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The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

Michigan b called the wolverine
State because at one time It was the
habitat of the animal Of that name.
The same state used to have Wild
pigeon roosts Of such vast size the sky
would be darkened for many miles
when the birds were arriving and leav.
ing their roosts. Now the wild pigeon
b thing OF the past. and the fact
that lone wolverine has been captur-
ed In Alaska and " to be placed In
the Detroit zoo 10 regarded 40 q great
achievement Washington has its 70.
tomac shad. bot It may become extinct
unless 1t b properly protected-Wash
ingtun Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

bis family o.
beljef that -
collection =
necessary aAd
vitality important
part Of the sesy-
ks. Conssqueet-
" bis little By.
Thomas. never
comes to chuneh
without his co..
tribution. u
"Ons Sunday.
~ the eders b.
gan to take R
the collecuon ct
the % o ntns
service, Thomas
looked along the
psw to ses II the
various member
NJ fhA fannie
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

a practical way Of using liquid oxy-
gen for blasting has at hast been
found Bags filled with 4 special form
of tampbiack are soaked In liquid oxy.
ken for few minutes When deto-
mated they explode with the force OF
dynamits. but when lighted with q
match they burn quietly and slowly.
The Gust b much less than that Of dy-
Mantle. much Iess carbon dioxids y
given on. and there b NO danger from
q misnrs. 10 the oxygen viii svap0rats
quickly II not exploded 1t onca.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.



Constipation and sluggish nc
ton Of the liver arc quickly ~
6ected BY a yellow ungs Ii the
70 called whites" Of the eyesL
This condition calls emphaocaliy
for out OF door exercise II you
are house bound BY soms nm
usual condition Of the weather
open the windows and do phys
icai exercises for half an hour
twice . day. Cut out sugar and
much starch In your diet take
hot water Of weak tsa In piacs
OF coffee and On arising drink
the juice OF half lemon In q cup
OF hot water. The constipation
must be overcome. but II posi-
BILE BY diet and exercise rather
than BY medicine
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

Ths population Of Europe in l772
was 100000: IN 1872. 29o.O0OO00:
m Io17. 464.000.O00 Estimated popu-
Mtion for 1852. 7O6.0OOm0 Russia In
Europe b having the largest percent
age Of Increase, rising from 74.l00000
ID 1877 to IA 10000 IN f0l2.-Nsv
ycfk American.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

do you 6nd that set Of books you
bought interesting?'
mot very" confessed the man who
tries to improve himself.
"Do you regret your bargainr'
"A little. I'd feel better about It II
the man who comes around to collect
were as good an entertainer as the one
who sold me the books."-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

The Freneh Fer Hsesl.
One Of Messmore Kendall's friends
took trip to Europe not long ago-his
6rst trip abroad. After be reached
London unexpected business took him
to Paris. Upon his return b. was tell.
ing Kendall about his experiences.
II don't speak any French" hs said.
'and didn't know the name Of any
Paris hotels, 10 when We landed at
Calais bought lot Of postal cafds Of
Paris views. because Agursd thers'd
Be picture Of one Of the big hctsls.
anyhow. aurs enough found post.
card showing great big stcns build-
ing with aass on Il. and II was caItQl
Hotel Dc villa 4.
= 'Tbat'll Do for me- ays 10 my.
self. 80 when We got to Paris /
climbs into taxi and says Hotel d
Vile to the driver.
do you know whers be took met
The derned fool drove me to the city
hail."-Saturday Evening Post.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

De Tanque-Oh. ! believe in q short
life and merry one. Wigwag-WelL
guess you'll yet the benefit Of the
hrst half Of your theory. all right
Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

We can only see very little bit at q
time: and we must. ! think. learn to
believe that other men zee bits Of truth
as well as ourselves. -Drummond.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27
Don't Fret.

Don't first about the morrow, Efi
With Its chance Of coming sorrow.
Or fear that cruel fate your hone Il
happiness will blight.
Never get into furry.
For II never pays to worry.
Just live one day at . time and live
that one day right
Edmund c. etsdmaa.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27
pieeipiine.

