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The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27

How - cisanss Curtains o They Lssk
Like New.
After shaking out the loose dirt Gov.
er curtains with cold water. Cut up
half a bar Of good white soap. add a
large tablespoonful Of borax and melt
to jelly with hot water. Take this
from the stove and add half q cupful
Of kerosene. Make thick hot suds
with part Of this mixture and boiling
water. Squeeze curtains from cold wa
ter and dip one At time into the hot
suds. The dirt viii simply run out
Put through q second lighter sudS.
rinse In hot water. starch, adding a
little bfuins, and put on stretchers.
The result II curtains which look al
most like new and are not worn ont in
washing. With two large pans this
can be done In bathroom or kitchen.
This mixture IL suficient for four pairs
Of curtains.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
F,,,,-,es c..thIns.

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 fireproofed BY their par
ents by q method which he found to
be harmless and satisfactory.
Soaking any fabric in 4 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 I've minutes, render
the material fireproof until 1t II again
Washed out or 1t comes In contact with
water,
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
ABOUT INSECTS.
Why They Are Strong Out sf All Pro.
portion 70 0ixs.

Why Thsy Are Strong Out 81 All Pre-.
portion 70 0iss.
Recent experiments with insects have
demonstrated their remarkable mus
cular power. A wood beetle weighing
1.S8 grams and less than two inches
long can pull q little wagon loaded
with nfty-six grams. or thirty times
its own weight. When 4 load Of eighty
four grams was piled on the wag-
on the beetle pulled 1t an inch. This
was forty-five times Its own weight
dynamometer the insect exerted
force Of fifteen grams, which is ~ II
q man weighing 200 pounds were able
to raise ton.
A hercules beetle proved his right
TO the appellatiOn. for. though he
weighed only 65 grams and was
only three inches long. he pulled 115
grams and walked Oh with . weight
Of i've pounds ON his back. II Z pro
portionate weight were put on 4 man
he would be crushed to death.
A housefiy. held by the wings and
brought close to match. lifted It up
by. its feet. To perform q proportion
ate feat 4 man would have to lift q
beam twenty-six feet long and thirteen
inches thick.
1t IL an old story that q nea can
Jump 200 times its own height in the
air. A man would have to jump over
the 1000 foot high Eiffel tower to
equal the feat
The muscles In insects are actually
much larger proportionately than in
man. Professor A. Schmidt estimates
that II an ant can pull an object Of ten
times its own weight q man would
equal the task II he lifted q weight
one-twentieth that Of his body. This
u explicable on the basis Of tho far
greater muscular equipment Of the ant.
~ compared with man.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
= ++++++++++++++++++
HOW TO KEEP WELL .
ALL WINTER LONG. .
Learn to love fresh air.

+ Learn TO love fresh air. 1
+ When you come In from out 1
+ Of doors and hnd the air In I
+ your rooms stale and stuffy and 1
+ foul smelling open the windows 1
+ wide and let in plenty Of fresh I
+ air from the outside. Open the I
+ door, too, 80 that the fresh air 4
+ can drive all disease laden air 1
+ from the room.
+ Become 4 fresh air crank even I
+ at tho risk Of being disliked. 4
+ Better q live fresh air crank 4
I. than an almost lifeless hot 4
I. house invalid. Insist on fresh I
+ air In your workshop and Of 1
+ dee.
+ Enroll your child In the open 1
Z. window class at school and ask 1
+ your neighbors to do the same. 1
+ Avoid large crowds in closed I
+ or poorly ventilated rooms. Not I
I. only does the bad air lower your I
4. resistance, but you are In dam 1
+ ger of catching disease from 9TH I
I. ers. 1
+ Don't ride in 4 crowded street 1
+ car when going only short dis 1
+ tance. Walk.
+ Walk 4 mile in the open air I
+ twice q day. 1t will add ten 1
+ years to your life. II you don't 1
!. believe It try it and see.
+ Keep the windows Of your I
1. bedroom Wide open day and I
I. night, even In the middle Of win I
I. ter. You can't overdose your 1
1. self with fresh air, and disease I
r germs can't endure 1t.
+ Up with the windows'
+
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
NATURAL CURIOSITY.
There Was subtle Hus,ss In the Farm
ere oiy Question.

