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The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

conscious Of those around her. but
when her seatmate took out the eve
ming paper. and unfolded It. some news
In It apparently arrested the girls At.
tention. Unabashed she read for Q
moment. still evidently unaware of the
fact that she was committing that un-
pardonable offense. reading over an
Others shoulder. But the woman
turned to her. handed her the paper,
and In voice loud enough to be heard
across the aisle. asked: wouldn't
you like to read the paper7 can't
see without my glasses"
The girl was brought back to her
senses with a start. and much cha.
grined she took the paper and read
It for few minutes. Then she pass
ed back with a murmured THANK
you" Her embarrassment had been
great before but 1t Increased vtsibiy
when she saw the woman reach In
her handbag. take out her glnsses. and
calmly begin to read the paper.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
.nE LITTLE FLAG,

The little nag on our ho;:xs
Il floating all tf.s day
Beside the great big Stars and atSooee;
You can almost hear II Say
20 all the folks In our street,
A. the breezes make Il danrs:
Look up and see my one blue stase
We've got . boy In Fran.sr'
The little nag on our house.
h floats sometimes at night
And you can see II way up there
When the street lamp shines Jass
right.
And sometimes. long toward morning..
When the cop comes by. psrchAnes.
Il signals with Its one blue star:
"Ws've got Q boy In Franco
The little nag on our house
WIN wave. and wave. and wave
Until our boy comes home again.
Or hnds In France his grave.
Nay-though Its blue star turn 70 6uld
Because Of Wars grim chance.
II still shall wave to say: %'rhanh oe4l
We've got . boy In France"
viii seeiy, In I.ssita'e
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
pn.umonIa threatens FIshss.


II the fishes In the New York aqua.
rium-hOme Of all the queer 6nny
tribe and the city's most expert pick.
pockets-are taken down with pneu.
nonla. bronchitis or the sniflies. tho
city authorities will be to blame.
They have been warned that the fishes
are likely to catch galloping cOnsump-
ton because Of the damp basement
and cellar under their living room.
where they receive callers. Charles
q. Townsend. director Of the aquarium
and an intimate friend Of the fish. has
written an article In all New York
newspapers warning Of the danger. He
says the condition Of the basement has
pat the lives Of the angel fishes, rain
bow trout. electric eels and all their
friends and relations In jeopardy all
winter. Ye gods and little hshesl he
wails-the city does not seem to care.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Went to Asylum to Keep Warm

Went to Asylum to Keep Warm.
n. r. Pearlman. q halter employed
In Peekskill. N. T.. astonished attend
ants Of an insane asylum last winter
By committing himself there because.
a. he explained. he needn't worry
any more about coal to keep warm"
Pearlman turned up at the Middle
town state hospital with commitment
papers he procured from the Orange
county authorities. He had com.
planned that he suffered from insomnia
and melancholla. and worried over
getting adequate coal. Doctors Miller
and Burke thought he needed medical
treatment. 30 they gave him the
proper papers and he took them to
the asylum himself. When attendants
asked him why he came he replied:
swell. to solve the fuel problem. for
one thing. I needn't worry any more
about coal to keep warm."-New York
Sun.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
A sse,, q llv,ss asatase.

A. might be expected. It ID amooS
the Inhabitants Of the water that We
ind the simplest types Of life. One
Of the polyps, the hydra. illustrates
how simple these structures someumss
arc. This little creature 70 nothing
more than sack of living matter, the
inside coating attending to the WORK
Of digestion and the outside memoiane
doing the breathing. Yet the functions
Of the two membranes are - shgntiy
specialized that the polyp may Do
turned inside out and the former stom.
ach begins respirins. and the foemss
breathing apparatus digests food.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

Almost any commonplace object
OagnIfied under q good lens will reveal
astonishing and unsuspected forms.
structure and life. For example:
Insects Of various kinds may be sees
10 the cavities Of a grain Of sand.
Mold Is a forest Of beautiful trees.
with branches. leaves and fruit.
Butterflies are fully feathered.
Hairs are tubes filled with pIth and
ornamented on the outside with scalea
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
ovmmer Hotels % HospItaIsf

