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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

The farmer has become the strongest supported of the good roads movement. He is no longer the enemy of the mo- tor car, but one of it's owners. The newest motor car the farmer has come to use is the big truck. The Daily Oklahoman, commenting on the in
 creased use of motor trucks by farm
 CTS says that a single truck, in one trip, can carry as big a load as three two-horse wagons. The farmer no longer needs to take his crops to the nearest railroad and then let the rail- road do the rest of his carrying for him. In states where good roads are already built, he can carry his goods 100 miles or more direct to market pr mill. It will reduce the cost of his marketing considerably too. He can haul merchandise back again, proba- bly at lower rates than the railroads. He may be independent of the steam roads if he wants to be. It's just an other example of the usefulness of good roads and motor cars, as well as of the bigger opportunities opening to the farmer.-Watefbury Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

Now that Greece has yielded to all of the demands of the entente powers, It is time to inquire what else could It have done?
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

It Is declared that Villa killed Dr Fisher when he admitted he was ar American, and yet he wants this country to agree not to molest him
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

There never has been a Christmas but what there was plenty of oppor- tunities for dispensing charity.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
Proaress Without Recognition.

Villa is demonstrating that a man may make a great deal of headway in Mexico without any recognition to speak of.-Washington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

When snow falls, Bridgeports public works department must have a sort of winter housekeeping. Such was Its situation last week, and is today for the housemaids-in this case, snow shovellers- could not be found and the snow is still on the streets. The di- rector of Public Works finds that the demand for men in the regular lines is so great that the irregular job of shoveling snow from the streets does not appeal. He cannot get help. We imagine that this situation will ulti- mately bring about the same recourse as the situation in regular houseclean- ing-an appeal to machinery. Our idea of a real snow removal outflt would be a series of motor trucks with detachable bodies. There would be-
 distributed along the snow covered streets to be filled, and picked up aid dumped. Each truck could pick up and dump several bodies in the stime 1t would take to fill one, so that ever Dlt
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It might be an excellent time to start probe on the high cost of pulp lie buildings.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
BEING INFORMAL.

"Pm glad Pm back in town!" de- clared the woman who was energeti- cally buying fall clothes. I'm glad to be once more within reach of an gelic, dependable caterers and heav- enly reliable grocerymen and seraphic waitresSeS- Especially am l glad to be where guests are guests according to set rule and not according to their own sweet will. Didn't you know that when people are guests in the country they kick all rules overheard? :? They call it being nice and informal, you know, but I'll wager that the in
 sane asylums are full of hostesses driven there by the pernicious habit "Tne thing that laid me low was the dinner ] tried to give for my
 daughters birthday. I thought it would be a nice way to round up tho season and recognize how kind some ef ths young men had been to her
 Especially we wanted John Strahorn
 from the next lake thirty miles away, who had included Helen in his house
 boat party
 T pass by the minor mishaps of the day, such as discovering that three of the Sherbet glasses were broken, nec-
 eSSitating a five mile trip to the will
 lage. After the messenger returned from that expedition we found that the laundry had failed to send back my best napkins. We telephoned and they said they weren't going to put
 any laundry on the ferryboat that day. Nom, the boy was sick and they guessed they couldn't find any one and there wasn't anybody to take 1t down to the landing. Meobe tomorrow, oh, yes, sure We'll, we'd use breakfast napkins and laugh it off, said l.. It didn't matter so much being summer time and informal
 "We drove down to meet the train on which we expected John-and he wasn't on t. Then we dashed back to the house, where I spent an hour making salad and then drove back for the next traiG-and he wasn't on that. Helen always is tragic John she said, isn't comingi That is ob- vious! But what is worse, he never had any intention of coming!"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

of the apparatus would be working at high effieciency, and the shovelers, in eidentally, wouldn't have to hoist the snow over their heads to get 1t loaded. Contractors make use of this plan in their effort to beat each other on prices. Perhaps in time. cities will take up the idea. also. - Bridgeport Tele- gram.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Physicians generally approve the idea now growing more popular every month, of walking for health and rec reation. The doctors know it's bene- fits, in muscle, nervous energy, men tai relaxation, improved digestion, better blood circulation. Hiking is not a matter of weather. Any able bodied man can walk in any kind of weather we have here, although ifNgoing away from home for business this might not be advisable. Dressed for it, rain or blizzard is no unpleasant handicap tu the fellow needing the exercise. If one walks enough he - keep phySic- ally fit.-New Haven Union.
 Why don't we have Uncle Sam put up power plants on his own power sites, assure himself of an adequate supply of nitrate for his own use, sell the surplus power to municipalitic, and use it to manufacture fertilizer for the farmers? We gave away our coal beds to private interests, and now we pay their prices for coal We let private owners monopolize the iron ore beds, and now we pay steel trust prices for steel. We let the copper barons; have the copper deposits that mother nature stored away in the earth, and now we pay copper trust prices for copper. Are we going to let the re- maining water powers go?-New Lon don Telegraph.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20
Takinq Off the Hat.

