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The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
MoLLusKs MAKE GOOD SOUP
Thrown Up on Florida Beaches by the
Waves They Are Collected and
Sold to Ho1sls.

Along the Florida beaches a very
common and familiar kind Of rock Is
wholly composed Of the shells Of a
small species Of mollusk. oval In shape
and half an Inch long. It is called
"coquina." and Is hard on the feet II
one walks over 1t without shoes.
In beds below the line Of low tide
are mollusks Of the same kind. alive.
Their bivalve shells are pink. blue and
of other colors, quite brilliant, 30 that
In places the beaches are beautiful to
the eye. great numbers Of them being
thrown up by the waves along the
shore.
.Unoer such circumstances they soon
die. Of course. leaving their pretty
shells to adorn the strand. But there
are always plenty of live ones at the
waters edge. and these are gathered
In quantity at some Of the winter re-
sorts by boys who collect them with
mikes and carry them in baskets to the
hotels for sale.
They are used for soup. being
pressed to pulp in order to extract
their juice. The latter. strained and
heated. affords very delicious table
beverage known as "coqulna broth"
1t Is particularly recommended for In
valids and persons with weak diges.
tion.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
The Sap Of Spring.

When the sap If spring Is bursting
the letters Of winter the general hu-
man heart beats high. A few Of US
philosophers receive amid the rich but
sober tints Of autumn a happiness that
we would not exchange for any other
season. but we are a minority. and
small. The head Of one Of the most
important departments at Washington,
who thinks about the processes of man
kind. has theory that makes regu-
lar curve of the relation of the seasons
to the appetite for war. As the buds
open, every nation thinks 1t is on the
edge Of victory. This curve rises for a
while, begins to decline in the summer
and gets well down in the autumn.
The period therefore. when statesmen,
II they had decided to make peace.
could do 1t most easily, is from the
days of goldenrod and autumn browns
to Just before the greening of the
buds. The story Of coal. a tragic
story to the poor. helps this curve, hut
there is in 1t much Of sheer poetry. In
dependent Of more solid things.-Nor-
man Hapgood in Leslie's.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
CASTE YIELDS AN INFLUENCE
santais Prefer Starvation Rather Than
70 Eat Feed Cooked BY the
0rahmine.

Occupation Is still preserved among
the Indian natives By inheritance. snd
tradition, 30 that the diversion Of h.
Dor to Industrial pursuits, has been
IN almost impossible task confrontius
the British government. the National
Geographic Magazine observes. The
supply of agricultural labor constantly
outruns the demand. thus keeping the
wage scale extremely low. Caste also
pre- vents people from leaving crowded
districts and going to sparseiy inhab.
itcd regions, Of which there are many.
In time Of distress the restrictions
which caste throws about rescue and
relief work would be exasperatinG IL
they were not 20 tragic. For example.
In the terrible Orissa famine thousands
of Santals perished. in the midst Of
ample supplies furnished BY the GOV.
eminent, before 1t was discovered that
there Is a peculiar tenet Of their faith
which forbids them to touch food
cooked by Brahmins. II was also dis
covered that skilled weavers would not
go to the ordinary relief work camps
for fear that the hard labor would
cause them to lose the delicacy Of
touch which they value 20 highly.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
FAMOUS FOREST QUITE GONE
Absolutely Nothing Left Of the Ones
Beautiful Woods That Were the
Pride Of Verdun.

Lovers used to stroll arm in arm
through the well-ordered forests Of
verdun. To stroll arm in arm where
these forests once stood Is no longer
possible. GOuverneur Morris writes in
Golfers. You must go alone. II there
has been rain you should have nails
in your boots. The smooth convolu-
lions of the hills have been tortured
and turned into ridges and hOllows like
the Atlantic ocean during the equi.
noctinl gales.
doubt II there IL to be found one
single square yard of the original for
est floor. doubt II there is to be
found one single perfect example Of
a shell crater. One crater breaks into
the next, and there. merged into one
shocking hollow, are a dozen which
at the first moment Of looking APP
peared to have been but one.
II has been well but truly 'worked,"
that forest floor but not for 100 years
can It ever again be worked by man
in any peaceful and profitable pursuit
Rich soil (doubly rich now, It will be
Stunned by the farmer with his pillow ;
a prospect very rich In copper and
iron. the prospector will shun 1t, for
here. buried and half-buried. the shells.
great and little, which did not explode
at all, are as thick MS temptation In
the life Of every man.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
DIFFER OVER ORIGIN OF DOG
Whether All Kinds Had Q Common
Ancestor Has Long Been q MIST
ter Of Dispute.

