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The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
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There is 4 very old story extant
about a woman who was noted for her
meanness. She cheapened everything,
and prices never could be put 30 low
that she did not object to them.
One day she went through the mar
ket and. after chanering for awhile
stopped In front of market stall and
priced some cornmeal.
"a levy q bushel," said the dealer.
She shifted and examined and hum
med and hawed until finally the dealer
said sarcastically:
II tell you what I'll do. Mrs jenkins
I'll give you bushel Of that meal"
Mrs. jenkins smiled and examined
again and then asked:
'.Is II siftedT'
This Is paralleled by the account Of
. man who went into market to buy
small piece of liver.
'How much?" he asked.
II Will make you a present Of that.
said the butcher pleasantly.
The man put on his most knowing
look, stepped back, rubbed his hands
together. looked the butcher square in
the eye and said:
"Ain't that rather high
ton Star
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
MANSFIELD AS AN ACTOR.


Hjs Genius Enabled Him 70 Turn Bad
Parts Into Good Ones.
We were to open u new theater In
Panton street. which was not ready. 10
we were transferred to the Royalty.
Mansfield WAS tt youn. MN then.
about twenty-four. ! should lsy. He
was practically unknown. He soon
began to shine ut rehearsal. His part
was that OF an old beau. J. q. Taylor
was to play certain waiter. The play
was an adaptation from the French.
FurnIe was the adapter. with no pride
OF authorship. SO he allowed Mansfield
q good deal of liberty In the way Of in
terl,olation and business. Day by day
the part Of the old beau was built up.
especially In TayloTs scenes. until
Mansieid's part assumed the proper
tons Ut leading character and Tay
iOr's part. which was the principal
comedy part Of the play. faded away
into the background. We MI began to
luke notice OF Mansfield and to per
ceive that his character was going to
be the part Of the play.
One day Taylor rebelled. he told
Farnie aud Alexander Henderson. the
manager OF the theater. that he was
the leading comedian of the company
and that Mansfield's character bad
now become the most important per
sonage in the comedy. He protested
violently. FarnIe was in Il dilemma.
Mans6eld's business And additions
were so clever and 50 valuable that lie
deserved the prominence accorded to
him. Taylor was an important actor
and could not be dispensed with.
Mansfield came forward. Would
Mr.. Taylor like my part?" be said.
Taylor felt that. as the principal
comedian. the best part belonged prop
erly to him. He ought to have Mans.
fields part.
Mansfield handed 1t to him. by ali
means" said he. Here 1t Is" and be
handed over the manuscript covered
with interpretations. corrections and
business.
We resumed our rehearsals.
"You will allow me-" said Mansfield
to Farnie-"you will allow me the
same privilege with this new part you
were 30 generous us " dcSOtu ue WIN
the other? Mr.. Taylor has the advan
tage of my suggestions on the other
character: you will permit me to do my
hest with this?''
by all means" said Farnie. and tc
work we went again.
Mansfield built up again. Day By
day. little by little. bis new part alb
snrhod sceuo flor Rcpnp-E Fl SOth
ern in Scribners.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

Strange ideas some people have
about postage" said the clerk who
opens the mail. Yes. See this letter
here with three one-cent stamps on 1t
and stamped cent due? That's case
In point. The writer Of that letter
thought that perhaps 1t weighed a lit
tie over an ounce. 4 little more than
would go for 2 cents. and 30 he put on
little more postage cent more
which he thought would cover 1t. when
the fact is that 1t required nm addi-
tionai two cept stamp. OF course you
know that letter postage Is not frac-
tional. but that 1t goes In multiples Of
two. II letter weighs ever SO little
over IN ounce 1t requires an additional
two cent stamp. But not everybody
seems to know this. and SO we some
times get letters like this one with q
little more postage for a little more
weight-"-New York Sun.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
Made a cestIy Mistake.

A big commercial house in the mid
die west raised the salary Of one Of its
officers TO $4,000 n year.
The officer was greatly pleased.
Now my ambition II satisfied" he
said.
Within two years the concern had
found . way to dispense with this Of
6cer's services. 1t was done cleverIy
and smoothly. The man never suspect
ed the real reason why he was released.
The head Of the concern had over
heard bis remark. I'VE want no men
In this business whose ambition Is sat
is6ed." he said. when a man ID salts
fed. when he ceases TO plan and 6ght
for the future. we begin to lose money
on Woman's Home Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
TRICKY AND A BUFFER.
The Spreading Adder Will Fool ve. II
You Don't Know Him.

