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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
IMPORTANT TO BE ON TIME
Even the Biggest Mon Of Affairs Ar
range Their Business on Punetu-
atty as Safe Guide.

A young Kentuckian lost big for
tune by being 20 minutes late in keep
Ing business engagement, according
to the Christian Herald.
The cheerless old fellow with the
scythe always gets all that Is coming
to him. And there Is many u bad scar
on. our fortunes where he hns had to
prod us up to the mark.
Time Is cheap and we are apt to
think we can fitch 1t MS we will. But
1t Is always ourselves we rob. not
time.
Maybe you can waste your own time
by being late In keeping engagements
and feel that the loss. II any, is your
own affair. But 1t also Is the affair of
the man you keep waiting. You waste
his time. too. If your time Is worth
less, maybe his is not. He may con.
clude that his time Is worth more to
him than you are.
In many cases It may not matter
much. But one never knows until af
terward whether 1t matters or not.
And through false polIteness we are
usually assured that 1t does not mat
ter even when 1t does.
Only the Idle and careless, whose
time Is of the least value, can afford to
waste 1t by looseness in keeping en-
gagements.
1t E.ny be hard to acquire the fixed
habit OF always being on time, but 1t
can be done. and 1t Ia worth while to
do 1t.
Grent business men have this habit.
Men of great affairs, whose time is
most completely taken up. are usually
on time. 1t is they who know best the
value of time and the importance Of
saving 1t by being prompt.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
BEING One. SELF.

We owe 1t to mankind to give our.
selves ms we are to earth's aggregate
of attainment and experience. We are
indeed to raise ourselves to our Nth
power of existence and achievement.
hut that highest power must still be
our own, individually expressed. Even
though our best be poorer than some
one else's Indifferent medium, II will
be a thousand times better for us and
for all. TINT humanity get each unde-
rived and incommunicable self rather
than that 1t receive an imperfect and
disappointing duplicate Of another.
And let us remember. also. both for
our comfort and our inspiration, TINT
he who gives his utmost Is at the last
analysis rendering a greater service
thnn he who, though seemingly be-
slowing much, gives but fraction Of
his possible being and doing TO his
fellow men.-Philip Burroughs Strong.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Beautiful isIs Of Thases.

Thnsos is the most northerly and
the most beautiful of all the Aegean
islands. 1t has n purely Greek popu-
Iation, but practically belongs to tho
khcdives Of Egypt. This dates from
the days of AIohammed All. the COM
mon sailor who rose to throne. He
was native of Thasos, for which he
always cherished strong affection. and
received his beloved island as a Gift
from the sultan. Formerly ThasOs was
famous for gold and marble. but latter
iy large quantities of timber from the
khedlvinl fir forests have been export
ed to Egypt. In the present war
Thnsos occupies an important strate-
gic position, commanding the port Of
Kavnlln, on the opposite mainland. and
the Germans, who Thought Of every
thing" have tried to establish them
selves there by the peaceful penetra-
ton" of a strong colony.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
HEARING Your Men at Work.

The manager of machine shop or
factory can know how much work is
being done mt benches by mechanics
Or by power-drivcn machines or tools
by means of microphones or telephone
.rausmittcrs connected with the work.
lng apparatus, says Popular Science.
By becoming familiar with the vibrn-
ions of the different machines he cun
tell at any given moment Just how
'asr Pat Is working the lathe. or how
lndustriously Mike is operating the
milling machine on one of his blue
Mondays. In addition to this he can
tell Mt n simple turn of the switch II
he machines nrc running at normal
speed and smoothly and properly. rs
hey should.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Ancient EnaIlah rree.

