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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

The ladies of our city are making
a whirlwind campaign for the Y. NJ. c.
A. war fund and we observe that the
soliciting committee has been wisely
selected. Just two of them stormed
The Leader office this morning. Bus
mess was suspended. However, we all
felt happier than before they came.
They reported great success-almost
every one contributing. This is no
bic work which is being undertaken
by the Y. M. c. A. We do not believe
chat a higher note was ever sounded
on the harpsichord of human endeavor
than this work of protecting our SOL
diers who are offering the supreme
sacrifice for us.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

Tarpon Springs Leader observes
that Paying up debts is a pleasant
pastime for somebody" Maybe so,
but somebody" who owes us is re-
straining himself nobly from indRlg-
ing in this pastime.-Lakeland Tele-
gram.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

We have been little late in getting
The Evening Leader out for several
days recently. This is due to the fact
that we have put new burner on the
typesetting machine and it refused to
work satisfactorily; however, an old
burner was put back on and we trust
that from this on no trouble of this
nature will occur.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

No more important work is before
the country than to protect the people
from the results of the German spy
system and propaganda.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-11-13

And still they coma-autos loaded
to the gills marked "St. Petersburg,
from oh, well, almost every state
in the Uhion. We are geing to step
x0nne ~ those fellows sorne da7lr ,''r','
and put 'em in. Jail. Hanged if st.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-02
POOR COSTS

Ottawa township IN COUNTY TAXES and CHARGES
the FOR THE CARE Of ottawa'o poor
DO you THINK good ottawa7
FINANCING THE CAMPAIGNS
a contributed the liquor campaign OUT
SIDE OF THOSE INTERESTED IN THE LIQUOR BUSINESS.
Does not make appeal SELFISH APPEAL?
raised conduct
comes PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LFE-and
GIVEN PERSONAL interest Of the gver
in the result but SOLELY for The COMMUNITY GOOD.
challenge contributed to THEIR
NAMES contributors the USE MADE OF
MONEY.
they willing Days WILL SHOW THE SOURCES
the dry campaign and how THEIR
money spent.
4 will this fight Of the LIQUOR DEALERS
AGAINST the DISTINGUISHED WOMEN Of Ottawa.
BOOTLEGGINC
Tho wholesale liquor dealer knows yho boo.saer
THEY ARE HIS CUSTOMERS
the booleoaer nisn other words
Il he STOCKS UP 70 SELL the liquor dealer KNOWS IT.
The liquor dealer a EVERY VIOLATION Of the law
by The BooTLEoeER. i&f#
The liquor prohibition don't prohibit"
prohibit" tstx ge,Nn
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-02
CONCLUSION

THESE THINGS APPEAL TO YOU, MEN AND WOMEN OF
WORKING PEOPLE, BUSINESS PEOPLE, PROFESSIONAL
PEOPLE, CHURCH PEOPLE vote for the BEST 0ool
by going WITH NO ONE
TO SEE ABOVE,
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
Our Land Extension.

Great Britain is no longer the only
nation that can say the sun never sets
OH its territory. Since the United
States acquired the Danish West In
dies it can make the same boast.
Hitherto the little island Of Culebra.
which is virtually part of Porto Rico.
has been our most easterly point Of
land and the island Of Balabac. In the
Philippines, our most westerly point
The distance between them IL Just 4
little less than $50 degrees. or half the
circumference Of the earth. st. Croix.
in the Danish West indies. is thirty
eight miles farther east than Culebra.
enough to bridge the gap. Just as the
sun is rising OIL st. Croix it is setting
on Balabac.-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
The Opposing Room.

II you had spent fifteen Of the best
years OF your life listening to the COM
posing room tell why they can't set
It," had grown hollow in the cheeks
listening to linotypers tell you you
didn't know what you were talking
about and had grown the strinehalt
from standing first on one foot and
then on the other while you listened to
the foreman make objections, you
wouldn't have blamed us for hugging
than nickel, who looked up into the
editors whIskers and said, Mister,
where is the opposing roOmf"-Bufalo
News.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04

Wrapped in his dressing gown and
with feet incnscd In slippers, Franz
List WINS sitting comfortably one eve
ming In his armchair ready for work
and inviting inspiration. On the floor
above In the apartments of a banker a
noisy musical solree was In progress
Polonaises had succeeded waltzes and
nocturnes had followed polonnises
when suddenly the door Of the salon
opened and Iiszt entered still wrapped
in his dressing gown. The astonish.
ment OF the company may be imagined.
With slow steps List walked toward
the piano. and the young key FOUNDER
who was sitting Mt 1t quickly left his
place. List sat down Mt the instru.
ment. carelessly swept his fingers over
the keys as II to prelude. and then sud
denly he shut down the cover and put
the key In his pocket. And immediate
ly. with the same tranquil air with
which he had entered. he went out and
returned to his room. where he could
work at his ease.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
WHEN LOST IN THE WOODS.
Do Not Hurry Nor Get Excited, but
Follow Ihesa Rulaa.

