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The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

Prusslans and osrnana.
Many authorities hold that the orig
fnal Prussians were not Of the same
breed Of the old, or South. Germans,
being Of the Hunnish or Nonsolian
stock. The kinship Of the English.
Dutch, Scandinavian and South Ger
man 10 indisputable, but the Prussians
(ethnologically speaking) are not In
cluded In the Teutonic circle. They
are, to say the least. originally Of non.
Teutonlc blood.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
CRUEL Joke ON A SQUIRREL
Naturaiist Rspiaess Nuts Win otsnsl
-Nspsnts Whsp Nc esss hungry
Frislsy Die osSN AWay.

Most squirrels keep two or more
stores Of food. Rev. J. g. Wood, the
naturalist. tells Of friend who found
one Of these reserve stores, which Q
squirrel had provided for an emergency
and, In moment Of thoughtlessness,
the man determined to play q Joke on
the squirrel He accordingly replaced
the nuts By small. round stones and
carefully concealed all evidences Of
bis visit.
One cold day in winter he passed the
spot and found that the squirrel had
called there q short time previously.
This be knew BY the fact that ten
inches Of snow had been sefAtched
from the top Of the hole. outside Of
which the stones had been cast By the
disappointed animal.
This struck the Joker with remorse.
He said: II never felt the folly Of
practical joking 10 much In my life.
Fancy the poor little fellow. nipped
with cold, and scanty food, but, fore
seeing long winter. resolved to econ
onize his little hoard ~ much a. pos
sible. Fancy him at last determined
to break this-perhaps his last-mag-
axine, and cheerfully brushing away
the snow, fully confident that a good
meal awaited him as the reward Of his
cold job. and after all finding nothing
but stones. I never felt more mean
and ashamed in my life"
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Gxpsrt restiwsny.

Young Mrs. Cornell was q bride OF
but q short time. One afternoon she
confided to her friends at pink tea
that she was sure her husband never
played poker at his club. "How," Quer-
led one of the women. did you
find outf" ''Oh." explained the
young bride, II met couple Of the
members of his club the other day and
asked them: Can Perry play pokerf
They looked thoughtful for q moment
and then answered very sincerely :
MOI"
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Didn't Win BY HI, T.,th.

n WIZ " bbSU GVVSus
A Philadelphia dentist had the nerve
to publish a picture Of Warrington
with this statement underneath:
sour FIRST president owed his won.
dcrful health to sound teeth"
1 assume that the dentist knows more
about teeth than he knows about his
tory. writes q correspondent In the
Philadelphia Ledger. washington's
teeth were his one physical defect
They amounted almost to q facial
blemish when he smiled. and one sour
critic of our FIRST president who knew
him well said the reason he 20 rarely
laughed was his dislike to showing the
ravages Of decay in his mouth.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

There have, Of course. been many
fine poets, writer's Of beautiful senti-
ments in beautiful numbers; but the
4upremely great poets may be counted
on the fingers Of the two hands. Eng
land and Scotland lead the world in
great poets, having. perhaps, half
dozen, while the other countries can
show hardly more than one each, and
some Of them not even one.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
pfh,s,. kanx LanavaeeA

Some Of the languages the Bible has
been translated into are Accra. Aneaty-
nm, Arrawack. Aserbijan. Bulu. Cal
niue, Chippewayan. Copde. Da1hk.
Dikele, Eromansa. 0itano. Gujarad.
Haussa. Iaian. Ilocano, Khasd. Kanaka.
koordish. Kuaaien. Lepcha, Lfu. Aaia-
easy. Aaliseet. Aandingo. Aicmae.
Mpongwe, Auskokee, Namaequa, Mar.
rinyeri. Ojibwa. Odysharero. Pam
panga, Pangassinan, Pusht0o. Rarote1-
gan, Ruk, scheetswa. Tcheremissaan.
Tchuwash, Tschi. Wogul.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Unusual Insurance PeIley

Unusual Insurance Policy.
Freak insurance IL not at all I'M
common with Lloyd, but what il con-
sidered ~ one Of the most curious
policies ever written by that agency
was one covering bishop. II priests
and II nuns who were bound from
London to Perth in western Australia.
The policy was for $4,000. divided
thus Bishop, 5000; II priests. $500 {;
II nuns. $500. They all reached their
destination safely.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
N,ekeI,s Possibilities.

