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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02
Britain Urged to Save
Another Daylight Hour
Put Clocks Forward Again to
Conserve Fuel, Press
Advises

correspondence OF The Associated Pross)
LONDON, May 21.-The shortage of
fuel continues so acute that the gov
eminent is being urged to save another
hour of daylight by putting the clock
ahead total of two hours during the
summer months. 1.-THE Daily Mail"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

the bronze statue of Dante has around
lts base number of dilapidnted can
non which are asserted to be trophies
Of war.
,. The city is practically evacuated OF
It's civilian population and given over
entirely as the base for the military
operations on the mountain front
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-02

profit profit .. about what it was before the
What the Real Estate Board Of
New York wishes to make sure of ia
that an Investigation will be thorough
and Impartial so that the resulting re-
port may be based on actual facts"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
Efficiency Of sammy's KIT.

1t may sound strange to American
ears. accustomed as they are to denun-
ciutions Of our national unreadiness.
says Leslie's Magazine, to hear that
the American soldiers equipment is
conceded by military authorities to be
the finest of any army in the world.
Thus 1t is that Sammy will go to
France Tor to Russia or MesopotamIa
or wherever the fates decree) carrying
on his person the most complete, most
adaptable, lightest, handiest and most
thoroughly efficient living, working
and fighting outfit Of any soldier on
earth, not excepting either our enemies
or our allies. The personal equipment
Of the American infantryman (and we
take the lnfantryman because he Is
both the backbone of the army and the
bulk Of it) represents American busi-
ness efficiency and applied common
sense in its highest practical manifes-
tation. Each detail of every tiniest
article, even the most insignificant
strap or lace, is the result Of scientific
study and experiment. Some things
about our army may not be abeve
friendly criticism. but when 1t comes
to the design of the individual soldiers
outfit the United States army has NO
peer. s,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
WRITES HIMSELF TO DEATH
Anasram Writing From shakespsars's
Works Takes Vitality Of Noted
British Author.

The death Of Capt. Basil Willett
Charles Hood. the British author. was
brought about BY his excessive at.
tempts at anagram writing from Shake
speare's works, according to Testimony
at the inquest In London. He was
fifty-three years old and a former on.
Ger Of the Prince of Wales West York.
shire regiment.
The coroner, according to the Lon
don Times, said It was evident what
caused death. Captain Hood was en-
gagged In a laborious undertaking. con-
structlng writing out of the cryptic
grams which he alleged that he found
In Shakespeare.
''There are reams Of writing here. !"
said the coroner. "Every single let
ter Is written most carefully. and 1t
must take months to file all this stuff.
about secret writing aud various mes
sages which he purported to have
found concealed by means Of cryptic
grams In Hamlet and other plays. II
seems to me that he has been working
very late at night and all day at this
rubbIsh-lt cannot be called anything
else-and has been exhausting himself
and wearing out his nervous system by
going without a proper amount Of
nourishment because he thought his
brain more active on an empty stom-
ach. All the time he was using his
strength in this way he was exhaust
Ing his strength"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
For the Visitors.

In full view Of the crowd In very
busy street two vendors Of berries
were busy with piles Of thin wooden
boxes, ench scnntily filed with immn-
ture fruit. Employing box after box.
the vendors deftly punched mp one
layer of the box bottom to a sharp
angle pointed in the middle, prOpped
1t there with paper and then refilled
the receptacle, taking grent care that
the finest and freshest looking ber-
ries should mike a snowy top covering.
One Of the spectators grew indignant.
"IIow in the world" he demanded
do you expect to sell your WIRES when
you openly show that they nre not
whit they seem to be?" saw, gwan!"
said the vendor, addressed. "This Ia
New York. and there are more trains
coming with more people."-Every-
body's Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
soIdlers' Chance Of LIE.