There grows In the beautiful garden
Of the downgcr counties of Derby, in
England. nm ancient onk tree which Is
said to he the oldest one In England.
The size of the trunk of this vener-
able oak testIfies to Its antiquity, but
on stone seat by Its side is more d.
rect evidence. The seat bears tablet
recording TINT WilberfOrce wrote in
his diary In 1888 TINT he well remem-
beret, after conversation with Pitt.
and before descending Int the Vale of
Keston. sitting mt the foot Of ian old
tree" and resolving TO give notice In
the house OF commons That he would
move the abolition Of the slave trade.
The tree in question. which was
therefore good nge 1870 years ago, is
carefully preserved with zinc plates
where the damp might gather. and the
branches nre held up with iron bars,
hut 1t bears a goodly crop Of leaves.
ind seems good for many years Of life.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
VOTING AGE VARIES
Franchise Right Not the Same in
All Countries.
Belgium Furnishes Those Who Fail &c
Exercise Their Privilege Of Cast
Ing 1aiIot--Women to Vote for
President This Year.

The great army of stay-nt-hOme
voters have no pride In what Doctor
Holmes describes thus:
The freeman casting with unpurchased
hand
The vote that shakes the turrcts of the
land.
Wes get our word "vote" from the
Latin "votum," and originally vote
mear4 vow or pledge. An old Romnn
methdd of casting vote once consist
ed insstriklng "A spear against shield,
and tom the Latin expression describ-
ing tie resultant noise we get our word
sunr6ge.
"Hallot," too, has nm ancient origin.
The isGreeks on Important occasions
cast secret votes by using pebbles, and
their word has come down to our time.
A. recent perusal OF our newspapers,
however will show that present-day
politicians don't stop with casting peb-
bles.. They carry 1t to the point of
Singing mud.
Anywhere In the United States one
must have lived twenty-one years be-
fore he eau vote. Not so in many other
countries.
The Hun votes at twenty. but the
Austrian. In the other half of the EN-
pire, must be twenty-four. PrussIans
cannot vote until they are twenty-five
years old: and that is the minimum age
limit In a number of German states.
Twenty-Five is also the age In Hol-
land. Belgium and Japan. Denmark Is
believer In the wisdom that comes
with age. hence no one there under
thirty can vote. English-spenking races
may vote Mt twenty-one.
In many countries soldiers are dis
franchIsed. and pnder the Portuguese
kingdom no domestic servant or gov
eminent employee Ind a ballot.
Sam Salter never lived In Belgium,
system Of multiple voting. College
graduates. for example, have three
votes, and so do many others who full
ill property requirements.
j About 100000 Belgians have each
three votes, and more than that NUM-
Der hive two votes. And notice this.
Mr. Stny-nt-HQme, failure to vote In
Belgium Is punishable as n INSIDE
meanor.
Idaho withholds the ballot from big
amists. Election bets disfrnnchise
men iny some stntes. and one duel will
keep aQy mnn from the polls in Florida
for all time.
A paoper cannot vote In Massuchu-
sets. while nearly all states spcciflcnl-
~ debar idiots, felons ind Insane from
the use of the suffrage.
More than 100000 women will be
able to vote In the United States this
year. and TINT will bring the total pos
sible vote for presidential electors up
to nearly 30OOO,OOO. or double the
number cnst -four years ngo.-PhIlndel.
.phia Ledger.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Made Him Wonder.

He had been elected a representa-
tive and had come up to the capitol
to take his seat In the house. He
was modest. retiring individual and
felt quite overawed as he stood dim
IDENTIFY In the lobby among a throng
of the ordinary members. "Well. Mr..
c." said one of the legislators near
him, "nnd what are your Impressions
of the house?" ITO tell you the truth"
replied the new member in some con-
fusion. II wonder how got here" A
week afterward he made speech
which astonisbed them, and the same
member buttonholed him again after
the debate. "What are your impress
sions of the house now?" was the Ques-
ton. Getting to know us, Ell 7" YES"
quietly replied Mr.. G. "And now I
wonder how you all got here" He
was not asked about his Impressions
after that-Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele-
graph.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
French prapery.

The French are pastmasters In the
nrt of drnpIng fabrics. A Pnrislenne
has truthfully said that French tnste
is distinctly feminine and MS clear MS
the Gallo language itself, says m ex-
change. It possesses the genius of
curves. the secret Of whit Is graceful
and the intuition Of whit brings about
harmony. These characteristics are
nil to he found In French art. French
Industries md French creations.
1t Is In France that we nnd the
work of the most skllful hands. the
most artistic jewelry. the richest
clothes and the most beautiful hats. In
foreign countries the iden Of ugliness
or bnd taste Is never assoclsted with
the women of France.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
The Taetfui Writer.