Oy &Ov0ssOsS
For subtle humor Of rather sly
sort, says John Kendrick Bangs In
"F'rom pillar to Post" the t,est exam
ple / know Of was little sHs perpe-
trated at the expense Of Que to whom l
shall refer a. my Only Muse. who ac-
companies me on most Of my trips. She
was with me once In Iowa, where we
were stranded at little railway cross
Ing for several hours. We took dinner
at the hotel. One or two courtesies OF
the table started an acquaintance with
two farmers, and naturally enough
they asked me what my business was
In the state.
"Oh, am out here lecturins," said.
"well, we're farmers" said one Of
the men.
Now, the Only Muse takes great in
terest in farming. She herself raises
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Why the Cord Of Wood shrints y.

Why the Cord ef Weed ehriniss y.
Ralph Faulkner and Henry Stern
berg, students in the College Of For
estry at the University Of Washington,
have proved by experiment that q cord
Of full length wood when sawed and
replied In the ordinary stack shrinks
on an average 24.78 per cent. As deal
ers buy wood in full lengths and usual
" measure 1t for delivery before saw
Ing 1t, they are often accused Of giving
short measure.
A cord is the standard measurement
Of wood. and 1t is defined As 12S cubic
feet Of wood, measured by 4 pile four
feet high and eight feet wide Of logs
four feet long.
The discrepancy between the cord o.
bought by the dealer and as delivered
to the customer, according to Profes-
Cor Hugo Winkenwerler, dean Of the
college, Is not entirely explained by
the sawdust. When wood Is piled mp
In four foot lengths there are many
spaces betwa I sticks, caused by knots
and curvatures. These spaces are elm
mated when the wood Is cut up small.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
WHEN LOST IN THE WOODS.
% Net Hurry Nsr ost Excited, but
Fellow Thess Rules.

Do Net Hurry Ner ost Excited, but
Fellow Thee RuIss.
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 rescued7
Herman Templeton, Maine guide Of
many years. experience. has the fol-
lowing lists Of dos and don'ts for those
who may dnd themselves lost:
First.-Sit down and think 1t over.
Second.-Stay where you are. 20 that
the men who are not lost will have
some chance Of finding you: II you
wander around they WIN have almost
none.
Third-If you cannot stay still. but
must try to get out. follow stream or
q logging road downward. and you will
eventually come out somewhere In
open country.
Fourth you stop build nrs
and keep comfortable overnight.
Don't get excited; don't travel In .
circle once you discover you have been
doing 70; don't hurry at any time:
uUu WVEIy uu0cE my SASuAASsAAsSS~.
1.-The trouble with most people II
that they get In 4 hurry when they
find they are lost, lose their heads and
wander around almost biindly." said
Mr. Templeton. "The greatest reason
why people get lost is lack Of observa-
tlon. 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 c0urse.
Every man going into the woods
should have compass and thorough
knowledge Of how to use Il. With that
knowledge and the ability to observe
the country q man can travel In the
deep woods safely even without pre-
vious experience."-Boston Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27

q. and - 1t slid through the doorway
q hoarse voice exclaimed. He wins.
ma'amr"
"Did you catch himT
Catch him! ! didn't try. Just lay
there and laughed and heard him slam
the door and run down the street. And.
say. my wife was 20 mad she didn't
speak to me for q whole day. But III
bet one thing"
what h itr'
"I1l bet that burglar was q married
man."-Clsvsland Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Pssit,vs sisns.

In New Mexico even public signs
come direct to the point. They do not
waste any time In wondering how the
reader will feel about 1t.
In q garage at Albuquerque il posted:
Don't smoke round the tank! II
your life isn't worth anything. gaso-
line b!'
And on the wall Of =. BARRIERS shop
at Taos is prominently displayed:
-If you can't raise Is cents. raise
whiskersr'-Saturday Evening Post.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27

Hss 70 Dry Heavy Clothes en- an Out.
deer line.
II you wish to dry anything very
heavy. such as q blanket or comforter.
hang II halfway over the clOthesline
and slip two or three wooden cUat-
hangers under It on the line. This
will separate the thing to Be dried,
tent fashion. and allow the air 10 cir.
culats betv zen the two parts.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
PerfeetIx NaturaI Mistalee.

