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The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AVOID sILo ACCIDENTS. (;


With the opening of the silo filling
season there viii be frequent reports
OF serious and fatal accidents. The
manufacturers of silnge cutters have
greatly improved their construction in
recent years. and most accidents now
adays are the result of carelessness.
Practically all of them can be avoid
ed by the exercise of reasonable care.
In addition to the exercise of common
sense mt the feeding end of the ma
chine. here are some things that the
inexperienced man should do:
Be sure that the machine is being
run ut the proper speed.
Take care that corn is never put into
The machine until the motion is up to
full speed.
In stopping be careful not to shut of
the power until the elevator Is empty.
II the elevator is not empty the cut
material will fall back and lodge in
the fans Then when the machine is
started again the cut corn jams the
fms. and as result they are bent or
broken.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

Corn that has been picked from the
standing stalks contains high per
cent of moisture, especially II 1t is i'm
mature. and unless the moisture is re-
moved the seed will mold and much Of
it become worthless. Furthermore. I'M
less this moisture Is removed the vital
ity of the seed will be reduced by
freezing weather. The attic of the
house or upper floor Of the granary or
barn makes good place for drying
seed corn If the windows and doors
are so arranged that current of mir
will pass through and 1t IL free from
moisture. Seed corn should not be
stored in the same part Of the building
as binned grain going through the
sweating process; neither SHOULD 1t be
stored In an Enclosure with Or above
live stock. as 1t will absorb consider
able moisture in each case. Every pre-
caution should be taken to provide for
n free current of dry air to remove the
moisture from the corn.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

The judge decided that certain evil
dence was inndmissibIe Counsel took
strong exception to the ruling and in
sisted that 1t was admissible.
Il know. your honor" said counsel
warmly. that 1t Is proper evidence
Here : have been a-act!c!cg at the bar
for forty years. and now I want to
know II am supposed to be II fooi:"
Tint" quietly replied the judge. lis
n question of fact and not of law. 50
! won't pass any opinion upon 1t. but
will let the jury decide"
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
Had a Fin. Crouch.

The horse had run away and was
tangled up I'm the wire fence at the
side of the muddy road. Its half wit
ted owner had kicked and sworn and
tried to lift the animal till he was out
Of sorts and Covered with mud.
A well groomed man cnme along.
took in the situation and suggested:
Spring the fence back: then he can
get his feet free"
The owner of the horse did as he was
told. Nov give him cut with the
whip and he'll get up himself"
This the owner also did. Then he
looked ut the horse. up and ready for
travel; looked at himself covered with
mud and looked ut the immaculate
gentleman In the road. Wrath filed
his soul
WELL" he grumbled, thank you just
as much as II you had helped me."-
Everybody's.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
WAS ADMITTED TO TIE WHITE HOUSE.

put ON my best clothes md go up to
Washington and see President Andrew
Jackson" The captain did 30. WIS nd.
mittcd TO the White House and. with
his plug hat" under his arm. thus de-
livered himself: president Andrew
Jackson. Esq. have called to pay my
respects to man admire and to say
that shall continue to ,rts for you az
long as you live. And not TO take up
my more OF your valuable time.
want to usi II you have any use In
yonr business or In the business of the
United States for II cargo Of Maine
'ime." The president bought 1t for the
navy yard.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
BREATHING IN THE GERMS.
WHARF Short Persons Have an Adva".
taos Over Tall onss.

Whero Short Persons Have an Aovan'
taes Over Tall onss.
Statistics reveal the fact that short
PERSONS are is'sx liable to the different
Diseases which 60 the rounds among
humanity tiiun those vino are taller
and seemingly more susceptible 10 con
tasion.
Like every other fact. there is ren-
xOn for this
Many of the different diseases are
due to impurities IN the atmosphere We
breathe.
In factories. workshops. depots. cars.
SCHOOLS, churches. office buildings and
In thousands Of living apartments
where humanity In numbers Is IN tue
habit OF collecting there IL more or less
liability Ut SOME one or more persons
liuving In some degree or other some
Ut the Diseases or being In an IN
benlthy condition. and us they breathe
the uir that circulutes through those
places the tnIIer 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 inclosure. and n the air Is pol
suned those who are taller will breathe
IL first and continue to breathe 1t long
er. MS those whose heads are not 80
nigh may escape all or part of the
poison. which In many instances Is apt
to create IN unhealthy condition OF
ody-Philndelphia North American.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
A Bold Defense.