When writing to those away from
home or distant relatives or friends
see to 1t TINT your letter fairly sparliles
with cheer and good news. Bring n
smile to the readers lips and make
him or her long to be with you to
share the happy joys you tell nbout.
These nre the kind Of letters that
go straight to the hearts of those who
receive them. The vast majority of
Us have full measure of cares md re-
possibilities to contend with. hut
every one of us can often think n hap
by thought or spenk good word and
we should in all fairness pass 1t on
Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Photograph Frames.

For framing n single. Photograph for
the wall. novel iden is to place II In
the upper pnrt Of moderately large
mat. When the picture is in scpla. the
mat should be in tan or brown. the
frame brown or gold. When the photo
graph Is grny the mat should he also.
with gray or gold frame. A wide
gray frame sometimes tnkes the place
of mat.
The buck board mny he covered with
a harmonious plain material; wire
easel may be bought for n trfle and Mt.
tached to the back through slit mndc
Just to fit Its clamp. The back is In.
cluded in the gimp binding Mt the sides
and bottom; the top Is left open for the
Insertion OF the picture.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Use for the eourd crop.

None Of our plants or flowers Inst
summer were any more worth while
than the small ornamental gourds
which we had in our garden. OF
course they made handy stocking
"egRs" for darnlng. but more than this.
they proved to be ideal tops. My own
baby likes to play with the one that
always floats In his bath; others afford
him amusement us rattles md ham
mers. We had quite n "crop" OF
these gourds and kept n whole boxful,
which are always n diverting novelty
for visiting children, who usually take
some home with them.-Good House.
keeping.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Thrashed by a Man Of Peace.

A Yorkshire village will hive folk
tale about the conscientious objector
long after the war Is over.
This conscientious objector told the
tribunal that he would not defend his
: mother and sisters. The two sisters
worked at the mill and were twltted
numerically about their chicken
hearted protector. The appeal failed.
and the conscientious objector had to
report himself ut the barracks. on
his last night at home he waited for
the chief tormcntor and thrashed him.
And now every time that patriot
goes out he Is laughed ut by MI the
village us the man who met consci-
entlous Observation-Disclosures (Eng.)
Guardian.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
The Crucial Moment.

"Then." said the young man with a
trngic air. us he wns leaving the room,
"this Is your final decision?'
ut Ia. Mr.. Carrots" replied the
young girl firmly.
"Then," he replied, his voice betray-
ing nm unnatural calmness. "there is
but one thing more to add"
"Yesf" she questioned sweetly.
ut il thIs-shnll return those
white satin suspenders by mail, or will
you have them now7"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
SAW DEATH angel
Apparition That Appeared to
Royal Children.
Story Related by ooverness Of Rus
sian Princesses-cxar and Car
ina Believe Supernatural Fig
ure Really Was Visible.