''The Spectators unbared their heads says a Pittsburgh papers ac- count of a football game. One pre- sumes this to be Pittsburgese for Dealer.
 It costs Holland about $3,000,000 a year to maintain it's dikeS.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
Reptiles Ar shsftsishtsd.

According to naturalist. serpents. In
spite of their reputation for alertness.
are very shortsighted. Some OF them
cannot see more than yard or two In
front of them. Other reptiles are SINH
larry deficient in sense Of vision. and
the authority asserts that crocodile
cannot see man at 4 greater distance
than six times its own length. In re-
spect Of hearing. many reptiles are
even more deficient than in sight
Some serpents are deaf, the boa, 1t is
said. being unable to hear any sound.
The term deaf adder" consequently
expresses fact In one respect some
reptiles show singular acuteness. They
have an unerring instinct for water
and in dry weather will travel straight
to 1t, even when they are at such long
distances that the mystery il how they
could possibly become aware Of its
locality.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
Notice Of Delinquent Sidewalk Assess
ment

whomsoever may claim any title or interest
in or to Lots 10. II. U and p. in Block 81, In
the Town OF Meeker, Colorado:
You are hereby notified that at the regular
meeting Of the board Of Trustees Of the Town
OF MeeEer for the month Of December, A. d.
1919, BY resolution. duly passed and adopted,
Lots ID II, II and b, in Block 81, 10 the said
Town Of Meeker, were declared to be subject
to q delinquent assessment to the amount Of
e33 ~ on account OF sidewalk repairs made
and done on said premises BY the said Town Of
Meeker.
You are further notified that the Board Of
Trustees will meet on the Second day Of Janu-
airy, A. d. 1917, at the hour of . O'clock p. m.
to hear any objection thereto. or any reason
why said assessment should not be paid ~ de-
clarcd. at which time and place you may ap-
pear and offer your objections, II any you have.
II you may 40 desire:
And YOU are hereby further notified, that II
said assessment, or such amount ~ may 1t
said meeting be determined due ana payable,
be not paid within thirty days after SAID meet
ing Of said Board - aforesaid, the same, to-
gether with the costs Of this publication and
proceeding and ten per cent. additional to cover
costs OF collection wilt be certified to the C0un-
ty Treasurer Of the County Of Rio Blanco, for
collection with the next regular taxes.
fsEALI T. b. SCOTr,
d823 Town Clerk and Recorder.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
LoMpoN's BRIDGES.
The First Of These Historic Structures
NaMed Q Juvenile oame.

The First Of These Historic Structures
Named Juvenile oams.
Can you remember when you were
3 little tyke and played London bridge
IL falling down. during recess or At
children's parties when the girls were
not too much dressed up? The game
always ended with . vigorous pull Of
the opposing sides. with the result that
usually both forces went down In the
dust. Did you know that that child.
ish game was one Of the genuine an
tiques and that 1t could trace its origin
to a real historic fact2 The first bridge
over the Thames. at the headwaters Of
navigation. about haN 4 mile above the
Tower, was 30 old that the story Of its
construction Ia lost in maze Of myths.
Its fall. however. IL a matter Of record
1t happened on the 10th of November.
1919. and It was the result of the most
devastating storm and the most terrific
and sudden iood that London had ever
seen.
That first bridge was entirely Of
wood. 1t was not rebuilt for almost a
century. and the second bridge con.
sisted Of stone arches, resting on deep
piling. 1t was forty feet wide and al
most a thousand feet long. Houses
were built along the bridge. also rest.
ing on piling. until the bridge looked
like a city street. These buildings
were swept away by fre in 1905. In
the middle of the bridge was draw.
with tower. on which were exhibited
ecuted for treason against the kings Of
England. The present London bridge
was begun In 1924. little way above
the old one. and 1t is of such massive
construction that there is little danger
of its ever falling 6own."-st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
WON BY DARING WIT.
Story Of Gar Paul, His Sacred snum.
box and Wager.

