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The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
FIGHTING AN ELEPHANT.
A Bishops story Of an Exciting Ex.
perence In Africa.

The strongest opponents TO the ad-
vance OF civilization in west Central
Africa. says Bishop l.nmbuth. the
Methodist missionary. are the wild ele-
plants. They break down fences.
tlamplc gnrdens. pull up tr3es and
even telegraph poles, because they OBJ
ject to anything strange In their IA
milinr haunts. One savage monster
nearly wrecked II small steam launch
belonging to the mission on the upper
reaches of the KOngo.
The boat. with three white men. In
Guiding the bishop, and crew of FIVE
negroes. had tied up on The edge of
forest In quiet bend OF the river.
stout plank was laid as Il gangway
from the bow to the bank. and the
crew worked until nightfall cutting
and pilIng tirewood for the beats fur
mace Then they came on deck for
their evening meal. The three white
men were already at dinner when
fearful yell from the natives brought
them out of the cabin to see large
elephant viciously attacking the wood
pile. The blacks went ashore with
|
stove to drive the monster away. But
he paid no attention to them until he
had demolished the woodpilc. when he
whipped one man with his trunk heels
over head into the river and chased the
others back into the boat.
laundering after, with red gullet
open, tusks flashing and trunk failing
the air. he planted both tremendous
fore feet on the gangplank. 1t bent
until 1t cracked under his weight. but
held stoutly. although the whole boat
carecned and seemed ready to capsize.
In another moment the elephant had
crossed the plank and was astridc II
with hind feet on the shore and fore
feet on the boat. There he stood,
afraid to advance or retreat. gigantic
image OF batfled rage. In his fury he
began stamping with those great fore
feet, and the boat rocked crazily back
and forth.
What might have happened II the
monster had come aboard with all his
frcnzicd weight can only be Imagined.
for the captain by this time had fetch
ell the only rifle on board and. risking
all on one shot Ind thrust the muzzle
almost into the gaping mouth and
pulled the trigger.
Fortunately the bullet lodged in the
bnse OF the brain. The elephant tum
blcd to his knees and into the water
next the bank his bulk thrusting the
boat aside so suddenly that 1t snapped
the bowlincs and sent the men stagger
ing to the gunwale.
At the next government trading post
the captain had two splendid tusks to
show ms the result of his cool daring:
but. to his nstonishmcnt. he was ar
rested for shooting the elephant with
out a license. 1t was with great diff
Guilty that the government official was
convinced that the animal had been
shot In self defense. Even then he
conflscatcd the lvory.--Youth's Com
panion.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
kipiinq's Oay OF.

Like many other famous writer's.
kipling is not n bit like what the pub
lie imagine him to be. and people are
sometimes Il little disappointed when
they first meet him to find him so quiet
and reserved
On one occasion gushing young
lady ndmirer who had waited for years
for an introduction to the great writer
was at last lucky enough to be intro
duced to him.
Your she cried somewhat rudely
"You-you nre Rudyard Kiplins?'
Naturally Kfplin. felt embarrassed.
"Yes.".he murmured modestly.
But thought" continued the young
lady-"I thought you were-oh. how
shall I say it?-something quite differ
ent''
"Oh. I am" Kipling hastened to tell
her gravely and in very confidential
tone-"I am. madam. only. you see. this
u MY day off,
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
He Got . Houqh.

The agricultural education that we
hear about should not be confined to
the country. The city needs It too. A
man went into Boston department
store one day and asked for hoe.
The young woman at the counter pass
ed him trOwel and. finding that It
was not what he wanted. asked him to
pick out hoe from the pile Of garden
tools. He did so. Then the salcswom-
an made out the slip. "One hough. 10
cents."-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
A Recipe For Happiness.

