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Evening journal., 1919-06-20
KICKED BY HORSE.

Kicked by horse he was driving 10
hay rake on the Matthews farm. slong
the Lancaster pike early today. a white
man was seriously injured. The man
was removed to the Delaware Hospital
where It was said early this afternoon
that his condition was serious. The
name OF the man was not learned by
the hospital attendants.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
TAKE TRIP ON ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Scott. OF No.
500 Bayard avenue, celebrated their
40th wedding anniversary last week by
visiting New York and other Northern
cities. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott have a son
living in Brooklyn, n Y, whom they
visited on the trip.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
~ NIrMoRIAM.

In sad hut loving remembrance ~ het
Davis. who departed this lie SIX months
ago, today. Jan. 20. 1919;
with hearts OF sorrow. six months ago
today.
Nv darling hoy was taken away,
With sweet smiles on his face, ne looked
70 me and said.
Mother. dear. goodbye, I'm almost near
The angels are waiting for me.
1 watched him faithfully. day by day,
TIN the angels took him away.
Gone but not forgotten by
Brother. Sister and Mother.
Leila Davis
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
SHOOT AT BELLEVUE.

tomorrow will find the members OF
,hs Wilmington Trapshootins Associa-
tion holding shoot for the Caldwell
trophy. also for spoons which viii be
gwen TO the high guns in Glasses \, b.
& and d. For the benefit Of members
who usually make the trip by auto, the
club wishes TO announce that the road
is still torn up and cannot be used by
automobiles.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
CnACF SCHOOL pICNIC

Grace sunday School Will hold 10
annual picnic az Rockford Tower PARK
on Saturday afternoon. June 2s. There
will be a program OF games, and
royal good time for all.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
NEARLY HuT BY AUTO.

Adiutant-General ]. Pusey Wicker
shamfl who Is a member OF the Police
Commission, had narrow escape
from being run down by an automo-
bile as It turned the corner OF Eleventh
and Washington streets at noon today.
The machine whisked his coat as It
passed by.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
MARINO HELD FOR COURT.

On a charge Of pointing a pistol at
Angelena Campione, Joseph Marino
was held in $500 bail for court. by
Judge Churchman, in Municipal Court
this morning. He was represented by
James Salisbury.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
MARKET OPENs sTRoNG.

NEW YORK, June 20 United Press)
The stock market opened strong TO-
day. L. :. steel opened 1861. mp y
American smelling. 81 Corn Products.
20, on u: L. s. Rubber. i2iA, up "a:
Tobacco Products. iOJh. up T.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
REPEAT MINSTREL SHOW.

Special 20 The Evening Journal.
STANTON. June 20.-The Diamond
state minstrels repeated their minstrel
show last night in the Odd Fellows
Hall, here 4 very pleasing program
was furnished. A festival was held
after the show.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
AMERICAN-ITALIAN
CLUB MEETS TONIGHT

The American-Italian Association will
meet this evening In the Neighborhood
House, No. $40 dupont street, at $50
o'clock, when officers will be elected.
There Will be community singing. led
by Mr.. easier Of the Community Service.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
DR sIlMw,LT AT CENTENARY.

The Rev. ]. ". r. SumWalt VII
leave this city on Wednesday night
10 attend the centenary celebration,
at Columbus. Ohio. He will conduct.
the Wednesday night prayer meeting
at Grace Church. and take late train.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
nncKrr RIIIIARn TOuRNEY.

In the pocket billiard Journey az
Gradv's last night HUI defeated Kane,
100 10 o. and Slater won over Houston,
iO0 to 30. Huff and DonahOe and David
and NIurphy will meet tonight.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
ELECTION COsTs CITY si2 2sO2.5f.

Members Of City Council last night
approved the bill Of si2,sO2.5i OF the
Department OF Elections for the recent
city election. Checks for the election
officers will be issued within a short
time.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
FINp INFANT IN RIVER.

The body OF a stlh born infant was
found in the Christiana river yesterday
afternoon, near the Jackson and Sharp
company plant. II was removed to the
morgue and buried today.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
rvcInSoN To NiCusTINT.

Sllverbrook NJ. r. Sunday School
VIII give us annual river ride ana ex-
oursion 10 Augustine Beach, tomor-
row, on the Thomas Clyde. leaving
south Market street at o'clock.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. June 90 United Press.
The cotton market opened heavy to-
day. July sold at 3ls5, or %; octo-
Der, "a 80, or A.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
PRICE HELD IN $500 BAIL.

On a charge Of pointing a pistol At
his wife, John Price. Negro, was held
in $500 bail for court by Judge Church.
man in Municipal Court this morning
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
FIKs TAKE IN FIFTY MORE.

Wilmington Lodge of Elks initiated a
class OF ffty new members last even
ing. 4 social session followed the
initiatory ceremonies.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20

Daily total 20 2s a 20 IS q % ii5
NO games played.
American League.
High-Chlcago, 3.
LOw-Detroit, St. Louis. T.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
CHICAGO. June 20. united Pressl.
RELIEVE INDIGESTION
rl.,. L..

with Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Taken before meals tones the stomach,
promotes appetite and prevents Distress
Adv
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
mcu AN low SCOnEs YESTERDAY.

