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The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
Wastsfui Americana.

OF NIL the lands that ! have visited
suys Sir ftnbindrnnath Tagore. the poet
and philosopher Of InlIa. "thc Unitet!
States is The only one where n pcrsoi,
eats the inside Of II slice of brrnd and
throws away the crust
II Is n keen and penetrating remark
which calls attention 10 a habit that
undoubtedly Injuries the health OF the
American people more than they know
md that Is wastefuI to the lust de.
gree.-Yonth's Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
Mothers Doll Story
Jan and Hanska

Jan rubbed his eyes and looked out
Of the nursery window. lie wore black
velvet trousers md blue silk shirt.
His hair was yellow silk thread. and
once he had lived In Poland.
"Hnnskn"' he whispered. 'IInnska!'
OF course lie was calling his small
sister, who WINS not yet awake. Hanska
was always dressed In n red velvet
skirt and white waist with a little
shawl over her shoulders. II seems
very odd for dolls not to have any
nightIes. but these were European
dolls, and In wartimes. you know, al
most everybody has to get along with
out much.
Hanskn rubbed her eyes. too. and
woke up. When she saw the strange
room. with lots Of calico dogs and
worsted cats all sitting In a row. she
just jumped right ut Jan, and together
they cried bit because they We're not
In Poland. .....-... ......
"What do you think she Will be likc!"
whispered Jan.
"Who knows?' walled Hnnska.
Just then the nursery door opened
and In trudgcd a lovely little girl with
blue eyes. brown curIs and very pink
cheeks. ...
"Oh, mamma" she cried. ''hOw beau
tiful my Jun and ITanskn nrc! want
to take them to breakfast with me. and
then ] want to tnkc them out to dig In
the snow"'
So you see thnt the little girl who
adopted the small Poles planned to
give them good time.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
A WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
Dishss President Jefferson Served q
t. His Guests In 1902.

Oishss President JcHsrson Served to
.t. His Guests In 1902. .
hianasseh Cutler. the founder OF the
Ohio colony and father Of the orIi
nance Of 1887. kept diary all through
his public life. and 1t tx now In the pos
session Of Charles - Dawes. 1t con-
tains en- account OF u L.nner ut the
White House given by President JEFF
fersOn Feb. u. 1902. to which Mr.. Cut
Ter and six members Of the house were
Invited.
Mr. Cutler wrote that there was rice
soup. round of beef. turkey. mutton.
ham. Ioin Of veal, outlets Of mutton or
veal. fried eggs. fried beef. IA pie called
mucaroii. which appears to he rich
crast oiled with strillions Of onions or
shallots. which I took II to be: tasted
very strong and not agreeable. '.
MIR. Lewis told me there were no
onions In II: 1t was an Italian dish. and
what appeared like onions was made
Of nour and butter with IA particularly
strong liquor mixed with them. Ice
cream. very good: crust wholly dried.
crumbled Into thin fakes. a dish some
what like pudding. Inside white. an
milk or curd. very porous ind light.
covered with creum sauce: very fine.
MANY other Jimcracks. n grent vari
ETY. Of fruit. plenty Of wines and good.
President social. We drank tea."-C0.
lumbus Dispatch. .n.l
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
americans phy.ie., o.v.l.pm.c..

While this country may excel In 4
competition Of trainetl athletes or In
certain kinds Of mental ingenuity or
shrewdness. II Ii certain that the aver
uge man Ii far from u model Of per
feet physical development. \ cnsual
inspection Of the crowds on the streets
OF any one Of our large cities will re-
veal pale, undernOurlshed and poorly
developed youths and rasty. fnbby men
In large numbers and will convince the
open minded observer Of the desirable
ity for the individual OF some form Of
regular physical training. Thut the
country bred. moreover. are not greatly
superior to those brought up In the
city has been the experience Of most
military men who have had occasion
to handle large numbers OF troops
New York Medical Record.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
The Hague Tribunal.

