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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
PAYING AN INFoRMER.
An Episode Of ths Time Of the Second
French Empire.

Alexandra Dumas contributed to the
Curieux an anecdote told him by Hen
ri Didier, who was deputy under the
second empire.
Didier's father was secretary TO the
ministry OF the Interior at the time
when the Duchesse de Berri was ar
rested ut Nantes at the end OF her ut
tempt to raise the country against
Louis Philippe and in favor OF her son.
the Count de Chambord.
The traitor Deutz agreed to sell to
the government the secret Of her hid
ing place for 100000 francs. and 1t was
the elder Didier's duty to pay the
scoundrel for his dirty work. Tie took
his son Henri into the office and said
Look well now ut what passes and
never forget 1t. You will learn " hat
n lache Is and the method of paying
him"
Deutz was then brought into the
room where NJ. Didier was standing
behind his desk. on which were placed
two packets, each Of which contained
10000 francs.
AS Deutz neared the desk NJ. Didier
made sign to him to stop. Then
taking pnir Of tongs. he extended
the packets. one after the other. into
the hands open to receive them. Not
word was spoken. and when the
transfer was effected n. Didier point.
ed to the door.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
GARBLED QUOTATIONS.
Popular Passages That Are Frequently
Rendered Incorrectly.


Almost everybody who quotes at NIL
than to hear:
man convinced against his Will
Is OF the same opinion still
This Is an impossible condition OF
mind. for no one Gun lie convinced of
one opinion and ut the same time hold
TO an opposite one. What Ruler wrote
was emInently sensible:
He that complies against his will
Is OF his avn opinion still,
A famous passage Of Scripture Is
often misquotcd thus: He that Is
without sin among you lei him cast
the first stone" II should he. Let him
first cast stone"
Sometimes we are told. "Rehold. how
great fire II little matter kindleth.'
whereas st. james said. BEHOLD. how
great matter little fire kindleth."
Which Ia quite II different thing.
We also hear that "A miss is us good
az mile" which Is not as sensible or
forcible as the true proverb. "a miss
Of an inch Is as good rs mile"
Look before you leap should be
And look before you ere you leap"
Pope is generally credited with hav.
ing written.
Immodest words admit of no defense.
For want of decency IL want of sense,
though 1t would puzzle any one to lind
the verses in his writings. They We're
written by the Earl Of Roscommon.
who died before Pope was bOrn.-
Pearsop's Weekly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
Queer Looking Worms.

New Zealand. Australia. the Samoan
and the Solomon islands. as well as
portions Of the Hawaiian group. are
the homes Of various species of worms
with thick. heavy bodies and with a
well defined neck connecting the body
with n head that Is u startling remind
er Of that OF the monkey. In the Sand
witch Islands they are called me-ta-lu
XII which means "creeper with a
childs head" An old New Zealand
legend says that at one time they were
Of immense proportions and threaten
ed the extinction Of all human life on
the islands
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
a SyII,bOl of Health

The Pytliagorians Of Ancient Greece
ate simple food, practiced t. importance
and purity. AS n badge they used the
five pointed star which they regarded
as symbol of health. A red five
pointed star appears on each package
of Chamberlain's Tablets, and still
fulfllls it's ancint mission as a symbol
of health. If you are troubled with
indigestion, bilionsness or constipa-
ton, get a package Of these tablets
from your druggist. You will be sur
prised at the quick relief which they
afford. Obtainable everywhere.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
Tablets Have
Done Wonders For Me

II have been sufferer from stom-
ach trouble for a number of years,
and although l have used a great
number OF remedies recommended
for this complaint, Chamberlain's
Tablets is the first medicine that has
given me positive and lasting relief
writes Mrs. Anna kadin, Spencer
port, N. Y. "Chamberlain's Tablets
have done wonders for me and
value them very highly. Obtainable
everywhere.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Coal Waived