Summer Hotels - AespitaIsf
Americas summer hotels are to b.
eeaverted Into army hospitals for re-
turned wounded from France. The
proposed erection Of special big sani.
tariums has been suspended as den.
aite program In order to save steel
tor ships. The surgeon generals Of
Zee. at the request Of the United
States shipping board. will lease large
hotels already equipped with heating
apparatus rather than make inroads
on the short supply Of boiler plate
~ constructing new buildings.
II u snId that this cooperation BY
the surgeon generals ONCE alone will
Increase by thousands Of tons the
available boilers for war cargo car
r1ers.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
opeakIne Of Metallic Rlns,,

II might have known that you would
have refused me-" said the poor but
otherwise honest young man, who had
failed to make an impression on the
maiticn's heart. II noticed q metallic
ring In your voice when I entered the
parlor tonight. that bode me no good"
"And had you been q little more OBJ
servant" she replied. ''you would also
hive observed q metallic ring on my
third finger, which Charlie Gotrox
placed there last night"
Thirty seconds later his feet were
following each other along the home
ward trail.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
White Africans.

That race In Northern Africa known
n the Berbers II white, and II they
dressed like our own people AND mao
the habits OF Americans or Europeans
they could easily pass for such. Tho
Berbers are believed to be descend
ants of the white Inhabitants Of an
cient Europe. They are 4ohammed-
ans. Blue eyes, fair hair. and rosy
cheeks are quite common among them.
and many Of the women are striking
" handsome.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
A Broken Let.

Little Gwennie felt 1t her duty to
entertain a man who had been called
In to do some carpenter work. and be.
gan by asking II he had . papa and
mamma. He said yes. Then she asked
II he had any brothers or any sisters.
He replied BY saying he had three half.
brothers and three half-sisters. After
looking at him for a moment intently
she said: "Are you the only whole one
there wasf'
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Hands and Fingers.

Nearly everything Of money value In
this world gets Its worth from the
human touch. according to Industrial
Management magazine. The Midas
hand of humanity turns whatever It
fingers into its representative weight
In gold. Diamonds gain their high
value not only from rarity but because
tons Of the earth's soil have to be
handled to ind one little stone. Gold
itself gets Its worth not merely from
scarcity but from the immense work
in accommodating one ounce.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

The familiar charge that artists who
illustrate stories pay NO attention to
the text they illustrate Is grossly I'M
true, declares the Kansas City Star.
We know a young author who wrote .
story In which a man with long wills.
kers got wound up In an electric fan.
The illustrator might have ignored the
fan altogether. but he didn't. The only
detail he omitted was the whiskers,
and the picture Of the man with .
smooth face tangled up In the fan was
declared 4 masterpiece by the artists
family.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
WRITTEN BEFORE THE WAR
impressive Fact In Mature 10 stiffness
and Quiet on Earth. Says obssrva.
tory Director Z. L. Larlin.

One of the most impressive facts In
nature is the stiffness and quiet here
on earth, writes Edgar Lucien Larkin.
director Of Mount Lowe observatory.
Ancient roarings. thunderings of pent-
up potential Of electricity. the terrific
energy of heat, the exploding surfaces
Of millions of suns 30 many times
larger and energetic than our sun.
Itself 100000 times larger thnn the
earth, had to be hushed down into
stiffness, quietude and silence to make
ready for that amazing event. the ere
alton Of life on worlds. revolving
around genial suns, giving out life-sus-
timing light and tempered heat.
None can imagine this perfect bal
ance of titanic forces. for. with slight
Increase or decrease of the suns rndi-
ant energy. all life on earth would vnn-
fish. How accurate the adjustment of
mighty powers. that living things,
where imminent death always turks.
could even appear and then survive.
The mere item of the careful adjust
ment Of the heat energy output Of
the sun for reception and use Of the
most delicate organisms on land and
In the sea. this even balance Is beyond
lima gination. and one Of the mnrvels
of the careers Of the earth and man.
With the creation Of life on earth,
Mind Supreme appears, so far as man
is able to see. rested and retired.
There Is no trace Of the action of the
Original Mind now on earth. The 6O3
lnws Of nature, their force, is oil that
can be detected In action now.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Asia Minor Puzzle.

sAsia Minor IL . geographical term
Of vague extension. It pushes anyone
to say exactly where 1t leaves on. The
name dates only from the NTH century.
A. D., when Orosius used 1t evidently
a. novelty. The Roman empire knew
NO Asia Minor. Indeed, the Roman
province Of "Asia" was actually smail'
ar than this Lesser Asia. The! alter
native name Anatolia Gland Of the SUM-
rise or east). which has found favor
with the Turks, II equally indstermi'
nate
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
oea AIw.x. seldIer.. FrI.nd.