What would you do II you got lost in
the deep woods? How would you pro-
coed to get out, and how would you
make yourself comfortable until you
did get out or were rescued?
Herman Templeton, n Maine guide of
many years experience. has the fol-
lowing lists of dos and don'ts for those
who may find themselves lost:
First.-Sit down and think 1t over.
.Second.-Stay where you are. SO that
the men who are not lost will have
some chance Of finding you: If you
wander around they will have almost
none.
Third.-If you cannot stay still. but
must try to get out, follow a stream or
logging road downward, and you will
eventually come out somewhere in
open country.
Fourth.-When you stop build fire
anA keep comfortable overnight.
Don't get excitt6: don't travel In
circle once you discover you have been
doing SO; don't hurry ut any time;
don't worry under any circumstances.
1.-THE trouble with most people Is
that they get in hurry when they
find they are lost. lose their heads and
wander around almost blindly," said
Mr.. TemplctOn. THE greatest reason
why people get lost is lack of observa-
ton. They fail to observe the country
when they are going into 1t, and when
they start to come out. although they
may be on the right track, they do not
recognize the country enough to follow
the right course.
Every man going into the woods
should have compass and thorough
knowledge of how to use 1t. With that
knowledge and the ability to observe
the country man can travel in the
deep woods safely even without pre-
vious experimentation Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
DRESSING A WOUND.
Use Soap In an Emergency, and II viii
Prevent Infection.

The danger Of infections, even from
slight abrasions of the skin, Is ap-
precated so thoroughly today that no
Intelligent person will willingly neglect
slight cuts or bruises where 1t Is pos
slit. to give such Injuries first aid
treatment with some kind of dressing.
Frequently, however. there are none
of the usual remedies at hand, but
cake of soap Is almost always avail
able, and this substance makes an ex-
cellent dressing, as European army
surgeons testify.
The favorite substance Of the sur
geons for cleansings wounds before the
days of antiseptIc dressings was So
luton of CASTLE soap. The usual meth
cd of dressing a wound at that time
was to wash 1t thoroughly with the
soapsuds, allow the surface to dry and
then apply lints and bandages. The
soapsuds removed the germs from the
wound, but as the bandages and dress
ings were not sterilized these dressings
frequently contained bacteria which in
fected the wound. II the surgeon had
gone one step further with his CASTLE
soap dressing and dipped his lints into
tn, soapsuds before applying them or
rubbed the moistened soap into the
lint his treatment would have been
much more effective.
Every one should bear in mind, there
fore, that any kind Of soap makes a
good emergency dressing and should
be used as covering for freshly in
jured surfaces II nothing better Is
available. A strip torn from hand
kerchief. with the moistened soap rub
bed into the meshes and bound over
the wound, will prevent infection from
outside sources. And II the wound has
been thoroughly cleansed with soap
suds it is probable that no other dress
ing will be required.-Los Angeles
Times.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04

Surroundings have little to do with
mining. us is proved in northwestern
Illinois. where corn. oats and hay are
raised on the surface and lead and zinc
are extracted from the rocks beneath
the fields Although in this particular
locality agriculture is the principal in
dustry. several hundred men are en-
gagged In zinc and lead mining. Most
of the mines are 100 to 200 feet deep
The lead sold from this region since
mining began has brought about $50.
100000. and the zinc produced since
about 1860 has been sold for about
$1O.OOO.OOO. Prospecting for new de-
posits still continues.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
BLACK eAss NEVER suLK.
Whom Hooked These 6amy Fish Al.
ways Fight to . Finish.