How little 1t costs II we give 1t thought
To make happy some heart each day
Just one kind word or tender smile
As we go on our daily way.
Perchance look will suffice to clear
The cloud from neighbor's face
And the press of a hand in sympathy
A sorrowful tear efface.
One walks In sunlight: another goes
All weary in the shade.
One treads path that Is fair and smooth:
Another must pray for aid.
II costs so little wonder why
We give 1t so little thought.
A SMILE kind words. a glance. a touch.
And what magic may be wrought!
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
CONVINCING Argument:

A certain colonels gardener was 60
ing through the woods belonging to
his employer when he saw n man gath
ering nuts.
As the colonel had given strict orders
that this was not to be permitted. the
gardener accosted the man. "Yon'll
have to clear out of this" he snid
I've had orders to keep all these nuts
for the colonel this year"
That's all right replied the man
I'm getting them for the colonel"
A week later the gardener came
across the same man again.
Look here" he said angrily. You
weren't getting those nuts for the colo
mel at all
81 tell you was" was the emphatic
reply. do you think I was getting
EN- for the shels7"-London Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

But we should not lose sight Of the
fact that this war, and all OF its con-
sequences, are chargeable to Ger
many. No nation was preparing to
attack Germany. Every other nation
except Austria tried hard to prevent
war. Austria was Germany's cats
paw. and started the war because she
believed that the central alliance
was prepared to conquer the rest Of
Europe and impose its will on the
world.-Albuqeurqu journal.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
A Model Son.

The fussy old gentleman asked the
chance travelling companion. Have
you any children. sir?"
''Yes. sir. a SON.
''Ah. indeed. Does he smoker!
mo. sir! he never so much as touch
ed cigarette"
so much the better. sir. The use Of
tobacco is a poisonous habit. Does he
frequent clubs?"
''He has never put his foot in one
"Allow me to congratulate you. Does
he never come home late?
Never. He goes to bed directly aft
er dinner
"a model young man. sir: n model
young man. How old is hep
Just six months" = Philadelphia
Record.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - ISOLATED
TRACT
PUBLIC LAND SALE
= nt fhn I,tnrtrr ~ = M

Department OF the Interior, u. s. Land Office at
GlenwoOd Springs, Colo, April II, 1917.
NOTICE Is hereby given that, ms directed by
the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
under provisions of Sec. 2f55. X. s.. pursuanl
to the application of Ethel Mathes Of Mreker.
Colorado Serial No. Ul0Gs. we will offer at
public sale. to the highest bidder. hut AT not
less than f115 per acre, at 1900 O'Clock II. III q.
on the lth day of June 1917, next, ut this office,
the following tract of land: nwl4 swA. Soc 81,
seA nwi4. swi4 ne1i, See -, Up N. Il NJ w,
9Th p. NJ.
This tract Is ordered into the market on IL
showing that the greater portion thereof is
mountainous or too rough for cultivation.
The sale will not be kept open, but will be
declared closed when those present at the hour
named have ceased bidding. The person max
ing the highest bid will be required to immedi-
ateiy 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. WEYAND, Register.
a2S-ngb
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior. o. $. Land Office AT
Glenwood Springs. Colo. April II. 1917.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Abigail A. Van
Horn. of Meekcr. Colorado. who. on April 3.
1915, mnde Presumption DecarHtory Statement.
No. OlO15. for Lots and 5. See 20. swl4
swI4. Sec II. and e1s sel4. Sec ls. TIP n. o.!
W, 9th r. NJ. has filed notice of intention tn
make Final Presumption Proof. tn establish
claim to the land above described. before
HenryJ. Hay. U. S. Commissioner ut Meckcr,
Colorado on the End day Of June, 1917.
Claimant names witnesses:
william winslow. Nerlin winslow. Antoine
p. Steinmetz and Jnmes l.. TntiIm. all of
Mceker, Colorado.
d. c. WEYAND.
a2l-m98 Register.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
"Cllamberlain's Tablets Have
Done Wonders For Me

II have been sufferer from stom-
ach trouble for a number of years,
and although I have used great
number of remedies recommended
for this complaint, Chamberlain
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 1
value them very highly. Obtainable
everywhere,
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
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 rs 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., 1917-05-12
Not His Air.

1t was very fashionable concert.
and the artists were very well known
ones. but the two young things were
too busy with picking out their peculi-
arities to hear the music.
In the midst of beautiful selection
the pianist suddenly lifted his hands
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
The jnsttentive Child,

y Never scold n child who Is dull
y or needless nor one who seems y
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
y for his cohduct-his ears may be =
y diseased or filed with impacted !.
y wax. which dulls or prevents his y
y hearing. His eyesight may be =
4 SO defective as to keep him from ;.
y fixing his gaze upon anything. =
= Children who are normal nnd :.
. well are hSight. alert. attentive y
= and responsive. Those who are \
= III or suffering from disease Of .
= the nervous system. sopie defect \
= of hearing or vision. are unable ).
= TO do anything as 1t should he ):
3 done and deserve pity and never
y blame. 4
Z 4
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
End of the Story.