The ancestry Of the dog has been
the occasion Of much controversy. ac-
cortiing to Leo 8. Crandall's book.
"Pets." Mnny naturalists have con-
sidered that 1t Is descended from q
single ancestor. such as the common
wolf Of Europe. Darwin. however.
lenns townrd the theory Of multiple
origin, and advances much convincing
proof In support Of his belief. 1t is
widely known that many savage tribes
hive dogs. which appear to he simply
haif-tamed representatives Of the par
ticular wild doglike animals inhabiting
the same regions.
The dogs Of the American plains In
dians closely resemble the small prai-
RE wolf, or coyote; the husky of the
north country is plainly not far re-
moved from the gray wolf; the Ger
man sheep dog and the Samoyede are
strikingIy wolflike in appearance.
Whether our present dogs are the re-
suit Of crossing these many simple
derivatives Of wolves and jackals
among themselves. or whether there
WINS an original ancestral dog. now ex-
tinct. with which the blood of other
species has become mingled. we have
not yet been able to determine. though
SO many primordlal animal remains
have come to light.
According to ST. George Mivart. the
dingo Is the only wild dog still exist
ing which meets the requirements Of
m ancestor Of our modern breeds.
This species Is found throughout Aus
tralia and fossil bones which have been
found show Its presence there from
very early times.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
suraIeai Dressing Work.

Some skeptical people. who usually
aren't doing anything themselves, think
that the production of surgical dress.
iERs by patriotic women is being over
done. If they could see conditions in
some OF the French villages, where
not single able-bodied man remains.
they would not feel so.
In these colossal battles, where hun
dreds of thousands ,of men are en-
gagged. all previous wars and needs are
outclassed. A great many men are
wounded in these battles. With
prompt care and abundant material
handy, the vast majority of the wound.
ed are saved.
Vast storehouses should be filled In
France at all times for this need. A
Red Cross doctor who recently return
ed from France reports case of SOL
dier 20 badly wounded that 1t took a
whole case Of dressings to save him.
Under the strain Of such demands, a
grent mountain Of supplies will quick
ly melt away.-virginia Enterprise.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
FELT THAT HE NEEDED "pEp"
Little Fellow Simply Had 70 Spend .
Nickel Of the Dime In His
Possession.

Frank Groninger, attorney, has a
pInk.cheeked, tOw-headed youngster,
whose mime to every one who knows
him, is synonymous with efervescenf'
overlooking spirits. He is thinker
too. this small Jack.
It was he, who some years ago Che
has now attained the mature age OF
eight years., after gravely meditating
on the phenomenon that ensued when
things were planted in the ground.
e., that duplicates of the thing. planted
accommodatingiy took root and grew
up out of the ground-was discovered
in the yard by his mother, carefully
patting and Shaping down a pile OF
wet mud with his small spade.
"What are you doing Jack; planting
somcthing?" Jacks evident reluctance
to disclose the nature of his agricul.
turai activities aroused his mothers
suspicion. Grasping one of the mInia'
ture garden tools at Jacks feet she
dug vigorously into the wet mud. A
CLINT caught her eye. and In hOrrihed
silence she scraped the mud from hel
jeweled gold watch.
But. II Jack didn't succeed In grow
ing nice little timepieces, that small
hoy could hear tick undisturbedly, HI
has kept right on being active. Hence
his mothers surprise the other day al
4 reply Of his.
Jacks father, before leaving for hls
Office. gave Jack dime. Afterward
Jacks mother seeing the coin In hill
hand. admonished him to put the dime
AWAY and save 1t.
20 mother" Jack exclaimed insin
uatingly. II simply got to spend I
nickel of 1t to give me some pep
Indianapolis News.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
How Scouts Can Help Nation.

