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The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
A SMALL WORD.
It Has Only Two Letters. Vet II is Not
Easy to Define.

Easy to Define.
To define one word In Ahe English
language one modern dictionary takes
eighteen columns of small type. And
this SOLITARY word upon which the die
tiUnary bestOws such wealth Of elu
cidntiOp IL one that hardly anybody
except \ dictionary maker can define
ut all. The ordinary educated English
speaking persons knowledge of 1t
could be expressed In about half a sin.
gle line.
This fecnnd word Is ''of." II you
were asked to define it-unless you are
II dictionary mnker or of an allied trade
probably you would have to reply:
OF: Why. of Just means Of" You
might add defensively. II always com
.prehend perfectly what 1t means when
| see OF henr II and Gun use it correctly
In speech. 80 what do want to define
Il for anyway"
Hut II you were child your actual
mnstery Of or wOnld stand you In NO
stead wbatever. You would he set to
digging o'it and memorizing the things
the dictionary hnd to shy about 1t. OF
the tiriert ana least Informing OF them.
ns. for instance. that In some cases II
Ia such kind or proposition and In
other c,Sts some other kind and that
propositions have such ana such prop.
critics when they dom have some 9th,
er. every nit Of which you would alb
solutely and merifnlly forget at the
first possible moment.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

DodsOn ana his friend Jones stood con.
versing ON the corner. Dodson looked
up. clutcl"d his companion by the arm
and whispered. Hurry. jim" Around
the corner they went md made Off up
the street Then Jones called Dodson
to account. Creditor Of NINE" an.
swpred DodsOn. at isn't like you to
dodge creditors" said Jones. Are yo,l
up against it," Well" was the reply.
Il have enough In my pocket to pay
him. and II lie cnught me might do
It. Now let's go and spend some Of
this money 50 | can give him an honest
excuse II We should happen to see
him again. ArgOnnut.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
A au..tion Of odor,.

Bob Burnan. record holder In motor
car racing. tells the following story:
Recently was talking with n wOm-
an whose husband had acquired con-
siderable wealth suddenly and who
was quite new to the social world and
Its customs. She was particularly
anxious to appear as II accustomed to
all tie luxuries of life.
She began a conversation with me
on motoring.
Have you purchased your new car
this season." asked.
mo. Mr.. Burman. Not yet she
said. II can't make up my mind just
which make of car to buy. Maybe you
will help me-"
what is It that you cannot decide
about them?" asked.
"Why. / can't decide whether I
should get gasoline car or limou-
sine car. Tell me. does limousine
smell as bad as gasoline ?"-Every-
body's.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
HAIR AND VITALITY.
The One Acts. In = Measure. % an In
dsx Of the Othsr.


dsx Of the otnsr.
In the course Of It's continuous
growth the hair records the tide VI vi-
,tnlity ns II rises and fails In tile body.
When mir Is held up to the hight u
may be seen to Ike smaller NJ some
places than ut others. There mny Ike a
space Of one-eighth Of an Inch perhmps
where the hair IL 81 thin us u apI>enr
ready to break on.
Such spots Indicate nm appre,tnbl
iOss OF nOurishment. IA sleepltss night
or an attack OF autO-iDtOxtcatiUn. III
the lust named cases the general vital
" II intprfert1 with. and tile rOuS Of
the hair. not being developed. are not
US strong AS otherwise
The hair grows until the weight IN
NJ great that II can no longer t'e s,is.
taineI by the root. and II drops nut
That n why hnirs nre Ut different
lengths. Course hair. hnving large
roots. will grow long. When the vitni.
ity In low all over the body the roots
are imperfectly Developed. and the bnir
IL likely to fall out. MS IN cnxes Ut ~
phoid fever.
DnndrufY In a parasitic disease, ana
the pnrnsites get down around the rOOt
of the hair. which btcOmes diseased.
Tint Ia another rensUn why the huir
falls out Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
HARD FOR HIM TO DECIDE.
Beth Propositions seemed 70 D. In the
8nms Clasa.