The American army. according to
an article In the Humane Review. 10
the only one Of Importance in the
European war which does not employ
dogs. But American dogs have had
their share In the war. II not under
the American nag.
II Is worth noting that the dog. in
army service. II true to his immemo-
rial once rs the friend Of man. He
carries his faithfulness even on to the
battlefield.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

they could not approach him for lit
tie, while. until 1t was his turn to bs
relieved. The child eyed her daddy"
with . rather 'sorrowful but amazed
expression as he paced up and down
the barrack square. shouldering bis
rife and wearing q kilt.
She had never seen him thus array.
ed. and for q few minutes the spec
tacle seemed quite beyond her. but
for no longer could she keep silence.
''Aamma." she said In a voice that
betrayed a trace Of childish covctous-
ness. "if daddy finds the man that
stole 'ees trousers will he gimme dat
tickle frock1"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Mocha shsspskIns.

The worlds supply Of Mocha sheep.
skin Is obtained by about dozen buy.
ers, who have their native collectors
In caravans collect the skins at various
centers, Of which Mocha. Berbera, ley
lath, and Hodeldah are the main
points, from which they are sent to
Alden. British coallng station, which.
on account Of its excellent location, ID
the shipping point for skins sent to
London. the continent Of Europe. and
tho United States.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
gasiiy Put on.

Patience-Father has engaged that
young Charlie Higgins A. collector.
Patrice-well. he'll not make much
q q success at It.
sWhy notf'
"He's tried to marry a dozen girls
and Inns never succeeded In getting
one to accept him."
''what's that got TO do with itr'
"why. any man who Is as easily
put of as that will never make Q
success as a collector"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Dream Makss Author.

A weIl.known dream In which the
facts are vouched for II that Of b. L.
Stevenson. This popular writer could
dream when he liked, and could COM
plete an unfinished dream Of the pre-
vious night. According to Mr.. James
Payn, himself famous author. Ste
venson had q nightmare Of dual per-
sonality. and on that basis wrote the
novel Of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE
Tt.Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
An Extravasans Woman

An Extravasant Woman.
MY Auntie Frettie was In certain
ways the most extravagant woman !
ever knew" stated the old codger.
"For example. she got the measles at
sixty-seven, when by taking time BY
the forelock she could Just ~ well
have had them at nine."-Judgc.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
L..s Lunatles In Wartime.

Evidently great national struggle
makes for mental steadlness. For the
past two years there has been Q de-
crease Of over 5000 In the number Of
insane persons cared for In England
and Wales. This fact Is thought-pro-
voking. because before the war the
yearly statistics showed a constantly
Increasing number OF lunatics.-Popu.
lar Science Monthly.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

EUCALYPTUS outersws Cedar.
A cedar tree requires more than .
century to grow large enough to yield
. 30-foot telephone pole. The eucalyp-
tus viii attain q larger growth In 20
years, and it, wood IL quite - dssif.
able.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Brain Rsa.

Tho more brains q man has the
more he II in need Of brain food.
though not necessarily the kind hs
would take In through his mouth.
That IL, the best kind Of food for the
brain is the kind We put Into the
brain instead Of the stomach. There
isn't much use to take food for the
brain We haven't got. anyway-E'
change.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Enjoyed the Frsstins.

8nJoye0 the treeSon0.
Dick was q guest at Diana's third
birthday party. At nrst he was quiet
and morose. Then, at the sight Of leo
cream and cake. he suddenly became
cheerful. Burying his face In huge
piece Of marshmallow cake, % that
only his eyes could be distinguished.
he shouted: "Say. kids, this 70 tie
frostinssst cake I ever ate"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Real Eriandshlp.

Honest pen and women esteem and
value nothing 20 much In this world ~
a real friend. Such a one IL As II were
another self. to whom we impart our
most secret thoughts, who partake Of
our Joy. and comforts US In our afaic-
ton: add to this that his company II
an everlasting pleasure to us.-Trans-
lation from the Brahmin.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
hlshix Valued Pen.