Offer your services to some garden
er as a patrol. He will be able to pay
you for your labor. Make his crop
the best in your neighborhood. Show
the world that the boy scouts can rise
to any emergency.
Plant a garden at home. No mat
ter how small the space. Forego the
flower garden this season. Plant veg
etables. II you have no garden. use
window box. You will be delighted
with the results, no matter how small
the crop. Do It now.
Offer your services to your teacher
to help In securing the necessary In
formation to establish school and home
gardens. Don't be a Stacker.
Ask your city ofiicials to organize to
help conserve the food supply Of our
country. Have them offer vacant space
for cultivation. Show your patriot
Ism. Arouse theirs.-Scout News and
Bulletin.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24

The development Of hay fever In any
locality depends upon the atmospheric
hay fever pollens increasing to u point
which overcomes the resistance OF the
patient" says Doctor Soheppegrell. ut
was ascertained that most Of the
spring and summer cases Of hay fever
are caused by the pollen Of the grasses.
although the pollen Of other plants,
such a. the yellow dock, amaranth,
goose foot. etc.. may cause the attack
or help to maintain 1t when set up by
the grass pOllens."
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
oLD.srYLE BLOSSOMS PAssE
Wsrs Valuable for Homo NsmsdIse In
Days Of Our orandmethsrs and
Herb oeetefa

With the exception Of some Of the
daintier spring blossoms, our Wild
flowers are passed by without com.
ment. violets, hepaticas. bluebeils,
trilliums are still sought after and
picked, the fall asters are gathered BY
some and the goldenrod 10 admired,
but passing Into disrepute on account
of Its hay-fever aggravations. There
was a time. however. when grandmoth.
or was young. relates the Ohio State
Journal. when most Of orr common
field and wayside flowers were OF
prime importance in the household, IN
the shape of family bitters. physics and
curealls.
Yarrow, q pest to the farmer and
of doubtful beautyseven to the wild
flower lover. was at one time q most
useful herb from which tea was
made that cured all sorts Of ailments.
from toothache to typhoid fever.
From the boneset plant. 70 common
along our streams now, tea was also
made which was . prime favorite In
the curing Of that common malady.
"break-bone fever"-do not laugh
probably what We know today a.
grippe. Camomile, We call 1t dog fen
mel, was brewed into tea as well. and
was used as q tonic and blood purifier.
Jimsonweed, q corruption Of James
town weed. was valued BY the settlers
Of that early village as narcotic, and
Is still 30 used, for that matter. Self
heal. the little close.growing purple.
lowered pest Of our lawns, was used
to relieve sufferers with quinsy and
other throat afnlctions. This plant be-
longs to the mint family. and most Of
the mints were Of use incidentally.
Pennyroyal, spearmint, Oswego tea.
bergamot. catnip and mother.wort
were all Of value to the simpler Of Q
century or more ago.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
1hs 1.mpsrmsntal Artlst.


The Art World Magazine IL willing
to admit that the public taste and
preferences in art II not to be desplsed.
and 1t thinks artists should consider
those preferences. 1t says:
"An artist only honors himself when
he never loses for one moment the
thought Of pleasing that great world
public. He should seek forever to
captivate 1t. not merely BY pleasing It,
but. by pleasing It 20 much that 1t will
be delighted to take of his hat to him,
thank the giver Of all good things for
having created him, and honor itself
by mailing his name high up In the
temple of fame. Thus he will win Q
niche in the heart Of mankind, which
means the immortal love of the race.
The truly wise and great
artist digs down deep into the heart
and soul Of man. there to sense II he
can what the race Is feeling. thinking
and longing to have expressed for
itself-in the hope Of being enraptured
by the nobility Of the forms in which
the artist expresses the things which
he finds there"
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
Bio Business.

The children Of the neighborhood
had started an amusement company,
which they planned to operate for COM
mercial and recreation purposes with
the other children as the victims, or
rather. patrons. The company's prop
erty consisted. among other things, of
n new swing. Since business was rath-
er dull the first afternoon the own
crs of the park" were taking turns
enjoying the rides themselves. One
of the little girls evidently thought
that she had not received her share Of
the fun.
George" she cried. "if you don't
let me swing now I'll go tell mamma !"
George was not abashed. cav, go
onl" he demonstrated. "We're not rum
ming this company on the tell-mamma
plan."-Indianapolis News.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
swattIno the Garbage Can.

Reports from various cities through.
out the country prove that the cam
paign Of food conservationists against
full garbage pail is meeting with
marked success. Shrinkage In that
form Of household waste runs all the
why from 8 per cent in New York. in
one month. to 20 per cent and more in
other big cities. But the lowest per.
centage of waste alone meant the saw
ing of 5000 tons Of food products in
the metropolis. figure of conserva-
tIon worth conjuring with in comput-
ing a probable countrywide gain, and
surely enough to encourage all city
governments to labor toward a goal
that will help hold down the high cost
Of living.-Syracuse Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
Coed for insomnia.