Grand Duke Ernest Of Hesse had
very pretty little daughter by his first
wife. Princess Victoria Melita OF Great
Britain and COburg, now married to
Grand Duke Cyril of Itussin. This lit
tie girls name was Elizabeth, and on
account of her beauty and sprightly
cleyerness she wns universal favor
lite and the only tie between her par-
ents nfter the estrnngement. F. Cum
life Owen writes In the New York
World.
While staying with her uncle and
aunt. the present cur and czarina, mt
their picturesque country seat In Po-
land, she succumbed when seven years
old to poisOn--ptomnine poison. ac-
cording to some, but according to 9th
ers drugs conveyed into food or
drink by the NIhillsts for the purpose
OF taking the life Of Emperor Mich
olas.
A remarkable account of the nffaIr
Is given by an English woman OF the
name Of Miss Eager. who, after spend
ing number of years In the service
of the emperor and empress of Rus
sIa as the nursery governess OF their
young children. published on her re-
turn to England, with the full author
lty and approval Of their majcsties, n
volume entitled ask Years ut the
Court of Russia"
According to her. little Princess
Elizabeth, or ELLA" OF Hesse was
taken Ill one afternoon or night and
died before the following morning.
Between nine o'clock and ten O'Clock
two OF the little girls OF the czarina,
who were sleeping together In n room
adjoining that Of their seven-yehr-0ld
cousin of Hesse, suddenly alarmed
every one within hearing by the most
frantic screams.
When the empress, Miss Enger and
the doctors rushed In they found the
two little grand duchesses standing up
on their beds, shrieking and shaking
with terror. 1t was some time before
they could be sOOthed, and then they
related TINT they had seen man with
flowing robes and huge wings In their
room. While they were still talking
the eyes Of both children suddenly
dilated with terror. and both pointing
In the same direction, they cried !:
Look! Look! There he is agnin.
He has gone into Elias room. Oh!
Poor Ella! Poor Ella"
Neither Miss Eager nor the czarinn,
nor yet the physicians, could see any
thing. But few moments Inter
Princess Elm suddenly snt up in her
bed. crying: II am choking. l nm
choking! Send for mammal" Three
hours nftcrwurd the child. who had
Immediately after the cry for her
mother fallen into stnte of coma,
passed away. In the absence. of course.
of her parents.
Miss Eager expressed her firm con-
victIon that the little grind duchesses
hnd seen II supernatural npparition
and that the npparition In Ques-
tion was the angel Of death.
Thut the car and czarInn shared her
Impression is shown by the fact that
they had authorized her to publish
the story In her book. as well as by
the circumstance that she retains their
fnvOr and good will and Is In re-
ceipt Of an annuity from them for the
remainder of her days.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Skeptieal.

"Mother, Willie said that Mike eats
snakes, and asked him did he eat
snakes" And whit did he say7" asked
mother. "He said yes. and I asked
him what for, and he said. for greens.'
Now don't you think that was funny
kind of greens?" YES" said mother.
"but you must not believe all Mike,
tells you.' "Oh, 1 don't. mother. He
told me that once you were as little
as am and that you were ten times
prettier, but Of course I did not be.
lieve that"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Eour .nd a haIf ron mirror.

The 1OO-inch-diameter reflector for
the Mount Wilson observatory in Cali
fornia, which will be finished curly
next year, will be the lurgest mirror
ever cast. 1t will be IL inches thick
apu will contain, in one solid piece,
AZ tons Of glass.-Engineering Rec
ord.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Porelne PropInquIty.

visitor-My good man, You keep
your pigs too near the house.
Cottngcr-That's Just what the doc
tor said 'Npm. But don't see how
it's ngo,l to hurt EN- -Londen
Punch.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
Her Limit.

where is your wife going this sum
ner?"
shes looking around for some
place whore none of the women have
moro than two gowns. She has three"
Life.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-01-19
More Practical.

"Are you ever moved by a subli-
mated altruIsm?" "No; as a rule. we
get the moving aut" truck vans."-Bal.
timore American.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08

The people who are obliged to go
abroad at present do not complain
II they find themselves "aione, alone,
all all alone, on wide. wide sea. =
This Is infinitely preferable TO the
companionship OF submarines.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08
says u acted like A Charm

Coughs or colds which persist a,
this season usually are OF obstinaIe
nature. All the more reason for ID.
ing reliable remedy. Mrs. Margaret
Smale, Bishop Calf, writes: oleys
Honey and Tar Compound is rraad
remedy. Suffered from a cold last
week. used the medicine and # acted
like a charm. - Sold by Reed Bros.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08
Reward. BStrayed

ranch, one pair rather light Bay
Mares one Weighing around 1900, the
other 1850; branded with Lazy X on
right stlfle; should have colts by
them now; foretopa have been roach
ed and grown out about three or four
inches. WIN pay $500 to finder OF
team. j. w. CARTWRIGHT,
Malheur city, Ore.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08

When Rose Pastor Stokes wrote
"The government Is for the profl-
tecrs and not for the people," she
had forgotten that this IL govern
ment of the people, by the people
and for the people" She may later
have leisure to remember tin
Leavenworth.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08
4 MEAN BUSINESS