One Of the most valuable pens In tAs
world, and one that has been much
coveted by curio hunters, II one owned
In New York. 1t was made from .
carved box In which George washing.
ton, when . young man. kept the
lenses Of his surveying instruments.
the wood Of which formed the lid Of
the deck Of the captain Of the histoeie
Aayhowes.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

days ago. says
John. and she
looked still more
minute whec =
big burly woman
W 18th q black
shawl over her
head cnme 10
and sat down he
side her. The girl
had a dreamy
look In her eyes
and appeared IN.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

the "klltles," md
his wife journey
ed down to his
depot TO say fare.
well. taking with
her thel- siS-yeor-
old girl. relnt"d
Lord Curzon at .
recent L o o d o n
banquet.
When they ar
rived. rs II hap
pened. the hus-
band was On sen.
Hrv .l,,fv and IN
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Crossed e.s Guphrssss,

Crossed ths 9uphratss.
The word Hebrew nrst occurs -
given to Abraham By the Canaanitse
(Genesis 14:18) because he had Cross
ed the Euphrates, the name sisnifyiAg
beyond, On the other side."
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Gspar.e shess Wear lens.

geparto she's Wear lono.
TT II not uncommon In some parts
Of Spain or Portugal to hear the na-
tives boast Of wearing pair Of En-.
parto shoes for Is years or more" says
q writer In Popular Science Monthly.
1.-THE soles will survive an aggregate
exceeding 5000 miles Of walking with.
out wearing away appreciably."
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Sack with an Araumsnt.

Back With an Argument.
Look at the money you could ssvs
n you didn't smoke"
look At the revenue make for
the government By smoking. m %.
ing my Bit
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

Cruel Constable.
Country Constable Ito motoriste
You have evidently been drinking to
excess. There 10 hardly enough left
In this bottle to soften my heart SUN.
ciently to release you ii-Llfs.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

Ben Franklin hnd q wise old head
when he advised his readers to take
care Of the pennies becnuse the dollars
would take care Of themselves. The
boy in whose pockets the pennies barn
holes will understand the dimculty Of
taking care Of the pennies, and. like a.
not, declare that 1t cannot be done.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Decay o. Tin

oseay q Tin.
The most remarkable example Il
allotropic disintegrntion Of metals
II perhaps that Of tin. Investigation
occur in q temperature not exceeding
CAS- degrees Fahrenheit. Tin decay u.
Therefore, most prevalent In cold eli.
mates.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

History Of the Bracelet.
There il nothing very new.fashioned
about the bracelet. According to n.
cheologists 1t was first invented a. .
badge Of insanity. In time II was used
In Eastern chimes As q capital means
Of investing money. :.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Various Circumstances.

SLOW many hours do you think .
man ought TO sleepy"
TT depends. somewhat" replied Mise
Cayenne. ION whether he's at home q
at Q lecture"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

ksmpiS Works rranslatsa.
Tho works Of Thomas Kempis were
written In Latin. but they have bsss
translated into the Language Of almoN
svery civilised people.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

"we haven't any lords over here 10
people,"
"Haven't wei What about the apart.
ment-house landlordsf'
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
A skilled camohsue.

"T'm very fond Of iimburger. Ny
wife hates It. but I manage to keep .
little In the house surrebtitiously."
Gee whix! How do you manage
the surreptitious part Of 1T"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

Honey and the Sting.
AN opportunity" said Uncle Eben.
fs like bee. One man kin foller Il
up an ind honey where another win
only jes' git stung."
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
A Sign.

"They say II was banquet Of ~.
Ral magnificence the Spenders gave at
their daughters party"
40 II was. All the bread served was
made out Of real four."
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

injured BY Prosperity.
The mind u more injured By pco0.
psrity than By advsfsity.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Clever Work.

Mrs. riatbush-You say your hus
band IL clever In the kitcheni
Mrs. Bensonhurst-Is her Say. you
ought to Just see him dodge q rolling
min
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
His Place.

"You can't see my master. the law.
yer. sir. He's lying down 10 the
library"
II must see him. I want him to Be-
lying up In the court"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
apsere,ss Numsrsus.

