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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
sussoRAn A FILTHY TOWN.
A Visit - the Apeeryphai Homo Of
oindbsd the eaiior.


A Visit - the Apeeryphai Homo Of
eindbsd the ssiier.
We were On our way to Russorah.
famous AZ the apocryphai home Ut
Sindbad the sailor. Russorah Ia the
seaport 0f Ragdud. from which 1t Ii
distant about 5OO mlles by river.
Bussorah " the srmuer 1. nothing
Iess than derry furnace. for the Their
m0meter registers more than 100 de-
grees +. In the shade during 10 CON
secutive days. and the mean tempera-
ture. night and day. for upwards OF
four months. u about 96 degrees.
Aalarial fevers. dysentery and ague
are prevalent and the town IL ire.
Quently visited BY plague and cholera.
and yet. thanks to the cool winter and
prevailing north winds. the place u
not essentially unhealthy for those
who are acclimatized.
The habits and wants Of the popu-
lation are simple and are likely to re-
main 70 for some time to come. but
the sanitary state Of the town ID de-
plorable. The creeks. which are tidal.
supply 1t with drinking water. but are
used Unfortunately for all house
hold purposes. and the stencil arising
from them at low water 10 overp0w-
ering.
The governor general Of the province
of Bussorah had his private residence
In the upper story Of fimsy iath and
plaster edi6cs overlooking the main
road. The walls of his house could not
have been more than six inches thick.
and 1t WAS full Of windows. The
ground door seemed to be stable and
was occupied by goats.
A. our carriage approached. churn-
Ing up the mud which lay ankle deep
and humping over the hollOws and Oh
structions which had 10 far escaped
the attention Of a not too observant
municipality. we saw the governors
head appear at an upper window and
that OF she goat at q lower one
simultaneously.
The governor. middle aged man Of
dignihed bearing. greeted rs gravely
and kindly. From his conversation be
appeared to be somewhat OF a pedapt.
imbned with the chauvinistic tenden-
cies Of the young Turk. and a harden
I'd bureaucrat.
His excellency's saIutnt ions as he
babe us farewell were expressed with
becoming gravity: I'VE trust that God
may be pleased to preserve your ex-
cellency's health Our town Is yours.
as well as our house. May we order
our soldiers to accompany you on your
ride to Zobeir? Your person is more
precious to us than our eyes. and there
are evil men. enemies Of our lord the
sultan. abroad in the desert. Cham
bers' journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
fs,eA1E BIRDS IN FLIGHT.

Their Amazing Pessr snd Psrseet Cen.
nsna Of the Air.
The haunt OF that remarkable crsa
turs. the frigats bird. 70 the southern
oceans. where II makes its nest on
come lonely coast OF remote island. FOs
that purpose II selects the Croeets. AZ
cension or Kergueien. along with
BOBBY eanpets. wide awake" tsrns
the beautiful boatswain birds OF ths
queer kelp pigeon. It tears from the
trees ~ II dies 4 few sticks and fabri
Gates q rude platform on top Of some
bush or tree. or even upon q ledge OF
rock. and lays and broods over q sin
gle egg-ali that It needs to produce In
q situation 70 safe and 20 6ercsly pro
tected.
The frigate bird b large. it, slender
but powerful wings spreading at least
four feet from tip to tip. while the
body h no lees than forty inches from
the hook Of the great beak to the tip
Of the long forked tail The color Il
blackisb. With purple and green gloss.
inKs; the feet are black, the bill blush
and the pouch. which b peculiar to the
male and II inflated in flight. y scarlet.
a. also 10 a ring about the eye. The
pouch indicates the close relationship
of these birds to the pelicans. but their
habits are more like birds Of prey. and
one good name for the race 10 man-of
war hawks.
On the wing they show perfect com
mand Of the air. Their eight 10 swift
bold and full Of grace. They are ap
parently untirins. keeping away from
land for weeks At time. soaring To
enormous heights and descending with
amazing speed. They can ride out q
hurricane. scudding low and taking q
reef In their wings. 30 as to expose
only the largest quilts to the gale
They are able to support themselves
for long hours without apparent mo
ton. and It II q beautiful sight to watch
one Of them floating overhead against
the deep blue sky. the long forked tail
alternately opening and shutting like a
pair of scissors and the head swinging
slowly from side to side. n II search
ing the hori.on. Frigate birds feed on
surface swimming 6sh. squids. crabs
and young turtles.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
A Maker Of cripplss.