Department of the Interior. U. 8. Land Office at
Glenwood Springs. Colo, April II, 1917.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Lyman A.
Park. of Price Creek. Colorado. who. on Dcccm-
Der 9, 1913, made Desert Land Entry. No.
U7s6O. for Lots I. o. y. 10. II and IL. See s. and
Lots .. 3, s. Sec IL, Tp2 N. Il % w.Bth NJ,
has filed notice of intention to make Final
Desert Land Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Henry j. Hay.
u. s. Commissioner, at Meekcr, Colorado, on
the End day of June. 1917.
Claimant names witnesses:
Reid J. Moore. Peter A. Hausscr, Olaf
HOton. all of Price Creek, Colorado Homer r.
Golf, of Meekcr, Colorado.
DC. WEYAND.
a2I-mlg Register.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
Why Watches Lose Time.

The reason for variations In the
time keeping qualities Of well reg
ulated watch have been the subject Of
Investigation by scientists recently,
The popular theories that animal mag
netism and bodily temperature are
causes are denied by investigators.
Rather. different rhythms Of move
ment as well as the angle at which
watch hangs are given as real causes
for Irregularities.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Non-Coal Land

Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Office al
GlenwOod Springs, Colo, April II, 1917.
NOTICE Ii hereby given that Abigail A. Van
Horn. of Meeker. Colorado, who. on April 3
1915, made Presumption Decnratory Statement.
No. OlGs85 for Lots 4 and :, Sec 20. swl4
swlf. sec u, and eta sel4, Sec IL, TIP n, Q.
W. 9th p. NJ. has filed notice of intention to
make Final Presumption Proof. to establish
claim to the land above described. before
Hcnryi Hay; U. S. Commissioner, At Mecker
Colorado. % the End day of June, 1917.
Claimant names IN witnesses:
William Winslow. Verlin winsIow. Antoine
p. Steinmetz and james l.. 1utum. all OF
Mecker, Colorado.
d. C. WEYAND.
ael-me6 Register.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
Estray Notice

Taken up at the Wellman ranch,
a mare, weighing about 800 pounds,
branded ~ on left thigh. II not
called for and expenses paid within
fifteen days, mare will be turned over
to the state for disposal according to
law. II. W. WELLMAN,
ml2-l8 Thosnbung, Colo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - ISOLATED
TRACT
PUBLIC LAND SALE

Department OF the Interior. U. $. Land Office at
Glcnwood Springs, Colo, April II, 1917.
NOTICE Is hereby given that, as directed by
the Commissioner of the General Land Office
under provisions OF Sec. 2ih5. X. s., pursuant
to the application of Ethel Mathes Of Mccker.
Colorado. Serial No. Ol0es}, we will offer at
public sale. to the highest bidder. but at not
less than 81 rs per acre, at 1000 O'Clock II. IN.
on the 4th da: OF June 1917, next, ut this Office,
the following tract of land: nwI4 swh. Sec b.
sell nw4 swA ncl,, Sec -, TIP N, X WI w,
9Th ?. NJ.
This tract is ordered into the market on IA
showing that the greater portion thereof Is
mountainous or too rough for cultivation:
The sale will not be kept open. but will he
declared closed when those present at the hour
named have ceased bidding. The person max
ing the highest bid will he required to immedi-
atey pay to the Receiver the amount thereof
Any persons claiming adversely the above
described land are advised to file their claims
or objections, on or before the time designated
for sale. ID. c. WEYASD. Register.
aSS-m28
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
St. Bernard Dogs.

The true st. Bernard dog originated
In the fourteenth century. being a
cross between shepherd dog from
Wales and Scandinavian crossbrecd.
half Dane and half Pyrenenn mastih.
The last pure descendant of the tribe
was buried beneath an avalanche in
1916.
There is a perfect specimen Of true
st. Bernard dog In the Natural History
museum at Berne. where the stuffed
body of the famous Barry is preserved.
There Is plenty of St Bernard blood
left, however. crossed with other
strains. and the fame OF the breed
can never perish.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
WhOOping Cough

One Of the most successful prepara-
tions in use for this disease is Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. s. w. Nc
Clinton. Blandon Springs. Ala,
writes, Our baby had whooping
cough as bad as most any baby could
have it. / gave him Chamberlain
Cough Remedy and 1t soon got him
we'll" Obtainable everywhere.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