The black bass Is the type OF the
lesser sized game fishes Of America.
Why? Because he Is not only great
In muscular energy md fights like =
bulldog, yet In his strenuous efforts to
escape shows almost human intelli-
gence. He will run In and then on a
slack line lcnp into the air and shuke
his body In hi, efforts to dislodl the
steel. Failing. down In the pool he
surges and darts around sunken rock.
as II to sever the gut leader on the
sharp or scrnggy edges. or. failing. seek
the bottom and there, unseen. brace
bis pectora fins between two small
rocks and in this fortress Of defense
jig. Jig. Jig on the line much Ms dog
jerks at rope held In the hand.
Some anglers have compared this &C.
ton of the bass to the sulk OF tie
snImon. which Is reflective on the bass
that never sulks. but Is ever In action
and fights to a finish.
But these traits OF the black bass
are like stories many times told to the
old angler for "bronzebackers." but the
young I'm perhaps Is yet to pass
through the thrilling experience of
lighting an impaIed bass with light
rod. gossamer lender and feathered
fly, and It Is well to warn him OF the
acrobatic gyrations of the Micropterus
dolomier. for such is the scientific nom
de plume Of our lordly 6ghter.-All
Outdoors.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
Take This Any Way.

You would not allow another man to
snub you. to be discosrteous to you,
without resenting 1t. Neither will the
other fellow permit you to treat him
shabbily without letting you know
what he thinks Of it. Some days you
feel cross, cranky and irritable. And
did it ever occur to you that on these
very days you seem to see others As
others seem to see you? Did 1t ever
occur to you that others are bound to
treat you as you treat them? Take
this any way you want to. but take 1t.
Silent Partner.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
ANSWERING Eyes" OR "No."
Lineoln's Question Was Poser For
His Lawyer Opponent.

His Lawyer Opponent.
The late Colonel Waters at the time
Of his death had practiced law longer
than any other lawyer in Kansas City.
He was admitted to the bar In Ma
comb. ILL.,. before he was twenty -one
years old. Abraham Lincoln was a
lawyer practicing In the same district
then. and Waters rode In the same
circuit with him. Once Colonel Wa
tiers retained his friend to help him
In case.
The opposing lawyer. says the Kan
sas City Star. demanded one of their
witnesses should answer certain
question with direct Yes or NO"
Lincoln contended the question could
not be answered In that way.
There's no question on earth that
can't be answered with direct Yes
or No." declared the lawyer.
you take the stand for a moment
and I'll show you." said Lincoln.
The lawyer took the stand. and Lin.
coin asked him. "Have you quit beat
ing your wifeY'
The lawyer became indignant. and
Lincoln repeated his question. The
Judge. laughing heartily. insisted the
lawyer must answer.
With the aid OF Lincoln. Waters won
the case. Lincoln charged him SIS. .
Iarg( Nee in those days
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04

Billy was about to be married. and
his friends-married friends-were Civ.
ing him good advice. the burden Of
which was Forget it,
But Billy was not to be tlissuaded.
"Oh. I don't know" he replied. MAR
Rage is all right II you take 1t in the
right way. Now. all this talk about
matrimonial quarels. arguments. and
30 on. is all nonsense. Surely you can
accept one another's point Of view.
And. anyway. there's always an an
swer to every argument"
"Oh. is there?" growled t.,e old mar
ried man II tell you. my boy. there's
one argument in married life that
you'll never be able to answer"
Really! And what's that?'
why. when your wife says. If the
Browns can afford 1t We cam You try
to nnd an answer to thatr'
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04

On account Of the number Of children
who yearly lose their lives through
their clothing catching fire, physician
recommends that all children's cloth
ing should be fireproofcd by their par
ents by method which he found to
be harmless and satisfactory.
Soaking any fabric in solution of
ammonium phosphate, which can be
bought at any drug store, in the pro-
portion OF one pound to two quarts of
water will, after five minutes, render
the material fireproof until it is again
washed out or it comes in contact with
water.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
THE WAY TO SUCCEED.
Charles N. eehwab's Advice to Young
Men Starting to Work.