II you. q drafted man. believe that
statistics tell the truth, you will feel as
safe In France as you usually do In
the streets of New York. So says Rog.
er w. Babson, the eminent stats.
tician. according to Popular Science
Monthly. Furthermore. he says that
the man who IL connected with the
heavy field artillery is no more likely
to be killed than one In the employ of
railroad. However. he does not hold
out such high hopes for the lieuten-
ants, sergeants and corporals, the
death rate being very much greater
among officers than among privates.
Also. the mortality Is higher among
volunteer corps than among drafted
men. Sixty men per thousand are now
being killed In the war. and about $50
med out Of each thousand are
wounded.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
BUMPER BEAN CROP ASSURED
Experts Agree That Final Figures
May Show "a, ooo. 900 Bushels, and
Lower Prices Are In Sight.

There Ia cheering reinsurance In the
news that this years crop of beans
will be much more than double the av-
ernge yield. says the indianapolis
News. As a rule the country produces
100000 bushels year. In 1916,
however. when the demand was great.
or than ever before. the crop was only
100000 bushels. The shortage was
Immediately reflected In the soaring
prices, and the lowly bean. as con-
sequence. came In a new prominence.
Scarcity served as nothing else to
bring about a realization Of Its value
and an appreciation Of the place 1t
occupies on the American menu.
This year. experts agree, the final
figures may show a crop Of 25,OOO,OO
bushels. The consumer this winter
should find beans restored to their nor
NAL prices.
"Navy" beans they are called by
some, by others they are known as
''army" beans. The New Englander
calls them merely beans. The refer
ence to them. however. as "navy" or
''army" beans is not without slgni-
fcance. Time was when the bean was
n staple In the rntions Of both the navy
and the army. 1t appeared frequently.
morning. noon and night It was served
boiled and baked and In soup. The
Civil war, 1t has been said, was fought
on beans. The ration Of the United
States soldier and sailor is more va
rled today. but the bean Is not lnck-
Ing. 1t is there us OF yore, better UNI
derstood and no less Strengthening
or palatable.
How many thousands Of bushels Of
this years enormous bean crop the
army and navy of this country and the
armies and navies Of our allies will
consume 1t would be difficult to say.
But the experts are of the opinion that
the crop is by no mems greater than
the demands that will be made upon 1t.
Even so. there should be no shortage
and no exorbitant prices. Bean eaters
everywhere will appreciate Mr.. HOov-
er's careful consideration Of the prod
net, to the end that prices approx
imnting the ante-bellum charges may
be restored.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06

The chIld's character In future
years will reflect just as much sun
shine and cheer as surrounded him
from the earliest dnys. We recognize
unthInkingly that the child IL n re-
Election Of his surroundings The whin-
Ing child lives with irritable peopl, :.
The rude child In not treated co,irte-
ously. We recognise the beloved child
ut once. Whatever OF strength or
weakness may be hidden In the chlld's
heart, his manners and mnnnerisms.
or the reverse. are the reflections of
his surroundings. No child speaks II
harsh word until he has heard one.
No child lies, In the essential meaning
of the term, II he is brought up In nm
atmosphere Of kindness. And the be-
ginning OF this silent trimming In In the
very beginning Of his life. Love and
truth must wrap the cradle. FIrmness
and self-control must he the mothers
while the babe yet sleeps In her arms.
Selected.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
WAR DOGS AND CATS NEEDED
Bureau Of Mines Can Use Great Mum.
bers for Experiments With
Gas Masks.

II you raised Fido to be hero send
him to the bureau of mines. And II
there is tom cat about the premises
who shows signs Of heroic qualities
send him along. too. The bureau of
mines is anxious to get canine and
feline heroes right now. They can be
devoted to a very useful purpose. one
that may be the means Of saving the
lives Of hundreds Of American soldiers.
. The bureau Is using cats and dogs In
experiments with gas masks that will
be supplied to American soldiers at the
front. Hundreds Of animals can be
used and the bureau recently sent out
call for more of them. In each case
the animals are shipped at government
expense.
The Yale Medical School at New Ha-
ven also Is conducting, experiments
with gas masks and can use almost any
number Of dogs and cats.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
Greatest Clan on Earth.