She (hattering with eyes and voice,-
Arthur. dear. I find that We still need
a few things TO make our little house
hold more serviceable. He-What one
thing. perhaps? She-Well. for in
stance. we need a new hat for me-
HarDer's
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

You can contract cold now ~ easy
as earlier in the season. Check and
cure it by using Strehlke's BROMO-
FEBRIN.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

If a man held l50-pOund man on
his knees for two hours, he would be
80 lame that he couldn't walk for a
week. But it is different when he
holds u $50. pound girl on his knees.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

"How did your garden turn out?''
at helped. The work did In It gave
me grent appetite for the vegetables
/; had to bus" Washington Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

Patience-You say she Is a singer?
Patrice-Oh. yes.
"a professional singerT'
Yes. She lets her voice out for
nohey."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

You can't learn man anything.
He will come right out OF a Safety
First" meeting and chase the first
married woman he sees on the street.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

Experience soon teaches man
that it is cheaper to have chicken for
dinner than to take chicken to din
uer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

If we were always to wait for the
most favorable combination Of cir
cumstances no enterprise would be
undertaken.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

The difference between an evening
gown and a night gown ia that the
night gown hides something.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
Methodist Episcopal Church

Sunday School. Sunday l0:OOa. m.
Preaching. ............S Sunday ! 90 q. IN.
Epworth League. Sunday 7:l5 p. m.
Preaching. .-...... Sunday 500 p. III.
Ladies' Aid Wednesday 2:D p. IN.
Prayer meeting Thursday 7:D p. IN.
Choir practice Thursday 500 p. M.
Your presence and cooperation are
desired in these services.
Phone 4s-J +. II. ROSE, Pastor.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19

Man is immortal till his WORT u
done.-W1lliams.
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SATURDAY. MAY ~. 1917
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
WILL TRAIN CITY MANAGERS
Course Which Is First of the
Kind in This Country.

Kansas Is preparing to establish In
its state university four-year course
In city management, the first of its
kind to be established in the country.
When man, or a woman either, Is
graduated from this course he will
have had thorough training in every
department of city affairs except poll
ties, and will go out to help run cities
as trained man goes into a factory
or business. Prof. F. w. Blackmar
who is head of the economics depart
ment and has been instructed to pre-
pare the details of the course. had this
to say concerning the need for such a
school:
mo man can manage business I'M
less he has thorough understanding
of its nature. The man who manages
city ought to be as experienced as
an engineer, or teacher. Why can
not universities train men for manag-
ing cities as we'll as it can for other
professions? That is what we propose
to do. The course of study for train
ing city managers should be about one
half the ordinary classroom and lee
ture work and the rest laboratory in
vestigation into the actual needs of
municipal operation"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
HON -
TOWN - |
FIIE.L! |. PSI
GOOD SCREENS CHEAPEST
Expert Says Copper Wire, Although
More Costly, Will outlast Iron
Many Times.

That it does not pay to use cheap
iron screens on any building more
valuable than chicken house, is the
opinion of DR. ]. D. Walters, profess
scr of architecture and drawing in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
Persons erecting new dwellings should
equip them with screens that will last
many years, he says.
"An average two-story house con-
tains upwards of two dozen openings
that should be screened" said Doctor
Walters. The best screens are made
of strong white pine sash and cop
per wire screening. Another grade is
made of fir lumber and screen ma
terial made of a composition called
white metal. The cheaper grades are
made of yellow Southern pine and COW
cred with common iron wire screening.
.'The first screen named is rather ex-
pensive on account of the high price
of copper, but it does not need to be
painted, and should last II years. The
iron wire screen, on the other hand,
will rust out the first season and rare
ly lasts more than two or three years.
"a screen door should be made with
a hardwood sash and should be pro-
yided with the best kind of spring
hinges and knob lock. There should
be sufficient cross rails and cross
braces in it to prevent sagging. The
window screens are usually fastened at
the top by cheap black vanished butts
and are hooked at the bottom with a
cheap hasp and staple"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
TIMELY NOTES ON BEAUTY
SPOTS

