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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
MYSTERY OF MATTER.
Endless Rsutins Of the Material That
FERNS Our Bodies.

End,s.s Routine Of the Material That
FERNS Our Bodies.
Mr.. GeoHrey Martin has written
treatise on chemistry from which IL
taken this paragraph from the chapter
on Matter"
"Tbe endless circulation of matter
I'm the universe Is perhaps one OF the
most wonderful facts with which
chemistry has to deal. 1t IL this end
less change that causes the history ot
the most common and insignificant OBJ
jects about Us to be more astonishing
than any fairy tale.
what u wonderful story. for exam
ME, could be written Of the material
that form. our bodies! 1t came into
existence IN the immense depth of
space millions upon millions Of years
ago and wandered for ages through
darkness and void until 1t reached our
earth. Perhaps It fell upon the earth
in fiery meteorite. or perhaps 1t mere
iy Joined the huge Are mist from when
our solid world condensed. Since then
L has run round age after age In an
endless circle Of change.
First 1t formed part Of that vast
primeval atmosphere TINT surrounded
the globe ind blew In mighty winds
round our planet: then 1t was nbsorb-
ed into the body Of some humble living
being, and when this being died ana
its body decnyed the matter passed
into the rich mother earth. Thence 1t
passed into some plant by means OF
its roots. and from the plant 1t passed
by the process Of being devoured Int"
the body OF some animal. and from the
animal again it passed to earth and
thence to plants and animals again''
and no on through nm endless cycle Of
change. coursIng through the bodies OF
innumerable multitudes Of living
forms, which stretch far back in n
dim. unending vista into the depths Of
time,
FINALLY 1t reached man. Yes; the
very atoms that thrill and dash in our
brains and muscles once formed part
Of IL living plant or animal millions Of
years ago and will again form part Of
a living plant or animal millions Of
years hence. In some form or other
the matter that now forms our bodies
will exist long after the whole present
order of creation has passed AWAY. In
deed. 1t may well yet blow in the
winds Of worlds as yet unborn and
thrill in forms Of life not yet evolved.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

In recent years football went through
reform period and in the refining
process eliminated almost entirely the
brutalities which twenty years sgo
were supposedly absolutely essential TO
the development Of the sport. Practical
ly all unnecessary rOugllness has been
taken out. aud manners and methods
on the field have been rcvOlutiOnized,
coachers have discovered that the club
which coaches its men to harry the
opposing team and resort TO roughness
not contemplated in the rules loses
both time AVID efficiency as compared
with club that sticks closely to bust
ness. Wise trainers tell their men to
ignore all attempts Of opponents to
provoke them to anger and even ad-
wise players to take abuse and blows
without retaliation, because no team
can play football and carry ON 4 light
mt the same time.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

Some cIearsighted business men are
saying that local business depressiOns
reported 10 exist are not fairly trace.
allie to direct results Of the European,
war. Eating and getting clothed. buy
Ing and selling. 60 Oh here just the
same. But the war condition. especial
~ In view Of uncertainty as to when
and where 1t VIII stop. makes the mer-
chant Investor cautious and collserva-
tive. Sharp changes Of value are To he
expected. Whether by slump or a
boom II wild gamble.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
riHis . Modern Babel.

Tifiis. which the ear has been visit
Ing and terming N pearl of the Rus
sian CROWN" was described BY james
Bryce some forty years since as "a
human melting pot. n city of contrasts
and mixtures. into which elements
have been poured from half Europe
and Asia and In which they MS yet
show no signs Of combining" The dc.
scriptiOn holds good today. for there
are said to be seventy languages spo-
ken In the streets Of the nncient city
by representatives Of ms many nation
alitfes.-London Daily Chronicle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
WHEN A SHELL STRIKES.
Fearful Effects of the Fire From Big
Howitzer.