The nations represented In the per.
manent court Of arbitration at The
Hague are Argentina. Austria. Hun.
gnry. Belgium. Bolivia. Brazil. BH.
garia. Chile. China. Cuba. Denmark.
Colombia. Dominican Republic. Ecua-
dor. France. Germany. Great Britain.
Greece. Guatemala. Haiti. Italy. Japan.
Luxembourg. Mexico. Montenegro. the
Netherlands. Nicaragua. Norway. Pan.
anna. Peru. Portugal. Itoumnnia. Rus
STA. Salvador. Servia. Siam. Spain.
Sweden. Switzerland. Turkey. the Unit.
I'd Stutes. Uruguay and Venezuela.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

The first clothmnker was the weaver
bird. which from threads and vegetable
6laments manufactures n fabric quite
waterproof and of very dense struc.
ture.
In the ant hills OF South Africa have
been found suspension bridges passing
from one gallery to another and span.
ming gulf more than six inches wide
The first needle was the bill Of the
tailor bird, which sews together leaves
In order to make It's nest and form q
shelter over It's young. - .. ..
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

There are twenty seven permanent
currents In the oceans OF the world.
and there are nearly ms many more Of
the semI.permnncnt variety existing al
one time Several causes tend to orig
innte and maintain these drifts. Uni
formly directed winds have the great.
est influence, and differences Of tenn
pcrntures. storms. polar Ice and eddies
have each some effect. creating usually
rlety.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
Care Of Young Go.linss

q. Do
There is very little that the owner
can do to hurry the Matching OF goose
eggs. while under the mother, except
to see that she is properly supplied
with water and food In easily accessi-
BILE channels. says the American AgTi-
culturlst. The period Of incubation Is
from twenty-eight to thirty-three days,
but averages thirty days. Do not feed
the gosllnEs until two days old, but
give them tender. finely cut grass and
water. They should not be allowed to
swim. however, until they grow older.
The first feed may be rolled oats or
stale bread slightly moistened with
water. Some poultrymen recommend
bran, cornbread or chick food. In any
event, the feeding should be light and
tvo-thirds or three-quarters should be
made up of tender green food. There
should bo protected houses or coops
where the goslings may have adequate
shelter from the rain. After q week
or ten days they may be safely turned
out on good pasture. Fresh drinking
water Is supplied at all times.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
STRUCTURE OF The THE EYE.
Why W. See Better In q Moderate
.. Than In q GIarinu Light.

An Oi,aervunt chauffeur. passing AN
automobile with rlurilg headlights
noted that objects NJ the side OF the
road which had been distinctly visiDi.'
dropped out Of sight when The bright
lights were thrown upon them Sncc
one can see better In II Little lishl tim
In no light. he wondered. why eau IN,
not see letter In bright ilitnt iIiau III
moderate light: fnHIHuT non Ok
The answer IL. enthusiastically. Ihl,
the less light there IL the better nir
sees. for the brighter the object the
less efficient Is the eyeSishi, IF. after
we have been In darkness we sudden
~ turn on u bright light and iuuk III
our eyes In u mirror we ran see the
pupil OF the eye rapidly growing smut
or. II we reduce the Hight the pupil.
dilates again. Whit happens Is the
same us In the canIern when we nd,
just the shutter to the intensity of the
light
The coiored iris OF the eye CORE
spends TO the shutter. II consists
chiefly Of muscle which. rs the light
increases, Is stimulated 10 contract.
thus drn wing the curtain and shutting
out sUme Of the superiluous light. II
usually takes few seconds for this
adjustment to take place. Thus when
we emerge from darkness into light we
nre blinded until the Iris can shut out
some OF the light from the eyes.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
Smartly Said

II at first you don't succeed try some
other way.
Neither borrow nor lend without good
security. H.."
BE firm with your enemies and fairly
so with your friends. ...... s.
Admit your errors ut least to yourself.
Conceal your troubles and tell your
Joys
Don't do favors and take them ont III
advertising.
Fight OF self pity M you would In
trinity. .5........
.Analyze mistakes to solve future
problems.
Don't give brutal proof OF your frank
ness,
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

Strange. one OF your twins In blond
and the other a brunette
well. we never could afford q maid
washed one child. and my husband
washed the other md the one he
washed grew up dark" = Louisville
COuricr-Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
WILLIAM JOHNSTON.