II your lawn is larger than you can
care for properly. plan to have II of
suitable size next year. by filling in
with thrifty, hardy growers that will
take care of themselves.
Don't neglect to drop few seeds
of perennials in the bare places this
month for boomers next year. Seed
lings cost but little money, while plants
are expensive. Many beautiful things
can be raised from a package of mixed
seeds of perennials.
Now Is good time to plan changes
in the border and the flower garden. as
one can see the mistakes in planting
the tall growers in front Of the low
ones; In grouping Unmatched plants
and mixing inharmonious colors. Keep
a note book and pencil in hand.
In arranging the home lot. whether
for fruit, shade or ornament. plant the
tallest growers well to the rear, grad
Ing down to the lowest or creeping
things, letting the rows run east to
west, that all may have the sunshine
They can thus be seen to the best nd
vantage. and prove Il joy TO the be-
holder
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
SOME RIFLE FIRING KINKS
There Are a Thousand Things Not
Mentioned in drill Regulations"
That Recruit Must Learn.

The average recruit who starts In
at West Point knows as much about
the fine points of rifle firing as Il
longshoreman about flying. First he
masters the elementary steps-the
manual of arms and the correct firing
positions, says the Popular Science
Monthly. Then he must learn thou
sand facts not mentioned in the drill
regulations" Among the rifle kinks,
for instance, Is the smoking of the
glass rifle sights for work In the sun.
BY simply holding the sights over the
flame of match-or. better, oxer I'll
alcohol fiame-a light layer of lamp
black is spread over the sight which
enables the soldier to fire even when
he is directly facing the sun. And
when his back is toward the sun, the
reflected glare is eliminated so that he
can work without danger to his eyes.
Another kink is the doubling up of
the ordinary rifle strap in order to use
1t to obtain sling-grip. BY making
the sling short enough, it is possible
for the left hand 10 obtain Il viselike
grip on the rifle. This helps consid-
erably in steadying 1t.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

else and circumstantial. that led the
Maynard Dan and Lowry on one OF
their marauding expeditions 70 the vi
entity of Earlylle. They burglarized
big mansion near the town. Their
loot was opulent. but the sight of
dark and lonely house in Earlville, the
parsonage, was a temptation in their
path to add to their iIl-gotten store.
Easy job. getting in here" OBJ
served Red. as they pulled down the
curtains and lit a lamp
Doesn't look as if the owner had
muclA" supplemented Dan, as he
glanced about a sparSely furnished sit
ting room while his companion pro-
ceeded to investigate a bureau in the
adjoining sleeping chamber. He came
out. throwing up his hands despair
ingly.
Lets 60 Dan" he suggested.
''Darned stockings, mended shirts,
worn-out summer underclothing-in
this freezing weather! The mans Il
pauper who lives here"
Look" suddenly exclaimed Dan.
and pointed to photograph on the
wall. Then he picked up book and
examined its title page. 1t bore the
name: "Alser Trescom.'
They StooG staring strangely Mt each
other. Red" said Dan, in strained
and subdued voice, "we're cads -
Worse than that. :" observed Red.
and he looked shamed and serious.
Its the guy who saved us in the city.
What you up tor" he demanded, as his
pal drew from his pocket package
done up in handkerchief. placed it
on desk and proceeded to write on
a blank paper pad.
'The right thing" answered Dan
shortly. He set the package on the
note. Come on" he said, I'm bad,
but human"
Returning to his humble home an
hour later, Alger Trescom was fully
aStounded to find the note left by Dan.
1t read:
Were the guys you tried to help
in the city. We had just visited an
other place when we struck your joint.
Round out ii was yours. and it's against
our principles to work any district
you're in. Return the swag and tell
,em they're safe, if they're friends of
yours"
Opening the handkerchief, Treseom
found diamonds. jewelry. money.
There was an inscription on a brooch.
1t had been II gift to Viola. from Her
Loving Father" Trescom followed the
clue. There was Il Miss Viola Duane.
the daughter of a wealthy banker. two
miles from the village He went there
the next day.
1t WIS the charming Miss Viola her
self who listened to his strange story.
She WAS glad to recover the Jewels. A
Keen interest came into her gentle
eyes as the worthiness of this strug-
Cling philanthropst was made clear
TO her.
And 10, from that interest it came
about that friendship grew into love.
and Alger Trescom soon had fl life
partner whose wealth enabled broad
er scope for the generous qualities of
truly good man.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Trade DEVELOPMENT Profitable.