There is no truth In the legemis
that Smith draws his name and blood
from Shem, son Of NOnh, whose de-
scendnnts wrote their pntrOnymic sue
cessIveIy-Shemit, Shmit, Smith; or
from the mythical Pharaoh SmithOsis
Of the Thebnn line Of kings. The name
has its root In remote Saxon times, In
the word "smltan" Ito smite), when 1t
was borne by every man who earned
IN honest living by his arm-muscles,
whether us blacksmith, wheelwright,
carpenter or mason. Every Smith is
member Of the greatest clan In all
the world; for almost every civilized
land has Its army of fellow Smiths In
rs many different gulses-from the
Russian Smittowski to the Spanish
Smithns, and from the Icelandlc
Smithson to the Mexican Smith.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
cAreRPILLARs CAUSE RASH
Several casss Of DIeed PeisenIns Re.
ported at Emergency Hospital 81
Salt Lake City.

No less thaA four cases of blood pol.
Aoning and body rash caused by a
vtruient variety Of caterpillar have
been reported to the emergency hos.
pital. says the Salt Lake Tribune. Mrs.
Dean II. Daynes of s76 South West
Temple street. appealed to the city
officials for advice in regard to rash
that had broken out on her bnby's
back. Mrs. Daynes said she had found
nm ordinary looking yellow caterpillar
in her baby's clothing and discovered
the rash later. She was advised to
call In a physician Immediately.
"Cnterpillars are the larvae Of q
lepidopterous insect. not necessarily a
butterfly. in the first stage Of meta
morphosis." according to Webster. The
larvae of such insects as the geOm.
etrid moth or the hawk moth are
smooth and are not poisonous. The
large yellow haired ones have pencil
Of hairs that look like horns and a
faslcule of hairs that resembles tall.
It Is the sting from these hairs that
poisons, as It Is almost impossible for
the insect to bite.
No case Of a caterpillar sting has
proved fatal. SO far as the officials Of
the Salt Lake hospitals know. Mothers
were advised to keep their very young
children of lawns and from beneath
trees. unless some one was in attend.
ance to watch them.
George Williams. thirty-eight years
old, Of 537 South West Temple, also
Of Salt Lake, was bitten on the thigh
by caterpillar while In bed. Within
IN hour the poison had spread through
his entire system and rash Ind
broken out on his arms and back. He
was treated at the emergency hos
pital. bringing the caterpillar with
him.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
Vacation Friends.

It's a strange vacation when one
doesn't ind new cOmrade. This Is
NATURAL enough when every new place.
even every new year In an old place.
brings different combination Of hu-
manlty. It's easy to find comrades. for
everyone Is bent on the same errand,
rules IRE relaxed, and two or three
dnys Of play let you farther into a
fellow human beings heart than a
score Of conventional meetings. You
begin to know the man you fish with,
and II the biting Is poor. you may
know him pretty well. Even when COM
panIons don't talk much, the thoughts
that come are likely to be spoken from
the inner part Of man that Is very
far from the surface In working hours.
Milwaukee Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
stammsrIno ssIf.cured.

At about fifteen years Of youth I
was suddenly attacked by that absurd
inability to start the sentence with
out suffering over the beginning; the
same difficulty came with certain let
tiers in the middle Of the sentence.
Determined to get over this, I decided
that the best way was to get round IT..
II stammering must be done 1t should
be done silently. When the obstacle
that B must be said
ten times before 1t reached Because"
said 1t to myself. This implied GER
tain deliberation Of utterance. If you
stnmmer. stammer in silence and then
get OF with your remark.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
Motor.prIvsn sarpes a success.

A train of barges driven by motor
traction recently reached the Regents
canal with loads Of coal from the Mid
lands in England. These were the
first motor barges to navigate the Eng
lish canals for any distance, and the
beginning Of a development which the
board Of trade Is watching with In
terest. In their journey of $50 miles
from Cannock Chase to st. Georges
wharf, Kings Cross, the motor barges
navigated seven different canals, and
managed all the locks with ease. leav-
Ing the horses on the towpath painting
after them in vain. The motive power
is small motor driven by mixture
Of paraffin and petrol. This Is fixed to
the stern, and can be transferred from
one barge to another in few minutes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
Taking Caro- Of Him.

