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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-06

GONE Of two things must happen - either mil
~ lions Of men will be seeking work in vain or
else there must be thought out in advance the prob
lem of commercial organization as France and Eng
land and Germany are seeking to think out the
problem today
CT VERY one Of these nations is preparing
l. to defend its market by a protective
tariff.
CT we are to save our laboring men from catas-
trophe we must plan tariff protection along
sound just and economic lines. To this endeavor |
pledge myself and the men who are to be my col
leagues"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-06

Nr and Mr. Frederick C. ship
utu lr. r..u.,f.#. congratulations
'hc arrival OF a daughter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-06

Pa~ucll loraHsrr gave dinner
Thursday evening in honor OF Mas
1orofhca Howard and the members
" her bridal PARTY.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-22
MACON PREPARED
FOR ARMY CAMP
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ACRES
CORN DESTROYED TO MAKE
ROOM FOR CAMP

Dispatches from Macon tell of
scores of men at work clearing the
camp site for the Georgia national
guard One hundred and forty acres
Of corn, three feet high, was destroyed
to give the military companies a clear
field
Large forces of men have been en-
gagged in laying water mains and put
ting in the sewerage system for the
camp. Contracts were awarded for
the warehouse, kitchens, bath houses
and other buildings that will be nee
essary. These contracts provide that
they must be completed within forty
eight hours. AS a matter of fact, of
ficers state the camp will be ready
for occupancy inside Of that time.
Recruiting is going on in Macon rap
idly. The whole battalion has been
brought up to the required minimum
strength of sixty-five men to the com
pany.
Railroads are completing a special
sidetrack to the camp grounds.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-22
LUMBER INDUSTRY IN
THIS SECTION is GOOD

velopments may be entirely different,
at the same time we believe we are
right and think that change for the
better IS very likely to come about
within the next few weeks.
In our opinion the season is close at
hand when there will be an improve
ment in gene:s buying and particular
ly for local consumption. There is
every indication that there will be a
large amount Of repairing and new
building locally. and If crop pros
poets can be considered as an indt-
cation Of what can reasonably be ex-
pected, they couid hardly be better
than they are at this time. The writer
as covered porticHs Of Georgia, Flor
ida and Alabama during the past
month, and from what we saw and
heard in the different sections we
don't think crop conditions have ever
been better.
We believe that it would require
only a small iLcl ease in the amount
of business offered to the mills north
of jacksonville to bring about very
decided change, in the situation. Mills
Iavorably situated from a freight rate
standpoint are well supplied with or
ders, and if there IS the Improvements
we anticipate, the mills to the south
will feel it very Perceptibly While
there has not been the expected de-
mand in the very iarge Eastern cities,
it is fact twhat the yards in the east
are asking and obtaining more for
lumber than for a long time. This in
formation we have from wholesalers
who have recently visited that terri
tory.
Transportation conditions are i'm
proving all the while. and though
there is no immediate prospect of bet
ter shipping facilities by water we be-
lieve that this will develop before a
great while.
The above statements are made af
ter thorough inquiry and careful con-
sideration of the whole situation and
in our opinion is what can reasonably
be expected by manufacturers of vel
low pine in the southeast
Yours truly,
f. c. HARRELL, Secretary.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-22

Although in many sections OF the
country the lumber men are feeling the
want Of orders. according to the in
formation that can be gained, the
mills in this section are not suffering
along this line, as many of them have
orders ahead that will insure their
operation for from 60 to 80 days, at
which time the heavy orders for win
ter building will then begin to ar
rive.
one OF the most badly felt needs of
the mills in this section has been
transportation facilities both by rail
and water. but the former is now less
ening TO a great extent, and in the
near future the markets in the North
will be completely opened to the ship
pers in Georgia and Florida. The
transportation facilities by water,
however, remain as they have been for
some time, viz: There are not enough
ships to carry the cargoes.
In speaking Of the conditions in the
lumber market. Secretary F. G. Har-
rell, of the Georgia-Florida Sawmill
association. has sent the following let
ter to members of the association. Mr..
Harrell says in part:
With reference 10 lumber conditions
az the situation is today, there are
some things that we believe are wor-
thy Of your consideration, and while
our ideas may not be correct and de-
velopments may be entirely different
at the same time we believe we are
right and think that a change for the
better is very lik"'y to come about
within the next few weeks.
In our opinion the season is close at
hand when there will he an improve
some things that we believe are wor-
thy of your consideration and while
our ideas may not be correct and de-
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-22
MAKING THE MOST OF JUNE.

