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The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
The War Map.

It has been said that II the war
were settled by peace based on to-
days war map the Germans would
gain immensely. A French authority
takes exception to this view. He points
out that II Germany were granted the
territory she has seized, she would
hold Belgium, Serbia, Poland, the sew
en- northern departments of France
and probably Montenegro total
area Of 800. 400 square kilometers. The
allies on the other hand have taken
from Germany Togoland, Kamerun.
German Southwest Africa, German
East Africa, the Bismarck Archipel-
ago, the Caroline islands, the German
islands of the Samoan group. Kino
Chao, and territory in Galicia. Blu
kowina and Armenia. total area Of
3.22S341 square kilometers. or ten
times as much territory us Germnny's
seizures amount to. While the French
man ia not In favor OF any settlement
on the war map basis, he holds that
Germany could not afford such set
Element, because she cannot exist
without colonies.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Duty Of Librarians.

O. g. Sonneck Of the Library Of
Congress, writing in the Art World
on the specific subject of music In pub
lie libraries. has this to soy in refer
ence to books in general:
"A librarian ought not to content
himself with giving to the public what
1t happens to want, but ought to help
create a demand for what the public
needs; no self-resbecting library can
afford to be without certain cultural
documents whether they be consulted
frequently or seldom; the needs Of
one solitary scholarly specialist should
weigh with librarians Just rs heavily
as the wants of a hundred general"
and generally superficial and unpro-
ductive readers.
"After ALL" he adds. at is not the
frequency of use that counts, but the
use to which book Is put. A costly
and rare book consulted only once In
ten years, but then by a man Of fur
reaching research or cOdiflcation Of
research, has justified Its acquisition
Just as much as IN inexpensive COM
monplace book consulted every day
for more receptive Information"
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
HER EGG HOARD SCRAMBLED
Sudden Stopping Of Train Wrought
Havoc With Treasures German
Woman Was Taking Home.

A tragic tale OF boarded eggs and
Nemesis IL related by the Mediterranean
ische VOlksstlmme, Of Dulsburg:
The travellers In third-class com.
pnrtment on the train running between
Storkow and Cummersdorf Ind almost
recovered from the effects of the some
whnt too violent activities Of the in
spcctors of luggage when Indy pas.
senger remarked: ~ have two bias.
kets of eggs with me which the brute
never discOvered"
General establishment followed, and
the question WINS repeated all round:
"Where have you hidden them2" "Un-
der my blouse"
The next moment two other women,
tempted by the proximity of such rare
and rich fare, made simultaneous
but cautious assault on the egg nest
The shnrp jolt with which the train
mcrsdorf. however, impaired an indls-
Greet violence to their encircling move
ment and. simultaneously with
heart-rcnding cry Of my eggs!" the
attacking parties found themselves
flung in the lap of their intended vic.
tim.
With sickening crash the hidden
treasure flowed forth in a nauseat-
ing yellow and white stream. The Sc
Qucl was free fight among the pas
sengers, who hnd been freely bespnt-
tered with the liquid. and the battle
ragged until the next station was reach
ed. when the weeping egg hoarder was
taken Into custody.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Business Killed by War.

Lost through war are many once
familiar and picturesque London char
acters. The old apple woman. a fea-
ture of the itinerant street life of the
city and the West End. Drowned by
exposure to NIL wenthers. has disnp-
peared with the little go-cart on which
her stock was arrayed. The times
are out Of joint for her trade. When
apples, with well-pOlished skins, could
be retailed Mt a penny each she
fourished; even when. under the stress
Of war prices, they rose to two pence
each there was living for her. To-
day, with apples selling at six pence
each, she has been forced out Of bus
mess. The orange woman has followed
in the wake Of the apple woman. There
Is no casual trade for oranges at
from three pence to six pence each.
The chocolate woman has given up,
because chocolate Is unprocurable {;
while the woman who sold penny.
worths Of 'lollipops" to errand boys
has found her trade killed by the
sugar shortage.-London Times.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
WHAT WOULD you DO THEH7
Question Put to Would.Be Drivers Of
Army Motor Trucks Brings Some
Remarkable Answers.