A scientist says there Is enough high
explosive In nickel. chemically treat
ed, to blow of 4 mans head. But 1t
wouldn't be a nickel any longer. A
nickel ~ 1t IL enables q man to blow
himself of as often as he comes In
possession Of it.-Houston Post.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
stroll win Inc olrls.

(which had you rather do-take
short walk with long girl or long
walk with 4 short girll" '"That would
depend on my hnances-Td hate to be
short with short girl or II was short
with a long girl couldn't 60 with the
long GIRL long" "But suppose you
were flush with doughT "Oh, then
I'd long for long walk with the long
girl and even the short girl could come
along"
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Tho oeIdsn FIsses.

I, The Order of the Golden Fleece 10
a bit Of royal foolishness lnstituted
by Philip the Good Of Burgundy.
about 1929. on account, It In said. Of
the profit that had come to him By
wool-raising. The order IL still In ex-
istence, its membership being confined
to the rulers and crown princes OF
Europe. with now and then an Adatic
potentate.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Want Table Against the Wall.

Want Table Against the Wall.
Every head waiter knows that 1t Ii
useless to offer guests table in the
middle Of the room a. long as there
is one against the wall to be had. Is
1t some inherited instinct that has
come down to us from savage ances-
tors who knew the wisdom Of being
protected ON the flank or in the rear
while they atef-Boston Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Brutal.

During the regular pastors summer
vacation the sermons at tho church
were preached BY well-known minis
tiers from other churches. A list Of
coming attractions was posted in the
vestibule. One morning, when making
his announcements for the coming
week, the days incumbent mislaid the
slip containing the name Of his imme-
diate successor, but he supplied the
information in this fashion: "On the
way ont you will ind the preacher for
next Sunday hanging up in the vesti.
bule!"
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
inssranos q Luxvsy.

Insurance. Iuxvsy.
To an old darby hailed before him.
a southern Judge put this question:
why did you burn your house down
just after getting It insuredr' Where
upon the darby replied: "Yo' honah,
pore man like me can't afford to
have q house and insurance. too
Case and Comment.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

A well-known author has said:
1.-THE great critical moment In our
lives IL when We choose which emo
ton to express. We become what We
choose. In this way We develop our
character and are responsible for our
character" This II true and nothing
IL more foolish than permitting err
cry little chance incident Of the hour
to RUNE the spir1ts.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Daily rhsualka.

01Iy sW6
It IL astonishing how fruitful ot IN
provement short season bscomss
when eagerly seised and faithfully
used. 1t has often beso observed that
those who have most dine at their
disposal, profit b. II TIE lsast-CAaA.
ming.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Can Find Time - % Things.

Can Find Time - % Things.
It Is the idle who complain they can
not md time to do that which they
fancy they wish. In truth. people can
generally make time for what they
choose to do; 1t IL mot really the time,
but the will that 10 wanting.-Sir John
Lubbock.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
crakad.

swell. how did your ticket come out
In. the primariesr CROOKED politics
heat u.s." answered the Punkville can
tiidate. ave were liking to offer two
dollars for votes, and the other side
came along offering hve dollars. It's
q heavy blow to REFORM"
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
One standard Of Morality

one 0tan0aro o. Woeallty.
There IL only one standard Of mo
rality; 1t il the same for the individual
In private as in public life and 1t Is the
same for the nation as the Individual.
There is no special code Of morals for
the politician that will permit him to
perpetrate acts that would not be toll
Grated in private life. In the future
some of our politicians will have some
thing Of this to conjure over.-Ex-
change.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Source II santa r. River.

3oVroo q oaNta Fe HIVoF.
To ascertain the exact source Of the
Santa Fe river in New Mexico, the
stream was recently followed to the
top Of Lake Peaks, 1880 feet above
sea level. where was found q beauti-
ful lake. which Il The main supply.
The peaks are the rim Of the crater
Of an extinct volcano.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
when PiIIIns . Fsvntaln psn.

When Filling Fountain Pen.
To prevent annoyance from air
bubbles. use narrow. tapering pieces
Of blottinS paper. cut small eoough to
reach easily into the barrel Of the Pen.
When touched with one Of these blot
ter points, the bubbles disappear and
others do not form.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
wouIdn't care Anyway.