The Spreading Adder Will Fool You u
You Don't Know Him.
He's a sly creature. this snake
When he's discovered and trapped he II
make such a hullabaloo about It, with
his kissing and contortions. that II
vou're not wise to the fact that hes
only blufiing you're sure to he fright
ened. II you're acquainted with him.
however. and refuse to run. he'll give
one final twist and roll over on his
back, Just as though he had made up
his mind to die and save you the trou-
BILE Of killing him. But don't be fool
ed. He's only playing postum Hes
the spreading adder.
His tricks have resulted In all sorts
of wild stories about him Many peo-
ple believe he's poisonous. because he
spreads his head out fat and hisses
when he's disturbed. AZ matter of
fact, he couldn't hurt yoH II you pick
ed him up by the head. He's only
bluffing when he Kisses.
Then there's another story about the
spreading adder to the effect that he
will bite himself and fall over dead
This belief comes from his habit OF
playing possum when he sees he's cor
nered and can't escape.
The spreading adder is about thirty
inches long. a reddish brown and
blotched and spotted. He lives in dry
woods and on sandy hillsides and eats
toads and Insects. He's also called
the blowing viper or the hognosed ad-
ier.-PhiladelphiA North American.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
ps1ni.nn Of an Ohm.

An ohm. as defined by the interna.
tiona1 congress on electrical units and
standards. Is the resistance offered to
the passage Of an electric current by a
column Of mercury of uniform cross
section having mass of 223.O24S
grains and height Of ASSOC inches
at the temperature of melting ice.
In the bureau Of standards at Wash
ington are four standard ohms 50 per-
fectly made and kept that when tested
recently their average deviation from
their mean value was less than .000Ol
ohm.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

There was a war known as 1.-THE war
Of Jenkins ear" 1t came about in the
following way: In the year 1871 an
English merchant vessel was boarded
by Spanish guariship. and the cap
tain. one Robert jenkins. was most
cruelty used. one Of his ears being torn
OF in the scrimmage. Obtaining no re-
dress by appealing to his government.
he appeared before parliament in 1913,
when the convention Of the Partio was
SO excitedly discussed that war fol-
lowed Jenkins story was verified by
the admiralty records so recently as
lS90.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

A young reporter once called to inter
view Senator Quay and found him
reading. After formal greetings had
been exchanged the senator said: DO
you play poker? OF course you do
once in awhile. Then you will find this
one Of the best poker stories you ever
saw" handing the newspaper man a
book The reporter out of politeness
read a page. "Ah.- said the senator,
Il see You are interested. Take the
book along and read II at your leisure.
Good evening" And the dazed young
journalist was out on the sidewalk be-
tore he could recover his breath
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
What Il 10 rhat Wins,

A countrywoman remarked to her
neighbor during conversation on
their return from market, How ID II,
Mary. that you have been married four
times and I've never been married at
all and I'm much handsomer than
you?"
AYE. to be sure" returned Mary,
"but it amt handsomeness that does
1t, Sarah. It's the come hither' In
your eye"
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

you say said the lawyer. you
heard this man break Into your house
in the dead Of night. and yet you made
no effort to call for help"
THAT il 80"
Were you too frightened to call
out?"
NO. I was not disturbed particle.
He bumped into the rocker Of chair
and swore. 40 thought 1t was my hus-
band. detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
EI.esrieity'. Friend. and Foes.

Experiments have shown that the
best conductors OF lightning. placed In
the order Of conductivity. are metals.
gas coke. graphite. solutions Of salts.
acids and water.
The best nonconductors. ending with
the most perfect insulation. are India
rubber. gutta percha. dry air aud gases.
wool. ebonite. silk. glass. wax. sul-
phur. resins and paraffin.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
Music and psce;oa.