IAN enlisted man once put the presi-
dent Of ronrt mnrtiai In difficult
position" says writer In an English
magazine THE court martial was
trying the soldier for some fault or
other. When the evidence --and 1t took
an unusually long time-had been
given. the president nsked the prison
er II he hid anything to say In his de
Tense
"'Well. SIR said the man. I can't
see how this ere court can sentence
me. for Major Jones as been reading Il
paper under the table the ole bloom
Ing time. and Captain Smith as been
making me Into karicntoor on the
blotting pad. and. as for Lieutenant
Brown. e 'asn't nd his commission
year and don't count anyways:"
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

stage. Like corn. If 1t is left In the
field until 1t has become too dry the
silage will contain n large amount of
indigestiblc material and Will not make
n good quality of silage.
The time Of harvesting the crop for
filling the silo--thnt is. the stage In
which the crops should be harvested
must he given great consideration IL a
good quality is to be obtained.
Pea vines, soy beans and other hay
crops should he harvested for the silO
mt the same time rs for making hay
that Is. when in full bloom and few Of
the heads are ripe.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
Prsttx piI.pid.tsd.

On a dilnpidated narrow gauge rail-
road in n certain state a traveller was
struck with the general air Of hopeless
ness Of the entire country. Run down
farms. fences falling to pieces and
houses unpainted and dismal were seen
as mile after mile was reeled of.
Finally n countryman got on. and the
two fell into conversation. Country
around here looks fearfully dilapidat-
ed" remarked the traveller. "Yaas. but
Jest whit an yen see sumpin' wuss."
replied the countryman. The train stop
ped. They looked out and saw rail
missing ahead. The entire train crew
clambered ont crowbars in hand. pro.
ceeded leisurely to the rear of the trim
and in due time loosened rail and
carried 1t forward. 1t was spiked into
position. and the train proceeded.
Somebody stole rail?" asked the
traveller. "Yaas. abaout twenty year
ago. reckon. Evah since they hain't
nobody bought n new one. When the
train comes back they've gotter stop
nm tear up a rail behind 'em. Amt
that the dilapidatenest thing We ever
see. stranger?"
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
:. ..,.:*+***s +**+***+*+*s
SAVING SEED CORN.

1t may he that You did not Sc
lect your seed corn lii the field.
There is nothing to prevent you.
however. from carefully examin-
ing good corn plants ut husking
time. More or less perfect ears
on strong stalks with troid
leaves are splendid material for
getting good stock for the COM
Ing season. Time has been lost
In the past by giving too much
attention to the shape OF ears.
kind OF tips and butts. texture
of grain and too little ntten-
ton to productive ability IN the
field. We want vigorous seed
stock. and We want. above nil.
big yields. When seed corn
is laid aside in the fall make
sure that during winter these
seed ears will not suffer or
freeze or otherwise lose In vital
ity. The warm seed room or
other storage place Is now the
object of seed corn care. Let
the ears have the best the farm
affords. American Agriculturist.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
CORN SMUT PREVENTION.
The Disease 10 Different Froe, That Of
Wheat and Oats.


Wheat and Oats.
Corn smut Is disease propagated
by germs or spores which are carried
through the air In the field from one
plant to another. says the Rural New
Yorker. Many farmers have heard
about the smut Of oats and wheat and
the methods OF treating the seed grain
so as to prevent this disease. They
conclude. therefore. that by curing the
seed corn the smut can be prevented
Not so. as the disease in corn Is very
different proposition from that on the
small grain. In the wheat or oats the
germs of the disease are found on the
grain. When the seed sprouts in the
soil and begins to develop into plant
these disease germs get busy and de-
veIop inside the plant. forming in the
by soaking the seed in solution Of
one pint Of formalin in sixty gallons
Of water the disease germs on the
seed Will be destroyed and the smut
will not develop. With corn smut.
however. the situation is different.
The germs are not usually found upon
the grain. and there is little danger
from planting the seed. The disease
is carried over winter on diseased ears
or punches of smut which fall from
the stalks upon the ground. Instead
of working from the seed up through
the pant the germs come from the out
side. They light upon the young ear
and as it grows develop into the dis
gushing black punches which are often
seen upon the stalk. There is no way
absolutely to prevent the disease, but
several ways of avoiding 1t largely.
Smutted ears should be picked OF
wherever possible and burned. They
should not he left upon the ground or
fed to stock or left in the manure.
They will live over in the manure pile
and when spread on the ground in this
way may develop and spread the dis
ease. Every precautiOn should be tax.
Ell to destroy the smutted ears and
stalks. Sometimes when corn IL grown
year after year OH the same ground
the disease becomes very bad. and in
such cases the only thing to do is to
plant other crops and give the land
two or three years of change before
corn is planted again. In this way the
disease is held In check. The truth IL
that this is germ disease and can be
avoided only through destroying the
smutted ears as soon as discovered.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
Not Elattsrinp.