To enjoy the beautiful month of
June to the utmost one must be in
good health. Kidneys falling to work
properly cause aches and pains, rheu-
matism, lumbago, soreness, stiffness,
Foley Kidney Pills make kidneys act
i've and healthy and Danish suffering
and misery. Why not feel fine and
fit? Be well, Be strong!
Sold everywhere.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08

The true vampire bat is quite in
significant creature, not unlike our
noctule bat I'm general appearance and
size. but with a small nose leaf" and
no web between the hind legs. The
really remarkable thing about 1t In
Its perfect adaptation for secret and
painless bloodletting. Most bats have
teeth very like those of the carnivora.
with long CANNES and small incisOrs.
but In the true bloodsucking vampire
bat the incisors are very large and
broad and exceedingly sharp edged.
thus being able to inHict shaving
surface cut which causes no pain. but
a great deal of bleeding. Indeed. not
only does the sleeper very rarely wake
under the winged bloodletter's atten-
tons. but q bite may be inflicted un
felt on a person who is awake at the
tilne.-Iondon Graphic.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
THE UBIQUITOUS TURKEY.
He Has spread All Over ths World
Despite His Retiring Ways.

Oespite His Retiring Ways.
In every corner Of the globe almost
at least where civilization has spread
Its epicurean taste, may be found the
domesticated turkey-not. however. Of
his own volitlon. Never would he.- III
his wild state. have sought to cross
the stormy sens to flnd green fields
and pastures new.
He Is not 30 constructed. He Is not
bold or adventurous Of disposition. On
the contrary. he Is timid and much
afraid Of things he does not under
stand and when undisturbed is prone
to let well enough alone and get along
with hts accustomed feeding grounds
Again, as hier the turkey Is not II
pronounced success. He flies ponder
ously, almost painfully and with great
effort and only when very much fright
ened. His flight can be sustained for
only 4 short distance, but what the
Wild turkey lacks as an aviator he
fully makes up a. q Splinter.
He Gun outrun race horse. especial
" In Ills own native forest. where
underground and bushes seem but to
add to his speed. But he could not
have flown over the ocean even II he
had had that unnatural desire.
He was taken over by the hand Of
man. first to Spain. then to other
Mediterranean countries. to northern
Europe. to the far east. until now he
is well nigh omnipresent. And this
spreading out Of his kind even unto
the ends Of the earth is all due to the
enhancing qualities bis meat takes
on when properly baked or roasted
New York Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
posToFFIcE POINT.
rhsrs is Ne Mail Station Located on
This Arctic Ice Pack.

There 10 Nc Mail Station loeatsu on
This Arctic Ice Pack.
Almost due north OF Bering strait II
q point In the solid north pack that
always extends much farther south
than the pack at the eastward or at
the westward. This point Ii naturally
variable. according to the heat OF the
summer and the severity Of the previ'
Gus winter, but 1t does not move more
than few degrees. For fifty or sew
enty-five years this point of Ice has
been spoken of by the arctic whale
men az "P0stofiice point"
This does not mean that there ID II
postotice there. but the Significance
Of the name Is because the whaling
fleets usually are divided. some ships
going considerably east Of Postotfice
point and others west Of 1t. Ships
that have been east OF It cruise along
the edge of the pack and very fire.
quently meet ships that have been to
the west Of 1t. and the meeting point
for some reason has always been IN
the neighbOrh0od Of Postotiice point
It was here therefore that the ships
uBeu 10 Mctt, uiteV uciub sep"i"S"
for many weeks. and exchange news
and gossip.
The solid north pack comes pretty
close to Point Barrow and extends In
an irregular line from Point Barrow
to Postofiice point. Much of this Ice
"iooks as though 1t has been there
from the year l." as one OF the whal-
ing captains has expressed it. Bear
ing In mind the fact that Postotfice
point Is always to be found In ap
proximately the same latitude and
longitude. 1t seems MS though there
must Of necessity be land back OF 1t.
although Of course there Is a posi-
bility that there may be very solid
pack Of ice instead Of land, held In
place by comparatively shallow water.
New York Times
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
Tie Liliss.