hoWttxoFs
A Young officer of the Yorkshire
Light Infantry has written TO his par
ents description OF the effects of
German artillery fire. He says in part:
al don't believe there is a man living
who when first interviewing an eleven
inch howitzer shell Is not pink with
fright. After the first ten one gets
quite used to them. but really they
are terrible.
"They hit house. You can see the
great shell-a black streak-just before
1t strikes: then. before you hear the
explosion. the whole house simply lifts
up into the mir. apparently quite 81
Iently; then you hear the roar. and the
whole earth shakes.
I'm the place where the house was
tere is huge fountain spout of what
looks like pink fluff. 1t Is the pulver-
lied bricks. Then Il monstrous shoot
VI black smoke towering up hundred
feet or more. and finally there is Il
curious willow.like formation, and then
you duck as huge pieces Of shell and
house and earth and haystacks tum.
BILE over your head The broken pieces
of shell are horribly jagged. sharp
edged missiies-w whatever they hit they
tear, cut, lacerate and destroy.
"Yet. do you know. 1t Is really re
mnrkable how little damage they do
against earth trenches. They seem
much less destructive In soft sand or
soil than when striking against
building or a masonry wull."-LOndon
Nnfl
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
IT WAS A 4jIM" POEM.
But That Was Net the Only Rsasss
Why Riley Liked Il.

But That Was Net the Only Reason
Why Riley Liked u u
James whitcomb Riley and Joel
Chandler Harris figure In q story told
by writer In the New York Sun.
They had sought rest and recuperation
In q hotel among the southern moun-
tains and wished to avoid the attempts
Of the other guests to llonixe them.
Much asainst their wills. however.
they were constrained to appear ut q
reading from their own works, after
having been routed from a secluded
spot In the woods to which they had
retired.
A young ssocutionist had the center
Of the stAge when they got to the ho-
tel. She led on BY announcing poem
by Mr.. Riley. She recited it. II was
about somebody named Jim. Riley
looked impressed.
Would you mind" he said when she
had finished. ''reciting that again.
She did not mind. and went at 1t.
Riley wiped q tear away as she finish
Cd. Then he said. Please recite II
again. II you will"
She did It the third time. and Riley
was even more affected.
do you know" he said. after she
had ended. Il like that poem. It's a
Jim poem. always liked Jim poems
My own name - Jim. always read
Jim poems. have written several
Jim poems myself But do you know
why like this Jim poem better than
any otherr'
The young woman eagerly asked
why. The assembled guests leaned
forward breathlessly to hear the an
swer.
II like It," said Riley. because It al
ways reminds me Of my dear old
friend. Eugene Field. Eugene Field IL
the man who wrote that poem. you
known
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

Ing forest fire took place at night.
You knew nothing about 1t until the
tent was burning over your heads.
The other man had already suffocated.
but you rolled out of the flames and
ran seven miles. Then you stopped to
draw n long breath. and you found that
your eyebrows had been singed OF.
your ears blistered. your hair turned
to brick color and the soles Of your
shoes burned through In seven different
places. You had just started to run
another seven miles. when u huge
grizzly bear, approached you and laid
down upon the ground thut you might
mount to his bnck. You did 30. ind be
carried you to safety and licked your
burned ears before he passed from
sight You told that story Mr.. Bowser.
didn't you?"
Il did" he calmly replied.
II was looking Mt our callers as you
related it. and their faces told me that
they believed 1t all monstrous lie."
well. | can't help that"
ut was one evening about four
weeks ago that Mr.. Bascomb and his
wife called. He md you got to talking
about the war and he said that during
the civil war he captured nine Of the
enemy with only a club In his hand.
and was made an officer for 30 doing
lie told that didn't he. Mr. BowserT'
II should say he did?'
"And then you had to have your
Inning. You related that during the
Boer war you were commander Of a
British man Of war. At daylight one
morning MS you were cruising around
you saw a Boer warship three or four
miles away. She also saw you and en-
acavored to escape. but you put on
steam and overhauled her. She ran
Up the white flag of surrender. but you
Iaid no attention to 1t and opened
fire with your 100 great guns. She
went to the bottom In five minutes
carrying with her her crew Of 1000
men. Not one Of the poor fellows es-
npcd. You were made Admiral Bow
nr for your great gallantry Mr..
'Bowscr you reeled that story of ms
II you were telling about digging n
woodchuck out of his hole"
"fes. 1t WAS easy work" he hall
yawnetl.
But do you think that either one OF
them believed one single word Of the
story: In fact. you had only begun II
when saw Bascomb wink Mt his wife
He kept up the winking all through It
and three or four times she had t.
make great efforts to choke back hel
glggies and her filters"
But why did he wink and she wnn
to gigglc?" asked Mr.. Bowser.
"I'll tell you why. Both OF then
knew that you were not In the Boc
war: that the BOers had no warships
that no man-of-wnr ever carried ,
crow Of above a thousand men. Mr.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

