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The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA.
How the Colony Was Organized and
Started on Its Carssr.

How the Colony Was Organized and
Started on Its Career.
The first president Of the American
Colonization society. which founded
the republic of Liberia. on the west
const Of Africa, was Bushrod Washing
ton. who was born in Virginia In 1850
and who was a nephew Of George
Washington. He served as a private
soldier in the Revolution and after
ward was elevated to the United States
supreme court.
slaves. he was deeply interested In the
movement for restoring the Africans
In America to their native continent.
He was one of the pioneers In the or
ganizaton Of the American Colonial
ton society. which was launched in
the latter part Of 1876 Henry Clay
John Randolph and other men of prom
inence were also prominent In the
movement.
In 1920 the society sent thirty eight
negroes back to Africa In a government
vessel. and In that year constitution
for the colony. which was named L.
IBERIA. was adopted. The colony con-
tinued to be in charge of agents and
governors appointed by the society un-
til 1877. when Its rights were volun-
tarily surrendered and the independ-
ence of Liberia was proclaimed and
was recognized by the United States.
Great Britain and France.-New York
World
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
coLoRs OF ME1EoRs.
Three Stages Through Which They
Pass to Reach the Earth.

An article by Alfred Wegener in the
Scientific American offers an explana-
ton of the marked difference OF color
observed in meteOrs. Up to an alti-
rude Of about forty-tive miles the prin-
cipui constituent of the earth's atmos-
phere IL nitrogen second stratum
of the atmosphere. extending up to
about l25 miles. consists mainly Of by
drogen. Still higher. Wegener himself
has sought to prove the existence of a
stratum consisting Of an excessively
light gas which he calls "geocoroni-
um."
When entering the atmosphere from
outer space meteors do not become
luminous In the very tenuous "geocoro-
Mum sphere" but only when they en-
ter the hydrogen sphere" and most of
them are dissipated before reaching
the nitrogen atmosphere. The largest
trel,alls. however. penetrate deeper
and may reach the earth or explode
not far above 1t.
DIR. Wegener finds that the meteors
that penetrate deep enough pass
through three color stages-viz. yellow
white. green and deep red The great
majority exhibit only the first stage.
In which the color white. yellow,
sometimes reddish, is that of the In
candescent meteor itself. The green
stage Wegener believes to be due to
the incandescence OF the hydrogen
through which the meteor is passing,
while the deep red stage is due to the
incandescence Of nitrogen In the lower
AtluOSUhere
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
criticiam Implied.

He doesn't like my cooking" sobbed
the three months bride. tear on her
long lashes. Il just know he doesn't
No there
what makes you think SOP her
mother asked. HAS he said he doesn't
like your cooking?"
"No-no-O." stammered the bride.
Nonsense. child, It's just your i'm
agination. felt there was no basis'-
There is a basis." the bride insisted
tearfuily. Il had been cooking the
IOveliest things for him for about two
weeks. and then he told me he had de-
cided to become raw food faddist.
RO-hoO-O-Oo-'-Judg
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
Scientist Who Couldn't Light q Fire.

Lord Kelvin. like Lord Morley. once
amused a Scottish audience with dis
play of ignorance At a lecture in Ed.
inburgh. with Lord Kelvin In the chair.
the Duke of Argyll was taken sudden.
ly ILL., when the aged peer was car.
ried down to one Of the anterooms."
said local paper. zone Of the first
things to be thought of was the light.
ing of fire, and this task was tackled
by the dukes host. Lord Kelvin. But
instead of placing some paper in tho
grate and some wood on that In the
orthodox manner. he amazed the on.
lockers by desperate efforts to kindle
handful of sticks at a gas burner
Ordinary mortals may be pardoned for
taking some satisfaction in the fact
that even so great philosopher AZ
Lord Kelvin did not know how to
light fire."
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
Sir William PsppsrsIl.