"Oh. II ! were only beautiful" she
sighed artfully.
Il wouldn't care II were you" he
said. You are very intellectual and
you have a sweet disposition. Besides.
you are nice to your mother. and all
that IL much better than being beau.
tiful"
And he was never invited to see her
again.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
Too Personal.

A witness was examined before q
Judge In a case OF slander, who requir.
ed him to repeat the precise words
spoken. The witness, fixing his eyes
earnestly upon the Judge. began. "May
it please your honor. you lie and steal
and get your living by cheating" The
face OF the Judge Redeemed. and be ex-
claimed. Turn your head to the jury
when YOU speak"-Wit and Wisdom.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
NO, MISS, IT Is NOT.
vYssAav

from the keys. and one of the young
things was heard to say clearly:
II wonder If that hair is his own
The old man who sat beside her was
slightly deaf. but he turned with a be-
nevolent smile.
NO. miss. it Is not" he impaired
pleasantly; that is Schubert's."
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
Puttina Out Gasoline Fires

Experiments by the British fire pre-
vcntion committee show that the best
way to put out small gasoline fire Is
to spread over the burning liquid a
mixture OF ten pounds of bicarbonate
Of soda and twelve pounds Of common
fnSS
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
Happy Boys.

THE Smithers twins are so much
alike that their own mother cant tell
them apart
Tint must be rather confusing"
1T Is. but the boys don't mind It..
Their mother never dares to whip
either of them for fear it might be the
wrong one."-Exchanse
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
Important,

My dear. what shall buy you for
your birthdayT'
Consult our jeweler. He knows
pretty well what my tastes are"
And did you tell him anything about
the state OF my finances !"-Kansas
City Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
Her Tact.

Howard Did she refuse you. old
man? Coward-WeIl. in delicate. in.
direct way. She told me she never
wanted anything she could get easily.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

NTED-A woman cook, or
man and wife; no family. Man to
milk and do chores. Good wages.
References. keystone Ranch, Price
Creek, Colo. as
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
Courage.

A timid person is frightened before a
danger. n coward during the time and
courageous person afterward.-Rich-
ter.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
kAAn IL DARK.

Mayor course YOU knew that our
engagement is secret. Jane-Oh. yes:
so am told by everybody!--iearson
Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

INDIAN RUNNER DUCK EGGS
For Sale; 80 cents per dozen. Apply
to }. NJ. Priest, Meeker. a23ml2
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

The man who drops his anchor in
the Slough of Despond never gets any
farther.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12

You can contract cold now AZ easy
AS earlier in the season. Check and
cure it by using Strehlke's BROMO-
FEBRIN.
The Meeker herald., 1917-05-12
Methodist Episcopal Church

Sunday School Sunday l0:OOa. m.
Preaching. Sunday l. :0Oa. III.
Epworth League Sunday 7:l5 p. IN.
Preaching. -.-....---- Sunday 500 p. m.
Ladies' Aid. Wednesday 2:3O p. m.
Prayer meeting. Thursday 1880 p. IN.
Choir practice. Thursday 500 p. m.
Your presence and cooperation are
desired in these services.
Phone 4S-J F. H. ROSE, Pastor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
CAN THE FOOD
|31st.

We must save food as never before.
We must can food. Women and girls
can serve their communities well by
inaugurating a Can Day. Many COM
munities celebrated Can Day, July 20.
At this time women, boys and girls
made an effort to bring to light every
glass jar or crock that may have got
ten out of service by hiding in the cor
ners of darkened cellars
Tin cans are exceedingly high
priced and can be used but once.
Glass jars are most convenient for
home canning, are highly satisfactory
and can be used many seasons with
careful handling.
Make every jar register for service.
There is no age limit for a glass jar,
so long as it can pass the physical ex-
animation. New covers and rubber
bands cleaned with soap and hot
water will reinstate thousands of
glass jars long since mustered out of
service. Other containers that may
be used in the summer canning cam
paign are wide mouthed bottles and
earthen crooks or jars for jellies,
jams, marmalade and pickles of all
kinds. The small mouthed bottles
may be used for catsup and fruit
juices if corked or covered with bees
wax before storing. Paper boxes, pa
per sacks and bags may be parafined
and used to store dried fruits and
vegetables. Made to order cardboard
or fibre cartons suitable for jams or
jellies can be purchased from fibre
manufacturers at reasonable prices.
This is the slogan, Mobilize the con-
tainers of all ages and sizes. Can and
preserve the food"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
A WORD TO THE FARMERS