1t does not follow that in order to
write successful dance music 4 person
must be an expert dancer. VI is said
that, though Johann Strauss and bis
family wrote dance music for three
Or four generations. not one Of them
vould dance q step.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

Do not be grumpy In your own home.
Some folks save all their smiles for
company or special occasions. 1t ID far
more necessary to happiness to be
cheerful in your own home and with
your own family. II the home Is hap
DIV one can bear rudeness met else
where. II the home Is happy the hap
pIness will radinte among neighbors
aud friends. Milwaukee Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

Rubber that has lost Its elasticity
may be rejuvenated. according to the
Journal de Pharmacie ct de Chimie.
By iu,mersing 1t for Eve minutes In
bath Of glycerin mixed with twenty.
nve times its volume Of distilled water
and heated to 20 degrees C. and then
drying II with filter pap
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
The
Scrap Book
Rather Fur Fetched.

Rather Fur Fetched.
This story must have been studied
over for n long time. As . matter Of
fact. we believe that Solomon Beach.
Its sponsor. started on 1t early In the
summer OF 1915 and has only now
brought 1t to the pitch Of perfection.
where he can bear to part with it.
However, It may be spontaneous
even true-and as such we print It.
Solomon's wife asked him for set
of hot weather furs, and Sol laughed
her to scorn. He said that he'd fallen
for 4 good many fool fads, but he'd
fight against this one with his dying
breath. Summer furs, indeed! Pooh!
Now Solomon Beach has but one
wife. and in other ways also he Is un-
like his putative godparent, the origi-
nal Solomon. In wisdom. for instance.
And this one wife attacked him thus.
with a fine scorn:
What a paltry thing your love isr'
This would have crushed any one
but 8. B. But he came back with:
"Paltry thing. indeed! II I took
your view Of the matter should call
1t a peltry thingr
But by the time she had consulted
the dictionary the Jest had lost its
Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
Worthy Of Admiration.

Her Dad-So you want to marry nv
daughter? I like your nerve. suitor-
Well. sir. you ought to. I spent a
whole lot Of time working It up.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
Ton Ralita.

Little Boy-That lady that talked to
me in the park gave me some candy.
Mother-I hope you were polite. Little
Boy-Yes. ma. l was. Mother-What
did you say? Little Boy-l said I
wished pa had met her before be got
acquainted with yol.-Chicago Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

How do you preserve the paint 80
wonderfully
u put many coats Of varnish over
it, explained the artist. But" be
added hastily. II hardly 6.ink that
would work In your case. dear LADY,
Louisville Courier. Journal.
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Scotch Accent reS Much For Him.

Scotch Accent Te6 Much For Him.
The only real blot on my visit to
Glasgow. says a writer in the London
Sketch, is my total insbility to speak
with Scottish accent. l rather pride
myself. as most people do. on my vocal
Initiative faculties. but confess to all
the world here and now that cannot
initiate the Scottish accent.
Ny Irish is beautiful; 1t would make
all Dublin weep. My American is quite
good; could nearly always get any
thing that wanted In the shops II I
had the money. Anybody can talk
Welsh who cares to substitute ''p" for
''b" and '.f' for IVA"
But the Scottish accent eludes me.
Sometimes I speak little Scottish ten
tatively to the policeman or the tram
conductors or the shopkeepers. The
policemen draw their clubs, the tram
conductors stop their trans, and the
shopkeepers put up their shutters. l
an not quite sure, but rather think
that shall abandon the unequal strug-
gle.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14
Musical.

Musical.
When a person learns to pronounce
Wagner rs '-vogner" and Chopin ~
-Sho-pang" and cello rs 'chello" he
feels that he thoroughly understands
the classicy Of music.-Macon Newa
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

Industry keeps the body healthy, the
mind clear. the heart whole and ths
purse full.-Simmons.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

Only two kinds Of people In the
sorid. the man whose troubles are big
ger than be and the man who d bfsses
thau bis Observation-Disclosures Journal
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-14

Time works wonderland 30 would
most people II they wers AZ ureless Is
time.
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Couldn't Be pons7