A noted speaker recently addressed
an audience Of 25.OO0 people In the
Crystal palace. and was clearly heard
by all. The physical effort involved,
however. had curious effect upon the
speaker. II was not conscious Mt the
close Of the service of any extraor.
binary exhaustion" he wrote. "yet
must have been very weary. for after
went to sleep on the Wednesday
night / did not awaken until the Fri.
day morning, sleeping all through
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
GOOD BOY FARMERS
Many Sections Report Record
Crops Raised by Youngsters.
Seen a. Excellent Method Of Display.
Ing Patriotism and Both Boys
and Girls Are Active.

There Isn't any occasion to mourn.
even II one Is too young to fight. 1t Is
hurdly necessary to say again what
has been said 80 many times, that
there are many ways to serve ones
country beside carrying gun, or help
Ing to man ship. or driving an an.
bulance. The men who are doing all
these things must be fed and 80 must
the families they leave at home. Why
Isn't 1t great thing and patriotic
one to raIse corn. vegetables, pigs and
calvesf
In Wisconsin there are $1,000 boys
and girls organized Into clubs-corn
clubs, canning clubs, potato clubs, gar
den clubs-because 1t Is easier to work
hard II one learns from watching
somebody else.
One Wisconsin boy, Heron Block Of
Rochester. has been working for four
years to secure the best possible seed
corn, and after he had raised 1877 BUSH
els to the acre In 1913 he took charge
Of all the corn on his fathers farm
and saved 1900 enrs Of high-grade
corn for seed the following year. He
Inns carried of ever SO many prizes,
but the best thing about his work Ia
that 1t helps along the cause Of better
farming.
George Ferris Of Little Suamico,
Wis. did even better. for he raised 1850
bushels to the acre, and he also Is
handling seed corn for his father.
In the South there are two boys who
have held, not merely state champion.
ships, nor even a United States record,
but world championships. One Of
them, South Carolina boy. raised 22a
bushels of corn to the acre and he
kept his honors for several years until
an Alabama boy, who Is still holding
the world championship In corn grow
Ing, went past him with a record of
232 bushels. When one remembers
that corn is the most important single
crop we raise in the United States
and that 80 bushels to the acre was
considered fair yield not many year,
ago, one realizes what these lads have
done for their country. And they set
IN example and provided seed so TINT
others might follow 1t before they were
sixteen years Of age.
But here is a stofy even better than
the others, for we are more interested
In gardens right now than we are in
corn. It IL about a southern boy gain
BILLY" Mlnter Of Austin. Tex. When
Billy was ten years old he won q
sprIze of 500 in gold In a vacant lot
contest In which 10000 boys and girls
took part. He had a plot 10 by 20
feet. and on 1t He raised 573 pounds
Of vegetables and made a profit Of
1882. No wonder he won prize.
Ten BY twenty isn't very much space
just the size Of a small room. II
"Billy" had succeeded prOportionata1I
with an acre Of ground his profits
would have been $8.148.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
coiorsd Story.

Sunny thing happened in my town
last week." said the chatty man in the
railway carriage.
"What was that7" asked the inter-
ested Individual.
BLACK, q white man, and White, a
black man, thought fellow named
Brown was pretty green and tried to
sell him white horse. But Brown was
well read and he deceived them both.
In fact, he got all the money they
had"
"And now1"
"And now Black and White are
blue"
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
Button. 4 sy.Produet u Dssr.

The spent yeast which collects in
breweries and distilleries IL put
through q process which turns 1t out in
the form Of buttons, door-bell plates
and knife handles. Formerly this left
over material was considered to be q
bothersome waste; now 1t Is utilized.
every bit of 1t. As 1t 10 gathered from
the watts the yeast is Of dirty, gray
brown color. The nrst operation IL to
dye 1t and then to work It over until It
assumes the form of powder and can
be hot-pressed into any form. In this
stage 1t Is called "ernolith." It may bs
sawed, scraped, hled, drilled, engraved.
turned to an edge and polished-Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
RaIssd Issr Own cs-,a

Elizabeth had accompanied her
mother down town ON 4 shopping trip.
While mother was busy selecting her
goods Elisabeth wandered over to the
office quarters, which were on that
floor. and stood looking into the win
dow Of the cashiers cage. Noticing
the pretty golden curls Of the child, the
cashier asked: 'Little girl, where did
you get those pretty curls9' Elisabeth
did not answer and the young man
again asked, in teasing way: where
did your mamma buy them1"
In q scornful and emphatic tone
Elizabeth answered: "She never
hnvad 'em. raised 'em"
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24