The State Council of Defense has
issued notice to the farmers not to
be too fast about contracting for their
potatoes. Information has been re-
ceived by the state council that con-
tracts have been made, the price rang
ing from 80 cents to $110 per bushel
If the crop should happen to be small
the purchaser will harvest the pota-
toes and reap rich return. If not
and potatoes are small they will be
left in the ground to rot and the
buyer is out only the small deposit
he makes.
The better way is to handle them
yourselves; see what kind of crop
you are going to have, the prevailing
prices and in the end you will stand
a chance of making much more.
The County Council of Defense has
already secured more house accom-
modations for the farmers in which
to store potatoes and vegetables of
all kinds at small cost. All a far
mer has to do is to make Feserva-
lions for what he wants to store and
notify the council
The large warehouse of the Wau-
sau Canning company has been Sc
cured for this purpose. If this does
not prove sufficient, other buildings
will be secured, where everything
stored will be safe and protected
against cold weather.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
WILL BOOST FOR MORE WHEAT

The Wisconsin Millers' association
at their meeting in Neenah, made
plans to cooperate with the Wis
consin bankers and farmers in boost
ing for more wheat for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin was at one time among
the foremost wheat growing states.
Poor farm management drove the
Wisconsin farmer out of the profitable
income to be derived from raising
wheat Some farmers have never Civ
en- up raising wheat, as they early
discovered how to keep up the wheat
producing quality of their SOIL When
raising wheat you are only producing
human food, but the byproducts of
wheat, bran and middlings, make eX-
cellent dairy COW feed, so that even
though the farmer may cut down on
his oats, or some other crop, he Will
still be producing feed stuffs when he
raises wheat
The more wheat campaign for the
next year will center itself first on
producing seed wheat for the state
from the 1000 bu. pure bred winter
wheat Developed by the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture. These 1000
bushels will be distributed among
1000 Wisconsin farmers who will
agree to grow them pure for seed
purposes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
YOUNG BEAR IN VILLAGE LIMITS
Young Bruil InVades Gardens and
Makes Fun for the Dogs.

There was another bear in town one
night last week; not big black bear.
but a black bear cub, probably half
grown and about the size of th,a ono
shot by Art Cady few weeks ago
At an early hour, about 2 o'a,,oc,
last thursday morning, Grant Turney
was awakened by the racket made bv
a number OF dogs. He thought they
must be worrying calf, which he had
tied near by He got up and looked
out the window, and there was Mr..
bear, right along side the window
Mr.. Turney went out the hack door
and when he reached the porch the
bear had come around the corner to
meet him. There they stood looking
at each other. Mr.. Turney had no
gun and could not find the ak. There
was good chance to get in a telling
blow II he had had the right kind of a
weapon as the bear stood there look
ing at him.
The dogs had been Worrying the
bear, but all were afraid of him ex-
cept one Dig white one, which would
rush IN and nip the bear, and Jump
back as the animal turned. Then the
bear moved off toward Gabe Ruck-
dashers garden; there was a terrace
between the two lots and he went
down that sprawling, the dogs after
him. Finally he made his way across
the garden, toward the woods to the
south. His tracks showed where he
had been nosing around in the ad-
joining gardens; probably looking for
something good to eat
1t isn't often that black bears ven
ture unto the village to nose around
the peoples homes, but this is the
second one to pay Birnamwood a visit
within a few weeks. The other one
was killed and brought to the main
street and placed on exhibition. This
one got away because Mr.. Turney had
no Wittenberg Enterprise.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
TRIED re ESCAPE