The competition of cities to secure
salers and jobbers is particularly keen.
The development of package car serv-
ice, the expediting of merchandise, the
extension of trade territory through
cooperative effort in shipments and
the covering of districts the quick adj
iustment of claims, the generating of
enthusiasm foi certain communities
as trade centers-this work is vigor-
ously and persistently carried on by
chambers of commerce, with field sec
retaries. trade magazines and trade
trips, and the money spent in this
work returns hundred fold in new
accounts and increased orders.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

Bev>led siding, shingles and brick
are used to finish the exterior of many
houses now. The combination Of these
materials does not produce a patch
finish, but they harmonize beautifully.
The brick are used in the foundation
walls from grade to the stills, and in
the porch railing wall.
The sides of the house are finished
with beveled siding up to the second
floor, and with shingles the rest of the
way to the roof. If the shingles are
stained some fairly dark tint and the
beveled siding is painted some light
color or white, with the window sash
dark, the effect produced is very
pleasing.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

shade you need and your window will
be as attractive to the eye, from out
side, as it is pleasant to the occupant
of the room.
The good old nasturtium makes an
excellent veranda box plant, because
it will droop If allowed to, and will at
the same time, cover the surface of
the box with its pleasing foliage and
richly colored flower. The petunia is
another most excellent plant for this
purpose, because of its combination
habit of upright and dropping growth
and its profuse Towering. Candytuft,
lobelia. and sweet alyssum are all
free-flowering plants of decided droop-
ing habit, and can be made very effec
tive as an edging Of these boxes.
If one does not care to make use of
upward growing vines as a screen,
tall plants with luxuriant foliage, like
the Gamma can be used instead with
very satisfactory results.
The children Will take great delight
in growing plants from seed and should
be given boxes of their own in which
to conduct their experiments.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
The
Plunderers
O.
BY Ora B. Maddox.


Copyright. 1871. by w. q. Chapman
1t was at Il police station in the heart
of a great city to which the Rev. Alger
Trescom was visitor, that the young
clergyman in question had his first ex-
perienee of the ways of the unfortu-
nate and criminal.
A turnkey had just shown him
through the cells. His sensitive spirit
had awakened with sympathy and Sor-
row at what he witnessed. Two pris-
oners, arrested for robbing man Of
Sal. had particularly attracted his at
tention. They were boyish, ingenious
and bright-faced. When he came up
into the courtroom, swayed by an I'M
pulse he could not resist, Mr.. Trescom
had sought out the man who had been
robbed. His little store of money
amounted TO less than fifty dollars. It
was hard earned and badly needed, but
he had vision of giving the boys
Il new start" The victim of the rob
berry agreed to drop the case if his
money We're returned.
NO prosecution - DFlSOHeES uls-
charged announced the judge a few
minutes later and the surprised crimi-
nails FASTENED to leave the court room.
Trescom followed them. He was anx-
ious TO have an opportunity to show
them the evil of their ways and try to
influence them to mend the same. As
he came outside he saw them conVers-
ing with their victim. The latter
pointed out Treseom to them and the
culprits went up to him.
The older of the twain looked at
Trescom in a quizzieaI. strangely in
terested way
Are you the guy who settled with
the bloke who had us pinched?' he in
quired.
"If you mean that | have tried to
rescue you from your troubles in the
hope of seeing you do better" replied
Trescom gravely. yes
you come with us and have a
drink" Darby Dan, taking the arm of
Trescom.
II never drink. thank YOU" observed
Trescom stifiiy. Boys. for you seem