III New York various auto men have
Eiven their time to the government and
have the task OF examining men for
places ms truck drivers In the army.
The answers to the questions would
keep an audience OF cigar store Indians
convulscd with mirth. 1t is declared.
The questions nre intended to bring
out rcsourccfulness, for one thing.
"What would you do II you had a
spring break?" was one question. Jaw,
I'd leave the truck alongside the rOad
md go cnll up garage or the service
station" This out on the road or In the
forests OF the continent.
"Whnt would you do II you were 60
ing up hill and had to stop your
truck. II you Ind no brakcs7" "Well.
I'd let It slide back and turn the front
wheels SO the renr ones would bump
into the curb md that would hold the
car" These are only two of u score Of
impossible answers.
A little runt OF young man swag-
gered up to the desk. "Here's boy
that probably does not know trans
mission from cnt on n telegraph
pole" thought the examiner. for he
told the story on himself.
"Whnt do you know about trucksT
cav, everything"
"Did YOU ever drive truck?"
"Me-me! Did ever drive truck?
shy. mister. II Old Man Pcrshing
wasn't sent t France I'd still be down
on the border tnkin' care of II fleet.
Down there nine months as 1t wuz."
swell. what would you do II you
broke n front sprIng?'
"Do7 What would dor" with the
accent on the ~ "Wha'd dy y sup
pose I'd dor I'd block II up and go
ahead. Done It lots o. times"
"Just suppose you broke a rear
spring; could you get along?"
"Could l get along?" (Agnin heavy
on the ~ "Say, mister, I can run a
truck II thcy's one axle gone. Don't
ask any OF us boys that bnttcd around
the border what to do in case O. breaks.
We know"
And there was no doubt he could do
all he said, for before he finished with
the examiner he had told him more
about quick repairs than the examiner
ever knew.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Found the Man at Last.

Won Blumer-"I had the most sim
gular thing happen to me the other
day. Did you ever go into a mans
place to pay bill you owed him. and
and him out?
Plankington (emphatically)-No, sir.
Did that happen to your
ut did. had a notion. or rather
nerved myself up to 1t, to settle up
some bills that owed. So on my way
up from the office I dropped In to
zee my fishmonger."
"And he was outr
Correct. Then tried my grocer"
"He was out7"
Fright. Plenty Of shopmen, but
40 proprietor. OF course, I left word
that called in to settle up. but wanted
to see the proprietor first. Dispute
about bills. Do you twig?"
"Oh, yes. that strengthens your
credit"
Exactly. Then I called to see my
butcher. and I'll be hanged II he wasn't
out ALSO"
"By Jovel but you were in luck"
"No. wasn't"
''Why notT
"When I got home I found them all
waiting for meI'-London Tit-Blts.
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pooh-poohed the notion, and suggested
every name from Robertson Haig Jif.
fles down to Jellicoe Marne ditto.
Jifiles at last proposed that each
should place name In hat and draw
for 1t. He fetched his second-best
headgear from the hnll, allowed Aunt
Martha to shake the twenty.three slips.
and claimed the right to do the draw.
ing.
"Now, then. first name out o. the hat
Is the one" he said. turning his hand
to show there was no deception. Then
he reached into the hat and lelsurely
drew out the slip.
Hanged II 1t amt John!" he ex.
claimed. "Hoorny!" And twenty-five
assorted relatives sighed disappointed
~.
George" remarked Mrs. JIfies
when the last of the guests had de.
parted, wasn't 1t funny that the name
you wanted should be the very one to
come out first7"
ut wouldn't have been, Eva" smiled
Jifles, "if hadn't planted my slip un-
der the lining.'-Tit-Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
ThE SPY.

Tie lengthy trial ended, through many
months prolonged,
The solemn judge snt silent. stark and
stern:
The poi fed spy In terror. pailid. tremb-
ling In his place.
His fate? Ach Kaisergott he soon would
learn.
''You have poisoned little Riddles. killed
their loving mothers dear.
You have blown up ships and steamers
by the sc re;
Burned down our factory buildings. send
Ing hundreds to their graves.
You have done nil this and other crimes
galore;
''Fomented strife. sedition. disease germs
scattered wide,
Imperiled lives Of soldiers In deadly de-
vi0us ways.
For crimes NO british, heinous. dire PEN
atty you'll get:
You are sentenced now to jail for sixty
days"
Edwin Hall Warner. In Lost Angeles
Times.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
War Limit. German Froek..