DR.. Charlton Wallace once investi-
gated with great care 400 cases Of hip
joint disease-tuberculo Of the hip.
He found that Of this number 10 per
cent came Of tuberculous families or
had lived In houses where there had
been known cases Of active tubercu-
losis within year. In both cases the
explanation was the same-exposure to
infection. When the tubercle germ
cannot murder victim 1t does Its best
to cripple him. The only safeguard Is
to make sure personally, that your
house does not harbor this greatest of
human Chicago Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
TRAINED FOR THE GAME.
He Played His Part Well and Won
When His Chance Came.

He Played His Part Well and Won
When His Chance Came.
Senator Harry Lane. who - also an
NJ. D., was once superintendent Of the
Oregon State Insane asylum. One
day be was telling group Of his col
leagues some Of his experiences while
there. he said when be took the job
he ordered the walls around the insti.
tuition torn down. arguing that II any
real lunatics escaped they would be
detected and returned. but that II any
escaped who could not BE- detected
they did not belong there anyway.
"A patient came along one day" hs
said. ~and began . performances that
was new to all Of ~. The inmates Of
the asylum were turned out on the big
lawn each morning for exercise. Well
the man | was talking about immedL
ately began to run on q dog trot from
one end Of the building to the other
The patients having specialties Of their
own didn't notice him.
"Rack and forth be went. not only
on the Hrst morning. but on every
morning for months and months He
wore q path along the side Of the asy-
ium. We couldn't help but admire
his perseverance. He certainly stuck
to bis job. But one day Mr.. Man, the
moment he WAS let out. wriggled away
from the crowd and started across the
fields. Guards followed in pursuit
Trained for months, and that had been
his game ali along. be rapidly made
monkeys Of the guards He'd let them
get almost within reaching distance
and then be. would sprint 30 be van
ished. and We never heard Of him
again."-St Louis Post Dispatch.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
GAMING THE cuLpRIT.
Ths Agarirs II Leaves Lssk Wsrss rhaa
the Whaling Feels.

The MARKS II lsavss LEX Wsrss Thaa
the whaling Feels.
In q London police court recently .
teacher In q public school was prose-
cuted for assaulting pupil BY Gaming
him. The magistrate decided that be
had not used undue violence and there
fore discharged the master.
In this case the father OF the boy
who had been caned took him to =
physician on the evening OF the day
Of bis castgat on and this doctor found
about fifteen wheals on the lads back.
This was evidence Of severe punish
ment, but the magistrate considered 1t
was not too severe for the 0Kense
which had caused 1t. and said that
parents had formed an exaggerated
opinion Of the amount Of force that
had been used.
Commenting on this the London Ian
Get says:
"A blow from 4 cane causes at the
time. an appreciable amount Of pain
(which. by the way. IL what 1t 10 In
tended to do'. but 1t leaves behind
mark quite out Of proportion In its
formidable character to the amount Of
suffering which 1t causes after the nrst
sting has been endured. II any one
doubts this, having perhaps avoided
the opportunity to observe It In the
course Of an exemplary b0yhood. the
experiment IL easily made. Any small
boy will be willing to do his share BY
infiicting upon the seeker after truth
4 sharp cut or two. the results Of
which will no doubt be distinctly felt
for q time. but only for about an hour.
while there will be visible on the well
protected and tender skin of the back
for some days wheals which would
harrow the heart Of any mother"
In other words. boys back after
Gaming looks far worse than It feels.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

by dividing the counterweight into
sections and allowing the different sec.
lions In turn. from the top down. to
rest upon the projections In the hous-
ing for the weights as the cord carry
ing them moves downward. The total
weight. as shown. II divided into four
parts. and the three upper parts come
to rest at different positions. Each Of
the three lower weights should DO
provided with projecting pins. shown
at A. two on each Of the opposite sides
and near the corners 30 that the
weights will travel in the center Of the
housing. The projections upon which
the weights are to rest do not extend
entirely across the housing. and sum
Client space II allowed for the guiding
pins to pass. The positions Of the va
rious supports are determined expert
mentally, and the weights may be 20
adjusted that the object being lifted
will come to rest at almost any point
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

There are various estimates Of the
population Of ancient Rome. The ng.
ure given BY Gibbon 10 100000
Baker. In bis notes to Montesquieu's
"Grandeur and Decadence Of the Ro-
mans" gives good reasons for thinking
that Rome's population was 100000
The city had within Its walls in the
time Of Theodosius 49," habitations.
built. a. rule. with several Stories
New York American.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
HARDY TUSCAN WOMEN.
One Vigorous Old Dame Whs Acted a.
Mountain Guide.