II zee where q Judge has decided
that to tickle mule on the hind leg
is contributory negligence" Il
shouldn't think q man who did that
would care BY the time the decision
was given what 1t was"
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
DseesniaA

The process Of overcoming. Of BE-
coming. 10 no light achievement. The
whole creation groaneth and travail
eth In the task. In this warfare all
living things arc engaged; not man
only, not the kindlier beasts only, but
all that IL capable Of pain. that 10 q
progress.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Next Day. An Rsahs.

W1Nt IVY MI ut0uS.
She during the spat)-"It's story
for you to say grabbed you up quick.
You know very well that when you
proposed didn't say yes till the next
day" He--That's right! I proposed
at II 80 p. m. and you accepted me at
~ :O1 the next morning."-Boston Eve.
ming Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

Manganese mines at Conception
Point. Lower California, are reported
to be the richest known deposits Of
this element In the world. They are
situated In the arid hills Of small
peninsula. % miles long and I'VE to
eight miles wide. between the coast It
the Gulf Of Lower California and Coa-
cepci0n Bay.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Notable Event.

people often preserve the pens
with which historic documents are
signed" "Quite So" said his wife. II
think III preserve the pen with which
you signed that IS check you gave me
the other day"
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

Nother-swhy didn't you prevent
him from kissing your Why didn't You
call mel (Rehectively) But I sup
pose It was all over too soon." Daugh-
ter with a far-away look)-"Yes,
mamma, 1t was all over too SOON
Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
insanity.

JNoAnlty.
Insanity IL rapidly increasing in
every civilized country, owing probably
to the rapid pace at which people arc
living. The speed Of life deranges
the nervous system and ~ \ ANAL re-
suit madness ensues.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

nlvse d esNssthInS Daei< Of Il
'sNothing succeeds like success, ca
eept the appearance Of success" 1t
pays ITO put mp good front, " provided
there II something solid back Of It.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
AsvanesA' In LIfs.

Advanced In LIE.
While out walking with my little
nephew. Jack. who for the hrst time
was wearing his first pair Of wooden
trousers, and who. needless to say. was
proud of the fact, we met his Uncle
Harry, who said: "Hello. Jack. You
are quite a man now, aren't your"
when Jack replied: "Yes, I am wear
Ing pants on the outside now."-Cht
cago Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

Another lurs u Publicity.
Many q man donates to some public
movement the money ne might well
have used to pay his butcher, baker,
or grocer.-Macon News.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Right Sort Of Citizen.

A man Of a right spirit Is not a man
Of narrow and private views. but is
greatly interested and concerned for
the good Of the community to which
he belongs and particularly Of the city
or village In which he resides, and for
the true welfare Of the society Of
which he Ii member.-Jonathan Ed
wards.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
Whsn rhsx.ra Alssss.

We are against betting on the sob
lime moral principle that Of all tAs
dern guessers who tell you what .
fool bet you made, not one ever comes
around when you have won to say
what q chump he was.-llilwankeo
Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

To orss~ tAs CT.
A wire hairbruah, such a. you can
buy for ten cents, II Just the thing for
keeping the cats fur In good condi-
ton.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

Gardener Wants - Knew.
Why IL there % little infant mortal.
ity among the Observation-Disclosures
lis Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

Fellow vsve Lesdsr.
What we'd like to do 10 governed
largely BY what somebody ease dosA-
Kansas City Journal
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

optlmiseje ThevSst.
The morning hour has gold IN ii
nevth.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05

TIM ossd end ths Dad.
tH the good man a good pledge and
4 the bad neither pledge nor sarety-
Portuguese Pr0vefb.
The Meeker herald., 1918-01-05
The Platinum Rule.