.How do you get your constituents
20 thoroughly accustomed to implicit
reliance on your wordr'
SWELL" replied Senator Sorghum. II
made 'em understand at the outset
that II they didn't accept my state
ments they'd have to listen to long
string OF statistics. Post.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

prisoner. have you any collateral
about your
"No. sab: an dat mans liar what
said eveh don tecbed any."-Balti-
more American.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27
THE BABY
DID 1T
3, EuN9 BLAKE

We live on the brink Of ruin all the
while without realizing 1t. have read
often Of persons dying Of starvation
who had been very prominent and
upon whom money had flowed like wa
ter. l can especially remember actors
and actresses who have furnished such
examples. But let person ind him
self without money and without friends
and be realizes the condition he is In.
Few there arc who keep their heads
At such times.
Tom Williams was one of thessf Inst
named perrOns. His father died In
solvent when he was ready to enter
college. Nevertheless Tom went to COL
lege. Where he was to get the money
from to pay his way he hadn't the
falntest idea. His pluck attracted at.
tentj0n and interested others in him.
He was full Of resource and could In
vent ways to get out Of holes. Often
be would not know where 4 meal was
coming from. but after being graduat-
ed he could not remember his having
gone hungry for any considerable time.
Having finished his college course. he
concluded thnt q trip to Europe was
In order. He had taken prize during
bis last year. and with this he bought
ticket on steamer to Naples. He
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your service na,e w" "aAs
Peoestriah TOUT u EUROPE. : ca"e ~
Gehoa 10 take s'eamer nome; W..
ran OUT OF iuhds' ! came aDeasu .n's
sup just 10 zee now ~ "ou'u iee' "
De on vessei oouno TOT nome ! was
ABOUT TO go ashore "heh neard your
Dapy cry. Wnen those VINO were 10
go ashore were directed 10 90 30 ! was
amusing your child and mao NOT the
heart to obey the order presume
shall have to work my passage as
steward or. probably worse. as
stoker. l would much rather take
situation with you as nurse.
There was something so amusing In
this stalwart fellow. who had played
football while In college. strapped on
an ocean liner and ready to hire him
self to take care of baby that the
lady laughed. But she snapped at the
proposition.
I'll pay your passage and double
nurses wages" she said.
1.-The passage money will do" Tom
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27
Heseitaiity.

The appetite Of tho guest was .
keen one. and be was doing full Jus
tee to the excellent dinner provided
by his host. The little daughter Of
the house watched him open mouthed
for awhile. Then finally she smiled
on him brightly and said:
'Oh. I do wish you were here to dir
ner every day.
The guest beamed with satisfaction.
do you. my dear1 WhyT he IN
Qulred.
Because" came the unexpected re-
ply. there won't be anything cold to
eat tomorrow."-London Tit-Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

"He never spanks his son. does her
"SO; he's an efficiency crank"
whats that got to do with itr'
"He says the upward stroke II lost
motiOn."-HoustOn Post.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

Elementary, Watson.
docs wombat own or rent bis
houser'
'.Ilents It."
''How do you known
Il know all right. He scratches
matches on the paint" = Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

The gem cannot be polished without
frictios, nor man perfected without
AsIals-
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27
Mount vsrns~.


Mount Vernon passed into the hands
Of the Mount Vernon association
Just prior to the war between the
states, It was purchased from the
Washington heirs for 100000. OF the
purchase money about half was raised
BY Edward Everett through his lec-
lures and the balance BY the ladies Of
tho association. Each state represent
ed in the association hasa special
room in the mansion. The place II
kept In fauitlesa repair and vandalism
ID made well nigh impossible BY the
careful watching. During the war
Mount Vernon was, by mutual consent,
neutral ground. and the wearers Of
the blue and the wearefs Of the gray
often met before the tomb Of the great
American, who was loved equally By
north and south.
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27
MEASURING A RIVER.
How NspsIssn's Engineer Found ~
Width Without Instruments.

