order
should not he made directing the aaid Rein
cd one-eighfh In terest IN the whole OF
said real estate for the purposes specified
In snid petition.
published for at least four successive weeks
In The Meeker Herald, n public newspaper
published In said County:
said County of Rio Blanco, be and he IL
hereby appointed az guardian ad litsm for
Marguerite Hartke, minor, to represent said
" BS he .' G ssla 4fHos. sHERvIN,
dls-ls County Judge.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

First, tell one of your friends the
trick, as two are needed to perform
1t. Then one of the performers goes
away. with her back turned. Then.
addressing your audience, tell them
that the person just gone away can
tell them the time that they chose from
1 to 6. II they say 4, do this: Tell the
person who has gone out to come In
Then say. "Girls and boys, this girl
can tell the time" To the girl say.
Dare you tell the time" OF course
she will say 4 o'clock
This Is how 1t is done:
Let A equal o'clock; B, 2 o'clock,
etc. Begin a sentence with A II it Is
l O'Clock, but the sentence must be
said to the girl.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
The Weather

After some cold weather, during
the forepart Of the week. 3 fhaw set
in. The snow is disappearing fast
and mud il now taking its place on
the main tboroughfares.
However the numerous clouds In
the sky indicate more snow in the
near future.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
/ Want Your Business

ONCE one door west of Court house
five years experience in the land
business; all kinds Of property ex-
changed; trading is my specially.
Will sell your land II it is priced
right ID. F. AcCARvILLE,
ny3O Neeker, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
When Brakes Squeak.

on b not the thing for brake Innings
1t only softens the fabric and causes 1t
to cut and tear away. II your brakes
are squeaking mix up thick paste OF
grease and graphite-mostly graphite
and spread a little Of It between the
brake band and the brake drum.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

Efforts to drili hole in sheet Of
tantalum. one-twenty- fifth inch thick.
with diamond drill revolving at 5000
revolutions per minute resulted. after
seventy-two hours continuous work. in
wearing out the diamond and dentins
the metal.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
Closing Gu, Al Cost

Beginning. Monday, January 3rd.
The remainder of stock consisting OF
Furniture. Stoves, Beds, or in other
words everything in stock.
dZ5-tf Next Door to Court house.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

A car owner broke up three master
gears before he discovered that a slight
mperfection in casting prevented the
proper adjustment Of the distance be-
tween the master gear and the driving
pinion. Always make sure that the
driving pinion meshes snugly with the
master gear, hut not 30 tight as to roar
when the gears are turned.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

The old-fashioned woman who used
to go around the house with q baby in
her arms and three kids Juggling at
ne, skirts now has q daughter who
has to hire = maid to give Fido his
daily exercise.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

TIN. late George Tritch predicted
that the years from 1915 to 1918 would
be n perion Of good times so VIZ may
Just Hs well sit still and hold fast for
three years longer without prying
anything loose.-Denver Field and
Farm.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

In Pennsylvania recently . Mr..
Blizzard was married to Miss Snow.
II there isn't little squali around
that home shortly, 1t will be strange.
Sterling Enterprise.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

Eric Ails.brook has returned from
the Pacific Coast expositions. Mr..
Alls-broOk, In his travels, took In the
Puget Sound country. British Column
b,s aud Canadian Northwest terri
tories
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25
When tn. Enain. Pounds.

Sometimes an auto engine known
to be In good shape In SO far as the
connecting rod brasses are concerned
will pound on climbing grade, even
with the spark retarded. The engine
gives all the symptoms of having loose
connecting rods or brasses. Try CIV
ing it little more gasoline and you
will lose the pound, usually.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

Whoever IL in the possession Of
good Is always prompt. ready and
willing TO recognize it in others.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

The editor has been on the sick list
for over a week; hence the large num-
Der Of .'caBbed" editorials 10 this
issue.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

One would naturally expect that
Representative Kitchen would be
m important part Of the house.
Durango Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

A bunch Of local ''rah rah" boys
cam in from Boulder the fore part
OF the week to spend the Christmas
vHcation with their folks. Among
them were Wright Ball. Herber'
Rixby and Jack Montgomery.
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Berg and the
children. were in from Thornberg In
the early part Of the week making
their Christmas purchases
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

". hid,'l any more than got the
IN. runners on the wagon when this
thaw came along and now we've got
To gr-a.e up the "bl0omin'" wheels
nunin
The Meeker herald., 1915-12-25

What has become Of the old-fash-
Toned scboolboy who used to spit on
his slate and wipe it of with his coat
sleeve?