When the Hatteras Shoals breakwa-
ter. upon which work has been start
ed. shall be completed there will Ike n
sheltered refuge deep enough 10 ac-
commodate the largest ocean going
ships ind big enough to anchor twenty
ships at once. The refuge harbor IL
to be created inside Cape Lookout. to
include one mile square. The cost Of
building the breakwater and Of pro-
tecting the entrance channel to the
harbor may reach $3.528OOo. The rec
or,ls show that during the past ten
years 1871 lives have been lost and
$o.JOO.OO0 worth Of shipping has been
destroyed OF the Hatteras section Of
the Atlantic coast. With the opening
OF the Panama route and the cOnse-
qucnt increase Of shipping that will
move across Hatteras the providing of
n refuge for shipping below the region
Of the notorious marine graveyard has
become imperative.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
FLOATING HOMES.


oarOe ovssilsrs Of Nsw vsrk One u
the Sights Of the hssbsr.
The lot Ut the hnrbor barReman h
not ono for c0mmiseratiOn. He ID far
more independent and content than his
neighi,ors In the fetid hives VI the
tenement districts which he seer from
his barge ~ he TESTS past tho river
foot Of New York.s east side streets.
At evening his Coating home In
moored IN = quiet dock. He may nit
on hi. bit of deck and enjoy his after
supper pipe In quiet ~ be gaxes upon
tho daskling rippies Of the water and
listens to the dying roar Of the city's
busy day. His wife sits beside him.
putting the last stitches in a Bingham
garment for their child. who already IL
In his bunk.
Their cabin b bright and clean with
out and within White paint and green
trimmings. bit Of striped awning and
little dagstaR are its outward en-
bellishments. Muslin curtains at it's
tiny windows. geraniums on the si:Is,
q CHEEKY nickel clock on Its own shelf
above the stove. 4 neat red table,
CtOtu. uOh0Stuhuc OtNrAcu SV& uPo0
. bright oilcloth-these give character
to the living room. or galley. Within
b the bedroom. perhaps by feet.
with a white iron bed and q bunk
above its foot. In which the son and
heir sleeps peacefully.
There may be q cottage In New Jer-
sey or down Long Island sound wait
ing this worthy couple when winters
Ice closes the Hudson and ends their
seasons work. but they make the barge
their home while on 1t.
Some Of these barge homes shelter
families Of 6ve or six persons. On
some Of the large covered railroad
barges the skipper's house Is ON the
roof lts dimensions may be 10 BY 30
feet. afKording three rooms. In the
''parior'' one would not he surprised
to ind 4 sofa. q music machine and
racks Of records and family portraits
In crayon. all according to usage
ashore. while the captain, being Of a
sporting turn. takes his family to sail
ON = Sunday in Eorgeously painted
punt Of hia own building With lee
boards to make It weatheriy and soil
setting AZ neatly ms the canvas Of y
cup Acknowledgment Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
Why Bowser
Exaggerates
Mrs. Bowser Demands to
Know.
sy N. QUAD.
Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate

Mr. Bowser."
Mr.. Bowser had read the evening
paper and finished his cigar and was
poddIng In sleep when the voice OF
Mrs. Bowser. as above. reached bis
srowsy ear and give him jump.
"What Is 1t he growied?" as lie open
ed his eyes and scrambled around.
Il wnnt to talk with you"
well. go ahead. You needn't scare
a man half to death because you want
to talk with him. l was dreaming thnt
Or. Cook and were searching for the
west pole out in Oregon"
Mrs Bowser looked at him for a
minute, aud then began:
rMr Bowser. want to know why
YOU exaggerate the way you do. 1t Ii
getting to I've something shameful. aud
1t has got to stop!"
what do you mean, woman he ex
claimed us he suddenly reused up.
Il will tell you what ! mean. SIR
One evening about six weeks ago our
minister and his wife called. During
the conversation he mentioned that a
friend OF his passed through the DIRE
iu the north woods Of Canada two or
three years ngo He said TINT his
friend saw two black bears with their
fur aiire. You remember. don't your
Yes. l remember"
And you at once turned around and
said that while you and companion
were out in the Rocky mountains hunt
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
ART IN ITS oAwHtne.
Primitive Mans First Crude Efforts
Toward the Beautiful.