The first native American to be
knighted by an English monarch was
Sir william Peppereli. who was born
In Kittery. Me-. over two centuries
ago. His father was Welshman. who
came to New England as an apprentice
to n fisherman. The son became a mer-
chant and amused II large fortune. AS
a military leader he took part in sew
eral conflicts with the Indians and at
TIMED much distinction. For thirty
two years he was member of the roy
al council Of Massachusetts. and as
chief justice Of common pleas he won
eminence as a jurist.
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
CLOUD FORMATIONS.
Why the Masaes Of Moisture Are Able
to Float In the Air. n

to Float In the Air. n
Clouds consist OF particles Of con-
densed water vnpor and in some cases
of extremely fine spicules OF ice. which
Is also formed from water vapor. Wa.
ter vupor which arises by evaporation
from the surface Of seas. lakes. etc..
Is lighter than dry air ut the same
temperature and pressure. 1t ID also
Invisible.
1t dlsseminates itself through the
atmosphere and ascends to great
heights. There. owing to the fall Of
temperatures and to other causes. 1t
begins to condense into particles which
are slightly heavier than air and which
become visible clouds.
Owing to the influence Of winds and
of rising currents as well as to the
fact that the condensed particles are
nearly us light as air the clouds remain
floating. like fine suspended nfatter In
water, until further condensation ere
ates particles of sufficient size to fok@
raindrops. whose relative great weight
brings them rapidly to the ground.
That clouds do slowly descend even
when not condensed into rain may be
observed when they are seen to dis
solve and disappear without apparent
cause. This Is caused by the clouds
descent to level where rise Of tenn
perature causes the condensed water
vapor to revolatllize. thus becoming
again invisiblc.-New York Journal
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
Looking Back.

This car of yours seems to give you
grent pleasure"
Ives. l often wonder how ever
got along without It," answered the
motorist loftily. walking tires me
dreadfully and is-er-somewhat pie
beian.''
Pardon me for reminding you of the
painful past. but happen to know that
you used to cover considerable terri.
tory as mere pedestrian"
ham geHerald.
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
Or. Johnson's Homeliness.

Samuel johnson was himself-and
this is Il quality rarely found in plain
men-under no illusion as to his per-
sonaI appearance. Or. Burney tells us
that ON one occasion while Miss Bur.
ney was examining his portrait he
peeped over her shoulder and. with a
ludicrOus half laugh. exclaimed: "Ah.
ha. Sam Johnson: | see thee-and an
ugly dog thou artr'-I.ondon Times
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03

THE idea Of that upstart talking
back us he did to a society favorite!
And they do say he was one time only
q butler"
Maybe that Is why he was SO quick
to answer the belle. Baltimore Amer.
lean
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03

What is the speed limit in this
town." asked the automobile driver.
bringing his car to stop just outside
the boundary line.
Never you mind what the limit is.
mister" said the village constable.
You go right ahead and I'll tell you
when you're going too fast."-St. Louis
rost Dispatch.
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
After the weddlno.

Your pa promised to give q dowry
of 10000 marks When ID he going to
pay?"
well. If be promised 10000 marks
he meant 1000. and you ought not to
insist on such a tri1ing sumr'-MeG-
gendorfer Blaetter
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03

McSwine's gun is prodigious cav
ity in the cliffs on the coast Of County
Donegal. Ireland, into which the tide
PUSHES with such force as to producs
a sound like the booming Of cannon.
which can he heard twenty or thirty
miles away
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03

Tile Clarks are in easy circum-
stances. | believe. remarked Cobb.
Yes" assented Boyd: they can owe
more people money and feel easier
about 1t than any others with whom I
have ever had anything to do."-Chi-
cagO Herald
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03
All Alike.

The following entry appears In the
''visitnrs' hook" Of hotel in Germany:
Tile living here is good. plain and sub
sfantinI So Is the waitress
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03

You stole one Of my Jokes out
right" declared the first press humor.
ist
We'll" said the second press humor-
list. when ! see can't improve a Joke
I don't try it." - Louisville Courier
journal.
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03

II thou art man admire those WIS
attempt great enterprises. even thoogb
they faii.-Seneca.
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03

Education begins the gentleman. but
reading. good company and reflection
must finish him.-LockA
The Meeker herald., 1917-03-03