When William A. Garrett wns gen
ernl manager OF the l'ere Marquette
rnilrOad lie had All aversion I" -il,oE'
Ing He therefore ISSUED MI order TINT
any employee smoking while ~ duty
wonld lr discharged rus story Ut
what then happened MIS- toId h! VII
liam IL Cnnniii. head of the Nirkri
i'iai.. fsiilrntd
',l.rir;t wr> walking through One Ut
the .VuiJnhy's freight yards one day
not long after the issuing Of hts anti
smoke order and saw II freight brake
man content.tiiy putting mt II rigar
u gee you're smoking" reiiinrEed
Garrett.
Yes. you're exactly right" replied
the brakeman In deferentinl tones.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

On one occasion as Mr.. Beecher was
In the midst Of an tmpassiOned speech
some one attempted to interrupt him
by suddenly growing like cock. The
orator. however. was equal to the Occa-
sion. He stopped. listened till the
growing ceased and then. with iOOk
OF surprise. pulled out Ills watch.
Morning nlrendy!" he said. my
watch Ia only Mt 10. But there can be
no mistake about 1t. The instincts ot
the lower animnia are infallible."
There WIS IL roar of laughter. The
Flower animals In the gallery coliaps.
ed. and Mr.. Beccher WINS able to re.
sumo as II nothing had occurred.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

The ocean floor Is an interminnhre
desert Of grnyisb oOze. largely comp,'s
ed Of minute shells. In which. II one
were to walk over 1t. the feet would
sink deeply. There Is no plant life
whatever. even the sea lilies betnR
merely animals resembling flowers III
appearance. It Is believed that most
of tile deep sen nninals-not the ftsh
es, hut the lower forms-iive by emitting
sl,e ooze or mud Oh the bottom. digest
ing the organic matter II contains
The mud eaters. many Of which are OF
gigantic size. are the common prey vi
sharks and other rapaciOus fishes.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
ORIGIN OF ~oLvER TWIST"
Dickens Got HIS PRINCIPAL Characters
From Cruiksnsnk.

The true story of the origin NJ ''Oit
yer Twist X moi GENERALLY km'wn "
" this:
After the Hinazine -n"'r~- ~ I'M
"Pickwick I'Hi.r~ !pi.h.t,- 49, ~ Mt,
iEg Of following u at :" i,"'
London life WIN wii5i' " 49, ,u"
fnmillur man WIN 'r "a r.'li.
life. Just Hia,iif tiiiif Li." -. 3'tl.-s
to visit The -is"!Ip ~ t..,. -
shank and wun >n""n ...+.n q '"'t
tue iaftet Dnb iuir ,."-t'"..". -
career VI n LuinjuU iiiief i"i- ""
a sketch VI Fngin> drn. WIN III" Al
full DOdger and Muster tLarr, Eni"s
pictures of Bill Sike. and ILL., deg nnd
Nancy Sikes and. iu>ti.. tngiD III TIE
condemned cell
Dickens was much struck 10y the is'w
er OF these character skeIrhcs. ana TOE
result WIS that he cbanI,ai liz mii','r
plot OF oliver Twist Instead III
taking him through spiriie~s udvru
lures In the country be introduced Inn
into the thieves' den IN I-,udou. show
ed up their life of sin. but brought us
hero through pure and undecided.
Thus II will TIE seeD thnt George
Crulksliank. not Charles Dickens. wns
the originator Of the leading cbnrnc-
tiers thnt appear In oliver Twist
London saturday Review.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
srit.in,. er...... er.siois..