A certain Scot overlook a friend
and was considerably surprised to ind
him limping in his walk. After the
usual greetings he remarked:
'"Weil. Sandy. ye're lamer'
The other mournfully nodded assent
and then went on to explain:
"Eh, man. dinna ye ken? ! cam
hame sober yester' night. and the wife
mfstook me for stranger"
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Call the 0uIIdeai

Call the ouildesi
"Havs you got any rags to sellf' said
the rasman to q thin looking woman
who was standing at her door.
mo" replied the woman. excepting
those am wearing at the present time
II you want them you must take me.
too"
The ragman scanned the household
er up and down and smile lurked
around his lips.
I'm very sorry. ma'am." hs replied
a. he made for the gate. II am only
buying rags. not bonea."-PittsburSh
Telegraph.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
TIw,sly Answer.

do you remember how hungry I
was at seven-thirty last nightT
II should say do
do you know how appeassd ny
hunger In = half hourf''
''No; what did you DOR
Eight q Clock
That's nothing. Do you remember
how unlucky was at the raale at
twelvs-thirtyf'
II certainly do"
"Well wasn't 20 unlucky . half
hour later"
"No7 I'm glad to know that What
did you winr'
zone Q clock"
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Nes - Nssnsvs Clothes From Dsils<
With Q eorked otiok

Il Is much easier to take clothes out
Of q boiler II q forkcd stick Is used IN
stead Of the usual round one. One can
be whitfield out at home. Take q piece
Of wood four inches wide and thirty
inches hng. That will make handle
twenty four inches in length and forke
Of six inches. When shaped the han
die should be two inches wide. II one
has access to trees such q stick can
be found ready made. All that you
viii have to do to prepare 1t win be tr
peel the hark o6 aud clean II.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Tn. Laugh 10 .. II. ps.,ss.

Tbs lau0h lo On tho poep4o.
The Tokyo station Il architecturally
joke and practically 4 failure, but It
Ii q most imposing pile nevertheIess-
It must be q quarter Of . mile In
length. Incoming passengers enter at
one end, and outgoing travellers leave at
the other. but II they want to 20 from
one end Of the station to the other
they have to 60 out and around, for tho
center u reserved for the empsros.-
Christian Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
LOVE IT AWAY.

There's look on the face you can
love away.
There's . crease in the brow you can
smooth today;
There's \ gieam in TIN eye you can
change to one
That II sweet as the ray Of the
morning gun
It's the touch OF our loving. tbs
sweet Of our will
That scatter the shadows Of anger
and III.
You can love II away. love the ache
and the care,
Love the heart that II heavy with
grief and despair
TIL Il lifts to the sunshine ~ how-
efs in the spring
And responds every time 10 the ,
song that you sing
Forgetting its wrinkles and ,
creases and frown .
At the touch of loves fingers like .
velvet Of down. 1
Baltimore Sun. /
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Elsn.snts q success

There are four elements Of success
that unite in the man Of mark today
energy. aggressiveness, force. perspi-
cacity-but he, who fails to add heart
will never be great. No man can AFFORD
to dispense with service to humanity
Henry Ward Beecher.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27

A eympaths4ie Burglar.
II woke up suddenly the other night
and thought heard burglar in the
room. sat up in bed. and that awoke
my wife"
What did she dor
''She accused me. ~ usual, Of hear
ing . burglar: said I'd never hear q
real burglar II lived thousand years
| said I'd bet would. She said she'd
bet I wouldn't. And just then q shad.
owy form rose from behind the dress
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
ost~ssso oirss.

0okVv0oN 0Ifso,
II caught Harold kissing one Of yeur
gloves"
"Weu. a. I was away the dear boy
couldn't kiss me-"
True. But II he could have rot
hold Of your powder puR he wouldn't
have known the difference. would -.
dearT-Kansas City Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Mses.rs Fs~ Aassssrs.

widow-l want q stone for my hus-
bands grave exactly like the other one
In the lot Assnt-But isn't Il Q tribe
small for q man Of your husbands
prominencef Widow - No. sir. "
Thomas thought 4 stone like that was
good enough for his Arst wife gusss
IT'S plenty good enough fse 11e0aA-
Life
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
THE POULTRY SHOW.