Charles N. Sehwab's Advice to Young
Men Starting TO Work.
In his book Succeeding With What
You Have" Charles NJ. Schwab says:
when l took charge OF the Carne-
young chap employed thereea water
boy. A little later he became IL clerk.
had habit Of going over the works
at unusual hours, to see how every
thing was moving ! noticed that no
matter what time ] came around
would find the former wuter boy hard
at work. l never learned wien he
slept.
Now, there seemed to he nothing
remarkable about this fellow except
his industry. The only way in which
he attracted attention was by wol 1ns
longer hours and getting better re9ta
than any one else. 1t was not lOd
before We needed an assistant super
intendent. The ex-water boy got the
Job. When we established our great
armor plate department there was not
the slightest difference of opinion
among the partners MS to who should
be manager. 1t was the youth with
the pcnchant for overtime service.
To-day that ex-water boy. Alva G.
Dinkey, is head of great steel COM
pany and very wealthy. His rise was
predicated on his willingness to work
as long as there was any work to be
| done.
III a young man entering industry
were to ask me for advice / would
say: Don't be afraid of imperiling your
health by giving few extra hours
to the company that pays you your
salary. Don't be reluctant about put
ting on overalls. Bare hands grip
success better than kid gloves. Be
thorough in all things. no matter how
small or distasteful. The man who
counts his hours and kicks about his
salary is self elected failure.
at may be in seemingly unimpor-
tant things that man expresses his
passion for perfection, yet they will
count heavily In the long run. When
you go into your customary barber
shop you will wait for the man who
gives you little better shave. q little
trimmer hair cut. Business leaders
are looking for the same things in
their offices that you look for in the
barber shop.
1.-THE real test of business greatness
is in giving opportunity to others.
Many business men fail in this be-
cause they are thinking only Of per-
sonal glory"
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04

Wooern tnotAncos
Simple Simon met Pieman
Going to the fair.
Said simpls Simon to the Pieman:
Let me taste your ware"
Said the Pieman to Simple Simon;
SHOW me first your penny"
Said Simple Simon to the Pieman:
"Oh. II they're penny pies feel quite
sure they must contain deleterious
matter, because 1t would be manifest
ly improbable to make pie at that
price OF wholesome materials. and be-
sides, If you sell SO low you must be a
low order of person with correspond
ingly low associates-yarious sorts of
exceedingly unpronounceable germs,
perhaps-and your pies are probably
just as germ laden as you are, and I'm
not so simple as all that. so
guess won't have any"
New York Times.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
WAR CORRESPONDENTS.
They Don't Have the Liberty Now
They Had In Former Times.

They Had In Former Times.
In his book, lover the Front In an
Aeroplane." the author. Ralph Pulitzer,
tells Of the experiences and the treat
ment of the press representatives In
the great European war. He says:
THE war correspondent does not buy
himself motor, because II he did he
would not be allowed to use it. All he
buys himself is II railway ticket. When
1t comes to motoring he Il packed with
an assortment of fellow correspondents
into military autos specially assigned
by the army authorities.
"He does not buy shelter tent or
sleeping bag, because at certain
scheduled hour every evening the stan
officer who has him and his colleagues
In tow will lead him into an excellent
hotel in some large town or other and
assign him to comfortable bedroom
engaged ahead. He does not buy can
ned provisions, because before going to
bed the officer buys him an anpetizing
dinner, followsit up with good break
fast the next morning and at lunch
time introduces him to courteous
general or at II plncu u uHotuer hotei
keeper, by one or the other of whom he
Is supplied with prearranged and ex-
cellent lunch.
He does not buy revolver, because
1t would be gently but firmly taken
away from him If he did.
"If he is sensible he does not even
buy himself binoculars, for the officers
by whom he will find himself uninter
ruptedly accompanied will be glad to
let him use theirs. and. though he may
not look so picturesque without them.
he will be much more comfortable If
he has any hands and knees work to do
FINALLY he will not have word to
say as to where he wants to go or what
he wants to see, for that has all been
settled in advance"
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
TO TEST HIS ABILITY.
4 joke Charles Frohman sprans At
0iIIetts's Expense.

Few things In England pleased
Charles Frohman more than to play
Joke on william Gillette. When Froh-
man produced "She" In EsGland an
amusing Incident happened:
Frohman had brought over Annie
Russell and Ida Conquest for his piece
The actresses were very much excited
before the first night and went with.
out dinner. After the play they were
very hungry. On going to the Savoy
they encountered the English prohlbi-
ton against serving women ut night
when unaccompanied by men. After
trying at several places they went to
their lodging in Langham place almost
famished.
In desperation they telepboned to Dill
lingham, who was staging play at
the Savoy with FrOhman and Gillette.
He hurriedly got some food together
In a basket, and with his two friends
drove to where the young women were
staying. The house was dark: fruitless
pulls at the doorbell showed that 1t
was broken. 1t was impossible to raise
any one.
Dillingham; knew that the actresses
were occupying rooms on the second
door front He had five large Eng
lish copper pennies In his pocket. and
so he started to throw them up to the
window to attract their attention. He
threw four. and each fell short.
This Is the last copper" he said to
Frohman. III we can't reach the girls
with this they will have to so hungry"
Whereupon Frohman said: Let Gil
lette throw 1t. He can make penny go
further than any man in the world
Charles Frohman. Manager and Man."
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04