More silk dresses nre being worn by
the women of Germany than during
the first two years of growing prosper.
ity. but results from the fact that no
more wool or cotton can be obtained
for women's clothes.
Silk also Is becoming exceedingly
scarce, as 1t is being extensively used
in making airplanes and observation
balloons Italian smugglers who take
the risk of being shot In getting past
the frontier are earning enormous re-
wards by bringing silk into Germany.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05

with the "bOys," but the colonel thought
1t would be more fitting II II few words
Of appreciation, etc, ETC., came from
one of the men themselves.
Now the majority of our TOmmies
are nothing mt speech-muking, and, to
tell the truth, the show was not up to
the mark.
The chance arose for vote Of thanks,
and after n few minutes silence there
came lovely Cockney voice from the
bnck of the tent:
az nme. mates, give i'm cheer.
Hcvin help i'm; e cnwn't 'elp 1t; e
done Is best !"-London Mail.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Experience the Best Teacher

1t is generally admitted that exper-
fence Ia the best teacher, but should
we not make use Of the experience Of
others as well as our own? The exper-
fence OF n Thousand persons Ia more
to be depended upon than that Of one
individual. Many thousands Of per-
sons have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for coughs and colds with
the best results, which shows II to he
n thoroughly reliable preparation for
those diseases. Try 1t. 1t Is prompt
and etfectual and pleasant to take.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Knew Something About Rifles.


At Fort Myer one of the companies
of Officers Reserve corps students was
receiving instruction In some phase Of
the army rifle. One OF the young men
impressed the instructor rs being
bored to death with the talk. and, fur
thermore, he actually left the circle be-
fore the instructor had finished talk
Ing.
"You did not seem to care for my
lecture" said the officer to the stu
dent a little later.
"Oh, yes sir; am very much inter-
estcd In the rife. have shot great
many Of them"
The army man was bit sore.
"How many times have you fired a
rifle in the past year?" he asked.
II couldn't say, but probably about
5000 times"
The army officer didn't believe him.
and plainly intimated 1t. A civilian
who had fired rife 5000 times In n
year was unheard Of. an impossibillty.
"Where have you fired rifle my
such number of times?" he asked.
sharply.
"Why. It's this way" answered the
youth; "my father Is Lewis, the manu.
facturer Of the Lewis machine gun,
and am in charge Of his tests. I am
a specialist In army rifles"
"Oh," said the army officer-and he
walked awny.-Washington Star.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05

This desease Is so common In warm
countries that probably today several
hundred millions Of people are Its vic.
Tins. In some parts Of China so per
cent Of the population are afflicted by
1t, while among farmers and gardeners
the proportion IL sometimes 80 or 9G
per cent. Northern siam has just as
much hookworm, while certain parts
of India. Java. the Malay States, Japan
and Korea are similarly afflicted. 1t
is widespread In some of our own
Southern states and In Central and
South America. The International
Health board Of the Rockefeller
foundation. working with the United
States government and the govern
ments of fifteen foreign countries, Is
accomplishing miraculous results In the
relief and control Of this scOurge.-
World Outlook.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
No coun.rymen Of His

tx. w." on recent visit home, told
q story about trainload Of British SOL
diers who stopped the engine and took
the hot water from the boilers to make
tea. The Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph prints Scotch version Of what
Ii apparently the same story. wherein
the testy engine driver explained to the
Scot commandant that they were not
on the way because "a lot Of whisky
drinkin' Scotchmen had sneaked all
the hot water from the boiler to make
grog." "They Gamma be countrymen OF
mine." replied the commnndant skep-
tically, "or they'd nae bothered about
tn water."-Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
To Make q Cheap Filter.

IN order to make cheap filter. take
q large flower pot and stop the hole in
the bottom Of 1t by placing a piece Of
sponge In 1t. Cover with few inches
Of powdered charcoal. fill with water.
and let 1t stand over pail or tub
supported by two or three sticks laid
across. The water altering through
the charcoal will be freed from all
impurities and will be At for family
use. The charcoal should be changed
every three months and the sponge
several times q year.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Use Your Brains.

There Is not SO much difference in
brains as In the way their owners use
them. Very often a boy or girl who
envies another's keenness ana insight
is as well endowed as he. But while
one brain is trained to hard, concen-
trated thinking. the other is like an un-
broken colt, or like steed which has
grown lazy from overlooking and lack
Of exercise. Set your powers to work.
Guide them wisely. and you will not
need to complain that they are not
Rreater.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
What Our swamps Could Do.

Some swamp land mt the mouth of
the Mississippi Is being reclaimed,
which is in size equal to the three
states Of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
and 1t Is ten times ms big us that lit
tie garden patch which we know as
Holland. The soil of our swamps Is
also ten times rs rich ms that OF The
Netherlands. Nevertheless, Holland Is
now feeding almost 8,OOOOOO people.
and at the same ratio our swamps
could feed &C, OOO, 900, or 10000. 900 more
than half Of all the people in the coun-
try today.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
THE HOUSE OF SUCCESS.

cess.
And the stairs are long and steep.
And the man who would climb
To the top in his time
Before he dare walk. must creep.
or carpets there's none in the House Of
Success.
But the floors are hard and bare,
And you're likely to trip
And slide and slip
In the pitfalls here and there.
There are no lounges or easy chairs,
Nor places to rest your spine,
But after you've won
To the roof-there's the sun.
And. ah. but the view OF It In nne.
The OptimIst.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
seaouIIs Saved a Ship.