toward tHo 0oSutnuis
In the beginning man went forth
each day-some to do battle. some to
the chase. others again to dig and
deive In the fieid-all that they might
gain md live or lose and die-until
there was found among them one. diff
fering from the rest. who stayed by
the tents with the wOmeu and traced
strnnge devices with burnt stick over
a gOurtl. t.tse
This man, who took no joy In the
ways OF his brothers. who cared not
for the conquest and fretted In the
field; this designer Of quaint patterns.
this deviser Of the beautiful. who per-
ceived In nature about him curious
curviugs. us faces nre seen In the fire
this dreamer apart wis the first artist.
And when from the field and from
afar there came back the people they
took the guOrd and drunk from out
Of 1t.
And presently there came to this
man anOther-and in time others-Of
like nature chosen by the gods. and 80
they worked together, and soon the.
tusLipucu htoh the mOtsteheu chs ~
forms resembling the g0urd. And with
the power Of creation. the heirloom Ut
the artist. presently they went beyond
the slovenly suggestion Of nature. and
the trst vase was born in beautiful
proportion.
And the toilers toiled and were
a-thirst. and the heroes returned from
fresh victories to rejoice and feast.
and all drank alike from the artists
goblets. fashioned cunningly. taking no
note the while Of the craftsman's
pride and understanding not his glory
In his work; drinking ut the cup, not
from choice. not from consciousness
that 1t was beautiful. hut because. for
s0Uth. there was none other.-James
Mcneil Whistler.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
ARAB AND TURK.
The Fierce Enmity Between Them 10
Both Racial and Political.

The Fierce Enrity Between Them 10
Both Racial and Political.
Aside from their political differences,
tha enmity between the Arab and the
Turk Is proverbial-a racial. deep root
ed enmity which the new regime III
stead Of overcoming or. Mt least. TEN
pering has brought successfully to
head. And still the effendi Of Con
stantInople refers to the son of the des-
ert MS that dog Of nm Arab. and still
the desert Arab. who will rhine even
on his way to Juhannam. pours out his
hatred and contempt in couplets Ike
this:
Three things 'nuusht but evil work.
The locust. the vcrmin and the Turk.
There IL such thing ms the fatality
of hate. which seems to be part OF
the cosmic scheme Indeed. some peo-
pie are born to hate each other and the
sooner they know 1t the better. The
Young Turk. for instance. when he can
neither knife nor poison nor despoil an
Arab aspiring to power. will invite him
to STEAMBOAT and make him a paslia-
that Is, n sublime porte instrument OF
murder and plumber.
That is why the Arab chiefs MS well
as the leaders Of thought In Syria and
Egypt have always resisted these bale
full seductiOns. for to the Arab whose
pride and magnunimity are those of
the barbarian. the patriarchial rule OF
Ibn ur-Rashid Of Nejd or the thcocratlc
government of the sheriff of Mecca,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

Our dinner hour il wrong. according
to Professor BergoIne Of Bordeaux uni
versity. The human body, says he, is
an engine driven by a steam boiler.
Food IL Its fuel. The most fuel should
be used just before the heaviest work
ID done. The heaviest meal should
come. be says, before the days work
In other words, at breakfast. The mid
day meal should be lighter and the
evening one hardly meal at ALL
New York Post.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

Leading shipping niid commercial In
terests have advocated the creation of
A federal marine commission having
authority In Its special field equal to
that which the Interstate commerce
commission has within Its particular
sphere. Such commission would deal
finally with all shipping matters and
RI, o,uInend from time TO time changes
in the nations navigation laws. Bills
providing for such II body are likely
to l,c submitted TO the next session u
congress
The pressing necessity Of rehubilitat-
Ing the merchant marine Of the United
States Is already well understood BY
the mass Of business men. The refer
endum that was taken some months
ugo by the chamber of commerce Of
the United States has q good deal OF
Significance as symptom Of public
feeling. While the local associations
and chambers afiiliated with that Or
ganIzation decisively rejected govern
ment purchase and construction Of
ships. they approved an alternative
plan Of = corporation backed and
financed by the national government
that should be empowered to cncour-
age by loans and subventiOns the
building and operation Of merchant
ships Presumably n measure Of this
general nature will be urged before
congress.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

ITO what am indebted for this WIS.,
IL, sir?" said the manager pomInusIy.
''ro the fact that you are Indebted
- our company for $T.75. which we
are getting tired OF waiting for" re-
Piled the collector just us pompously.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
fpaAcT,cAL HEALTH HINT. I:
Skin Eruptions.