The wild fowls Ut st. Kilda lind nest
ing pinces TINT enable them to lid de-
fiance to the sportsman and to the
most daring Ut bird catchers- There
Is. for example. the preciptoe called
Connsher. the same being far and way
the greatest precipice IN the British
isles. the deepest perpendicular preci
pice. Il rises from the sea level to a
cipnr height of l.22U tert. Consider
tint n nnn might jump from the top
Ut Connglni into the sea without get
ting srratcb by the way.-London
Gruphic
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07


He was New York young man,
more or less In society. according to
the state OF his pocketbook. and he
had invited two young ladies' to dine
Mt a fashionable restaurant. Before
the reDast was brought in he called
the waiter aside and said confden-
tally:
when l order Bordeaux you must
bring us cheap. second class wine."
The waiter replied that he under
stood, and the inferior wine was nc
cortlingly served. When the bill was
brought in. however. the young man
looked considerably annoyed and tried
to attract the attention of the waiter
by discharging series OF sly winks
and mods upon that functionary.
Finding his efforts fruitless, he said.
Here wuiter. there is some mistake
in the wine item"
The waiter courteously denied the
charge, stating that Bordeaux had been
charged for. us ordered.
The ladies' Mt once confirmed this
statement, and the economical young
man had nothing to do but pay up
New York Press.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

One secret In executive work h put.
ting the right man in the right place.
Lord Clnud Hamilton knew 1t. Lord
Clnud was travelling over his line when
a hrakeman-0r guard. as they say In
the old country shouted at Acton sta.
ton: "Hactcn! Hacton!' Lord Claud
smiled. A little further on. arriving at
Hanwell. another quart shouted: AN.
we'll! Anweil!
Quick az II flash Lord Clnud said to
his companion: You see how difficult
1t is. Thornton. to get the right man
In the right place. We must have that
Acton porter brought hers and we'll
send that Hanweli fellow to Acton"
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

"w,nxcr put ON his wife's spnts thl.
morning"
"why. the old hie must be growing
polite"
"YOu don't get me. He wore EN-.
He wanted tis wife to see how ridic.
ulOus they looked"
"Weilw
1.-THE first man he met snid. BY love.
Winner. ! never saw you 40 well dress
ed And the second man said. Why.
old chap. you're looking positively dis-
tunggy."
"Wha, did the old guy say?''
"He said. This will he u good lesson
to my wife. It's going to teach hei
that these extremes In fashion are
meant only for the favored few
CleveinDd Plaln Denier.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centn
ries the fame Of Middiebmrg and Flush
ing. In Holland. extended all over Flu.
rope. The latter especially WAS 81
important that II was called 1.-The key
to the Dutch seas The Emperor
Charles V. visited the city aud spent
some days In the small adjoining town
Of Zuytburg II was there that In Sep
TENDER. 1886. he dated his act OF alb
dicntion before saiiug from Flushing
to Spain aud retiring to the monastery
Of st. Jnste.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

The moon has innocently been the
cause of much Numbering on the part
of authors. Wilkie Collins In some
mysterious fushion made 1t rise on one
important occasion IN the west. Rider
HaGgard In king Solomon's Mines
cnntrives IN eclipse Of the new moon
for the benefit Of his readers. and Cole
ridge ingthiomsly places II star between
the horns Of the crescent moon us she
rises In the eust.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

The late Joseph f. Brown. ex-gover-
nor and senator Of Georgia, was pom
derous, platitudlnous man, who talked
Unfortunately in the most dreary fash
ion. says the Saturday Evening Post
One day the late Senator ingalls, of
Kansas took Offense at something
Brown said and replied In speech
that literally fiaycd Brown.
A day or two later Brown came back
with II long. involved. wearisome
speech. trying to reply to ingalls,.
After he had finished Senator Butler
of South Carolina. wanting to be nice.
said to him, Brown. that was good
speech"
We'll" replied Brown conplacently.
"lngalls brought it ON himself"
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
BREATHING IN THE GERMS.
Whsrs Short Psrsens Have IN Advan.
tags Over Tall Ones.