n you stay up nights you can't keep
up dnytimeS.-Judge.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04
new LEGISLATION
AT NEW SESSION
PENDING MATTERSTO BE HEARD
THIS SITTING OF BODY.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Seyeral new
members joined the House today,
Representative Lufkin, Republican, of
the sixth Massachusetts district sue
cceding Augustus P. Gardner, Repub-
lican, who reigned; Representative
Bcshlin, Democrat, Of the twenty
eighth Pennsylvania district, succeed
ing former Representative Blealey,
Republican, who resigned and Repre-
sentative Merritt, Republican of the
fourth Connecticut, succeeding Repre-
sentative Ebenezer Hill, Republican,
deceased.
Important war legislation expected
to come before the present session in
cludes measures to give the President
further authority, specially over enc
my aliens, Senator Chamberlain's bill
for universal military training, and
measures to meet labor conditions.
Chief among domestic concerns are
prohibition and women suffrage. Sen
ator Sheppards proposed Constitut-
ional amendment, whose submission
was approed August / by the Senate
So TO 20, will be passed in the House,
while both bodies will be urged to APP
prove submission of the so-called Su-
san 3. Anthony amendment for equal
suffrage, which has been favorably
reported to the Senate calendar.
| Speaker Clark soon will appoinnt a
chairman for the new, special House
committee on woman suffrage.
important general legislation pend
ing because OF it's exclusion from the
last special war session are the Webb
bill permitting exporters to combine
in foreign trade, which has twice pass
ed the House and is the Senate's I'M
finished business; The Shields water
power development bill; the Walsh
proposing payment of $25,000,000 to
Pittman coal and oil land leasing
measure, and the Colombian treaty,
Colombia
The administration soldiers and
sailors civil rights bill, which passed
the House last session but failed to
get through the Senate, doom will be
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04
MRS. DE- SAULLES
is NOT GUILTY
JURY OUT ONLY AN HOUR AND
FoRTY-THREE MINUTES.

MINEOLA, N. Y. Dec. 3..-It required
but one hour and forty-thre minutes
for a jury in Supreme court here to-
night to reach a verdict of not guilty
in the trail of Mrs. Blanca de Saulles
for the murder of her divorced hus-
band, John L. de Saulles, former Yale
star and club man, at his home near
Westbury, Long Island, the night of
August 3.
In the verdict no reverence what
ever was made to insanity. 1t was a
plea for temporary loss of account
ability which formed the basis of the
defendants case.
Mrs. de Saulles, who had maintained
an air of extreme self-possession thru
out the two weeks of the trial, receiv-
ed the verdict smilingly. She shook
hands with each of the jurors as they
left the box and to each gave nod of
appreciation.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04

taken up by the Senate judiciary COM
mittee 1t operates in the nature of
moratorium ,suspending court pro-
cesses against members of the Ameri
can military force. Other unfinished
war legislation includes Senator
Chamberlain resolution 70 subject
aliens to the draft; Senator Calder's
bills for daylight saving and exped
itions naturalization OF aliens, and
Senator Pomerene's bills, to enforce
government control Of iron and steel
products and for reclamation of ply
sically unfit men for military service
Revision of second class postage
rates for publication alo promises to
be agitated during the session.
Creation of congressional commit
tee to supervise war expenditures,
which President Wilson prevented
during the last session, will be urged
by Senator Weeks of Massachusetts
and other Republicans. The propos-
al Of Chairman Fitzgerald of the
House appropriations committee for a
single committee to control war ap.
preparations also is pending.
Closer scrutiny of appropriations
and departmental estimates, during
the present session is generally pre-
dicted, with efforts to prevent extrav-
agance while at the anne time provid-
ing adequate funds for war needs.
Spectacular features during the ses-
sion are regarded as possible develop
ments from the agitation against Sen
atOr La Toilette and others because
of their opposition to some war legis-
lation. He and Senator Hardwick of
Georgia have announced their inten-
tiCn to seek repeal of the draft law.
while Senator La Toilette and Sher-
man Of Illinois have peace resolutions
pending before the Senate Foreign re-
lations committee.
Within he next few days President
Wilson is expected to send to the
Senate nominations Of many military
and civil officers appointed during the
recess or who failed of confirmation
at the last session.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04
DISTILLERY RUNNING IN
FULL BLAST in ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. "a corn IL
quor distillery running full blast was
discovered early yesterday morning
within a block Of Atlanta police head
quarters. 1t is one of the new Dorta-
BILE kind of distilleries which can be
folded up and put in small hand
satchel like a travelling typewriter. It
works on top of an ordinary ccok
stove. The owner was absent when
the police arrived, but they found
barrel of liquid treasure to use against
him as evidence if they ever catch him
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04

HAPPINESS
All, l know it doesn't take much to
make
A woman glad
Dishes to wash and a room to sweep
And little lad.
And I'm sure it doesn': take much to
fill
A man with joy
A bench or store, or a bit of soil
With health and strength and his
daily toll,
And little boy.
For in spite of labor and pain and
want
We are grief beguiled
With whatever task may have been
cur own,
And a bright home-heaven where
peace is known,
Ard a little child
Arthur Unknown.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04