Az ye would that men would do unto
your children. do ye even 20 unto their
children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-06
STRONG RIVALRY
Between FLYERS

Student aviators at the various fly
ing fields are so keenly jealous of
the records made by other fields that
new records for the days work are
being made frequently. Officials here
believe the competition is responsible
for the splendid morale among the
fiiers and the progress made by them.
One of the fields near Fort Worth,
Texas, recently reported a total OF
70 600 miles or three times around the
world, flown by the studnets in one
day.
American students are not being
crowded through their training as fast
as students of the other allies. every
precaution being taken to qualify the
man before he takes the air alone,
so that accidents will be kept to a
minimum. A statement showing the
large number of men now in training
and the distances flown by them will
probably he issued soon to show the
public that recent accidents represent
only a small percentage of the men
engaged in this important work.
Recruiting for the aviation corps
has been stopped temporarily because
of the large number of men on the
waiting list.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-06
HERE'S SOURCE
OF SEED CORN

WASHINGTON, March 6-Appar-
emily number of farmers of the
Sixth Indiana congressional district
are finding good seed corn quite
scarce at this time, judging from let
tiers OF inquiry as to seed corn sources
received by Representative Elliott.
Several days ago Elliott, desiring to
locate some seed corn which would be
available for the farmers of his dis
trict, asked c. P. Hartley, in charge
of corn Investigations of the depart
ment Of agriculture, to assist him in
this matter. Mr.. Elliott has just re-
ceived the following letter from Mr.,
Hartley
Dear Sir: Referring to your in
curry a few days ago regarding
sources of seed suitable for the Sixth
congressional district of Indiana. will
state that the Excelsior Drill Co.,
Springfield, O.. and II. E. Tweed, Rip
ley, Ohio, report that they have a
very ample supply of good, 1915 seed
for sale.
"Mr. c. F. Hegwein, federal grain
supervisor, 81 Williams street, New
York city, reports 700 bushels of No.
l yellow, 1916 corn, testing SO per-
cent, in the hands of dealers there,
which would probably be suitable for
-FOUR conditions. This gentleman also
reports 1900 bushels of a Missouri
yellow corn, which terminates 94.5
percent. You can make arrangements
Tor this seed, if desired, by address
ing Mr.. Hegwein as above directed.
Very truly yours
&C. p. HARTLEY"
Mr.. Hartley has suggested that if
the parties listed in his letter do not
desire to dispose of their seed corn in
small quantities, farmers in various
localities in the district could club to-
gether and purchase such lots as
would be offered for sale by the deal
ers referred to-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-06
SMITH INVITED
TO join APPEAL

Adjutant General Smith Wednesday
was invited to join the Richmond
army board and its appeal agent, Will
liam Dudley Foulke, in their appeal
to President Wilson on behalf of rs
recently married men who were placed
in Glass One by the district board
The adjutant general was invited
to join the appeal in the following
letter:
Strive are enclosing today Cues
tionnaires Of twenty-eight (2S) regis
trants who were put in Glass One by
the District Board No. 2, Fort Wayne,
Indiana. These cases were appealed
by orders of Provost Marshal General
Crowder, and in all cases which were
appealed to the District Board, were
put in Class "A by this Board after
an investigation of each case.
We feel that the appeals are prop
erly made out and signed by all mem
bers Of the Board and the Government
Appeal Agent. Each QUESTIONABLE and
affidavit contain about the same as
was testified to before this board I'M
der oath.
This board would be glad, If you
feel that We have acted according to
the Selective Service Regulations, to
have you write a letter to the Presi-
Dental Board with your views in con-
nection with this matter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-06
HAGERSTOWN, IND.

Robert Allen and bride arrived Sat
urday evening from Chicago. They
married at indianapolis last Wednes.
day at the home of Mrs. Gay Ester
brook, at high noon. Elder Robert
Thompson, a Baptist preacher, OF
Greenfield, officiated. There were
many guests at the wedding. Among
them We're: Mrs. Sarah Allen, moth.
er of the bridegroom and Mr.. and Mrs
Grover Proven, of this place and his
brother, Attorney Joshua Allen, OF
Richmond. They will live on the AL
len farm here. Mrs. T. T. Sells will
60 to Anderson Friday to spend few
days with her sisters, Mrs. Reba Rudy
and Mrs. Charles Miller. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. T. Fox left Monday for Tam.
pa, Fla, where they will spend two
weeks. Mrs. Ellen Fox and Mrs.
Oler of Economy were guests OF
friends here Wednesday. -. Mrs. Eliz.
abeth Cheesman Of South Perry has
not been well this winter. She is suf-
fering from a deep cold. Elmer
Crull, clerk of Hagerstown, is a can
didate for trustee of Jefferson town.
ship, subject to the Republican nomi-
nation
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-06
fEhNSY EARNINGS
CUT DURING 1917