Story Of Gar Paul, His Sacred enu6.
box and Wager.
Car Paul's snufibox was n sacred
US the imperial crown itself No one
was allowed to touch 1t. Kapion wa
gered that be would take q pinch out
Of 1t.
One morning he walked up to the ia
BILE which stood near the bed on which
the car still reclined and boldly took
from 1t the majestic snunbox. Open
ing 1t noisily. he inserted his fingers,
and. while Paul l. was watching him.
In stupefaction at such audacity, be
smiled up the fragrant powder with
evident satisfaction.
what are you doing there. you
rogue?" exclaimed the car excitedly.
Having a pinch Of snuff, sire. l
have now been on duty for eight
hours. and. feeling drowsy. I thought
1t would keep me awake. for would
rather break the rules Of etiquette than
neglect my duty"
Paul burst out laughing and merely
replied:
That's right enough, my lad. but as
the snufYbox is not large enough for
both Of us you can keep it for your
SELF"
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09

1t takes about four and half bush.
els of wheat to make q barrel of -four.
but different wheats vary from this es-
innate. A hard wheat produces more
flour to the bushel than soft wheat
Generally speaking. bushel Of wheat
will yield from 20 to Is per cent Of
-four Of different grades. distributed
about as follows: Patent -four, IS to 10
per cent: bakers -four, 8 to 10 per cent;
red dog. 5 per cent. making approx
mately 20 to 70 per cent Of -four and
leaving % to 80 per cent of feedstuff-
that is bran. shorts etc.-Philadelphia
Press
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
ws,EaE DRUGGISTS FLOURISH.
How the Dvsinsss 10 Run In the South
American Requisites.

How the Dusinsss 10 Run In the Ssueh
American Republics.
Latin Americans are great believers
In medicines and. due to the scarcity
of physicians. are obliged to doctor
themselves. Pharmacy Is consequent
ly profitable. With the exception Of
modern Europe. Canada and the Unit
ed States pharmacy Is practtced In
other lands Of the world much as 1t
was in the United States seventy-hve
or a hundred years ago. and this Is
particularly true Of the republics to
the south of US.
The individual druggist makes his
own pills. extracts, tinctures. infusions
and pulverixes bis own crude drugs.
Soda water fountains are few. The
usual rubber goods. toilet articles.
soaps, perfumes. instruments and SUM-
dries are carried.
Each druggist makes q line Of his
own specialties which he pushes. In
addition to the standard drugs and
medicines. he also carries remedies
and medicaments known only in his
immediate vicinity. They are mostly
Of Indian origin. compounded from
roots. herbs or other ingredients. pro-
duced only In the country where he
lives. These find ready sale among
ali classes.
superstitious ideas are prevalent.
and these are frequently taken advan-
tage of by the interruptions. One phar.
macist made fortune selling Indians.
half castles. and whites, for that mat
ter. too. pink love powders" and
white love powders." The white love
powder was pulverized sugar, while
the pink love powder was made Of the
same material colored. Indians would
walk hundreds of miles to buy this
precious powder.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09

A broad margin of leisure is as beau
tiful in u mans life as in a book
Haste makes waste no less in life than
in housekeeping. Keep the time. OBJ
serve the hours OF the universe, not Of
the cars. What are threescore years
and ten hurriedly and coarsely lived to
moments Of divine leisure in which
your life Is coincident with the life Of
the universe? We live too fast and
coarsely. just as we eat too fast and
do not know the true SAVIOR of our food.
We consult our will and understanding
and the expectation Of men. not our
genius.-Thoreau.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09

The famous academy of Plato was in
suburb of Athens. about a mile north
Of the Dypilum gate. 1t is said to have
belonged to the hero Academus; hence
the name. 1t was surrounded with a
wall and adorned with walks. groves
and fountains. Plato possessed a small
estate in the neighborhood and for
some fifty Years taught his divine phi
losophy' to young and old assembled
in the academy to listen to his wise
words After Plato's death in 34S B. G.
the academy lost much OF its fame. but
the beauty remained for centuries aft
er the great teacher was no more
New York American.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
THE GARDEN Of EDEN.
Il 10 Said to Havs the Most Trying
Climate In the Wseld.