One Vigorous Old Dame Whe Acted a.
Q Mountain Guide.
Illustrative of the hardness OF wo-
men in Tuscany. Sir Francis vane re-
lates in walks and People In Tus-
cany" the experiences of two Eng
ushmen who were travelling In Italy
and who appealed to village innkeep-
er for trustworthy guide to conduct
them over the pass between the noun
tains Of Rondinajo and Ire Potenze.
To their surprise an old woman ap-
peared and announced that she had
come to make arrangements for the
journey. They concluded she must be
the mother Of their guide.
What was our amazement to learn
that this elderly dame was our destin-
ed leader, and indeed she was got up
for the frny In long boots and short
skirts.
ION We tramped. she always ahead,
walking with q nne military swing
which q lifeguardsman might have en-
We'd. The path was dificult and could
not be used BY vehicles- Our guide
led u up the steep way which follows
small and rushing stream issuing
from out the side Of Rondinajo. and up
II we ascended for an hour or more
until the pass was reached.
I'VE here had the merciful intention
Of sending the old woman back, an
intention. however. she very strongly
opposed. 1t was only by allowing her
TO come some few miles farther ON that
We could induce her to leave US before
she had seen Us safely to the end Of
the journey"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

At one time In England BENJAMIN
Bunk meant q deserter from the army.
Forty-probably 6fty-years ago there
was a red nosed comedian. one Teddy
MosedaIe. who. dressed up in bur
iesque uniform Of the Tommy Of the
day. net the patrons Of the old Mogui
tnow the New Middiesex and an opera
house' into dts Of laughter With the
refrain:
I'm Benjamin Bunk. I'm Benjamin Bunk.
And the battle did alarm me:
I'm Benjamin Bunk. who got In funk.
30 they kicked me out Of the armyi
London Standard
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

II Marie COrelli has large circle of
readers who admire her hooks. there
y also a number Of people who do not
two men belonging to the opposing
camps. both well known journalists
were discussing her the other day.
what like about Miss CoreiIi.''
said the one who admired the author
ess. "is that she is $3.50 aliver'
Yes, that's what I object tor re-
tOrted the other.-I.ondon Spectator.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

The home Of the rosemary was origi-
nally in the south Of Europe. more
especially In Italy. where It grows to
the height of six or eight feet either
being trained upward from the ground
or embedding its roots In an old wall
II growa In three varieties-gold. silver
and green London Mall.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

It b believed that an excellent snb-
stitute for silk has been produced in
Panama BY crossing the biooma Of Ger
tain Wild 6ber planta with a species Of
cossipium. The result b a staple Of
texture dner than cocoon silk. but With
tensile strength about i've times
greater.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

Literally the word rajah means king.
and maharajah the great king or ruler
over several kingx but generally
speaking the titles ra5ah. maharajab
end nawab have no greater significance
than the words feudal lords as used in
medieval times In Europe. Many Of
them have been made BY the viii Of
the reigning chief. many bestowed for
msritorious acts and deeds.-Exchange
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

II In dificult to raise . heavy cel-
lar door or table top without some form
Of counterweight
1t can he easily seen from the &C.
companying sketch that an unchanged
weight will produce q greater and
greater effect upon the table top a. the
top moves toward its vertical position
II the weight Is adjusted 10 that II
balances the weight Of the table top
when the top Is horizontal 1t will be
a great deal too heavy for . balance
when the top nears it, vertical posi-
ton. The arrangement shown over
comes this difficulty to Q great extent
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
Did Haf

Yeast-Have any trouble getting in
the house last night when you went
home from the club: Crimsonbeak-
Did 1? Say. do You remember how
rusty that night key was last nightl
Well. look bow bright 1t 10 now
Yonkers Statesman.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

In northern Minnesota there 10 .
great area of land no 1at that its wa
ters sometimes dow into Hudson bay
and sometimes into the gulf Of Mexico
There are times when certain iakes
discharge at both ends. the northern
outlet carrying water through Red nv
er or Rainy river to Lake Winnipeg
and thence to Hudson bay. while the
southern outlet carries water to the
Mississippi.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

Close to the main rad connecting
the towns Of Passport and Calais. Me-.
stands unique little monument erect
I'd to mark a most interesting geo.
graphical point. TOR 1t in exactly half
way between the equator and north
pole.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

"You say you occasionally smoke one
Of your wife.s birthday cigan?"
Yes; dug 'em up the other day.
and they are great help In my pres
emit situation"
"What IL thaty'
81 am trying to quit smoking for
good"-Albany Knickerbocker Press.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

Metal ties were first used In Switxer.
land In 1881. since which time they
have replaced to a large extent tho
wooden de. About " per cent Of the
ties used BY the Federal Swiss railway
system are Of metal. These ties are
o feet by 9h BY 81 inches. weighing
100 pounds and selling for $2.3O against
$125 to S1.6O for oak ties. German
Iron foundries have formerly supplied
the metal ties.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
To Make Paper Transparent.