Although during the calendar year
1917, as disclosed in its annual report,
the Pennsylvania railroad carried more
passengers and freight than ever be
fore in its history. the net income Of
the company decreased for the year
by s12,994,919, the total being only
$39, 2S1,5S5. This decrease in return
for greatly increased service is at
tributed by President Rea to the high
er wages, higher material prices, con-
gestion of traffic, and embargoes
which the war brought in it's train,
with stationary rates. The earnings
amounted to IA per cent on the CAPT
tai stock.
During the year the Pennsylvania
carried 216,570,724 assengers-more
than twice the entire population of the
United States-or y, 129.84S more than
were carried in 1916, which was previ.
onusly the record year in all respects
for the road The total freight move
ment amounted for 1917 to 4S,749,320,-
All ton-miles, or an increase over the
1916 record of 1,903.193.5S ton-miles.
The total property investment car
ried on the books of the Pennsylvania
system at the close of 1917 was
SLIP. 2S1,5 14, and the total return on
this investment, after paying operat-
ing expenses and taxes, was AS per
cent. The total investment increased
during the year by s66,397,S75, largely
because of expenditures in line with
war service, such as the construction
of new lines, switches, stations, etc,
for serving the new army canton
ments, shipyards, munition plants, etc
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-06
Minimum PAY
FOR TEACHERS

A minimum salary for county teach
ers was set Wednesday by the town
ship trustees at their meeting In the
county superintendent office.
Teachers of class A are to receive
a minimum pay of $50 month, those
of class B $40 a month, of class c $50
a month, and of class D $50 a month
High school principals are to receive
not less than $1,000 year.
The salary established is an in
crease of SO over previous salaries
paid county teachers. Trustees Jos
eph Moore, J. o. Edgerton and Will
lam Curtis composed the salary com
mittee that presented the salary in
crease to the trustees.
p A session of the county board of edl-
cation was called for Friday. March
16, when the employment of county
agent will be considered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-06

eye clinic. Transportation faciliti,s
and supervising aid were provided 70,
the children's camp. and arrangements
were completed for the union OF the
local anti-tuberculosis relief and visit.
ing nurse agencies with the growing
Civic League.
The medical men Of the town were
gotten into line. Opposing factions
were brought together in a new med.
zeal club. The local physicians took
an active part In putting the health
station examiners in touch with suspi.
cious cases in their practice.
The big manufacturing concerns OF
the town have become interested IL
establishing medical and nursing de-
partments in their plants. and severrI
of them have gotten together In
scheme for joint medical and nursing
supervision.
The other insurance companies op-
Grating in the town have co-operated
with the Metropolitan in distributing
literature, taking the health census
and soliciting for examinations The
churches also have lent valuable aid
in promoting the educational work.
AS a result Of the preliminary edu.
cational steps the committee has met
with an unexpected degree of sympa.
thy among all classes with the numcr.
Gus investigations that have been car.
ried on, including an infant welfare
canvass. a statistical study of births
and deaths. a sanitary survey, q health
census. a tuberculin survey, a medical
examination campaign. etc.
The practical health results afte,
only one year of this work are mos,
strikingly shown In the saving OF baby
lives. Formerly every year babies in
birmingham under one year Of age
died at the rate of 80 20 100 out OF
every thousand born. Last year this
infant death rate was only 81 ner 0OG
births. This is one of the most re-
markable cases Of reduction IL infan,
death rate on record since infant wei.
fare work began in this country.
So far the committee has given In.
tensive medical examinations to one
third OF the city's population and has
discovered approximately $50 cases OF
active tuberculosis. which are now re-
ceiving proper care TO restore them To
health If possible. but at any rate. 10
prevent them from further spreading
Of the disease. Before completing It's
three years OF demonstration the COM
mittee expects to complete the exami
nation Of every man. woman and chilli
In Framinsham and to have thorough
" established among the citizens the
habit OF an annual medical examira-
ton for the purpose of discovering and
checking disease before It has develop.
ed to the dangerous point
The demonstrators believe that they
have put birmingham firmly on its
own feet and that this gooi work will
70 on uninterrupted after the expert
ment is over. birmingham. they hope,
will be a real "Spotless Town." q con.
slant demonstration to other commcni.
ties Of the fact that any city or town
can make itself q healthful place to
live In II It win 90 about It In tie right
way.