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The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
OLD TIME HARyEsTs.
A Reminder Of the Days When You
Wsrs Boy on the Farm.


II you were boy on the farm you
will recall wildly what harvest meant
to you. for you had to curry water. and
harvest hands We're IL thirsty set, nor
did they seem to care how far 1t was to
the spring or how buddy chapped your
feet.
When not carrying water you were
busy gathering sheaves. which was
about the hardest work In sight. or at
least you thought 1t was.
When dinner came you would be so
hungry that there did not seem to be
enougS on the table to sntisfy you. to
say nothing of the hungry bunch. In
this you would be somewhat disap-
pointed. for there was always enough
for all.
Then for an hours rest, during which
the men would sprawl out In the shade
of tree or on the porch In the great
est comfort. And maybe you would
have found IL good place to rest your
weary bones and about to settle into 1t
when one Of the Graders would come
along with a leaky bucket In one hand
and II dull scythe In the other and or
der You to come along and turn the
grindstone while you were resting.
Didn't 1t seem that they had spite
ut boy In harvest time on the snrm?-
Erasmus Wilson in Pittsburgh Ga,
zette-Tin,es.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
THE PEASANTS RIDDLE.
And How the sieilian Kept the Prom
Use hs Made to the King.


A sicllian labore- told lis this story.
He says his mother told 1t to him
when he was a child. 1t sounds like
one Of Grimm's tales and is undoubt-
eddy very old folk lore:
My mother told me that once there
was a king who saw peasant work
Ing in field and asked him how much
lie earned. And the peasant said.
-Four carlinl day What do you do
with your 4 carlini?' asked the king
One eat, the second put at interest
the third return, and the fourth
throw away This puzzled the king.
and he asked the peasant what he
meant. And the peasant said:
81 buy my food with one. feed
my children with the second, and that
Ii putting money out ut interest. l
feed my old father with the third, and
that Is paying back what has been
given me- / give the fourth to my
wife. and giving her money is throw
Ing 1t away
"'That's good riddle. said the
king. and l must tell 1t to my friends.
Promise me that you won't tell amy
one the answer till you hive seen my
face a hundred times So the peasant
promised. and the king went back to
his palace and asked them the riddle.
Nobody could answer. but one remem-
bered seeing the king Talk to n peas
ant, so he went to the peasant and
asked him about II. But the peasant
said: 4 can't tell you. promised the
king I wouldn't tell the answer till |
had seen his face n hundred times.
oh. that's easy! said the kings friend.
and he took n hundred lire out Of his
pocket, and every piece of money had
the kings face stamped on 1t.
$50 the peasant told the kings friend
the answer to the riddle. and the king =
friend went back to the palace and
said to the king, Il can guess your rid
die now and he did. Then the king
became angry and said: You couldn't
have guessed It. That peasant has
broken his promise!' So the friend had
to tell the king how he had fooled the
peasant."-CleveIand Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
siz. Of In. Roman Empire.

According to the historian Gibbon.
the Roman empire was above 1000
miles In breadth. from the wall Of
Antoninus and the northern limits Of
Docia to Mount Atlas and the Tropic
OF Cancer: that 1t extended In length
more than 5000 miles. from the west
ern ocean to the Euphrates: that 1t
was situate in the finest part Of the
temperate zone. and that 1t was sup
posed to contain above 1.GOO.OU square
miles"
According to this. the Roman en-
pire was considerably smaller than the
United Stntes. the area OF which tleav-
Ing out Alaska and the islands, IL
nearly 3.OOO.OOO square miles. or al
most twice as big as was the empire
of the Caesars.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
Your Last Chance

Recently we published in these col
unns an offer of the Youths Com
panion and McCalrs Magazine, both
for a full year. for only $2.lO, includ-
ing Mccall dress pattern. The high
prize of paper and ink has Obliged Nc
Calls Magazine to raise their sub
scription price February to 10 cents
copy and 10 cents a year-so that
the offer at the above price must be
Withdrawn.
Until March 81 our readers have
the privilege of ordering both publ
cations for a full year including the
choice OF any l5-cent Mccall Dress
Pattern, for only 81. 10.
The amount of reading. informa-
ton and entertainment contained in
the fifty-two issues Of the Youths
Companion and the value of twelve
monthly fashion numbers of McCalrs
at $2.lO offer a real bargain to every
reader of this paper.
This price offer includes:
|. The Youths Companion-52i issues.
2. The Companion Home Calendar
for 1917.
3. McCalrs Magazine-l2 fashion
numbers.
4. One 15-cent Mccall Dress Pattern
your choice from your first copy
of McCall's-if you send 2-cent
stamp with your selection.
THE IouTH's COMPANION,
st. Paul ST., Boston, Mass.
New subscriptions received at this
office.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
Oriain Of the Pitcher.