Chicago, Dec. 4.-The price of
bread to the consumer today was re-
duced l cent. Virtually every baker
in the city sent out sixteen-ounce
loaves from the factories at Z cents
for unwrapped loaves and 71A cents
for wrapped bread. These loaves.
they say, should retail at ST. and 8
cents, respectfully
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04
DUVAL HOTEL
LACKSONVILIE,

Opposite post office, hot and cold
water, elevator, telephones. Rates:
Room without bath 81; two persons
same room, $3.50; with bath $3.50 and
two persons same room $500 w. S.
Jones, Manager.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04

There's nothing in name"
Especially when the sentiment of
love is conveyed by pair of pressed
two lips
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04
BETTER THAN EVER

OUR FRESH STOCK MEANS A
BETTER MEAL EVERY TIME. WHY
WORRY WITH SOMETHING YOU
90 NOT WANT? WEoFFER YOU
FRUITS AND FANCY GROCERIES
AID EvsN b'j-k fooE> s'uFFs
0 FRESH SHIPMENTS ALL TIE
TIME.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-04

The difference between a skin3leep
beauty and the ether kind is that you
get the other kind at drug store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

James Whitcomb Riley was born
on the seventh day of October, 1853,
In Greenfield, Indiana. He lived all
Of his life in the state of his birth.
He is known by all as the Hoosier
Poet r..
When he Wass quite young boy
he learned sign painting and after
doing that for a while he joined a
troop Of players taking a part Of
an actor, writing songs and arrang-
ing them. Later he got a position
with the Indianapolis Journal
When he was twenty years old he
began writing poems for the Ind.
lana papers. These proved to be
very popular He also read many
Of his own poems in public, this too
proved to be very popular,
A few Of his poems which the
children love best are these: out
to Old Aunt Marys," Little Or
plant Annie" 'Raggedy Man, y
THE Old Swimmin' Hole" and "A
Boys Mother" These are only a
few of the man he has written.
Riley spent the last days Of his life
in Indianapolis on a quiet street
called Lockerbie He died July D.
1916 Bernice Lamm, Grade "a,
Whitewater school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
Celebrated Riley Day Friday

Since October 7th is Riley day, a
special program was held Friday
afternoon in his honor. The selec-
lions were as follows:
Song America" by School.
Talk-"Our Poet Riley" Mr..
Stockingel .-.s.:..
Biography of Riley, Corene Rob
inson, Grade Five.
Riley's First Poem Dramatized
Grade One.
Concert = There, Little Girl,
Don't Cry" Grade Three.
When the Frost is On
the Pumpkin" Grade Four.
Nictrola Records : Songs from
Riley.
Song World is Full of
Roses" kindergarten.
Concert-"There is Ever Song
Grade Four.
Concert "A Mothers Boy"
Grade Two.
Concert-"A Song Grade Six,
Birds Are Singing
Grade One ~: ....-.
-.* Whitewater School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
Row Tells Rules for Health

The five A and B grades OF
Whitewater school are studying
hygiene We have studied about
the great laws of health They are:
/. We must have the right kind
of food.
II. We must have a great amount
of fresh air.
III. The body must ct rid OF
poisonous wastes.
". The body must not be too hot
nor too cold,
V. We must have exercise, rest
and sleep
VI, The body must he kept free
from pain, .=
VII. We must always try TO be
happy.
WI. Disease germs must not be
allowed to get into the body.
TX, We must keep our body and
clothing clean. Giuseppe DeFede-
RIGA, 5A, Whitewater school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
A PLEASANT SURPRISE

Last Friday afternoon after re-
cess, Mr., Stockinger told us a
young lady would recite for US.
She was to be there at 3 o'clock.
This lady was Miss Edsall, who has
gone to George schools near Phila-
delphia, and will be gone all win
ter. At o'clock we all went to
the hall to hear her. She recited
two selections for US. The first
was written by James WhitcomD
Riley; the other by Paul Laurence
Dunbar. All the children enjoyed
her pieces and thanked her for re-
citing for us. We all wished her a
pleasant year at school.-Bernice
Lamm, ia, Whitewater school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
FRIGHTENED JIMMY