, much harder lamencss must he for an
active boy at period In life when
practically all his amuscments involve
tests Of physical endurance. Out Of
this grew the idea for Mr.. Johnston.s
new novel. 'Limpy," recently published.
1t Is the story of boy who had to
wear brace on one leg. Irwin S. Cobb.
after reading It, wrote that somebody
might have written a truer, sweeter,
more appealing. more convincing story
of boy than Limpy. but nobody ever
has,
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

Meyerbeer and Rossini. In spite of
all their rivalrics. were the wnrmest Of
friends. .er ri O..
Rossini once snid. "Meyerbecr and !
can never agree" When some one In
surprise asked why he replied. Meyer
beer likes sanerkraut better than he
does macaroni"
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
What Lifa Ii.

Life Is not made out Of money. and
friendship. and talents, and patron
age. md family Influences. and good
chances. and good positions. and good
health. and good nnturc. II ID made
out OF faith. virtue. knowledge. temper
nice. patience. godliness. and brotherly
Kindness and love- Inninger. .
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

Congressman and legislators have not
been lowered In yrnde during the last
twenty years. but public understand
Ing has moved up so much TINT 1t just
seems that way.-Sioux City Tribune
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
A. NiohttimS,

II were n little flower ~.
I'd close my petals
s For rest.
II were n little bird @ o.
I'd fold my wings
Up In my nest.
II were pussycat
I'd climb upon
a.U My cushions red:
But. since I'm just n little boy.
guess I'll have
To go TO bed!
philadelphia Record
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
Help Uncle Sam to win the War

Yor can do lit by complying with
the new food regulations.
Under the new regulations nerch-
ants are restricted from selling you
meat aud wheat products on certain
days, which are AZ follows:
Monday heatles day. One meat
less meal.
Observation-Disclosures day. One
wheatless meal.
Observation-Disclosures day. One
meatless meal. .........
Thursday-One wheatless and one
meatless meal. ..I
Friday-One wheatless and one
ineAtless meal.
neutrality-suspicious. day. One
wheatless meal. . ... ...| .
Sunday-One wheatless and one
meatless meal. ....
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

Tint Ii ever the difference between
the wise and unwise- the latter Won
hers NJ what IL unusual: the wise man
wonders AT the usual Emerson
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

II understand Blank doesn't STAN.
mer so much since he got married"
"Of course not. lie gets fewer
chances to talk thnn he used to-
Boston Transcript
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

.#. WILLIAM J. HARRIS. ...
idcnt Wilson and served In that bu-
rcau until he became II member OF the
trade commission. For many yenrs he
was prominent In the political life OF
Georgia and In 1914 was seriously con-
sidered as q candidate for governor.
He Is son-in-lnw OF the late General
Joe Wheeler and Is In the fire insur-
ance business.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

When q hustler can't find an OPP
portunity he doesn't sit down and
wait. He gets busy and makes one.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
Cough Remedy u
FnVOrite For Colds

J. l.. Easley, Macon, H.. In speak
ing OF ChRrnberlain's Cough Remedy
says. During the past fifteen years
It has been sisters's favorite medicine
for colds on the lungs. / myself have
taken IL a number OF times when SUI
fering with cold and 1t always re-
ijeved me promptly
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09

Try The Herald for a year.
The Meeker herald., 1918-03-09
How Does a Soldier Feel in a
Life and-Death Crisis?

He caushke rapwih only chance million of
alive He thought Of ...... ......r.. d.
What does soldier think of fc-andd crisis? How
ee What does he dor What the
While trembling
hundred
throwerave told
of personal adventure entirely
The sun., 1918-09-22

all sorts of Americans, from the keenest
university man to the regular soldier. The
Kaiser's soldiers were SO little prepared
for this valance from the Yanks that
they committed a few imprudent things.
"These cost them very dearly. At the
southeast corner of the VeuilIy woods,
taking advantage of slight retreat oper-
ated by machine gunners, German ele-
ments comprising about a company and a
half filtered in through the thicket trying
to turn around the Americans; but the
retreating movement of the latter had
been a mere feint and they massacred a
whole section of the German column.
81 had the opportunity Of talking with
some of the wounded who came back from
this scrap; Marine from Texas related
to me the incidents of the battle and
showed me a package of picture postal
cards which he had intended TO send to
his family before going into action. They
saved his life, for a bullet had been
stopped by these cards, which were all
battered.
FINALLY the following episode seemed
to me especially touching. A French ser
geant, having witnessed the admirable
bravery of the Americans, approached the
wounded who were coming back and
shook their hands.
"'That's fine, that ssid he simply.
"a moving praise which delights the
troopers Of the President Wilson"
The optimistic slogan in France at the
darkest moments of the recent German
advance was: 1--WE can count the Ameri-
cans now by tens Of thousands" In June
the slogan changed to: I'VE can count
the Americans now by hundreds of thou
sands" With the million mark topped on
July 4. another change soon is assured.
The sun., 1918-09-22
"Communique Americana" Welcomed