Some Of the earliest drinking vessels
were made Of skins. sewcd together
In such manner as to be water tight.
The skins were well tanncd, and the
vessels made from them We're well
nigh indestructible. Leather drinking
vessels In England were called 'blnck-
jacks" and were made In about the
same shape as the pitcher OF modern
times. The inside was coated with a
layer OF pitch. thus giving rise to our
word pitcher" 1t Is believed.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
sAcKING A THEATER.
What New Workers In 1765 Did For m
Offensive Play.

OHensive RAY.
Here is an account of the Sucking of
q theater In New York from the Ga,
zettc OF that city of May 3, 1865:
1.-THE play advertised to he acted last
Monday evening having given Offensc
to sundry and divers Inhabitants of
this city, who thought 1t highly i'm
proper that such entertainment should
he exhibited at this time of public dis
tress. when great numbers OF poor peo-
pie can scarce find means Of subsist-
encc. whereby many persons might be
tempted to neglect their business and
squanler that money which Is ncces-
sary to the payment M their debts and
the support of their families, n rumor
was spread about the town that If the
play went on the audience would meet
with some disturbance from the multi
tidc
"Tlls prevented the greatest part Of
those who intended to have been there
from going. However. many people
came. and the play was begun. but
soon interrupted by the multitude. who
burst open the doors and entered with
noise and tumult The audience es-
capped In the best manner they could.
Many lost their hats and other articles
of raiment. 4 boy had his skull frac-
turcd and was yesterday trepanned.
Death is his. Several others were
sorely set upon and injured. But We
heard of no lives lost. The multitude
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
The
Scrap Book


A wild eyed. disheveled gentleman,
apparently from the country. rushed
into the police station. shouting he had
been robbed.
Sergeant Murnane finally succeeded
In soothing him into coherency.
"NOw, let's hear all about 1t" said
Murnane.
"Well, a half an hour before we
reached st. Paul I had 5000 in paper
that l was bringing here to put In the
bank. When got outside the depot l
couldn't find 1t anywhere. don't
know where 1t went. That money
means whole lot to me. II DON'T
"Now. now. Don't get excited again"
exclaimed Murnane. "That train breaks
up here. Maybe the porter saw your
money when he was cleaning up. Ill
send for him."
Ibid you see anything Of small
package when you were cleaning up
your carr" Murnane asked when the
porter arrived.
Eyes, sab. It's lot Of money. sab"
"Where is 1t nOw?"
Here. sah," and he produced 1t from
an inside pocket.
The gentleman from the country
cheered up perceptibly when he saw
the roll.
THAT'S It," he exclaimed. "And It's
all here. the whole $1,000"
"Now. look here. porter" said Muir
name severely. ~ want to know why
you didn't turn that package In the
minute you found It,"
"Why. sah." he replied in an injured
tone. 81 s'posed de gemman had left
It for me for tip."-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

Hall Game does not take any great
pains to conceal his rather remarkable
likeness to Shakespeare. His resem-
blance is frequently the subject of
good natured jest, and one of the best
stories concerning 1t Is gleefully told
by Mr.. Game himself.
Once in Philadelphia he met 1gna-
titus DOnnclly. the well known Ameri-
tan Shakespeare controversial
list Donnelly gazed reverently ut the
noveIist's broad brow, pointed face and
beard and then. removing his hat with
flourish of mock establishment. said:
Lord Bacon. presumeT'
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
Notice Of Final Settlement and Deter.
mination Of Heirship