most Of the vegetables that we consume
at home, and as she had taken course
Of lectures on farming at Columbia uni
versity she was enthusiastically full OF
the subject at the time. Therefore 1t
happened that when my neighbor an
nounced that he was a farmer 1t was
the best kind Of opening for the con-
vcrsational powers Of the Only Muse,
and she made the most Of 1t. She talk
ed Of apples, corn, cows and bees. She
dilated cloquently upon the value OF
persistent cultivation" and as l sat
listening admiringly to her evidently
masterful handling of her subject I
suddenly became conscious Of the old
mans eye twinkling across the table at
me, and then, us the Only Muse paused
to catch her breath, he leaned forward
and, with seemingly innocent CURIOSITY =
asked: <feRi
(which one of ye does the lect.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
WORLDS IN THE MAKING.
What Is Taking Place In the Great
NsbuIa In Andronsda.

We look today on the things OF .
century, millennium. ago. Light tfa'-
cling ut the rate Of 1SG,3OO miles Sec
ond requires more than four years TO
come from the nearest star, perhaps
Thousand AMI tens Of thousands OF
years from the farthest; hence In every
ease they are not what is. but what
was.
Thousands of nebulae have been dis
covered in the heavens. The spiral pat
fern of some few nebulae has long
been confirmation Of the theory that
they are the real beginners of solar
system. But there has recently come
In much evidence of the spiral charac-
ter Of other nebulae that the conclu-
sion seems forced upon us that practi-
cally all are in n state of rotation and
are hence supplying the centrifugal
force to throw off the rings which roll
themselves up into planets revolving
about central suns.
.. When opportunity is given to look d.
rectly down upon a nebula there re-
suits startling evidence of Its being
In rotation. There Is no other way OF
explaining its remarkable details OF
structure. Some look like the propeller
blades of a motorboat; some are actu-
ally caught in the net Of throwing on
rings which are seen condensing at
certain centers, rolling themselves into
planets, hencefOrth to travel around
their suns The great nebula In An
dromedn gives striking evidence that 1t
Ia working out another and greater
solar system than our own.
In short, 1t seems that In studying
the nebulae we are being admitted to
the very workshop of the universe and
are permitted to watch the actual proc
css Of turning out worlds. Nothing In
the heavens is better fitted to fill the
very soul with awe. As in the case OF
the fixed stars" our lives are too
brief, too feeble our eyes. to detect the
actual motion.-Frcderick Campbelrs
Suns and Worlds In the Making"
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
His NWjs,

"If you please, mamma" asked Clar-
ence, aged ten, will you kindly lend
me pencil?"
But" said mamma, II left a pen
and ink for you to do your lessons with
on the nursery table. Why don't you
use those instead OF pencil?"
We'll. you See" Clarence explained.
II want pencil to write and ask the
editor how to remove ink stains from
a carpet"-Pearson's Weekly,
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04
Whore e.nnsts Swarm.

One of the most remarkable sights in
the world is Bird island. In South Afri-
ca, for the reason that during some
months OF the year 1t is literally covered
with gannets. Not n foot Of ground is
to be seen anywhere. Day after day
thousands Of gannets strut around, and
they are so close to each other that the
whole island seems actually alive
The sight can never be forgotten.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04

An Independence bride. in order to
show her love for her husband. decided
to launder her husbands shirts. She
doubled the amount Of starch. When
she removed them from the line she
couldn't get them through the back
door. She didn't cry, but sent them to
a laundry.-Kansas City Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1917-08-04

Judges on the bench have been as.
saulted. A litigant once threw an egg
at the late Vice Chancellor MalIns In
an English court. The judge had the
and ut the same time he established a
reputation as a humorist by remarking
that the present must have been in
tended for his brother. Bacon. the vice
chancellor. who was sitting In an ad.
joining court.-London Spectator.