An old ScOtchwoman who had re-
sisted nlI entreaties Of her friends to
have her photograph taken was at last
induced to employ the services of a To-
cal artist In order to send her likeness
to II sCn In America. On receiving the
first impression she failed to recognize
the figure thereon depicted ms herself.
so. card in hand. she set out for the
artists studio to ask II there was no
mistake. ''Is that MeY' she queried.
"Yes. madam" replied the artist.
And is 1t like me?" she agnln asked.
YES. madam; it's speaking like
ness" "Aweel." she said resignedly.
Its humblin' sicht."
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
straiahtsnsd II Out.

Archbishop Magee was once present
at full dress debate on the eastward
position. when doubts were expressed
as to the cxnct meaning Of the words
before the table" After n speech or
two Or. Magee seized piece of paper
and wrote: AS to the phrase. The
piper played before Afsses.' doubts
have arisen. Some believe its meaning
to be that the piper played before
Moses that ia. mt a period anterior to
his birth. Others hold that the piper
played before Moses in the sense of
preceding the great iawgiver when he
danced. while others teach that the
piper played ,cornm Nose, before or In
the presence Of Moses when the son Of
Amram dined. All these are wrong.
The phrase IL TO he understood MS I'M
plying that the piper played Mt the
north end Of Moses. looking south"
The document was handed up to Arch
bishop TAFT who looked grave.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
A JAMiUalsL I.,l...J.
For Awhile He Puzzled the Tenant Who
Thought Himself Smart.

For Awhile He Puzzled ths Tenant Who
Thought Himself Smart.
One day Brown lost his temper and
determined to discipline the jnnitor.
why IL It," he said. that every time
anybody In this building loseS anything
you ask us II We know what nus be
come Of III"
because" the janitor replied. "you
are the only folks that never lose any
thing"
Next morning Brown shouted down
the diinbwaIter shaft: We're short /,
bottle of milk. Where IL it?''
II don't know. sir the junitOr an
swered humbly. an see II l can find
it.
Why" sud Mrs. Brown. I'VE got
our milk"
Don't worry" snid her husband. "Of
course ne can't find 1t. but 1t will do
him good to stew around II iittle.'
About fifteen minutes later Brown
WIS summoned 10 the dumbwaiter.
Here's yomr milk" said the jnnitor.
I'm sorry mnde mistake"
pTOWV WIS new ilhcIt,u. .NuW, " bNiC
on earth did the fellow get IT, he said.
He mas tiken 1t from one Of the
neishbors." walled Mrs. Brown.
Next day Brown complained OF the
loss of package of sugar. which.
though purely imaginary SO far as the
Browns were concerned. very soon ma
terialIzed In the hands of the resource
fuI JanitOr. Even Br0wn got uneasy
then: but. being bent on vengeance. he
subsequently reported rs lost bread. a
head of lettuce and bag Of potatoes.
all OF which were Immediately pro-
duced by the janitor.
When Brown paid his grocery bill for
the month Mrs Brown. who Is sys-
tenatIc housekeeper. scanned the ac-
count.
why. they have mnde mistnke."
she said "They have charged ns for
milk and sugar and things We never
got
Brown went back to the grocery to
inquire.
ITS all right" he said to his anxious
wife upon his return. I'VE got the
stuff The janitor ordered it."-New
York Post.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

Dods0n and his friend Jones stood con
versing on the corner. Duds0n looked
up. clutclied his companion by the arm
and whispered. Hurry. jim" Around
the corner they went and Inude on 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 yon
up against it," Well" was the reply.
II have enough in my pocket to pay
him. and If he caught me might dc
II. Now let's go and spend some Of
this money 80 l can give him an honest
excuse II we should happen to see
him again. "-ArgonHut.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

on above ground silos, however. One
man can handle 100 head of live stock
easily with such M arrangement. the
carrier track being extended out over
as many feed boxes as necessary to
handle the cattle or sheep to be fed.
The boxes for feeding may be arrang-
ed In pairs. the posts that support the
inner sides of the boxes extending into
the air to support the track for the
feed carrier at their upper ends.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