tags Over Tall Ones
Statistics reveal the fact that short
pers0ns are krs liable to the different
discusses which 80 the rounds among
huiIiuuit. than those who are taller
aud seemingly more SUBSCRIPTIONS to con
a2,On.
Like every other fact. there " rea-
.oD Tor this
Mnny OF the different diseases are
due to Impurities in the atmosphere We
breathe.
In factories. workshops. depOts, cars.
s4hoois. churches. office buildings and
In thousands OF living apartments
habit OF collecting there IL more Or it'ss
liability OF some one or more persons
having In some degree or other some
VI the diseases or being In an an
healthy condition. and rs they breathe
the air that circulntes through thOs.
pluces the taller persons are certain to
breathe more Of the impurities than
the shorter persons. as the warm
breath Of everybody naturally seeks
the higher portion Of the atmosphere
In the Enclosure. and II the air IL pol
sUned those who are taller will breathe
II fjrst and continue to breathe II long
er. US those whose heads are not 80
high may escape all or part Of tho
poison. which In many instances III apt
to cre,ite IN unhealthy condition Of
indy. philadelphia North American.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

Bolts was run over by handsome
limousine yesterday"
Hurt mnch?"
mo. A stunning girl who was In
Inc car made the chauffeur pick Bolts
up. and she held his head In her lap
all the way tn the hospital"
''Thlnk of II thing like that happen.
ing to Botts. who has no souI!"-Bir
mingham Age Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

Charley Allen. at one time Republic
an candidate for governor of Massa-
chusetts, spent his undergraduate days
at Amherst college. In Professor Bill
Esty's class one day he rushed
mathematical demonstration with great
brilliancy. as It appeared to the class.
but the professor was not satisfied
THAT will hardly do. Mr.. Allen" no
said. you must demonstrate as IL I
didn't know and you were making 1t
clear to me-"
Allen obediently went at 1t again.
and In the midst of his demonstration
remarked:
Then you multiply by z-you IN.
derstand what l mean by multiply,
don't you. professor New York Post.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

He-Do you know that rs long as /
hnve known you have never seen you
dressed IN white! SlIe-indeed. Are
you. then, 30 partial to the color: He
Not exnctly that. but whenever ! see
a girl dressed IN white ! nm always
tempted to Kiss ner Sh%Wili you
excuse me for II quarter Ut an hour:
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

When the first cable was laid be-
tween this country and England In
's'a' It cost 500 to send a message of
twenty words. no shorter being &C.
cepted.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

Nervous Old Lady Uor the seventh
timeI-Oh. captain. Is there any dan
eer-shaIl ! he drowned? Exasperated
skipper I'm Hfrnid not. ma am.-Lon
don Mail
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

so you don't cure for poetryT"
II admire it." replied Miss Cayenne.
But can't help thinking that it's
dangerous to attach much Importance
to language that Is selected because
the words rhyme instead OF for the
purpose of communicating facts."-
Washington Star.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
Criticism.

Censure and criticism never hurt any.
body. II they are false they cannot
hurt you uniess you are wanting In
manly character, and II they are true
they show II tnnn his weak points and
fOrewarn him against failure and trou-
ble.-GladstOne.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
Ae Got His.

II love yom." said the tiippnnt youth
do you get iue:"
NO. | do not get you. l wouldn't
have yon." retorted the sensible GIRL
Kansas City Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

when ! was a boy" said Mr.. Cum.
rox. II walked eight miles to go to
school,"
And yet" rejoined his son Clyde. In
tome nf gentle reproof. you blame
me for going In 70 strong for physical
culture. Washington Star
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
A Case For Tact.

"There are m,iies ON the jury"
''They ought ~ favor lady de
fendnnt"
I'VE shall have TO he exceedingly
careful I don't think 1t would "
good policy for our fair client to dres,
better than they d0."-kansas City
journal.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

Mrs. BOrem Wright-Gracie. why
Isn't your brother George at our party
too? Oracle = Georges been good
boy all week. and mamma said he
needn't come. -Phlladelphia Bulletin
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07
Poor Return.

did you get amy return from your
Investment"
IMny's check marked no funds "-Buf.
fnlU Express.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

The young pUstmistre~s. says Ev'
erybody's Magazine, was reading a
postal card from the morning mail
Finally she turned II over to the nd.
dress.
Huh" she said in disappointed
tone. this card 10 TOR met"
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

True liberty consists In the enjoy.
ment Of our own rights and not In the
destruction of the rights OF others.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