THE English and the Belgian, the
l. Italian and the Serbian com
nuniques have long fourished in the daily
printed columns of French newspapers.
The Russian daily military statement has
disappeared, but the space it left is now
taken by the American communique. At
last the military activity of our arms is
reported in formal array, together with
the other statements made by the Grand
Quarter General. And TINS is the way
the doin's Of the leather neeks look in
French:
"Soir-Au cours de la mutt, apres
une preparation d'artillerie, rennemi
4 attaque sur un front de trois
kilometres au nord-Ouest de Chateau
Thierry. Ses attaques ont etc re-
poussees avec de lourdes pertes pour lui
ct sans que nos lignes aient etc atteintes
en- aucun point.
"Rien a signaler sur lie reste du front"
Those Of us who have been brushing up
our French recently will easily under
stand the main purport of this. Let
Others who cannot read French realize
that our Marines are reported as up to
something, and enough said
The following is a translation of one
newspaper correspondent for French
daily who was especially assigned to
"cover" the Americans. He watched the
Marines winning mile of French ground
from the Boehe troops at Veuilly-la-
POterie.
Certainly the Germans did not expect
to find such push and pep in an attack by
troops which had not yet conducted such
an operation. They were the Marines; an
elite corps famous for its brilliant fight
ing qualities. In their ranks may be INST
The sun., 1918-09-22

esting. / think the ladies scarcely knew
what it was all about.
Have you ever seen Pershing? | think
you told me you had some sort OF meal
with him in the Philippines. He is short
of six feet. Thick through the chest; not
so well set up in the legs; exceedingly well
dressed, tan shoes, spurs, leather puttees
laced in English fashion up the front, a
dark olive drab overcoat, very snappy
and nice fitting hat. His face is
softer than his pictures and he has not the
grim expression seen in them. He looks
like real herman.
After he left l went for my French
with my doctor friend. / have been quite
faithful in that and some results are
coming.
To-day some of the field officers were
assigned TO chalets, but ! am still in the
mud.
/ still continue at the school. Now /
have moved from the barracks with its
mud and dampness. We have little
Swiss chalet. 1t has a wooden floor and
a stove and il seems like a palace. We
have six here, but three of them are on
the sick list 1t reminds me of the Wyom-
ing days, particularly the fire building.
DR.. Wilbert is making little hand
painting for you.
My French is going fairly well. l get
good instruction but not enough practice
while at school,
We are getting quite sporty. A Y. NJ.
C. A. building here and serving cocoa and
cigarettes and chocolate
Are you sending me Christmas
boxf | hope 50. One becomes very hun
cry for candy.
should like to tell you where | am,
and l suppose I could with little risk Of
discovery as few of the officers letters
are opened. But it is matter Of observ-
ing a rule. l believe it very good rule
and am more convinced of its necessity
each day.
1t is cold, wintry and quite uncomfort-
able in the shacks.
In few minutes | 60 out on a night
problem of travelling by compass bearing.
The sun., 1918-09-22
Father Duffy