A remarkable story Of how ship
was saved from being mined was told
by pilot who landed at a southeast
coast port recently. while In the
channel" he snid. II noticed some sen
gulls sitting upon floating object.
Upon closer investigation saw 1t was
a mine with five prongs. On top of each
prong was perched seagull. l just
had time to alter the ships course
slightly and thus nverted disasteA"-
From the European Edition Of the
New York Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
women's Hair commandee red.

Switches and other aids to the Golf
feur without which some women be-
lleve they could not get along, have
been placed In the "verboten" class by
the German military authorities Or
ders have been issued to all maids and
matrons to collect their cOmblngs end
take them to the central hair depart
ment. The hair will be made into
driving straps and other. industrial re-
quisites. It's another effect Of the
blockade of Germany by British end
American navies.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Liberty Of the Lawmakers.

Members Of both houses of congress
have the privilege Of freedom Of
speech and debate In their respective
houses. That is, only the house itself
can call members to account for their
utterances in that body. A senator or
q representative cannot be prosecuted
in the courts for libel or SANDER on
account Of any utterances in the house
to which he belongs, or for the ofhcial
publication Of II.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
AN APoTHEosIs OF COFFEE
'What Wife Can Fall 70 Admit the
Peace and Serenity She Owes 70
Your" Queries Writer.

Let me make my husbands coffee
and I care not who makes eyes at
himi
Give me two matches a day
One to start the coffee with at break
fast and one for his cigar after din
ner.
And defy all the houris In Chris
tendon to light q new flame In his
hearth
Oh. sweet, supernal coffee pot!
Gentle panacea of domestic troubles.
Faithful author Of that sweet nepen-
the which deadens all the ills that mar
ried folks are heir to.
CHEEKY. glittering, soul-soothing,
warm-hearted. inanimate friend
What wife can fail to admit the
peace and serenity she owes to your
To you. who stand between her and
all the early morning troubles
Between her and the before-break-
fast Crouch
Between her and the morning-after
headache
Between her and the cold gray dawn
scrutinyi
To you. who supply the golden nee
tar that stimulates the jaded mascu-
line soul.
Soothes the shaky masculine nerves,
stirs the tagged masculine mind, In
spires the slow masculine sentiment.
And starts the sluggish blood a-flow-
Ing and the whole day right!
Give me man who drinks good, hot.
dark. strong coffee for breakfast!
A man who smokes good, dark, fat
cigar after dinnerl
You may marry your milk faddist.
or your antic0fiee crank, as you will
But know the magic Of the coffee
pot Helen Rowland in the American
Grocer.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Great Faith in lInImberlain's Col.
ic and DinrrhOea Remedy

"Chamberlaiu's Collie and Diarrhea
Remedy was used by my father about
a year ago when he had diarrhea. 1t
relieved him Immediately and by
taking three doses he WAS absolutely
edy," writes Mrs. w. II. Williams,
Stanley, n. y.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
NOTICE roH PUBLICATION
Department OF the Interior. U. =. Land Once
GlcnMOH SprinRs, Colo, Scp:cInlhr y. lNlS.

DEPARTMENT. OF the InffrfOr. q. =. IitHU O1ht" ri
GienwoOi Springs. Colo. september y. lnis.
NOTICE II hereby given that llcnjamin +.
Curry. Of Biiforti. Colorado. who on September
"a, 1914, made Homestead Entry. serial No.
swk. swtseLswk., wh-cl4scaswA, nhcii
swAsw4. w.inw4 anvil sck. and the slsnSsel4:
and niss,. @1. OF Sec -. Mll In 7 ] n: 9l
W. 9Th L N. has filed notice III intention tn
make Final Three Year Proof. 10 establish
claim to the land above described. before
Henry J. Hay. u. 4. Commissioner. ut Mceker,
Colorado. on the 10Th day of October, 1913.
Claimant names witnesses:
Charles H. Allison and George A. I'nnRlcr.
Of Mteker. Colorado. Hugh Jones AMI Andrew
W. Con-. Of Buford. Colnrndo.
slt-Ol2 d.. WEYASD. Register.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
In N17.

"What are you reading about7
ancient customs In 1917. 1t seems
the anclents used to find food very
cheap as compared with us. They had
dollar dinners"
"Some Of these stories about the an
clients we have to take with grain
Of salt. There is even tradition that
they had free lunch"
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Mind Study.