IF you go about 1t in n. diplomatic
way ! believe you can get a good sized
loan from ScadswortI"
How do you mcHn?"
We'll. tell him two or three rattlinp
good stories that will make him laugh
uproariously and then recite the his
tory of your misfortunes In such way
that he will shed tears
'.Umph: II could do all THAT I'D II
into vaudeville and be monologist." :
Birmingham Age Herald
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Suspicious Nature.

$50 you don't care for pOetry7"
81 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., 1916-02-12

Bolts was run over by handsome
limousine yesterday"
Hurt much?'
mo. A stunning girl who was In
me car made the chauffeur pick Bolts
ap. md she held his head In her lap
all the way to the hospital"
Think of thing like that happen
ing to Bolts. who has no sOul!'- Biz
mlngham Age Herald
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
Family cannaetians.

A Persian merchant. complaining bit
terly of some unjust sentence. was
told by the judge to 60 to the cadi.
"Bnt the cadl IL your uncle" protest
ed the plaintiff.
ITO the sultan. then"
But bis favorite sultana is yous
niece" walled the injured one.
"WeIl. then. go to the devilr' said
the annoyed judge.
"Ah. that is a still closer connec-
tion." said the merchant, and he left
the court in despair.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

Silagc is the great feed-all CT the
successful American live stock farm,
says the Farming Business. The feed
ing of 1t requires lots of work unless
the feeder has a head for business.
Here is n device for feeding silage
from bank silo, which Is in use on a
Nebraska farm. 1t may also be used
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
The -
Scrap Book
In Doubt.

Senator Bnnkheud of Alabama. In
hurry to see Secretary Of the Treasury
McAdoo- In Washington the o<her day,
Walked into The secretary's outer othce
and inquired OF Private Secretary
Cooksey II MIR. McAdoo wis In.
step right into the secretary's pri-
vntc Office" said MIR. CoOksey. II um
expecting him to return from lunch al
any moment"
II don't krrw about that" replied
the senator. when any nun who is as
hungry looking as Secretary McAdoo
goes out to eat there Is no telling when
he will return."-New York World.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
BE Strong.

Be strong.
We are not here to play. to dream. to
drift.
lift.
shun not the struggle: face It; tits Gods
gift,
y Be strong
jSay not the days are evil-whos to blame?
And fold the hands and acauiesce-oh.
shame!
Stand up. speak out. and bravely. In Gods
name.
Be strong.
1t matters not how deep intrenched the
wrong.
long;
Faint not: fight on: tomorrow comes the
song.
-Maltble D. Babcock.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
He Neadad II,

The Aviator-l've been five monfhs
completing and learning to control my
machine. Mister Band what have
you got for your pains? The Avtntor-
EmbrOcation. - London Telegraph
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
Georges Reward.

Mrs. Borem Wright-Gracie. why
too? Oracle = Georges been good
boy all week. and mamma said he
needn't come.-Ph Philadelphia Bulletin
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

+ To guarantee against insects do not
follow Il grass sod with such grain
crop as corn. 1t is well to keep the
land fallow for time.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

"Did you get any return from your
Investment
"yes: the bunk returned the com.
IAny's check marked no funds But
faIO Express.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12
Jus, ., ,osorn., Call.

One Captain Shibles sailed from
Thomaston with cargo Of lime. but
found dull market in Chesapeake
bay. Il know what I'll do" said Cap.
tain Simeon Shibles to himself. iii
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

The man who cannot laugh Is not
only fit for treason. strntagem md
spoils. but his whole life Is airendy
treason and stratagem.-Carlyle.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

Better living beggar than q buried
emperoe.-La FOntaine.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

Successful minds work like . gimlet
to . single point.-Rovee.
The Meeker herald., 1916-02-12

+ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-24
Mystery in
Attempt
OnSlaVic
MunitiOn
Carrier