One of the penalties Of . republic
is its yellow press. which. purely for
business reasons, Ii against" every.
body and everything at some time or
another. For being against" some
body or something makes sensation
alism. which In turn creates profits.
SO yellow press really Is q profiteer.
hiding under camouflags and seeking
Its own selfish objects. 1t IL strik.
ing fact that In Colorado only the vel.
low press IL opposing Governor Gun.
ter for re-nomihation. It cannot do
with him what 1t would. 1t cannot do
anything with him. So It Is against"
him. against An efficient governor N
war times.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
ship on Girls Back Bar to seeIst,

A ship on girls back is bar to
her entrance Into society, according to
State Senator Alfred J. Gilchrist, Of
New York city. The senator declares
that Brooklyn girl is barred from 80
ciety because. when ten years old, a
ship was tattooed on the girls back.
She cannot wear fashionable, low.
neck dress because Of the spreading
sails across the ocean on her back.
The senator. therefore. asks for law
imposing a nne Of $500 for any one
who mars q young woman's beauty.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24

Every stockman in the state Is In.
terested in Warden Tynan's assertion
rat no more leases will be granted to
the favored few" II he 10 elected gov.
ernor. because they aid 'the meat
trust" II lyman IL nominated and
elected stock grazing will be thing
Of the past and stockmen will be
forced to serve cereals and grapefruit
to their cattle> every morning.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24

The members Of = German society
IN Denver got to talking politics the
other night and finally decided to take
Q vote on the Democratic candidates
for governor. There were LOT mem
bers present and Tom lyman got LOT
votes. IT, Denver Post also IL foi
lyman. a. q. the kaiser, TOO, because
the opponents Of kultur would like
nothing better than to see Colorado's
smooth.running war machinery
wrecked
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
Face the Truth.

There are times when we should be
thankful for the frankness that stings.
We do not know ourselves any too
well. II others lend us their eyes for
a little. the revelation may be start.
ling. but such unpleasant surprises arc
Of real service to ~. Let Us be brave
enough to face the truth about our.
selves fearlessly. The friend who lie
frank Is the friend who really helps.-
Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24

visionally called tx" has broken out
in the west and northwest Of New
South Wales and has already caused a
number of deaths. The symptoms
somewhat resemble those Of cerebro-
spinal meningitis, but 1t differs patho-
logically from that disease and in some
respects is somewhat akin to pneumo.
nia.-Scientihc American.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
Not olvlslbIs.

Tunkinsham met Bulky In tn,
street, an Bulky said. "rm . LITTLE
short. and should like to ask you {
conundrum In mental arithmetic
proceed" said Cunningham. swell.
said Bulky. "suppose you had ten dol
lars in your pocket, and should ash
you for five. how much would remainf
'-Teni" was the prompt answer.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24

Colorado's National Guardsmen
went into the federal service fully
equipped. with more pay than the fed.
eral regulations required and with an
extra $40 gold piece for every man.
No state in the union surpassed this
record and few equalled 1t. Under the
leadership Of Governor Gunter Colo.
RADIO has done her part and will do so
In the future.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24

Yukon Longer Than Mississippi.
The Yukon Is about 200 miles longer
, than the Mississippi. but 1t IL 1000
miles shorter than the Missouri Mis-
sissippi. measured from the Rocky
mountains In Montana and from Itasca
Lake In Minnesota.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
sarnaeIs.c evsrsd Lebstsrs.

HOLSTERS shed their shells annually,
but none Of rs knows how long they
keep on doing It." said an old Penob-
scot lobsterman. " am sure they do
not shed all their lives, for have
caught many big HOLSTERS on whose
backs was heavy incrustation Of bar.
nacles that must have taken several
years to grow"
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24
sehsn,s to RaIss Money.

Pitt had Just as difficult a task II
raising money a. we have today. ant
in sheer despair about finding any
thing fresh to tax he wrote to friend
In Somerset for q suggestion. Bach
came the reply: TAX umbrellas; and
order the bishops to have prayer fol-
rain in all the churches till the end Of
the war" II that would not work
what would6Tt Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1918-08-24

The perforation Of stamps WIS hrs'
commenced In England In 1853, for re
eeipt and draft stamps. and for post
age stamps In 1854. Prior to that pc
Rod stamps were separated by mean,
Of scissors or knife or similar means
and In some cases those who required
many resorted to the use Of roulette
a kind Of cogwheel furnished will
small cutters, making series Of cut
between the stamps.