Two thousand years ago 1t was sup
posed that water lilies closed their
flowers at night and retreated far I'M
der water to emerge again at sunrise
This was piiny's view. and 1t was not
impeached until the English botanisi
John Ray In 1858 first doubted its We
racity. The great lily Of Zanxibar. one
Of the grandes. Of the lily family. opens
It's flowers. ten inches Wide. between
II In the morning and 3 in the after
noon. They are OF the richest royal
blue with from 100 to 200 golden sta
mems In the center. and they remain
open four-Or nve days. 1t Is not Kener-
ally known that there are lilies that
have nocturnal habits-night bloomers
as well az day boomers. They are very
punctual timekeepers. too, opening and
closing with c0mmendable regularity.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08

A marqnise who was 10 residence fof
a few days st'a Pnrisian hotel dtscov-
cred that her pearl necklace. worth
$4,000. had DISAPPEARED from her
room. Suspicion fell on messenger
boy. who admitted bis guilt. but de-
ciared that the necklace had been
taken from him by his mother. Tbs
mother corrotorated her sons state
ment. expressing establishment that %
much trouble should be made about
"a trashy little trinket." which. she
explained, looked 20 cheap and Ia wdry
that she had given It to her daughter
in-lnw. This young woman. In her
teens. displayed an equal contempt for
the "bits Of things" She told the po-
lice that she had given the necklace
to her little girl to wear. hut she had
removed about half the beads. All the
missing pearls were found in box
among buttons aud hooks and eyes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
FAME Of CAPE COD.
II 10 Many Sidsd and fsie,y Geaipess
Peee cape Ann.

Il 10 Many yidsd and faie,y Geaipsss
Pesr caps Ann.
Cape Cod. aside fros, ita shape. has
a name to c0nJure with. What mare
appropriate! Cod 10 the palladium Of
our liberties. We bave made anto orr
selves q craven image thereof and
have hung THE same In our statehouse
AZ q memorial forever. Our senior
senator and the varions eouSressn,en
from down Essex way peves let the
vacred Dish 20 out Of their thoughta-
Indeed. Cape Ann II just N anxious
over the cod az the other cape = and
probably wishes 1t had . similar
chance at the name. The name Of
Cape Ann doesn't mean anything now.
whatever 1t meant to the 6afterin&
co'onists who 6rst wished the then
monarch's name ON It.
Cape Ann doesn't hook Ike = human
foot. In fact. II doesn't look like much
Of anything but Cape Ann. But Cape
Cod. with its sands. Its bars, its long
tongues and splits. b distinctive. reo-
pie try to swim to It. A certain Kind
Of aristocracy IL named for 1t. Itr
people get into books and then sue
the publishers. The pilgrim father
landed on it-and then had the "a.
preme good sense to get haek to the
lonts and hunt up Plymouth. where
there was ct least q rock to set his.
toric feet upon. 20 that future geD.
crafions might chip Oh bits Of the
same.-i.oweil Courier-C Citizen.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
SQUIRTING At THE STARS.


Il Asips the Astronsnssr In ceiouiafsns
Thsir Distances.
While Iecturing recently 10 an audi
ence Of children at the Royal lnstifu-
ton. London. Professor n. II. Turner
explained how astronomers measure the
distances Of the sun. moon and starr.
The importance Of 4 squint was sx-
planned with the aid Of match and \
cigar. Putting the cigar In his mouth
and lighting the match. be told them n
was by squirting that be Judged the
distance Mt which to hold It
Then. taking another cigar. which
was about twelve inches In length. he
explained how In that casa It was not
necessary to squint % much. ~ the
point Of distance to be measured BY the
eyes was further away.
This was done to illustrate the fact
that, Just as the brain calculates the
distances Of things seen BY means Of
the angle Of the squint. 20 astronomer
tell the distance Of the stars BY reckoA-
ing the amount Of ''squint' involved
when looking at them
Two telescopes are placed apart ~ an
exactly measured distance: The aatron-
omer then looks through the two tel
esc0pes at the same time and. having
got them to the angle at which be can
see the particular star. Just res'kons mp
the amount at .'squint' and reels It 81
In millions OF miles.-Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
FIRST BASEBALL GLOVE.
sesry q the Littis Third oassmsn
With the lren Fist.