One Of the local politicians Che In
sists that he is statesman) was n
guest Of honor at gathering the other
night, md while on the subject Of econ
omy In government quoted the follow
ing conversation between a payroll pa
triot and n United States senator !:
Senator. you promised me job" But
there are no jobs" II need n job, sen.
ator." swell, I'll ask for commits
sion to investigate the reason for the
scarcity Of jobs, and you can get n
place on that."-Boston Traveller.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
Ono Ysar 10 Iraxsl Is MII...

Rudolph Henderson, chief Of the
Southern party Of Stefensson arctic
expedition, has received letter from
Rev. H. Girling, Emanuel, Saskatoon.
who for the last three years has been
trying to reach the so-called blond
Eskimos. The little boat In which
three missionaries comprising the
party were travelling was blown up
by an explosion last spring. and they
lost the greater part Of their supplies.
In years time the party had sue
ceeded In travelling only rs miles along
the coast, SO great were the difiicul-
ties experienced.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
Valuable Paintings Found.

The architect intrusted with the care
Of the Thomaskirche In Leipzig, fa-
nous for Its Bach associations, has
discovered among the church archives
ten valuable portraits painted In oils
on wooden panels. the oldest Of which
dates from the year 1854. They Mrc
thought to he the work of Nikolaus de
Perre, Dutchmnn who settled In
Leipzig and subsequently assumed the
name of Poehre or Behre. The portraits
Of the first five superintendent of
the Thomasklrche were painted by his
son Johann.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
Should Keep 1Im. wien Feet

The wrist watch has been made pop
ular by the boys In khaki. 1t is much
more convenient they md to turn up
their sleeve and note the time than 1t
is to dig In their Jeans to discover 1t.
But, according to facetlous member
Of the camp at Van Cortlandt Park, 1t
looks as II the cherished fad will be
sent to the discard. 1.-THE old man."
meaning, Of course, the colonel. he said.
els very much up in the air about wrist
watches. What he wants mostly Is for
rockies to keep time with their feet"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
NOT ONLY INSPIRATION LOST
Error Of Ralph Waldo Emerson Len
Better Hall Mourning loss Of
Costly Hair Ornament.

In the days Of Ralph Waldo Elmer.
son matches were not sold Loose In
boxes. but were made up in cards"
as they were called. Of a dozen or 20,
connected by a common wooden base.
from which they were broken OF al
necessity required.
Emerson, 30 the story goes, used to
place fresh card Of matches on q
table by his bedside every night, to-
gether with a candle and some writ
Ing materials, In order that he might
jot down at once any valuable thought
that came into his mind during the
night watches.
One night he Weakened with a par
ticularly brilliant idea and bethought
himself at once Of his canny prepare
lions for such emergencies. Reaching
out, he grasped his card Of matches,
broke of the outer one and struck 1t
sharply on the under side Of the table.
It fniled to ignite. Swiftly he struck
same result.
Even 80 great philosopher began
to grow a little annoyed. Sitting up
In bed, with grim determination he
broke of one match after another
until the card was gone. Not one gave
the faintest spark.
BY that time the idea was gone, too,
and SO his only recourse was to lay
himself down again to ponder over a
new problem, to-wit: "Why wouldn't
those matches lightT
Whatever his solution was. however,
1t probably had to be revised the next
morning, when he was Weakened By Q
startled cry from his wife.
"Oh, what can have happened to my
best tortoise shell comb7" she said, II
left 1t on the table at the head of the
bed last night. and this morning It's
In fragmeats."-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
"Treneh Foot" NV War pI.,.,..