For the relief of those persist
, eut skin disii:.ureinents arising
from some ler,Iigement of the
, stomach and intestinal r1mll
magnesium sn:plla'e 'cl'sor salt,
|, IN very serviccahle medicine
Two teaspoonf'lls dissolved in II
, tumblerful of cnld ur hot WAFER
(as may he preferredi and taken
half an hour before breakfast
every morning for thWr ar four
J weeks will restore the skin To its
normal smooth condition. Fine
" pulverized EPSON salt lit can
he rolled with II rolling pin and
made into n dust, mnkes ii val
! unble busting powder for red
md swollen surface such as is
seen In acne rOsacen.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

At the bnttle Of Fleuris. June 2ts
1704. In the French revolutionary peri
Cd. the balloon was for the first time
used In the service Of the army. The
Austriaus. stupened. saw the captive
ai1hip Entreprenant above their heads
at a height Of 800 meters. This ap-
partition greatly angered the Austrian
General Cobourg. who cried out. rs
there anything these scoundrels will
not inventT'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

He may wear grensy hut nnd the
seat Of his pants may be shiny. hut
X n inans children have their no<es
6attened ng,inst the window pane a
talf hour before he Is due home 10
supper you can trust him with any
thing you have. He is all right.-Cfn-
cinnati Enquirer
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
Tn. Balkan sts.e..

The following are the latest esti-
mates OF population in the recnnstru ct-
ed Balkan states. according To the
Biographies. journal: Turkey In En-
rope. 1.GW.OO0: Bulgaria. 4.idt ,mH'
Rou,nnnin. 7.5I4.0I8:- ServIa. 4.5i',!sH;
Greece. 4.3,si.OO0: Montenegro. 516'0"'
Albania, l,OOV.OOO.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

The president Of China says that
none but a fool wants to be emperor
But. Mr.. Kai. republlcansim should
teach the subject that 1t Is his duty
10 he at the call Of his country for any
role where he can serve best and un-
der whatever commission is handed
him.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

II the weather is to keep up such
pranks we can establish all the year
round resorts and maybe Iasso summer
coming or going.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

City tourists through the fruit grow
ing regions have had an object lesson
In seeing stun rotting in the orchards
for which they would pay fancy prices
at home. Nothing can lie done about
II now except bear the fact in mind
until the time comes to cooperate In
-banishing tue evil.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

If one-half that Carranza and villa
say Of each other Is the 'kruth our
watchful waiting policy will require an
injecting Of ginger in 1t before Mexico
can pacify itself.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

More and more the idea is expressed
that this country will he rich and pros
porous when war Impoverished Europe
Ii out for loot. gun In hand. Then
why put temptation in Europe's way
by parading our wealth?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

The Rride-.Inmes. dear. I'm afraid
I'll have to ask you TO give me- $780,
It's the only way can make my books
balance.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

Paradoxical though 1t seeras. nobody
can deny hut the Russian army has
atnod well In the running.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

United States dollars command big
ger premium abroad than ever before.
but no one relishes the job Of going
over to collect 1t.
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si;sht Eusr.

Customer ito drusgist,-The label on
this bottle Isn't right. Druggist-Why
notf II says: Zone teaspoonfnl as re-
quired. Shake before taking" Gus
tomer-It should read. "Take before
shaking" This medicine il for chllls.
isn't hf-Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

Among all other vices there is none
I bate more than cruelty. the extrsm-
ut Of all v'ces.-M0ntaigue.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
Hsr Advsntass.

"A cook has one advantage over ev.
esybody else in tbs house."
"What ID ita''
They may all want bread before
she'll knead it."-Raltimore American