William Brandt of Merrill, who was
recently arrested in Wausau for hay
ing dynamite, steel drills and a kit of
burglar tools in his possession, was
sentenced to five years in Waupun
by Judge A H. Reid.
While being taken to Waupun by the
officers he was allowed to go to the
closet alone, when nearing Ripon. The
train was going at full speed and he
jumped from the window. The en-
gineer saw him and stopped the
train, but before the sheriff and his
assistant could get off the young man
had disappeared. He was overtaken
at Rush lake, which he tried to cross,
but was caught in the mud and a
| moment later caught by the officers
and hustled off to Waupun, where his
muddy clothes were changed to the
| prison attire. Quite lively lad, but
five years will take some of this devil
try out of him, perhaps.
Mrs. Theresa Hermanson was grant.
ed divorce in circuit court, Tues
day afternoon of last week, against
her husband, Emil Hermanson, on ac.
count of desertion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
LAW SUPPLEMENTS

1t is estimated that the law sup
plements containing the 1917 Session
laws of the present legislature will
make about 272 pages of the supple
ment size, which are circulated by the
weekly newspapers of the state. Two
years ago these supplements made 20S
pages; the increase is therefore over
thirty per cent. In 1915 there were
635 chapters published. There will be
about 653 acts this session, but the
laws of 1917 are much larger and oc-
cupy about thirty per cent more space
than those of two years ago. On this
basis the country publishers ought to
receive increased compensation from
the state of Wisconsin for giving these
laws general circulation throughout
the state. The law supplement will
be issued next week
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
Are You One OF Theml

There are a great many people who
would be very much benefited by TAX
ing Chamberlain Tablets for a weak
or disordered stomach. Are you one
of them? Mrs. n. r. Scarf, Baldwins-
vile, n. " relate her experience in
the use Of these tablets: II had a
bad spell with my stomach about six
months ago, and was troubled for two
or three weeks with gas and severe
pains in the pit of my stomach. Our
druggist advised me to take Chamber
lain's Tablets. l took bottle home
and the first dose relieved me wonder
fully, and kept on taking them until
was cured These tablets do not re-
lieye pain, but after the pain has been
relieved may prevent its recurrence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
SHIPPING LUMBER
FOR UNCLE SAM

The Wausau Lumber company is
busy filling a government order for
hemlock lumber. They are now ship
ping three carloads daily from their
mill at Rib Falls. This lumber is
shipped to Milford, near Rockford.
Illinois. and is used for erecting mill
tary camps. They have already
shipped 100000 feet and 100000 more
are to be shipped, the contract being
for 100000 feet. The mill has been
running and the men working over
time in order to complete the con-
tract.-Marathon Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
ASTOUNDING REPORT
FOR WAUSAU

The wife of a merchant had stom-
ach trouble so bad she could eat
nothing but toast, fruit and hot wa
ter. Everything else would sour and
ferment ONE SPOONFUL buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc, as mixed in Ad-
ler-i-ka benefited her INSTANTLY.
Because Adler-i-ka iushes the EN-
TIRE alimentary tract it relieves ANY
CASE constipation, sour stomach or
gas and prevents appendicitis. 1t has
QUICKEST action OF anything We
ever sold. Ploss Pharmacy, $40 Third
ST. Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24

you think could be useful1y employed
at moderate rates in the county. No
means of ascertaining.
Service buttons which had been fur
nished by the State Council of De-
tense were distributed.
Adjournment was taken until July
|31St
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
ChamberIain's Collie and Diarrh0ea
Remedy

Now is the time to buy bottle of
this remedy so as to be prepared in
case that any one of your family
should have an attack of collie or
diarrhoea during the summer months.
II is worth a hundred times its cost
when needed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24

Feel mean, cross, ugly, sore at your
self and everyone else Do you know
what is wrong? Your stomach is out
of whack; HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will put it back. Taken tonight,
tomorrow be right. Don't wait. 35c.
Tea or Tablets. w. w. Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-24
Pslmo Tablets

transform weak, broken-down, nerv-
Gus wrecks into magnificent types of
physical perfection. They restore
the nerves and kidneys to their normal
conditions and make you look and
feel years younger. Guaranteed. 90
cents. Book Free. The s. r. Fell
Co., Cleveland, o.
For sale by w. W, Albers, druggist