Sam Rusky, age 23, and John
Ross, age 23, both Austrians, arc
held incommunicado at the Taco
MA city Jail today, and officers
are securing the city for Is other
Austrians, as the result of bold
attack made at 1880 O'Clock this
morning on Great Northern
train, loaded with war munitions,
as it passed through the Tacoma
yards.
Although extreme secrecy has
been maintained about the attack.
railroad officials admit that a
gang succeeded in cutting an air
hose connection between two cars,
thus effectively stopping the train
as it was approaching the 18th
street viaduct.
Hand.to-Hand Battle.
Railroad trainmen rushed on
the group just as the men were
boarding the stalled train.
A hand-to-hand battle followed,
resulting in the trainmen's cap
turing Rusky and Ross.
The other men, estimated to
number at least Is, made their
escape.
The prisoners were turned over
to Policeman Hines, and taken to
jail.
They were roughly dressed, but
unarmed. Both spoke English.
The freight had come from the
east, and contained several cars of
automobiles consigned to the
Russian army, to be delivered at
Vladivostok, and numb Der of 9TH
err cars said to contain clothing
and other munitions.
Great Secrecy Observed.
The train was bound for Seat
tie. Because of the Great North
ern's traffic difficulties in the
Cascade mountains, the heavy
freight had been detoured via
Spokane and Vancouver, Wash.
The munitions were to be dis
charged into steamers of the Hill
line.
Railroad detectives, with Ia
coma city detectives, are working
secretly on the case.
No one has been allowed to in
terView or even see the two
Austrians.
Looking for Others.
"All we can say now is that the
attack was made said Special
Agent Montgomery of the North
ern Pacific detective department.
1--WE do not know whether the
group of men intended to dyna-
mite the train or planned to beat
off the trainmen and take possess
sion of the cars. All we know is
that these two men are in Jail and
we are looking for the others"
The train was reported later to
have arrived safely at Smiths
Cove.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-24
Gerard May
Take Stump
For Wilson

BERLIN, Feb. 24.-If the re-
publicans attack Wilson's SUD-
marine policies in the forthcom-
ing political campaign, Ambassa-
dor Gerard may stump the Unit
ed States in support OF the cxecu-
tive.
He plans to visit the United
States before June, he said. He
also plans to urge a tariff high
enough to shut out cheap products
with which he is convinced Eu-
rope intends to flood the country
after the war. He may also adyo-
cate tariff commission.
He will tell the people why
Germany thought America was
bluffing in the submarine de-
mands. Gerard tried for several
weeks to impress the Germans
with the seriousness of the situa-
tion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-24

never before nave Americans
been SO serious as they are today.
Never before have they shown
such keen appreciation of the
highest forms of serious art.
Never before have audiences
listened with such intelligent I'M
Outstanding to the best there is
in music.
Emmy Destinn, prima donna of
the grand opera, known to the
world as probably its greatest
dramatic soprano. said today that
since she came to the U. S. seven
years ago she has seen Americans
take big strides In seriousness.
VIII Become Citizen.
And to show that she means it,
she expects to become full
Pledged U. S. citizen next year.
She took out her first papers two
years ago and is only awaiting the
time for the second to arrive.
We wish to apologize to
madame for calling her a prima
donna. She despises the name,
she says.
Anything in the way of tenn
peramental" or "flashy" prima
donnism doesn't go with her.
She's an all-round good Ameri-
can fellow and loves America.
She says this "temperamental"
stuff usually is nothing more than
plain temper"
Want Real Art.
ut was not many years ago
that a fellow with mediocre abil-
ity could let his hair grow, put
on temperament acquire a
good advertising manager and get
away with IL" she said this MORN
ing at the Tacoma hotel.
But that kind of stuff doesn't
go with American audiences any
more. They have no use for
sham. They want real art and
real artists, or they don't want
any at all.
This to me is one of the most
convincing signs of growing
American seriousness.
The fact that it has been bad
season for grand opera managers
is no sign that serious American
interest is tagging, she declared.
1.-THE truth is that the mana
gers have been unable to get the
singers. And without the best
artists they cannot draw their
audiences.
Why She'll Become Yankee.
II myslf like. the concert work
better than grand opera because
there is more chance to assert my
own individuality. l don't like
the paint and powder and CO.'S
tunes which are destroyers of in
dividuality."
"Why do l want to become a
y. 8. citizen? In the first place,
because we foreigners should not
come to America, make our
money here and then desert
America. In the second place,
because l find Americans appreci-
ate the best things.
And then, just because I love
America