oAsry Of the Little Third oassmsn
With the trsw Fist
About 1857 SO q baseball team came
- Rockford. Ill. to play our niise.
sayy q writer In All Outdoor. They
called themselves the 'UncOnquered
Clippers OF Illinois" and plastered our
town with big posters. We made up
or minds to give them 4 dr',bbing.
and At the end OF the game the sSOrr
was Rockford. 70: Clippers. O.
There was . little chap playing third
base who grabbed everything that
came near him. and heid II too. l
noticed that bs wore q kind Of glove
when the game was over ] went tO
him and asked what II was that be
were on bis hand. He told me that
b. was q nachinist and had got bis
hand badly hurt the week before. and
hs showed me the wound In his palm
He said the boys DID not want him
to play In that game. but be got .
pisce Of thin sheet steel and made
II slightly concave. but 10 tlist It did
not quite touch the sore place. he
then made q short glove to cover oil
the hand excepting the nrst Joints Of
the fingers and doubled the leather In
the palm 20 that be could slip the
plate between.
I asked him II It hurt. aud he said
II did not and that he could take a bot
one and bold II better with the glove
than without II. That il the whole
story. don't think that Spalding
ever talked to the little chap with the
iron 6st. Is the boys dubbed the third
baseman. bot everybody in Rockford
knew about the Ditt. and be may
have got the idea from him. Anyway.
that was the drst glove that any ball
player ever wore.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
The Norwegian css.ur.s.


II - at church In Norway that the
national costume II best seen. In the
north the women wear short dark
sowns. With fringed handkerchiefs
tied becomingly over their curly fair
hair. black ones for the matrona and
white ones for sfnaidens. In the south
the old Norwegian dress 10 often worn.
II consists Of short dark petticoat,
with stripe Of bright colors. a full
white blouse and red bodice heavily
embroidered. while ON Sundays guam
tity Of silver pins and chains are add
Cd. The headdress varies according to
the occasion and the wearer's social
condition. The girls wear jaunty red
caps. the married women q Golf made
Of many folds Of starched white linen.
plated over q wooden frame. and a
bride wears q high metal crown curl
ously chased and set with Jewels.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
THE TREE on THE ROOF.


An Old osildino cssssm 70 Prspttiats
the Pagan !osss.
Did you svef stop to think why q bit
Of ornament In the form Of conven.
tionalized fruit. grain or flowers 10 A.
most Invariably added to the gnbie Of
q Gothic building and very frequently
to the gable Of any other type Of build
ingf Do yoa know why the lightning
rods Of our orandfathers were branch.
ed at the ends like little trees and why
the old fashioned Bcandinavian. Dan
ish and German contractors contrivs
to fasten branch Of tree or An ear
Of corn 20 The topmost peak Of o house
that has progressed % far in the courss
Of construction that ths rafters are IN
pasesf Usually the contractor laughs
sheeplshly when b = asked about the
mattsr. diving no other rsason than
that his father always provided the
birds with some grain Or offered them
Q gssen beanch to rest in.
Ing whatever to 90 with the custom.
IL b purely religious I'm IT. significance
and entirely pagan. It had it, begin.
ming before Christianity was Indicted
on the bsrbarians Of the north" The
gabls Of Q building was exposed to
both wind and lightning. 10 the gods
must b propitiated. For Wotan there
was q small evergreen tree and for
Thor there was bunch Of dowerA II
the favor Of the god had been invoked
while the house was still incomplete.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
cataelysmie osslosy.

Cataclysmic geology no longer ex-
ists. It was once the accepted opinion
that the great changes In the earth's
surface had been mainly broaght about
by sudden and vtOlent tcataciy.u,ic,
agencies. but Sir Charles Lyeli. as far
back a. 1888. demolished the old theory
Of cataclysm At once and forever. Sir
Charles proved BY facts which were In
disputable that the great geological
changes have been produced slowly BY
gradual processes Of subaidence and
elevation and not by earthquakes. vol
canic action, etc. Lyell may I've said to
b the father Of scientific geology.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
LITERARY HypocRl1Es.
aer,.s q Wrstss wire Frankly Adassts
Ass One q the Clan.