Have real purchasers for both an
improved and unmproved farm, but
unless you are the owner and have
a good buy, do not waate time answ-
erlng, as | mean business. State
prices, terms, and particulars in your
first letter II. g. irwin, 3t5-stock
Exchange Building, Portland, oregon.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08

II seemed to require n great many
bands and numerous parades to sell
the Liberty bonds and secure Red
Cross subscriptions But the end
justified the means.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08
How She i,anisied I'ackachc

Mrs Effie 70. itIeppe. Averill. MINI.
writes; II was at n sanitarium three
week az one time, two weeks another
time, for rheumatism and kidney
trouble and got no relief On my re-
turn began using Foley Kidney pills;
found immediate relief half bottle
completed the cure. Always use when
feel pain IN my back ~ Sold by
Reed Bros.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08

Ex-presidents Taft and Roosevelt
have met and. buried the hatchet
conveniently as long as he retains
the big stick
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08

We will do your job printing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-18
wild Wimin" Are
Returning to Old
Haunts Once More

When German war lords signed
the armistice and the news reached
America, celebrations were staged
in practically every little hamlet,
big city and metropolis in the coun-
try, but that was not all. 1t is said
that the wild, wild women" who
banished themselves when prohibit
tive zones were ordered about Rock
Island arsenal, are primping up
and preparing for the time when
there is no longer restricted terri
tory.
They are returning to Rock Is
land, once the home of many of
them. On the streets today may be
seen proof of the foregoing.
But Rock Island is a different
city. No longer do cabarets with
their bright lights attract the
young and old to vile away many
hours in the consumption of the
hard water, for the village is with
out liquid that burns and sparkles.
Rock Island, since the establish
ment of the United States mar
shal's office, has been a different
city Its underworld of days gone
by is no more. Inmates of houses
of i'll fame who were not appre-
hended by the government, city or
state authorities made their get
away. Now they are coming back,
it is said, each one anticipating the
removal of the prohibitive vice
zones.
How long they will remain prob
ably will depend on the time it
takes them to learn that the city
is not a good host. Government
have cast a network
over the city and the territory about
Rock Island arsenal that has thus
far failed to miss ensnaring those
guilty of violation of the laws gov
erning vice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-18
When the Skin Seems Ab1aze
With Itching and Burning

noL ind = blood remedy that ap-
proeches s. 5. S, fur real efficiency.
II has been On the mEFast for SO
years.. during which time - has
been giving Uniform satisfa ction
for all manner Of blood disorders.
IL you W1nt prompt and lasting re-
ns3, yo1 caa Bsly- upon s. s. \, For
asxESvEt advice an To the treatment
az your own Individual case, write
today 10 Chief Medical Adviser
As1It Sgecffio Co. Dept C, Atlanta.
CA AauA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-18
REGULATION ON
SUGAR is SAME
Food Administrator Informed That
FOur Pound Allotment Is
Not Authorized.
SOME NOTIFICATIONS MADE
Farmers Can Get More for Curing
Pork and Beekeepers Are
Accommodated.

Latest orders of the federal food
administration regarding the sale
Of sugar as received in a communi-
cation to NJ 0. Griswold, local food
administrator, is to the effect that
no more than three pounds of SUI
gar per person a month is to be
sold to consumers in Illinois, ru-
mOrs to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
All retailers are informed that
they shall continue to abide by the
three-pound basis, inasmuch as no
increased allotment will be allowed
on the grounds that they have been
selling on the four-pound basis and
have run out of a sugar supply.
However, upon application to Mr..
Griswold, farmers will be allowed
to make additional purchases in ex-
cess of the regular allotment for
purposes of curing pork.
Allow for Curing Pork.
The food administrator an
nounces that as this is the season
for the sugar curing of pork, aIlot-
ments viii be made for this pur-
pose, but promises viii be exacted
that any part of such allotments
not used in the curing of pork must
be returned.
BeelIeepers win also be allowed
additional aIlotments when it is
necessary to obtain sugar to feed
bees.