In spite of vaccines and modern
hygiene disease still stands close to
the enemy in the number Of French
and British soldiers 1t destroys. For
example, trench warfare has develop
ed disease Of Its own, which IL
called trench foot" and Is a sort Of
gangrene. 1t is caused BY standing
In cold water day after day. A sort Of
mold enters abrasions in the skin
and the foot literally rots away.
often rendering an operation nsess-
sary.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06

dashed forward Al breakneck speed.
Miss Burrell screamed and chung to
the seat rail.
Leila tore of the ragged skirt she
wore. posed to meet the onrushing
horse, made daring spring. hung tie
skirt over Its head and chung to the
bride. dragged. trOdden on. and nnai'
Iy flung upon a heap Of stones. but the
runaway brought to halt.
Leila lay upon her poor bed, bruised
and bandaged. The next day when
Miss BurrelI visited her she drew her
skirts closely to evade contact with
the bare floor. She shifted the plebiaD
air of the hovel with contempt.
81 am glad you was not hurt" spoke
Leila. 'That was all I thought Of. be-
cause you are Mr.. Warden's true love.
and would do anything for him; he
has done 40 much for me. Don't tell
him." whispered Leila, ''but love him.
and that makes me happy all the time.
Oh, I would willingly die for himl"
"Indeed p. brea Med Miss Burrell loft
lily. and Leila shrank at the hidden fire
of suspicion and hate In those basilisk
eyes.
"She Is not good enough for you"
the open-souled. artless Leila told War
den, when he, too, came to see how she
was getting along, and within a week
the amazed young man thought 20.
too. Miss Burrell had seized upon the
circumstance Of the mysterious inter
est Of Warden in Leila to create .
quarrel. As matter Of fact. her tickle
fancy had been transferred to new
flame and she seized ready excuse to
break with her fiance. The enlightened
Warden was abashed and hurt. but he
kept his suffering to himself. The real
soullessness of Miss Burrell showed IN
her neglect of Leila after one call. It
was weeks before Leila could get
about.
Warden Ind returned to the city.
but several times he ran down to visit
the little invalid and the day she was
able. resting on his arm. to 20 out Into
the garden, he disclosed to her his f1-
ture plans.
II am going away, Leila" he ex.
cure his heartbreak. He
did not tell her. but she guessed It. and
regarded him pItyingly. II shall be
gone a year. Your people here have
agreed that I shall care for you and
give you a chance In the world. You
are to go to my sister in the city. who
will look after you and place you In .
school. and help you to enjoy the
bright new life your true, gentle spirit
deserves"
II am learning to WRITE" q little
scrawl from Leila reached Warden
three thousand miles away on his wan
derings. "Just see II It isn't plain. 7
love Mr.. Warden more than anybody
else In the world"
And year later. as the travel.weary
man was longing to turn his face home
wards, In perfect handwriting came .
second note. II can read anything now
and they soy I am the best writer In
the school, see-T love Mr.. Warden
and always SHALL"
His heart warmed at the artless mes
sage. His gaze took in with surprise
and gladness the new Leila Trask whe
greeted him at his sisters home.
"KIss me. too" she told him. as he
took his sister in his arms. and Bliss
Warden recognized the unsullied love
of an unspoiled being. and knew that
he had found treasure he must cher.
lsh to the end Of life.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06

Georges voluntary scrubbings were
few indeed. In fact, he seldom washed
his hands before meal unless ordered
to do so. When Uncle Matt was ex-
pected for visit George wAs made to
wash himself vigorously and comb his
hair neatly. But Uncle Matt did not
come and that night, walking up to his
father, he said emphatically: "And all
my cleaning up for nothinRi"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-07-06
Acme Of Manners.

Manners" someone says. care the
minor morals" shy rather they are
the outside symptoms of good morals.
For good manners rise from considera.
ton for others; they are the Testimony
to our recognition Of the principle that
no man liveth to himself.
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Yum, Yum.

"Georgei"
ayes, dearr'
"They say there 10 danger Of
sugar shortage"
"What do 1 care As long As I have
you. sweetnessr