The house sparrow. or the avian
rat" ~ be has been termed. 10 respon-
sible for one Of the biggest leaks Suf-
fered By this country. Numbering one
nth Of the total bird population. II
requires an enormous amount Of good
seeds. fruits, buds and young vses-
tables to feed the sparrow tribe.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

Hardening Wood.
Wood acquires a remarkable hard
ness and toughness when II II placed
In tanks and covered with quicklime.
which 10 gradually slaked with water.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

Folding Stain.
Recently q stairway has been pat.
ented for reaching seldom used POT.
lions Of buildings. It folds into
ceiling and 10 hidden by . panel when
not In use.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
csuidn't Miles Them.

"Dtd you observe all the meatiess
and wheatless daysf"
''Observe themi They have been
forced on my attention"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
The
Scrap Book
LESSON WAS RATHER SEVERE
Girl Paid For MomI:t Of Absent. Mind.
sdnsss With Public Humiliation
That etune.

She was a demure little thing that
at opposite me In the street car few
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

The Size Of II.
THE applause an acrobat gets 10 q
paradoxical sort"
SLOW soT
because he always gets q hand %
his feat"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
WANTED THAT LITTLE fRocK
oaddys Kilt. Seen by Small oIri 'ss
First Time, Looked Deeidej'y
Good to Her.

A Scotsman in Gambia had corn
pieted his preliminary training with
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

"pa said you had more money has
brains"
"Hai That's one on him. for FIN
broke"
PA added that"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

Many Can Answer Her.
VIII you tell me what way I can sse
rid Of my charactee.-Lady 0eegps1.
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

The Reading Habit.
II you like to read, and have many
books, be careful lest you read too
much and think too Lttle.-Exchapee
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

me-"
''That explains why you seem b
have no use for political Sheets"
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21
Ne uss fer 1hsm.

n never take my politics to bed with
The Meeker herald., 1918-09-21

ing MS views OF IL mere and there.
"Read It over" Bob said, when Il
was completed.
Cleo read 1t aloud.
.Decsn't It sound foolishr' she
asked, Al he finished. ut 10 a. silly
a. tie ones that appear In the paper,
Bob. we'll make idiots Of ourselves II
We send this 10. We really didn't
have anything to quarrel over"
Il don't think we had, either" he
agreed. Lets settle It without send.
ing this letter In. Tear It up."
Cleo needed no second bidding, The
letter was reduced to fragments.
II am 20 glad we didn't decide to
send It." she sighed. YEARLY. "News-
paper people must have lots Of fun
out Of letters like this one."
Eve do" he answered seriously,
but do you know. I'm never going to
laugh at another Of those letters. I'll
answer any one Of them and I'll spend
moro thought ON them"
you'll answer themi What have
you rot to do with thsmT she de.
mspded.
Bob had to confess.
TO think that you deceived me
"a" Cleo began, but the smile o.
Bobh face silenced her. "Wen b
quarreling again In q minute" she
laughed, ''and we've decided Quarrell
are foolish, haven't wer'
~You bet we have" he answered
Lets kiss and make up for good"
The Dermott news., 1918-10-24
KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING
Business Man Had Excellent Reason for Getting "Stunning-Looking"
 Man to Work In Office.

A Columbus t01 business man e more than ordinary aeumen tells how he held his two stenographers through the busy season that eorresponded with their vacation season He had two of the finest candy destroyers that ever waioped typewriter and, with a big order business and heavy cor rcspondenec on hand he did not at first quite NnoW how he was going to get through the summer But he fixed t up SO that neither of the girls asked for a vacation Hor seemed 10 expect one. He tells the story in his own terse business die6oa, using this combina- tton of words T hired an office man about the beginning of the summer not q very high-etass man. to be sure, hut Il stunning locker and that turned the trick Both the stenogs had their eyes on the young man, and neither WAS willing to give the other m ex- elusive chance at him by going away for q couple of weeks So figure that he proved Il pretty good find" And yet the phtegmattc German business man expects to Iabe away the South Amer ican trade from his astute Yankee competitor-M Minneapolis Journal.
The Dermott news., 1918-10-24
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 which sichens and saliyates


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 guarantee that one spoonful of batSou.s Liver Tone will put your s'8sei- IIeer to work and clean your bowels af 'hat sour bile and cou>tI. f#te5 waste which Is clogdng your system and making you feel miserable. guarantee chat bottle of podson's Liver Tone Will keep the entire family feeling fine tor months Give il 10 EouE chf1dreu r is harmless; doesn't erire and they like it- pleasant taste. =Adv