Climate In the Wsrid.
The chief popularity about Kurna IL
that the natives believe the place
where they live Is the exact site Of the
garden Of Eden.
The climate Of Kurna is acknowl-
edged to be the most trying in all the
world. The heat il terrific in the sum-
mer time. 1t Is claimed that the Brit
ish government has a record Of 159
degrees in the shade upon the bridge
Of boat anchored in the river at
Busreh. little to the south.
The missionaries at Busreh tell Of
nights when the thermometer regis
tiers not less than 1875 degrees. British
sailors bound for the Persian gulf In
the summer time usually desert II they
can. Perhaps in Arizona the thermom-
eter rises nearly rs high. but there is
the dry air, while in the Persian gulf
1t is exceedingly moist.
The Europeans at Busreh must pass
the days in underground chambers. or
serdaubs. while q native boy pulls =
huge fan. or punkah. suspended from
the ceiling to keep the air in circula-
ton. The nights are spent on the
roof. for 1t u impossible to sleep be-
low.
In the winter time the air seems ex-
ceedingiy cold. for the marshes are
filed with salt. and as the wind
sweeps over the plain the moist air Is
peculiarly penetrating. Frequently
the Arab. benumbed by the cold. falls
from his horse.-Christian Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
III, scar. sense Of smell.

The sense Of smell possessed by the
seals is very strong and will invariably
wake them out of sound sleep even
II you come upon them ever 30 quietly
to the windward. and you will alarm
them In this way much more thorough
ly. though you be half mile distant.
than II you came up carelessly from
the leeward and even walked In among
them. they seeming to feel that you
are not different from one Of their own
species until they smell you. The chief
attraction in these animals is their
large. handsome eyes, which indicate
great intelligence. They are deep
blush black. with a soft. glistening
appearance. and the pupil, like the
cats. is capable of great dilation and
contraction.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
SPECIALISTS IN CHINA


They Knew 70 . Nicely Just Whsrs
Thsir Work Begins and Ends.
The Englishman knows how to serve.
and he knows how to be served. says
Isaac Taylor Headland in Home Life
In China" but In the matter Of service
and serving even the Englishman must
take 4 second place. for the Chinaman
has specialized service such as has
never been done In Great Britain.
We sometimes think we are special
lists In the west. We have our ego
specialists, kind Of servant. Of course,
although I simply use them to Illus
trate what wish to say here. but they
often combine with the treatment OF
the eye that Of the ear. the nose and
the throat They have not got down
to last analysis Of specializing as the
Chinese doctor has.
A man had been shot with an arrow,
the head Of which was buried in the
flesh. He tried to pull 1t out. but the
skin had closed over the head. and he
was not able to do SO. He went to a
physician to get him to remove 1t. The
doctor promptly sawed the shaft of
close to the skin and then demanded
his fee. But" said the sufferer, "the
head of the arrow Is still inside"
quite right" said the doctor. II
am a specialist. l deal only with out
side diseases. II you want the head
taken out you will have to go to an
other specialist who cares for inside
ailments"
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
TACT AND A SPEECH.

Why Disrasii Changed His Mind About
Speaking In Frsneh.
In Lord Redesdale's memoirs" there
are some stories OF Lord Beaconsdeld.
The following is particularly character
istic:
There was one amusing incident in
connection kh the Berlin congress-
One day 1t was announced that on the
morrow Lord Beaconsfield was to ad-
dress the assembled statesmen and
that he would speak In French. Lord
Odo Russell. who was master Of
tongues. heard this with no little alarm.
for 1t was well known that Lord Bea-
consfleld's French was very much Of
the stratford-atte-B owe type. Lord
Odo, always clever. went to him and
adroitly turned the conversation on to
the next days conference. Lord Bea-
cOns6eld announced his intention Of
speaking.
".In what language do you propose
to speakr asked Lord Odo.
"rIn French was the answer.
"'I am afraid that will be very
great disappointment to the collea gues,'
said Lord Odo. You zee, they know
that they hare here In you the greatest
living master Of English oratory, and
Of course they are longing to hear you
THE great man smiled his pleasure.
and the speech was delivered in Eng
lish. Lord Odo was wont to declare
that he never knew whether Lord Bea-
consheld took the hint or accepted the
compliment"
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09