To Make Paper Transparont.
To chemically cause paper to become
transparent. says the Scientific Amer.
lean. use the following solution on the
paper: White wax. two ounces: abso-
lutte alcohol. fifteen ounces: ether. one
ouuce. The solution will be muddy at
drxt. but after q few minutes pour of'
the clear solution. which 10 the one to
save and use.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
Foreign Decorations.

The various decorations that have
been Given to American ofncers and Of.
0ciala by foreign governments are de-
posted In the state department where
the recipients may eco them and show
them to their friends. but may not take
them away or use them - having pos
0e0iou-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

The -Kent street ejectment," com.
mon tn England in days gone BY. con
sisted 10 taking Oh the front door. Il
was originated BY landlords In the
Kent street tSouth wark. London, dis
trict. where many tenants were in ar
epars for rent-London Mail
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
Palma.

sillicus-Palnls are symbolic OF VIC
tory Cynicua-la that the reason q
girl uses them IA decorations at her
wedding?-Towp Topics
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

II 10 foolish to pay no attention to
the error OF others and not to help
them out OF them Aiding others to BE-
strong Ia the best way to strengthen
ourselves.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
POPULAR MECHANICS
Brossen spectsr EXPLAINED.

An interesting example Of the Brock
en- specter was recently described By
Sir Thomas Holdich at q meeting Of
the Royal Geographical society. says
the Scientific American. It appsars
that there u mountain called Omi on
tho borders Of China and Tibet. WHERE
It was claimed that the devout wor.
shipper might occasionally ses from the
summit the Image Of bis great teacher.
Buddha. approaching the mountain
This belief was recorded a. nlsre
idle superstition BY explorers until oas
Of the latter happened to ascend the
mountain under suitable atmospheric
conditions aud saw his own. apparent
~ colossal. shadow cast BY the SON
upon Y bank Of fog-in short the well
known spectsr Of the Broken.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

Gabe- Smith hrags that he keeps all
Of his promises. ! wonder how be
manages to do 1t? Steve-He never
mnkes any.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
Real Ability.

"What q the secret OF successT ask.
ed the fool.
THE ability to conceal your lack Of
ability" replied the sage.-Cincinnah
Enquirer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

10 the nan Of Hrm purpose all ms
aud fhfngs ars sesvils.-0oethA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

To i've 10 70 change. and to b. psr
feet b to have changed often.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
Removing rrss ssumps.

Removal Of large tree stumps during
the clearing of new land under ordi-
nary processes u expensive and also
slow. excepting 10 cases where explo-
sives are used. A simple method has
now been applied which eliminates
much of the trouble usually encounter.
ed and IL feasible when time IL not an
Important factor. A hole two inches
in diameter IL bored fairly deep int
the middle Of the stump and 10 then
filled with equal parts of nitric and
sulphuric acids and plugged. After
about ave weeks time the large
stumps Of the hardest woods are 70
eaten BY the acid that they are easily
crumbled with pick.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06

Ceurtesy At the PaWnshop.
"You 60 6rst, Frau Meier. can
wait"
Thanks. I'd have you know l'm in
no more hurry for my money than
"-Fliegende Batter.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-18
Won BUELOW DEFEATS
RUSSIANS IN BATTLE
Takes 1000 Prisoners ard
Pushes the Enemy Back

London, Aug. 16.-General Won Bue-
low, commanding that portion o. the
army os Field Marshal Won linden
burg operating to the west of the river
Dvinsk, again has taken the offensive
and, according to the official report
published by Berlin, has beaten the
Russians in battle in the vicinity of
Kubisko and pushed them back in a
nortneasterly direction, taking over
1000 prisoners.
To the south before Kovno the Rus
slams. according to the same source
of information, made an unsuccessful
sortie from Kovno, which the Germans
are now approaching.
In the Polish sector the various Ger
man armies are slowly drawing in
their line and advancing from the
northwest and south ON Brest-Litoysk.
While they continue to take compara-
lively small groups of prisoners, they
make no claim to the capture of artil-
lery or booty, which is considered by
military observers as a tair indication
that Grand Duke Nicholas armies con.
tinue their orderly retreat and that
for some time to come will be able to
prevent the Germans from detachins
any part of their army for large ven
lures elsewhere.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-18
Old Track DUG Up.

In excavating at Lexington for the
east end of the new L. & N freight
depot, in course of erection, workmen
uncovered section of track of the old
railroad built in 1881 between Lexington
and Frankfort and which was one of the
first railroad tracks in the United States.
rhe part uncovered was the stone tram
way Oh which the rails were laid in lieu
of railroad ties, which had not been
thought of then. This vestige of anti
guilty is about fifty feet long and in an
excellent state of preservation. Before
being removed it will be photographed
by the railroad company officials and
preserved as relic of the first piece of
track of the L. & N.