STATE OF COLORADO, ss T.,
COUNTY OF RIO BLANco. &c. III .o"'''' '''''
In the matter Of the Estn,e of
George Hildenbrandt, Deceased.
Notice of Final Settl ment and App'i .nti' n
for n Judicial Ascertainment and Deter
mtnation OF the Heirs of George Hidden
brandt, deceased:
NOTICE Is hereby given that on Monday,
the 18th day of February A. u. 1917, being
one OF he regular days OF the January term
County. state of Colorado. i. W. $
Montgomery, administrator of said estate
will appear before The I.dse Q. said court
.s%e and ss apply Hs to aPsr9 "a ea
Objections to the rnme, i any there Pc.
Hae a has ed IN County
petition representing that George Hidden.
drHndt. deceased, died interstate and seized
real estate situated in the county OF Rio
Blanco. state Of Colorado, to-wit: An undf.
more or less, and described Ms the Southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter OF section
3; the southeast quarter OF TIE Southeast
quarter of section !; the Northeast quarter
Of the Northeast quarter Of section =, and
the Northwest quarter of the Northwest
range i,s west Of the 9th p NJ, together with
an undivided one fourth interest In the Lit
tie Colorado Ditch and water right.
Ais SO rcres more or iess. described rs the
West half of the Southwest quarter Of Sec
t!on 2 township North, range lU2 IVES Of
the 9Th P. NJ, Rio Blanco county. Colorado.
That said decedent left surviving him n.
the sole heirs at law, the following described
persons, to- wit, the said petitioner. ElfzH-
beth Hiidenbrandt. widow. whose address
is Pasadena, California: Georgian White.
daughter. VIII, Sc address Is Phoenix. Ari-
IONA, and 1. l. Hildenbrandt, son, whose ad
dress il Colbert, Washington. and they are
the only heirs Of said decedent, and pray for
a judicial ascertainfnent and determination
ofthe heirs of the said George Hildenbrandt,
deceased, and thnt said petitioner Will mp
pear before said Court at the court house In
the town of Meeker, hio Blanco county.
Colorado, on the 18th day OF February, 1917,
at the hour of 10 O'Clock a.. M. on said day.
and will then apply for hearing on said
petition.
All persons Interested are hereby notified
to attend on I'D day and AXE such steps In
reference to the said petition as they may
be advi.ed.
Dated at Meeker, Colorado, this End day of
January, A. u. 1917.
Administrator Of the estate OF George II u
denbraudt deceased. lB-H
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
Try The Herald for u year.
Merchants Wife Advises Meek
err Women

~ had stomach trouble so bad I
could eat nothing but toast, fruit and
hot water. Everything else soured
and formed gas. Dieting did no good.
was miserable until tried buck
thorn bark. glycerine, etc, AS mixed
in Adler-i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL
benefited me INSTA NTLY." Be
cause Adlor-i ka empties BOTH large
CASE constipation, sour stomach or
gas and prevents appendicitis. 1t has
QUICK EST action of anything we
ever sold. The Meeker Drug Co. III
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

There Is music In plants. The fern
lenf of the varieties common here rep
resents a bit OF music. From the tip
Of the fern to the center there Is a
crescendo from there to the root there
is diminuendo. and as we reach the
last we should have to mark a retard.
1t is beautiful. Flowers grow ryth-
mically.-Henry Turner Bailey.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
inherent Dread Of Cat, For poo,

The Instructive fear which cats have
of dogs * Illustrated very amusingly
by strOking dog and then carcssing n
blind and newborn kitten with the
same hand that has touched the dog.
At once the kitten will spit and fun
itself up In the most absurd way. dis
tInguIshing the smell of the beast
which experience for thousands of gen.
erations has taught 1t most to dread
London Standard
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
at Amt III, worId-Ivs You"

You say tn world looks gloomy;
TIL skies are grim an gray:
The night has lost Its quiet
You fear tn coming day.
TIL world Is what you make It:
TIL sky is gray or blue,
Just as your soul may paint 1t.
1t amt tn world-it's you.
Clear up tn clouded vision.
Clean out tn foggy mind:
TIL clouds are always passing.
An each Is silver lined.
TIL world 1t what We make IT
Then make 1t bright an true.
An when You say It's gloomy
1t amt tn world-it's you.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

'Those two girls evidently had lit
tie too much ice cream soda ycster
day
"Why that Inference
II heard one telling the other that
she had cerise taste In her mouth
this morning when she awoke."-Lou-
isville Courier
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

"Oh. II were only beautiful" she
sighed artfully.
II wouldn't care II ! were you" he
said. You are very intellectual and
you have n sweet disposition. Besides.
you are nice to your mother. and all
that is much better than being benu.
tiful."
And he was never invited to see her
again.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
xwx u " " " " u " " " " u " " u
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
The Inattsntivs Child.

y Never scOid child who Is duh y
y or needless nor one who seems \
y to refuse to pay attention. Take y
= such a child to physician for =
y an examination. for many times =
y there will be found explanations \
y for his conduct-his ears may be \
y diseased or filled with impacted y
y wax. which dulls or prevents his .
y hearing. His eyesight may he \
Y SO defective as to keep him from =
y fixing his gaze upon anything. .
y Children who are normal and \
y well are bright. alert. attentive \
v and responsive. Those who are 4
y III or suffering from disease II \
y the nervous system. some defect 4
y Of herring or vision. are unable 4
y to do anything MS 1t should be 4
u done and deserve pity and never \
Y blame. \
u Y " " n " " " v u n " " " " u " Y
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