This is a true story. Little Walter,
whose father Is professor in middle
west university. was scrutinizing his
parents closely and said: Father. you
have such heavy eyebrows. and mother
has hardly any. What are eyebrows
for?" The father replied. impromptu.
why. eyebrows areer-eyebrows are
to keep the Precipitation from get
ting into peoples eyes when they work
hard" But, father" protested Wal
ter. II don't see how that can be. for
mothers would need to be many times
heavier than yours" And father was
lost in thought.-Christian Register.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09

The ancient judge sat before the
scales of worth.
Bring forth the royal treasurer he
cried. and the hurrying slaves poured
into the huge pans sacks OF golden
metal. caskets Of sparkling gems until
1t seemed AZ II all the wealth Of earth
were there. Yet the balance never
stirred.
LET the learning Of the ages be add
ed" came the order. and tons upon
tons Of the wisdom Of sages. philoso-
piers. scientists and poets was heaped
upon the pile. And still the great arm
Of the scales remained high in mir.
add now the men Of power and
high position" said the judge. "and
the scale will fall" But all in vain.
But what is on the other side that
outweiehs all these?' asked one.
ut is character" said the Judge
Portal.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09

STATE ct Ohio, City Of Toledo.
Lucas County,
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he %
& Co, doing business In the city OF To:
lido. County and State Aforesaid snd
that said nrm will pay the sum o. ONE
cry case Of Catarrh that cannot b cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence. this 9Th day OF Dscsmbef.
isesn A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Pubic.
Hall'e Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces OF the system. Send for
r. J. CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggfsts. nc.
TAKE Halls Family Pills for eonstspetssa-
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09

J. W. Rector came In from Grand
Junction, Wednesday,; and, after At
tending to business matters here, pro-
ceeded on " Rangely to look after
hts stock Interests there. Mr.. Rector
had the experience lately Of having
his fine StudebAker auto stolen from
the garage, 1t the Junction. The
thief WAS caught, q few days after,
nsar the Utah line, and 10 now await
ing trial. The car wasn't damaged
auy, ~ che thief was an experienced
auto hand.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
CnaI I0nd-CNal WaiHed

Coal LAnd-CN0l W61V6d
Department NJ the Interior. q. 8. Land Once ct
Glenwood Springs, Colo, November n, 1sl6.
NOTICE Ii hereby given that John Reimers
Of Rio Blanco. Colorado. who, on May %, 1913,
nwA, Sec 10, T 8, h " W, 9Th p. n, has
iled NOTICE Of intention to make Final Three
Year Proof. to establish claim to tho land
Commissioner at Neeker, Colorado, On the
2lst day of January, 1917.
Claimant names ~ witnesses:
Eden 8. Richardson Of Rio Blanco, Colorado,
Edward Parker Of Rifle, Colorado, James A.
Martin Of Meeker, Colorado and Samuel T. Ray
of Meeker, colorado.
ds-D Re6istsr.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09

The Denver News is now carrying
on what 1t calls u Courtesy and En-
hciency Contest" Miss Indianoia
Shaw, the popular and efficient oper-
ator at til. Meeker telephone office,
- the candidate for Rio BlAuco couu-
ty. In addition to being courteous
aud efficient, she Ia . very worthy
young lady. Save your coupons and
hAtid them to Miss shaw.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Non-COal Land

Department Of the Interior. q. g. Land OSnce At
Glenwood Springs, Colo, November q, 1914.
NOTICE IL hereby given that z. Arthur wilber
of Buford, Colorado, who, on May Is 1915,
made Presumption Declsratory Statement. Scr.
ial No. 01063D, for 81 sen Sec 9, 81 swk Sec 10,
TIP I 9, X 81 W, 6th P. NJ, has nled notice Of
intention to make Final Presumption Proof
to establish claim to the land above descrfb-
ed, before Henry J. Hay. U. g. Commissioner,
at Meekef, Colorado, on the 18th day Of Janu.
airy, 1917.
Claimant names - witnesses:
Hugh Jones, Benjamin e. Curry, Clifford
Bartlett and Frank iLAKnmp. all Of BufOrd
Colorado.
d. wEYAND,
d2j6 Register.
The Meeker herald., 1916-12-09

Among the Republicans strangely
silent since the election is senator A.
b. Fall OF New Mexico. His state,
like all the others on the Mexican
border, went tor Wilson In spite Of
thr senator's valient efforts to force
the United States to Intervene in
Mexico, where he has mining inter-
ests.-DurangO Democrat