Hsw NapsIsen's Engineer Found ~
Width Without Instruments.
An engineer found himself summon
ed one day into the presence Of his
commander. Napoleon stood on the
bank Of wide river casing across to
where the enemy had planted batteries.
which be desired to attack with artil-
lery.
"How wide b that river?" was the
question put to the engineer.
"Let me get my instruments" was
the reply a. he turned to go for them.
II must know at once" the emperor
insisted.
The engineer went down to the level
bank Of the river and, standing erect.
gradually bent his head forward till
the edge Of his hat brim just touched
the line from his eyes to the water line
at the opposite bank Of the river.
Then, keeping his head bent ~ 1t WA
be wheeled q quarter turn till his eyes
looked along the bat brtm and met the
land at point on the same side Of The
river on which be stood. Here be
noted rock o. tree neaf The paint at
which his syes met the ground and.
calline = solder. directed that = stake
b. driven near that point a. be should
direct. Theu, by mot3oning just where
b drive the stake. be dxed the point
at which the line from hat brim and
eye reached the bank. Turning TO the
emperor, be said. "Your majesty. the
distance from where stand to the
sfak~ n the vvtf1fh NJ fha rivaPv
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

Al tue oiueu Tune OeIOE6 tuo war,
the days 70 famous for generous hos
pitallty in the south, brilliant party
was assembled at dinner in q beauti.
full country homestead. Across the
table wit dashed back and forth. and
the guests began to vie with ono an
other In proposing conundrums.
Alexander 81. Stephens offered one
which puzzled the whole company.
what IL that we eat at breakfast and
drink at dinnerr'
For some time no answer came. and
the bright eyes of the southern orator
began to sparkle with triumph. when
Colonel johnson. taking up the Com
monplace Book Of the hostess. which
lay conveniently by. wrote impromptu
upon the nyleaf the following answer:
What b eaten for breakfast and drunken
for dinner!
10 II coffee or egE. or butter or meatsf
Sure double the stomach Of obdurats sin
nar
Who eats what be drinks and drinks
what he eats.
But let ~ consider. IT'S surely not but
ter
Nor coffee nor meats. whether broiied or
roast.
Nor boiled esss nor poachsd nor fried In
. batter.
II must. then. b bread. An. yss-whsn
tits toast!
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27

ignorant. neither Of them being able
even to tell the time Of day. A friend
Of Uncle Ben's gave him q watch Of
which be was very proud. One day
before the crowd at the corner store
old Pete. being slightly Jealous Of such
wealth and wishing to embarrass his
rival. said, ''Say. Ben. what time have
ye RotY''
The other Old fellow drew ost his
watch and turned its face toward his
inquisitor. There she ber' he ex-
claimed
Pete was almost at loss, bot he
made magnificent effort and ssteet-
ID, ~B1aDe u she ain'tr'
The Meeker herald., 1915-03-27
Hana lt Ann

The village carpenter had given 70
generously Of his services and sound
advice Onward rebuilding the school
that when It was completed the VIII
layers agreed that he should be asked
to speak after the luncheon which was
to follow the opening service. The day
and the carpenters speech cana.
ladies and gentlemen = Dear
friends" he began. his brown face
very red indeed, II am great deal
better fitted for the scafFold than for
public speaking" Then he realized
what he had said and sat down amid
roars Of laughter.-London Telegraph.
Putnam patriot., 1915-05-07
MAKE SUCCESS WITH SWINE
no Farm Animal improves and
Thrives More Readily Than Hogs
When Handled Properly.

To succeed with swine the farmer
must know what are the market re
quirements and which is the best type
of animal for him to produce and feed.
Type In swine is shown by the
general conformation In the mature
form aud finished condition. And
while many breeds are included in the
same type. they may differ widely
from each other in such detail as color,
shape Of head or hang of ears.
At present all of the breeds are in
Uluded In to types-the lard and ba-
con. Breeds that are short legged,
deep. broad aud heavy finished, such
as the poland-China, Dwoc-jersey,
berkshire ard Chester White are
known az lard hogs These are large
" of American origin and have been
developed By selection and continued
breeding ON fat.produeing ration
made up largely of corn.
Hogs OF the bacon type, on the
other hand, ara long, narrow. deep
and smooth Of body aud necessarily
thin leshed. The Yorkshire and Tam
Putnam patriot., 1915-05-07
TRYING OUT ELECTRIC WAITER
Invention, II is Believed, viii Do
Away With the Employment Of
Man and Woman SerVItors.