II see we've invested in vacuum
cleaner" neichbor said to Mrs. Jones.
do We like 1t better than the old fash.
toned broom?"
You bet yer life do" Mrs. Jones
answered. ~ kin knock Jones twice
as fur with it."-Ex change.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

"1'he Smithers twins are SO much
alike that their own mother can't tell
them apart
Tint must he rather confusing"
at Is. but the boys don't mind 1t.
Their mother never dnres to whip
either OF them for fear 1t might be the
wrong one"-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

"My ancestors came over In the May
flower"
This Is our family coat Of arms"
"Oh. I had plenty Of chances to mar
~. but ! preferred to remain single!
"My kid got OF an awfully funny re-
mark yesterday. Listen
New York World.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

II presume Mr.. Grabcoin. the emf
nent capitalist. poses as self made
MANI"
"Well. no. Mr.. BRADSHAW frankly
admits that some OF his biggest deals
could not have been put through with
out the aid Of his lawyers.
ham Age Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

ut is very strange that no one has
ever been able to find Captain Kidd's
treasure"
'Oh. well. Captain Kidd isn't the
only man who has put his money into
real estate and couldn't get It OUT
Ct. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

My dear. what shall buy you for
your birthdayY'
pretty well what my tastes are
And did you tell him anything about
the state OF my finances? "-Kansas
City Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

There's one thing will say for that
fellow whose mistakes cause so much
trouble
what II it?''
"He doesn't claim that his intentions
were good anyhow" - Detroit Free
Press.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

Mrs. Murphy-Oi hear yer brother
in-law. Pat Keegan, is pretty bad of.
Mrs. Casey-Shure, he's good for q
year yit.
Mrs. Mas long as thot?
Mrs. C.-Yis; he's had four differ
ent doctors and each one of thin give
him three months to live.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

MONEY TO LOAN-On farm Sc
curity. Low interest. For particu-
lars, apply to F. Sheridan, Meeker,
Colorado. Il
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
Hsr Tact,

Howard = Did she refuse you. old
man? Coward-Weli. in a delicate. in.
direct way. She told me she never
wanted anything she could get easily.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

You can contract cold now as easy
rs earlier in the season. Check and
cure it by using Strehlke's BROMO-
FEBRIN.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

An ignorant person is n merciIess
critic.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10
Summons
STATE OF COLORADO, In The
COUNTY OF RIO IA ANCO. 900 County Court
Mary A. Haworth.
Plaintiff.
VS. Summons.
C. ID Haworth,
Summons
Summons.

C. d Haworth,
Defendant.
The People of the State Of Colorado,
To G. d. Haworth, the defendant above
named, Greeting:
action brought against you by the above
named plaintiff In the County Court OF RIO
BIanco County, state OF Colorado, and an
swer the complaint therein within thirty
days after the service I thereof. II served with.
IN the state of Colorado; or, II served out OF
the Sta,e of Colorado. or by publication,
within fifty days after the service thereof,
tion may be regularly set for trial the same
rs though such appearance had been made
and issue had been Joined on such COM
The said action is brought by plaintiff to
obtain a decree of divorce, dtssnlvinR the
bonds of mntrimOny now existing between
plaintiff and defendant. on tho ground OF
PENDANT to make reasonable provision for
the support of plaintiff. for over one year
next prior to the commencement OF this
action, and as will more fully appear from
complaint In said action to which refere1ce
IL here made and copy OF which Is hereto
attached.
A you are hereby notified that II you
plant as above required, the plaintin
will apply to the Court for the relief therein
demanded.
Given under my hand and the seal Of said
Court. at Meeker, in said County, this 18th
day of November, A. u. 1915.
Clerk of the County Court.
MONTGOMERY 4 CLARK.
1913 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Meeker herald., 1917-02-10

Send The Herald to your eastern
friends.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-20
Pledging Army Clothes
Is AllegaI, Warning

Military authorities I'd Fort Brown to-
day called attention Of the public IA the
fact that persons knowingly receiving mil
itary goods IN pledge Of indebtedness are
liable to severe punishment. The federal
statute covering this y
And whoever shall knowingly purchase
or receive m pledge for any obligation or
indebtedness from any soldier. officer.
sailor, or other person called into or en-
.ployed IN the military or naval service, any
arms, equipments, ammunition. clOthes.'
military stores, or other public property.
whether furnished % the soldier, sailor. Of
flcer or other person not having the lawful
right to pledge or sell the same, shall he
fined not more than five hrnderd dollars,
and imprisoned not more than two years"
-(35 Stat. l.. l095.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-20
Awaiting Result of
Chemist Analysis