Hsw 70 Prepare Your Fo~is % That
Thsy Will Take First Prizes.
About four days before the show
give each fowl 4 warm bath. A thor
ough washing and careful drying Will
improve the appearance Of almost ev-
cry fowl. whether its color is white.
black or intermediate shades. A hot
room and the following utensils are
essential: Wash boiler filled with boil
ing water preferably rainwater,. two
large tubs for colored fowls and
three tubs for white fowls. dipper
hand brush. large sponge. cake OF good
toilet soap and some towels.
The tub in which the fowl Is drst
placed for washing is filled two-thirds
with fairly lot water. The second tub
II partly filed with moderately warm
water to rinse out the soap. while the
third tub for white fowls only (aiso
partly filled with moderately warm
water, 10 slightly colored with bluing.
a. for bluing white clothes.
Before the fowl ID placed In the
washing tub, Its feet and legs should
he thoroughly cleansed. Then stand
the fowl in the water. Make an abun-
dant lather with the soap and sponge.
and work this stir lather through all
the plumage. I.ather the back, sides
of the body and the under plumage.
Rub the feathers with the web. or d.
agonally, not against the web. Ex-
tend the wings and tail and wash each
feather, using the palm Of one hand
for support
When the fowl has been washed, 1t
is allowed to drain for few seconds
and then immersed in the rinsing tub
Here the dipper and sponge are used
to thoroughly remove all soap from the
plumase. With white fowls. the birds
+. are now dipped in the bluing water.
When the fowl is taken from the
rinsing tub It is stood on table and
the superhuous water Is removed with
the sponge. The feathers are next
''patted" with towel to partly dry
them. and the bird Il placed in q clean
coop near the stove to complete the
drying.
Ordinary shipping coops have slat-
ted tops and sides, and they are low.
The coops for shipping show birds
must be covered with muslin or have
solid sides, and they must be high
enough for the birds to stand upright,
and Wide enough for the birds to turn
around without injuring their tails.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
TO TEST HIS ABILITY.
a Jsks Charles Feshman opraos .,
oilletts's Gxpsnss.

a Jsks Charles Frshmsn oprans n
4 oilletts's Expense.
Few things In England pleased
Charles Frohman more than to play q
Joke on William Gillette. When Froh-
man produced "She" In Esgiand an
amusing incident happened:
Frohman had brought over Annie
Russell and Ida Conquest for bis piece
Tho actresses were very much excited
before the nrst night and went with
out dinner. After the play they were
very hungry. On going to the Savoy
they encountered the English prohibi-
tion against serving women at night
when unaccompanied BY men. After
trying at several places they went to
their lodging in Langham place almost
ranished. -
In desperation they telephoned to Dbl
lingham, who was staging 4 play at
the Savoy with Frohman and Gillette.
He hurriedly got some food together
In 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 Il
was broken. 1t was impossible to raise
any one.
Dillingham; knew that the actresses
were occupying rooms on the second
door front He had avs large Eng
lish copper pennies In his pocket. and
10 be started to throw them up to the
window to attract their attention. He
threw four, and each fell short.
This ID the last copper" he said to
Frohman. IF we can't reach the girls
with this they will have to go hungry"
Whereupon Frohman said: Let GIL
lette throw 1t. He can make penny 20
further than any man In the world
''Charles Frohman. Manager and Man"
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
kiNiesss

ENtstUp7uU4s
Don't quarrel. There 70 no good IN
It It is impossible to extract truth
from It. lts philosophy reflects q hos-
tility to truth, because It Is always one
sided and therefore an effort to make
your side appear the better. which Is
itself false attitude. It r quite dif-
icult to get at the truth even In 10
rene and philosophical discussion sim.
ply because the truth II inaccessible to
argument. Where IL the road to truth ,
1t is the road called Kindness. One
will never reach truth by any other
route. We have seen men get very
mad at each other In argument, who
finally extricatsd themselves from their
mad spell. spoke gently. shook hands
and saw the truth. Try It and see.-
Columbus State Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
a kolse.

She-l strongly disapprove Of lsaving
:he wofd ''obey" in the marfiaes cers-
mony. He-Oh. leave It there. my dear.
II puts q little needed humoe In The
solemDity American.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Mlsfsrtunss,

Happiness and misfortune stand In
continual balance. Every misfortune
10. ss II were. the obstruction Of
stream. which. after overcoming this
obstacle, bursts through with greater
force.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Inspiration
Miscellany
Telling II In conf;dsnes

"If you have information that you
don't want people 10 spread around,
keep 1t to yourself" says = writer In
the American Maonstne.
1.-THE trouble with ? human being
who hears q thing In confidence h Of.
ten thls-he coa't remember that he
heard It in confidence. He remembers
the item Of news, provided 1t Is juicy
enough. but tho fact that he heard 1t
In confidence drops out Of mind, and
then he begins to tell II around. Tell
ing thing In confidence n little like
handing 4 man . Jewel In an envelope
and at the same time warning him to
take a. good care OF the envelope ~
b. takes Of the Jewel. Everything
goes all right for awhile. But by and
by tho envelope wears out. 1t II .
fimsy sort Of thing anyway. And 20
there comes q time when the envelope,
having grown thin and weak and fray
ed at the edges, slips on or u cast on
and nothing remains but the Jewel.
"How did I acquire all this wisdom
on the subject Of conndentiai commu.
nications1 I will tell you. acquired
It recently In the school Of experience.
About three months ago I told some.
thing In strict confidence to friend
4 man Of the highest character-one
who would not injure me Intentionally
for tho world. But-and this IL what
gave me a jar-he went and lost the
green envelope. for yesterday he called
at my once, carefully closed the door.
drew his chair near to mine and in
low voice told me in 'strictest conn.,
dence exactly tho sane thing that ]
told him"
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27