An electrical invention which, II Is
claimed will do away with walters N
restaurants and hotels is being expert
mented with. Each table in the res
taurant is TO be fitted with frame
bearing the menu and a series of cleo
trical press buttons" corresponding
with each item in the menu. The Gus
toner sits down before the already
laid table, with a neat pile of glisten-
ing silver on one side, chooses the
dishes which he prefers. and presses
the corresponding buttons in turn.
IN the kitchen of the restaurant the
numb Der of the table and the number
of the course required are signaled on
a screen to the chefs and their as
sistants, and in few seconds steam
ing hot dish appears in little lift at
the side OF the diners table.
The customer helps himself, presses
a button. and the dish disappears
as silently as it came. leaving at the
side OF the plate a little aluminium
ticket indicating the sum to be paid.
Putnam patriot., 1915-05-07

or because fewer blooms we're set. Il
is not possible 10 say.
Normally there IL one crown TO
each plant However. If the runners
are kept removed a number Of crowns
viii BE- formed Oh each plant some
times a large number. Growers in
some sections practice removing the
runners and causing the formation Of
a large number Of crowns Oh one
plant. This Is known as the bill sys-
tenn Of culture This system makes
It possible to cultivate the plants both
ways thus reducing the expense Of
hoeing In Missouri, however, the
plants are grown IN what IS known
as the matted roB system. that Is, the
runners are permitted to form new
plants until a row fourteen 70 twenty
inches vide IS formed with the plants
covering the entire row.
The question OF feftIiizing straw
berries is receiving considerable at
tentiou at the present time. The re-
suits Of several years OF careful stncZ
and extensive experiments at tue Mis-
souri station are herewith given:
Acid phosphate used alone at the
rate OF from 100 to 40 pounds TO the
acre has, in i've trials out Of six. given
1 "a profitable increase tn the crop The
one soil in which it was not profit
ably applied vas a much richer one
! than Is generally used for straw
I berries
Putnam patriot., 1915-05-07

fatality which has strangely re-
peated itself after the passage of a
hair century in Raymond MiIlers'
Eawn Grove house was attributed by
health authorities and attending ply
zicians to diphtheria germs which had
lurked in the walls during the long
interval
Fifty years ago diphtheria broke out
In a family which previously owned
the property and caused several
deaths Shortly before the present
outbreaks Miller decided to have the
walls Of the house papered and a
heavy coating of whitewash was
scraped away and this refuse thrown
in heap outside. Warm, damp weather
followed and supposedly revived germs
from the previous epidemic, which had
been imprisoned under the white
wash.-York (Pa) Dispatch to the
Philadelphia Record.
Putnam patriot., 1915-05-07
WATER FOR BEES IN SPRING
Should Be Conveniently Arranged in
Wooden Pals Near Hives
Avoid All Dampness.
By +. G. Hermann

In the spring the bees require large
quantities OF water. Ii frequently
happens In early spring that they are
compelled to go to the creek or to
some pond. and In filing themselves
with the very cold water they become
SO chilled that many fail TO ever reach
the hive.
To avoid. place few wooden pals
or dishes filed with warm water at
convenient places in the bee yard, put
ting in a few wooden floats. that the
bees may be enabled to keep on
more OF less secure footing
Avoid tin or glass dishes, as the
slippery sides viii bring about the
destruction Of many Il bees gle.
Iuasmuch as dampuess within the
hive Is greatly detrimental to the COM
fort and welfare Of the bees partieu-
lar care should be taken that the hive
covers are tight and waterproof II
the hives are far enough apart. to
avoid danger OF blowing OF, shade
board. we'll weighted down, will keep
tho hives nice and dry.
And this moves me to say that a
shade board is an indispensable ar
ticle in every well-regulated apiary. 1t
is also important that hives be firmly
and squarely fastened to a base sup
port, elevated some six or eight inches
from the damp and cold earth.
A free air space beneath is prefer
able for evident reasons II you can
end time, level up the apiary, marking
out the paths. etc. This work pays In
more ways than one. and should not
be neglected.
: Arrangements for the coming profit
able season should now be completed;
have everything In readiness SO that
no time may be lost when time be-
comes valuable IN a pecunlary sense
This is good management and alb
solutely essential to proper measure
OF success
Putnam patriot., 1915-05-07
DEFY COLD IN MANY WAYS
Men Compelled to Submit 70 Exposure
Have Devised q Number Of
Ingenious Methods