Somebody said that 1t couldn't be done,
But he. with 4 chuckle. replied
That maybe II couldn't" but he would
be one
Who wouldn't say 70 till he tried.
30 he buckled right In. with trace OF .
grin
o. his face. II he worried he hid It.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done-and he did it
There are thousands to tell you IT cannot
be done:
There arc thousands to prophecy fall
There are thousands to point out to you.
one by one.
Tho dangers that wait to assaii you.
But Just buckle in with bit OF grim
Then take of your coat and go to IL
Just start in to sing as you tackle the
thing
That "cann,t be done"-and you'll do 1t.
Edgar A. Guest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-26

they have also given the boys at the
camps a large roll for the purchase
of athletic equipment When the pro-
ceeds of the army and navy camp
games have not gone to the Red Cross
they have been used to swell the camp
athletic funds or to aid some other
war charity.
One reason why the present season
has been special delight to the foot
fall fan is because he has been able
to see many of his old heroes in new
and heroic attitude. Almost every
star of prominence within the past
five or six years has been seen again
this season on the gridiron. AS rule
the football hero drops from sight at
the close of his college career. He
may choose to reappear In profession
al football, but to the lover Of foot
ball the professional game has always
seemed more or less inglorious. This
fall we have seen the best Of the old
stars on the field again with the camp
teams and their service In the army
and navy gives them Of course an
even greater claim on our cheers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-26
kStOniShed
RheumaticS
Most Joyous
All Over the Country, They Arc Rec
ommending "Neutrone Preserip-
ton &c."

'Neutrone Prescription ss' In a few
days will permanently timber up and
remove all aches and pains that none
except rheumatic suffers The most
skeptical persons have at once be.
come its warmest endorsers.
AS a relieved patient expressed it,
you can distinctly feel q rnodiflca-
ton of stiffness in your joints and
muscles"
"Neutrone Prescription s9' acts in
a mysterious manner that IL almost
unbelievable, when In fact 1t imme-
diately relieves the most obstinate
cases OF rheumatism.
- Are you troubled with rheumatism ?
II you are "Neutrone Prescription 9s'
will cure you, yes, cure you.
Go to your druggist and say good
bye rheumatism. Mail orders filed
on $100 size. For sale in Richmond
by Conkey Drug Co.-(Adv.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-26

trying to solace myself tonight by
reading some of your love letters.
Here is one" holding it up, that
You wrote one month before we were
married: in this you say that you
feel as If you could eat me. Oh, the
affection: the passionate love ex.
pressed by those words! It is one
month after marriage" she contin.
ed. beginning to weep pearly tears
and sob light the throb of steam.
boat engine, 'only one month after
marriage, and now"
81 wish to goodness I had!" mum
bied the unfeeling brute with his
mouth full of ham.
A camera man. working for the
educational department of film com
pany, met an old farmer coming Out
Of house in the town where he was
working and explained his presence
in these words:
Il have just been taking some NOV
ing pictures of life out on your farm.
Did you catch any of my laborers
in motion?" asked the old man.
Sure | did," replied the camera
man.
The farmer shook his head refiec
lively, then said: Science is a won
derful thing"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-26
RED CROSS IS
after PLEDGES

A final drive Is to be made this week
to secure the collection Of the unpaid
pledges to the Red Cross war fund.
The campaign committee up to Novem-
Der first had collected Il but $500 OF
the $4,000 subscribed and has turned
over these unpaid cards to the Wayne
County Chapter for final action.
The Chapter is sending out letter
today explaining the necessity for
prompt payment as the Chapter has
to report to Washington the status of
every card on December first.
The War Council of the American
Red Cross is grateful and appreciative
of the splendid service rendered by
the communities in subscribing to the
war fund, but 1t feels that the pledges
were serious promises to give money
III the aid of our soldiers and sailors
and the time has come for them to be
paid
The War Council has incurred large
obligations and Is in need of the re.
manning portion of the subscribed fund
to meet them.
The local chapters have been in
structed to collect the remaining
! pledges or to definitely report them
Ito Washington as uncollectable, giving
the reason for refusal to pay in each
| case. The chapters have also been
! instructed to turn over to collectors
those pledges remaining unpaid or
/ December first.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-26
POLO NOTES