DIR. b. l.. Cole, county health officer,
said today he expected a wire message AT
any time from the state chemist AT Austin
~ to the foreign elements that might have
been found in the stomach of Mrs. j. W.
Pellissier, or Mrs. Dorothy Gray" found
dead In a local hotel Tuesday night. DIR.
Cole j. inclined a. scout the theory OF
foul play, anG n%cl.rye~ that the woman's
death was due to natural causes. brought
about by her condition during the day of
her death.
Two arrests, a man and a woman. were
made last night i'm connection with the
ease. Both are held on suspicion. Ii
was expected, however, that in the event
the state chemits report Indicated death
from natural causes. both would he re-
leased.
The woman's mother, Mrs. Blangy of
Cincinnati, Ohio, is supposed 10 be en-
route TO Brownsville TO claim the body
Of her daughter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-20
ASSN
HOLD A MEETING
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF BUSl-
NESS Is TRANSACTED WITH
The ATTENDANCE FAIR.

a very considerable amount of business
was transacted at the meeting OF the Char
ity Association held this morning nj the
Learners Library. The attendance was
fair, considering the inclement weather.
and those present cvinced a thorough in
terest in the work of the organization. The
president, Mrs. Gussie Scott CLANCY. OPEN
ed the meeting promptly and carried
through n lengthy order of business. in
Gliding chiefly reports of the various com
mittees.
The subject Of the coming meeting Of
the Valley Federation Of Women's Clubs
was brought up, and il was the sentiment
Of All present hat this should be made 4
banner meeting. The men Of Brownsville
have promised their co-operst ion. and the
members are hopeful OF achieving even
|~greater rcSuii AT this meeting than M the
previous meeting held il Brownsville by
the Federation.
The report Of the treasurer showed a
very diminutive balance in the treasury,
and II was decided 10 give q card party. to
which the memberS may invite their
friends. at % cents per. for the purpose
~ raising some 81 the neediul. The pro-
ceeds 81 al public entertainments Of the
association being devoted expressly ~ the
bylaws 81 the organization ~ the work VI
charity. this means w adopted Ia acquire
funds for various expenses incidental to
the operation 1T the association. and also
10 make up n deficit of $40 found 10 exist
IN the program fund for the charity ball.
Funds also viii be needed tor the Valley
Federation event, and the members hope
70 rai-s sufficient BIZ such small centre
non entertainments for this purpose.
Nj John J. Young very e%raciousIy ten
4f-"d ncr spacious home Tor the card
e. which will be given IN the near tu-
An entertainment committee for the
Year was named, including Mis-, Anna Kel-
An, rh"irman: Mrs. ID. l.. Spero. Mrs. II. r..
r-ap'r and Mrs. Ellis Cheney, Mrs. j. j..
.Yrrl Mrs. A. w. Wood. The committee
vili select a date Tor the card party
|and announce al IN the press.
One Of the trustees Of the Charity Home
was present 10 represent that institution
and rendered an expression 81 the warm
and sincere appreciation Of the trustees
for the very substantial cooperation ~
the Charity Home IL securing funds for
the maintenance Of the Home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-20
TEXAS WEATHER CONDITIONS

The following summary Of Texas
weather conditions today is supplied from
the weather burxlu az Houston: North
Texas, clear . partly cloudy, temperature
~ 10 IS; West Texas clear Ia cloudy.
damp, - 70 IS: East Texas. cloudy. 40
70 so: goulf coast cloudy, foggy, drizzling
rain, 10 to 80; Central Texas. clear. As
Arkansas, clear "a cloudy, SO u ~:
Louisiana, raining. ~; oklahoma, cloudy,
calm, 32 TO 45.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-20

Charity Home M%eetIng-The directors
Of the Charity Home met Friday morning
at the residence of Captain William Kelly,
The meeting was devoted largely to infor-
NAL discussion of the method Of organic
ing, various details being yet nndeter-
mined. Owing 10 limited time, the work
vas not completed and the meeting was
postponed until Sunday at 4:30 p
N. Az this meeting the managers report
of the operation OF the home for the year
viii be presented and definite plans
adoPtcd Ter the proposed campaign TO OBJ
tain subscribers 10 the home.