Once upon a time there vas a
little boy named Jimmy His father
and mother had tod him to always
be in early at night.
But he would not do il so one
night ii happened to be Halloween
and he was out on the street very
late.
His father thought he would
scare him so he went out in The
garden and got a big pumpkin,
This he made into an ugly head
He put a candle into it and lit
it. He then set ii on gate post
down the street where Jimmy had
to pass. He then mid behind tree
to see what Jimmy would do.
When Jimmy came past he saw
it and he ran home as tas as he
could and his father could hear him
crying.
This was lesson for Jimmy and
he never wished to say out late
after that
Clarence T. Hawkins, "a Grade,
Whitewater school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
PLANS FOR SATURDAY.

Saturday morning / am going to
take my ducks out to catch grass
hoppers. | will watch them for an
hour / have ten Of them. After |
bring them in I'll take my chickens
out for an hour. After ! do that !
am going to help my mother till
noon.
After dinner | am going to take
a bath and get ready to take my
ducks and chickens out again for
an hour.
Then after l bring them in then |
will eat my supper and get ready to
go with my father to the Starr
piano factory and stay all night
Forest Allen 6B Grade, Whitewater
school,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
Children Bid
.. Soldiers Goodbye

Yesterday when the second train
load Of Richmond soldiers left for
Camp Taylor, all the boys and girls
of the city, who 60 to school east
of the river, were lined along Tenth
street to cheer the boys goodbye as
they marched to the station.
Even kindergarten children were
waving flags and cheering, and
with the senior boys OF high school
marching with the seventy-fiye
Sammies and shouting their loud
est, it made one of the most stir
ring scenes Richmond ever has
known
Since it was too far for the boys
and girls of Baxter Sevastopol and
Joseph Moore schools to walk clear
over to Tenth street, those chill
dren were forced to think their
goodbyes, but the upper grade at
Joseph Moore school had chance
to see the soldiers start marching
from the court house, since they
were on their way over to visit the
Art Gallery.
Altogether it was a day that
those Richmond children will re-
member all their lives, and when
they grow to be old men and wom-
en-, they can tell their grandchil-
dren how they watched the parade
with the band playing and the flags
flying, the tottering old soldiers
keeping step, and the new soldiers
carrying their travelling bags and
waving their hats as they went by
on their way to war e=@ -.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
THE UNSELFISH GIRL

Once upon time there was a
little girl whose name was Dor,
othy. She had been playing in the
yard long time and was very
hungry. She ran in the house and
asked her mother for a piece OF
pie. Her mother gave her a piece
and she ran out on the door step to
eat it. Her aunts dog. Fred, came
running up and sat down in front
Of her. He looked at her as II to
say Give me a bite.
She was SO hungry she did not
want to give him one bite. But her
mamma had taught her not to be
selfish.
SO she felt sorry for the dog and
gave him half Of her lunch. She
ran in the house and told her moth
er about it. Her mother was SO
pleased what her little girl had
done, SO she gave her an extra
piece Of pie. Corene Robinson, 5B
grade, Whitewater school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
WHAT HAPPENED TO ME
LAST SATURDAY

Last Saturday as ! was coming
in from the barn with a pile OF
wood | met a fairy. She said,
What are you going to do with
that wood?"
said, Il am going to build a
fire" #...
She said, You have been a nice
girl and you may have three
wishes. ..~
thanked the fairy and ran into
the house and told my mother.
She said, THAT is what you get
for being good girl"
| was setting the table and the
fairy stood in front of me. She
tapped me two times and | had
wings. | flew with her up to the
sky. Then we came to the fairy
palace. .s*- @
The fairy took me into a room
and put a silk robe over me. Then
we went into another room, where
the fairies were dancing and sing
ing. .::=...
had very good time with the
fairies. thanked the fairies and
went home. | told my mother all
of it. | visited the fairies every
holiday-Mary Falcone, age IL,
Whitewater School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-06
FOLKS AT THE
GREENSBORO SCHOOL.

Some of the patients here at this
field hospital had better remove
J their initials from the laboratory
and recitation room because, YOU
know. Fools names are like their
! faces, always seen in public places.
Lucille Gentry says, Is it trouble
that causes grey hair or grey hair
that causes trouble
The other day | heard one girl
say to another, How do you keep
in style SO promptly
Well came the answer,
have a movable belt and | just
move It up and down as the styles
change
-