The prosperous cannot easily form .
right Idea Of misery. -Quintilian.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

Peace rules the day where reason
rules the ,ntnd Collins.
The Meeker herald., 1915-08-07

Better living beggar than . buried
e1nperor.-La Fontaine.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CH|LD'S BOWELS
It is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic Into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on castor oil. calomel. catharticA
How you hated them. how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form or
physic simply don't realize what they
do The children's revolt Is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them
If your child's stomach, liver ana
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup Of Figs" Ito
action is positive. but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take II; that 1t never fails To
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves q sick child tomor-
row!
Ask at the store for . 60-cent bottle
of California Syrup ofsF1gs," which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
GRANDMA USED SAGE TEA
TO DARKEN HER GRAY HAIR
She Made Up Mixture Of Sage Tea
and Sulphur to Bring Back Color,
Gloss, Thickness.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which is
mussy and troublesome. Nowadays,
by asking at any store for "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy" you
will get large bottle of the famous
old recipe for about so cents.
Don't stay gray! Try it! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair. as it does it so naturally
and evenly. You dampen sponge or
soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time, by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another ap-
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark, thick and glossy
Adv,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
NOT TO BE CAUGHT MAPPING
ton and the Doctor Lost
His Bet.

There lives In a certain Vermont
town quaint old character known
as Uncle Tobe," who Is SO con-
servative Of action and speech that 1t
Is almost difficult at times to get any
thing definite from him. Uncle lobe,
like the Father of His Country, has the
reputation of never having told a lie.
and in addition he is so cautious OF
statement that he has never been
known to tell an innocent untruth.
On one occasion his doctor, In con-
versation with friends touching Uncle
Tobe's characteristics, ventured to lay
bet Of five dollars that he could cause
Uncle lobe to tell what wasn't so. A
neighbor promptly took the bet.
The doctor walked into Uncle. Tobe's
house next morning, and while he was
talking with the old man, the neighbor
who had taken the bet drove up to the
gate. Uncle lobe went to see what he
wanted, and then the doctor, as he had
agreed to do, went out the back door
and hid in the barn.
Good morning, Tobe," said the WIS.,
itor, lis the doctor in your house?"
He was there when / came out"
said Uncle lobe.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15

nodded their heads significantly. II
looked good to them. Stratton didn't
have to go hunting easy marks now
to purchase or lease his property.
Experienced miners and men with
money came after him. They knew
the hazards and the possibilities of
the game. One of them, Bill Parish,
offered $4,000 to Stratton. AS usual
this was not to be all cash. There
was to be an initial payment OF
$1,000 and $4,000 was to be paid at
the end of the year Stratton accept
ed. He couldn't lose either way. He
had the laugh on the jokers who had
been talking 80 much about him. The
$4,000 real money and the possibility
of getting forty-five thousand more,
made him feel almost plutocratic.
Parish and his associates got cold
feet in short order. The body of the
ore they had been so much impressed
by dribbled out to nothing. They were
fully satisfied their $4,000 was lost.
They were fully satisfied, too, that the
mine was a bad property. They did
some inconsequential work for the
full IL months, but the further they
went in extending the mine, the poor
er was the return in ore
Back to Stratton went the title to
the mine when the year was up. Once
more the jokers had an inning. They
used to sing song in Cripple Creek
that was a parody on "The Cat Came
Back" 1t wasn't a Sunday school
hymn by any means.
That mine had been pretty good to
Stratton. 1t had brought $3.50 in
real money. There was no telling
NOW much more might come his way
It's no wonder therefore, that he went
back to it. He switched, however, in
regard to his operation. He had been
working the independence claim.
When he went back he began working
the George Washington. He made
some money out Of this, not enough
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-01-15
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS
Says Too Much Meat Forms Uric Acid
Which Clogs the Kidneys and
lrritates the Bladder.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need flushing occasionally,
else we have backache and dull misery
in the kidney region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver.
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about, four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonful in a glass Of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon Juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad-
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com.
plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots Of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble.-Adv.