A great part of our study must be
Of the mind, since this controls the
hand, and, as we have already seen,
the eye and the ear have to be consid-
cred also. In production the hand is
controlled by the mind and sense is
paramount. In distribution the mind
is the great factor and the hand but
a minor servant.-Industrial Manage
ment Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Has II High Opinion of Chamber
Iain's Tablets

II have a high opinion OF Cham
berlain's Tablets for bilinusness and
as II laxative" writes Mrs. q. A.
Barnes, Charleston, III. ~ have never
found anything so mild and pleasant
to use. My brother has also used
these tablets with satisfactory re-
suits"
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05

Wntts-I understand you used to fol.
low the races. Did you ever 20 brOkei
Wilkins-A fellow never goes to the
races broke. He comes home that way.
London Answers.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Distances from Meeker

From figures given out at the state
engineers Ollie" we CLEAN distances
from Meek-r nf N few Of the prom
inent places in northwestern Colo
RADIO, in miles, viz:
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05

WANT to buy ranch accessible to
forest reserve privilege where can
hands 800 head stock or mOre.-A.
y. MITCHEM, :'05 q. & F.. Bldg,
Denver, Colo. sli
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05

Brown-Did the doctor do anything
to hasten your recovery?
Green-Yes, he told me he WINS going
to charge me S. vis''
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05

France" and after
the concert the
colonel got up and.
soldiers. said he.
would like to
thank all the
turns" for their
efforts. and es-
pecially one who
Ind amused the
colonel but who
hnd not xtaken"
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
- The
Scrap Book
HADN'T LEFT IT TO CHANCE
Proof. That Mr.. Jlffles Knew 4 thing
or Two When Il Came to Nam.
Ing the Baby.

The cousins. aunts. and still more
distant relatives of the newly arrived
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05

Subscribe for The Herald and send
It to your eastern friends.
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READY TO BE FAIR
coekney Was Willing to Give Vote Of
Thanks TO Entertainer, but A.
tAehed String to It.

A party OF entertainers gave
"show" recently somewhere In
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-05
Red Cross Organization

PrcsiIent-Dr. Chas. II. Farthing.
Vice Piesid-nt-L. Il, Walbridge.
Secretary G. T.. Gwynne.
Assistant Secretary-Miss NJ. Joy.
Treasurer-Mrs. J. T.. OIdiand.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Fred Nichols, w. X. Starbird, Mrs.
Mary Lord, X. u. Garrison. Mrs.
Neal. Mrs. Love, &. Il. Gwynne, Mrs.
A. G. Moulton. Mrs. Morris Mayer.
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Send The Herald to your eastern
friends.
The Big Sandy news., 1918-06-28

E5me Tommy sne6zed. The smoke had
gotten up his nose. We crouched On
the ground. cursing the offender under
our breath, and waited the voilcy that
generally ensues when the Germans
have heard a noise IN No Mans Land.
Nothing happened. We received Two
taps and crawled forward slowly for
Ave yards: no doubt the officer be-
IIeyed what Old Pepper had said. "per.
sonally ! believe that that part OF the
German trench Is unoccupled." BY be-
ing careful and remaining motionless
when the star shells fell behind Us. we
reached the German barbed wire with.
ont mIshap. Then the FUN began. II
was scared stlff us II Is tIckllsh work
cutting your way through wire when
about thirty feet In front Of 5ou there
is line OF Boches looking out into No
Mans Land with their rifles lying
across the parapet. stralning every
sense 70 see or hear what Il going on
In No Mans Land; because at night.
Fritz never knows when bomb with
his name and number on II win come
hurtllng through the mir aimed In the
direction OF Berlin. The man ON the
right. one man In the center and my.
self on the extreme left were equipped
with wire cutters. These are insulated
with soft rubber not because the Ger
man wires are charged with electricity,
but 10 prevent the cutters rubbing
against the barbed wire stakes. which
are OF iron, and making a noise
which may warn the Inmates OF the
trench that someone Is getting fresh
In their front yard. There Is only one
way 10 cut a barbed wire without noise
and through costly experience Tommy
has become an expert In doing this
You must grnsp the wire about two
inches from the stake In your right
hand and cut between the stake and
your hand. \
II you cut wire improperly. 4
loud twang will ring out on the night
afr like the swapping Of banjo
string Perhaps this noise can b.
heard only for ffty or seveniy-nye
yards, but in Tommy's mind Il makes
a loud noise In Berlin.
We had cut lane about halfway
through the wire when. down the cen
ter OF our, line. twangi went an In
cut wire. We crouched down,