Polo fans will be interested to know
that six club circuit has been formed
in the east, which started the season
Saturday, Nov. "a, playing games at
Providence, Worcester and Lawrence
The six teams playing In the cir.
cult are, Brockton, Barney Doherty
Captain; Trenton, Dufresne, Captain
Providence, Jimmy Cameron. Captain:
Worcester. Higgins, Captain: Lowell
Harkins. Captain; and Lawrence
Hardy, Captain.
Glenn Gaar manager of the coliseum
said he did not know whether Rich
mond would be able to put a team in
the field this year but he hoped to be
able to do so.
Griffis, formerly Of the Richmond
team, has signed contract with
Lowell this year and Evans and the
two Quigleys. have also received East.
ern offers. Blount who was with
Richmond last season is on the Tren.
ton team.
Pence the former Muncie goal tend.
er is with Providence. Bill Duggan
first rush for Newcastle and Jetta,
goal tender for Indianapolis were both
drafted and are in Camp Devens, Ay-
res, Mass.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-26

At the start of the present season
the game of football appeared to be
in a sad plight So many of the col
lege stars OF last season had left for
the army or had graduated that the
football squads everywhere presented
a very meager appearance.
But instead of dealing a death blow
to the gridiron sport, as many had
feared, the war has given it a greater
pep and vigor than it has had for sew
eral seasons. Not only have many
colleges produced teams Of real class
in spite of handicaps and small
squads, but the army and navy can
tonments throughout the country have
organized elevens that rival the col
lege teams for speed and strength and
arouse perhaps a greater interest.
The cantonment teams everywhere
have been greeted with all sorts OF
patriotic cheers and their perform
ances have been eagerly attended
Games with college teams and the
teams of rival environments have Civ.
en- the football season a new interest
that it had not planned to see and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-26
On The Screen
WASHINGTON

There was something of an inspira-
ton in the plan to make films of fam
Gus fairy tales. The average person
half remembers, half forgets them,
and there is distinct wish to have
them visualiZed. They are something
like the home Of former days that is
always in the back of ones mind,
about the fairy tales, and which pre-
sent distinct pleasure when they are
revived in the active memory.
William Fox realized the indelible
place that they have in the brains
and hearts of all normal people, and
he knows that they have the same
strong appeal to new generations
that they possessed fer untold former
ones. But there is new way of tell
ing tales in these days. Children use
their eyes rather than their ears, as
the entrance to their imaginations.
The picture-book and the carelessly
written story will no longer do. The
child has his claim on progress, as
well as the man, and this claim must
be recognized.
Wonder Picture
The great tales that have held the
interests of generations have a uni
versal appeal, and it is obvious, that
since their making was only CONTROL
ed by the flights of the Imagination,
that they lend themselves wonderfully
to the creation of beautiful pictures.
Jack and the Beanstalk," at the
Washington this week, the first Of the
great pictures that William Fox has
| made in this series, has required
specially built city for children,
castle for the biggest sort of giant,
and a royal court; besides the bean
stalk itself that reaches into the sky,
and all the things that modern boy
and girl would want to serve in the
introduction of the f1lm-drama. There
are ten reels to this wonderful story,
and that expresses its only limit.
The fioodgates were opened, as the
making of the film progressed. All
that money and brains and energy
could do to make film truly great
were expended. Some six hundred
thousand dollars were used in the
creation of "Jack and the Beanstalk,"
and thirteen hundred children have a
part in 1t. There is a wonderful child.
surely born for the part, who enacts
the role of the hero who kills giant,
and his little princess has all the grace
Of a woman, and the fascination of a
child There is real splendor in the
royal court, and the courtiers and
maids of high degree that inhabit it.
AS to the army that Jack nlarshalls
when he goes in search of the giant,
it is like the most picturesque of the
Crusaders in their golden days. with
the fresh charm of youth added. No
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-26
ELIMINATES ALL TRACES OF
SCROFULA AND BLOOD IMPURITIES

You Can Rely Upon S. 8. S. For
Results.
Don't do yourself the injustice Of
laboring under a physical handicap
that you can easily rid yourself OF.
If there is the slightest trace Of Q
scrofulous affection in your blood, no
matter how remote. it is your duty
to get rid Of it as soon as possible.
There is one treatment that you can
absolutely rely upon for satisfactory
results. s. S. S., the most thorough
blood remedy known, is an antidote to
any poison in the blood This has
been proven in hundreds of cases
which have yielded to S. 8. S., even
after other treatment has failed.