tany. If l stay here three or four weeks
l should be helped in the language.
A respite of one hour for dinner. Tur-
key, cranberries, sweet potatoes, corn, to-
mato soup, cake, plum pudding. All well
cooked.
This is the first good day, but now it is
clonding again. l am now going for
muddy walk.
Up this morning at Z. On Sunday
they permit me to sleep little later. A
great variety of weather in the last two
hours, sun, rain, hail and snow. | have
done little map reading and now am at
little place down town to write you be-
fore mass, which is to be at 10 o'clock
This town dates from the twelfth century
and looks as if it has tried to save the ac-
cumulation of dirt for all these years.
Friday afternoon at 4 over 100 of the
students here took their pass to Paris.
They must return by 8 tonight. That
gives them from 10 p NJ. Friday to un-
til noon to-day. No Paris for me- |
want to put in some good licks here.
Yesterday l went to the
depot quartermaster to buy a pair of
shoes and some socks. By the way, send
me all the socks you have.
Yesterday my doctor and his wife were
quite despairing. They had received
word from Paris that Russia intended re-
pudiating all her obligations. All the
greater part of their future was invested
in Russian securities.
Tell - to work hard
at his French. 1t is invaluable.
The sun., 1918-09-22

Yesterday was a gala day. 1t was
Pershing Day. Early in the afternoon he
and Col. House, Mr.. Cravath, Mr. Colby,
some French Count, several staff officers
and three or four American ladies whose
names l did not get came to view the
show. 1t was the first decent day we
have day. Clear, cold and the mud well
frozen over. There was arranged a spe-
cial show to evidence the different phases
of our work; the combined charge with
the bayonet, together with the control of
the firing line, firing of rife grenades, a
trench raid, trench mortars, artillery fire
all with the real stuff. 1t was quite inter
The sun., 1918-09-22

(To be continued in next Sundays sUN)
The sun., 1918-09-22

In few minutes l 60 out on night
problem of travelling by compass bearing
The sun., 1918-09-22

1t is cold, wintry and quite uncomfort
able in the shacks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15
ELATTONS OFA WIFE
BY Adale GarrAsoa

late arrival must be Mrs. Allis, back
from the city.
A light knock at the door a mo-
ment later startled me. MotioniDG
Dicky into the other room, for
guessed at once the identity OF my
caller, l slipped on my bathrobe
over my nightdvess and opened the
door. As 1 had thought, Mrs. Allis,
with her hat and coat still on, stood
outside.
Il know you'll think I'm horribly
unconventional" she said, but won :
you come in and have a cup of tea
with me?'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15
JUST SYLVIA" Is
LASALLE7S SIMPLE PICTURE.

An ordinary tale OF a princess in
disguise working as a shop girl in
New York: a suddenly rich couple
from the country trying 20 ape the
ways OF the wealthy in a big city:
the romance OF small town chap
and the defeat OF a band OF grafters.
That Is the story Of Just Sylvia"
shown at the LaSalle today IN a
picture not up TO that theater's high
standard. Barbara CastletOn and
Johnny Hines have the leading roles
and - the best they can with the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15
PERSONALS

Mrs. T. J. Walsh OF 221 Hammond
CT, has returned from Montpelier.
O., where she was called by the
death OF her brother. Calvin A
Reese. who died near that city on
Nov. after an illness OF Bright's
disease. Mr.. Reese was Ga years old.
He is survived by another sister.
Mrs. y. Stuller Of Mishawaka.
Miss Katherine Smith has return
ed 10 New York city after a four
weeks visit with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Smith, OF Crums-
town, and friends.
Mrs. Louise Schafer. 91s F. Col
fax av.. has been notified OF the
safe arrival overseas Of her son,
Herbert ScSafer OF the medical
oSrps. a member OF base hospital
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15

unit No s6. formerly stationed at
Camp Kearney, Cal.
Mrs. Viola Worthington, 1872 Mar
quette. av.. has returned from a sew
eral months visit in Michigan. she
was accompanied 10 South Bend by
Mrs. Levi Davis of Mount Clemens.
Mich. who Will remain IN this city
for some time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15
THANKSGIVING FOR PEACE AT
THE GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN
CTTT-RfTE

The members and friends OF the
Sw. Luth- Gloria Del church. Chaplin
and Kerr SITS. are invited and urged
20 attend the THANKSGIVING services
both in the morning and evening
next sunday 1890 a. m. Holy COM
munion, confirmation and reception
OF new members. 1890 p. m. "a peace
and thanksgiving program viii be
given. and a good VIII peace offer
ing taken up. Special music az both
services. gS26-15-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-15

parts. The screen Telegram b. in
teresting showing among other
things. Chicago's premature peace
celebration
Saturday. Three Mounted Men,"
with Harry Carey