t,srs's q Wrstss Whs Frankly Admits
Hs's One q the Clan.
How many Of u n We were really
honest could make list Of great books
that We have trsed to enjoy and
couldn't riss TOT
We have for our own part . greater
III, than that on our conscience. There
are a number Of books that We habstu-
ally pretend We have read which We
have never read at all. They are great
looks, We suppose. AZ least we've
heard lot about thsm and read lot
about them. and people who assume to
know say they are great books. Some
Of them We have tried TO read and
couldn't read. but W have prstsnded
At one time Or another 70 have read ali
Of them. Hers y our MT Of shame:
Tom Jones- We have tried to read
II four times and csu,d never got 6ve
pages into II
..Ths Vicar Of wakeAsid- We have
attempted u ct Ieast sig dimes and
taken the count In The 6rst round
every time.
"Dante's Divine Comedy" We have
been going against the Cary transla.
ton. which We hear fs'a good one. at
least once year for twenty ysars. and
We can't ~ Interested In It. Yet up
to the present momsut re have always
pretended that We bad read an Of It
and liked It.
Don Quixots." We have read 4 1T.
sla NJ n and - knov MI fhn usunI
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08

Every inch of rainfall above four
inches in the Dakotas. California,
Washington, Kansas and Nebraska in
May and June means IN increase Of
$150O0.000 in the wheat crop. Every
inch Of rainfall above three inches in
July In Indiana. Illinois. Kansas, lows.
Ohio and Nebraska increases the value
Of the corn crop by $160OO0.000. These
dgures are compiled by e. ]. Cragoe
for the Journal Of Geography.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
MODERN WIRE ROPE.

Mathematical prseisisa Rules Every
prsesss In lts Making.
Although wire rope has been used as
q mechanical appliance for almost 1000
Year,, II II commonly regarded ~ .
modern Invention. During the many
ysars which have elapsed since the
nrst records Of its use wire rope has
passed from crude to highly devei-
opsd product, and the purposes for
which It b employed have increased .
thousandfold. In NO other branch OF
the American steel industry Is there 20
great q demand for material Of proved
integrity. for 1t might be safely sag-
essted that wire rope y born to be
abused. 1t y subjected to tremendous
tensile strains: It must Withstand con-
slant bendinss, abrasion. corrosios and
the peculiar internal stress produced BY
vibration.
Wire rope a. 1t b made today u the
product Of the metallurgist and the me
chanic. Every process. from the Hme't.
ing Of the ores. the cold drawing Of the
wire and the heat treatments It re-
ceives down to the strandins or laying
up Of the cable. b conducted With
mathematical precision.
Ths chemist secs that, only steel Of
IL proper Analysts = used: tho electri<
promoter insures uniformity Of heat
treatment In various testing machines
cssariy develops the worth Of the prod
net before It ID allowed to leave The
mill WirN FOne In mad In the mine
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08

+ What's the value of that trunk r. In
CURED the baggageman.
You mean my wife's trunk over
there?' asked the man. who was smOk-
Ing Pittsburgh stogie in a gold mount.
ed meerschaum holder.
Yes"
well. my private opinion is thnt the
whole outfit amt worth 81. But II
you had ever seen my wife get really
riled you wouldn't lose 1t for million"
Washington Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08
Penny WecIdInos

Until 1645 marriage feasts. known as
penny weddings" were held in Scot
land Each guest paid penny or 4
small sum Of money to defray the sx-
penses of the feast. n any money was
left over It went toward the furnishing
Of the new home.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08

The trees are lovely in summer: 81
are the women. But how different arp
the women and the trees us to their
clothes! To he sure. both are delight
fully clothed, yet. with the abundant
raiment with which the trees are sup
piled. they require but one trunk to
hold II all.-Smart Set.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08

Wouldn't you like to visit the gren,
desert7'
Indeed would. but haven't got
the sald."-Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08

Purchaser bringing back bis pur-
chase,-Thia dog u the most ferocious
beast ever came across. and you said
he was az gentle NJ woman. Dealer
In Cnnincs-Tbat's straight. My wife's
the only woman know anything about.
Chicago Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-07-08

By careful experiments 1t has been
proved that solid column subject to
bending strains Is no stronger than a
hollow one. Consequently all iron
shafts are made hollow. and the steel
shafts which drive the screws Of steam
ships have hole bored down the cen
ter 30 that the weight may be reduced.