The concessions Of the weak aro IT,
eoocess3ons Of fear.-Buske.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
ossd oalsevsan.

John, whatever induced 700 to buy
house In this forsaken regiouf"
~One Of the best real estate mea IN
the business.'-Iife,
The Kentucky register. (Richmond, Ky.) 190?-1917, 1917-03-23
CHAPTER XVI.

In the snterO0m the do1rEeeper
waved Hardy 10 a door on the night.
Il led him into q stenographers' room.
He saw the founce Of q woman's skirt
behind q revolving bookcase near the
far end Of the room, and paused.
Someone stepped into the room after
him, and touched him author.tatiyely
On the shoulder.
zone moment Captain Hardy
your sentence"
He turned and faced ;he presidents
aide with the clear, UuiluChiug gaze
of brave man about TO be shot. The
aide saluied with punctilious formal
iJy. Hardy responded with equal for
mallty. The aide presented an official
document, saluted, and withdrew from
the room.
For long moment Hardy stood with
the decree Of his fate slowly crumpl.nE
IN his hand. His eyes were fixed on
vacancy. Doubtless he was seeing the
years " sOldierly comradeshIp and
duty that now lay 10 the past and the
vision Of the career 10 which he was
TO have given tie utmost Of his pow
ers. He had always loved his profess
siOn-aud now
The woman whose skirt he had seen
was in front Of him before he became
aware Of her presence. He found him
self looking into the cool, half.mOcking
face OF Marie.
Are YOU afraid to read your SEN
The Kentucky register. (Richmond, Ky.) 190?-1917, 1917-03-23

paper published therein does not al
the same time hav the largest cireu-
lation in that county Of any paper
published in that county A
newspaper having the largest eireu-
lation, Z il does not reach the people
Of the county where II is published,
but went beyond tire county into oth=
er COUNTIES or Stz:ss would not meet
the purposes and requirements Of the
statute Two things must occur, the
paper must Be published in the com
y and It must have the largest circu-
lstion in that county Of any paper
published therein. While the Fiscal
Court has no power or authority to
cause the statement Of the sheriff to
Be published By newspaper which
offers the lowest and best bid, ire
spective Of its circulation, it does
have the right, and it Is its duty 70
obtain and ascertain in which paper
among those published in the county,
II there Be more than one, has the
largest bona fde circulation. When
this fact is ascertzined nothing re
mains but to award the contract 10
that publication.
1T is argued BY the Record that
this will give q monopoly Of the bus
mess to one paper in the county and
that a high and exorbitant price will
be charged BY the publisher, whereas,
by competitive bidding a much less
rate could be obtained. Kentucky
Statutes Sub. Sec. 8, Of Section la
fixes the rate to be charged for such
advertisement, in the following Ian
guage;
THAT all newspaper advertise
ments required BY this act or other
law, the publisher shall be entitled to
receive as full compensation for such
advertisement, at the rate Of SOC per
lineal inch, single column, solid s
point measure, for each Insertion"
while it is alleged that the Shelby
News has the largest bona fde circu-
ton Of any newspaper published in
Shelby county it nowhere alleges that
the circulation is the largest in Shell
by county Of any paper published
therein. As pointed out above it is
not sufficient that the newspaper has
The larges' REGULATION Of any paper
puo'is. ,- 80 county, but the cir
culs or county must be Inc
largey. a.-. It therefore follows
that the demurrer to the petition
should have been sustained. For this
reason the Judgment is reversed for
proceedings consistent with this opin-
ion"
The attorneys in the case were W.
T. Beckman for the News, and Beard
& Pickett for the Record.
This decision is Of wide importance
to all the newspapers Of Kentucky as
it upholds the constitutionality not
only Of the law requiring the publiea-
ton Of the sheriff's settlement in the
newspaper having the largest circu-