Rural mail carriers need never suffer
from winter rigors or cold days gen
orally if they follow the example Of
Homer Slider OF OlatoWn- Nd Slider
makes his daily trip II a buggy
mounted on runner "a winter. with a
complete little stove inside. a small
pipe carrying the smoke aud gas out
al the rear. a buslel e ccal carries
him through one rural delivery trip
nicely. The stove s. kept going away
into spring On stormy or chilly days.
But this contri auee has been
parallaIed in the past According TO a
Dakota story a tenlert0ot inventor
soJoarning ia that region several years
ago had a saddle especially made with
an asbestos lining tn the pockets Of
the saddle he was accustomed To place
hot bricks when starting on long
horseback Journey The cowboys
laughed a great deal at him. asking
what was the benefit of toasting at
the calves and freeing at the throat.
But there we're those no would have
tried it had the innovation been easily
attached.
There is a story Of a Minneapolis
policeman who puttered great deal
with electricity IN his days of, and
who was said to have arranged an
electric heater in the shape Of belt
or strap along the tail Of his coat.
scoffers declared that he had way OF
throwing a piece Of wire over an cleo
trio wire in the street and attaching 1t
for a minute to his patent belt and
patent transformers.
This he denied at police trial, adj
hitting, however, that he had been
working on battery heater that could
be carried in the coat and prodsee a
very comfortable amount Of warmth.
Part OF his scheme was to construct a
heater coat.
Putnam patriot., 1915-05-07
Five Years of Boy Scouts.

The Boy Scout movement in Amer
lea is only five years old. Yet so COM
mon is the sight of the scout uniform.
so arreaching is the scout service
and so deep is its impression on the
American Imagination that it is hard
not TO think that Boy Scouts have
always been.
There are times when all of us de
spair of the future of the race, so
rampant seems evil, so triumphant and
arrogant seem vice and selfshness
We know of nothing that can so
swiftly restore faith for humanity as
the sight Of a half-dozen boys in scout
khaki-Toledo Blade.
Putnam patriot., 1915-05-07
CHOLERA CAUSED MUCH LOSS
Iowa Was Biggest Loser in 1918. Hav-
ing Lost Two Million Hogs
Cause Of High Prices.

Hog cholera caused loss Of
S73,000.000 in the United States dur
ing 1918. The resulting loss OF pork
is estimated TO be over 100000, 600.
Iowa was the heaviest loser, having
lost 100000 hogs. or 81 OF the entire
loss for the year. 1t is estimated that
the loss during 1914 was fully as
great as during 1918. No doubt this
loss of hogs and pork has had its
effect in forcing the price of pork up
ward: thus the consuming public suf-
fers from the loss, but the producers
loss is not reduced In any way. 1t is.
therefore, as much 10 the advantage
of the consuming public as of the pro-
Queer TO have such diseases success
fully combated. even at public ex-
pense.
Putnam patriot., 1915-05-07

worth breeds best illustrate this type.
These are of British origin and have
been developed ON heterogeneous rations
mainly composed Of grains, grasses
and dairy products.
Comparative experiments show that
all breeds do about equally Well un-
der similar conditions and for feed
consumed. usually make about the
same increase in live weight and
growth. The bacon hog, however.
stresses but from 70 10 70 ger cent
Eset OF his gross weight The lard hog
ass the other hand, dresses from 50 10
sss per cent. As dressing percentage
IL she NEST important factor in deter
snfgnux the value of hogs in the great
markets OF the central West, il can
be seen Why the lard type is parueu-
sarly popular in the corn and grain
belt states.
Az the large packers are able TO
secure much of their supply OF bacon
from Immature and unfinished lara
hogs. there is no large and well-estab-
fished market OF the central West Tor
animals of the strictly bacon type, and
although conditions are suitable for
the production of bacon hogs OF high
Quality, their breeding and feeding
should not be undertaken with the
idea of marketing them In competition
with animals OF the lard type. The
bacon hog is an excellent source OF
home.cured pork. and whore there Is
a local or special market demand suiu-
ucient to insure a good profit over the
cost of production the raising OF ba-
~pn animals may wei be encouraged