Runs scored by National and Ameri-
can Leagues. June ~ 10 40. inclusive.
National League.
High-New York, Z.
Low - Philadelphia. Chicago. 81.
Louis, 4
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
LOCAL SECURITIES

Laird & Co.. dupont building, fur
nish the following quotations OF Local
securities:
Evening journal., 1919-06-20

In the Want Ads business PROPOSE
ilons will be offered those VINO are
,lerl seeking opportunities.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20
.IR f TT Ih S

coTC.IN-To Mfr. and Mrs. Clark col.
gain ~ No. 521 south Jackson street az
The Homeopathic Hospital, on June o.
a daughter.
,,,o,r .~n-To Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hishiand. OF No. 1llS French streies,, yir,, ,rin Is
lnne f6. a daughter. Jean virginia
Highland.
Evening journal., 1919-06-20

Daily total. % 70 "a IS 30 3i % is3
NO games played. XTwo games.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12
TALL HAT STILL IN voaue
Hsadosar That Has ossn Object Of
RIdIeuls for Many Year, Manage
70 Retain Popularity.

For some 50 years the tall hat has
been an object of ridicule with huIn0r.
lists. The war. 1t was thought. would
cause Its disappearance. but It has re-
sisted all attacks. A recent photo
graph showing . group Of allied staten
men In conversation-Lloyd George.
N. Clemenceau. and Baron Sonnfoo-
depleted them all wearing this ZEN.
blem Of western civilization"
There IL considerable difference Of
opinion on the origin Of the tan hat.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica IN
hesitatingIy declares that the tan bat
lis "coextensive with civilization" and
asserts that It was invented IN Flor.
ence about 17GO. On the other hand.
the London Times Of January 16. l7e7.
reports that John Hetherinston, baber-
lasher, Of the Strand. was charged
with causing a not through wearing
hat shaped like stove-pspe." Wh<a
brought before the magistrates he de-
clared that all British citizens had the
right of choosing the type Of hat which
they believed most suitable. Eariiey
than this. however. In 179O. BENJAMIN
franklin visited Paris in 4 tall hat.
and Immediately the Partisan hatmak-
ers flooded the shops with similar hats.
which. history tells US. "were adopted
by the revolutlonaries because they
came from the land Of liberty"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12
PIGS AS MACHINE eUNNERs


The crafty Germans resorted to all
sorts Of tricks to check the advance Of
the Yankees In the fighting just before
the armistice was signed. according to
q letter from Sergt. Sidney s. Foy. for
merly Of Detroit. Mich. now attached
to . headquarters company In = ciassi-
dcation camp In France, 10 q friend In
the Michigan city.
Foy writes that pigs were numerous
during the advance and that the Ger
mans used them to help In putting
Yankees out Of action. When the
Huns were forced to retreat they
would tie . pig BY the leg to the trig-
ger Of machine gun. When the Tanks
would charge. the pig. becoming fright
ened. would squeal and tug to free IT.
self. Every tug the pig made q shot
was fred at the waves Of Oncomins
American troops. and. Of courss. ssme
Of them were hit
This was only ooe Of the ruses
adopted BY the Germans, says roy.
aud the Yankees had to use the ut
most caution IN going svsf fhs ground
evacuated By. the Geruana. !
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12

This is relayed to us from our I'M
known friend who digs up 20 many
good things for rs down in Key West:
Before the armistice was signed. a
British government freiEhter tied up
here to coal. The hawsers, stretched
across the dock. covered some iron
that was consigned to the air station.
The foreman of the air station con-
struction gang came for the Iron and
found that 1t could not be easily
moved on account Of the hawsers. He
requested the British captain to unite.
Captain refused; said he was here to
coal and intended to coal. Foreman
got mad and said:
II want you to understand that this
II government work."
Government work. roared the
EnglIshman. "You see that flag! You
see that gun7 And that onef What
the - do you think this il, a blink
In excursion boatr-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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Packers, sy.psdsses.

The by-products obtained In the
packing house industry may be divided
into two classes-the edible and the
inedibIe. The inedible constitute the
external covering chair. horns. hoofs
and hides). some of the offal and the
bones. From these are prepared q
great variety Of substances. some OF
which have developed into enormous
Industries In themselves. such as
leather. soap. glue and fertilizer. The
last mentioned represents the ultimate
utilization Of packing house waste
For example. In the manufacture Of
buttons. combs, knife handles and
spatulas from the horns and hoofs Of
cattle and sheep and the hoofs Of hogs
the waste resulting from the prepare
ton Of these articles was at one time
thrown away. but 1t has been found
that by treating such material with
sulphuric acid. the nitrogen which II
contains becomes available as 4 fertii-
iSes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12
LIthuanIans In America.

The Lithuanians in Europe number
about 100000. Scattered through the
Baltic provinces and In various other
parts Of the world. including the Unit
ed States. there are another 1900. 900.
making total Lithuanian world popu-
lation Of some 100000. Nearly Q
million are in this country.
The 100000 Lithuanlans In this
country are chiefly workers In the
mines. factories and stock yards. They
are known as among the most indus
trious and law-abidine Of our foreign.
horn citizens. More than $1,000 Of
them are now fighting in the United
States forces overseas. and 50 per
cent of these are volunteers The
Lithuanians will not form part OF
the new Slavic legion, which IL to In
clude Poles, Russians and other slavic
peoples. They are not Slavs, but from
a race apart, together with the Let's
and Livonians. Their aim. according
to their leaders, Ia ian Independent
Lithunnla and confederation Of all
the small countries along the Bsltia
peOpled by their rnce."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12
Tank May Tow sarpea.

When the swords are beaten into
plowshares, what IL TO happen to the
tanksi Many people must have asked
themselves this question, and c. J..
Aubertain's recent article in the Lon
don News suggests an answer. for.
with slight notifications. the whip
pets" at any rate. might well be used
a. tractors on the towpaths of our
reconstructed state canals. The French
government. am told. observes
writer In the Edlnburgh Scotsman. has
made experiments already In this very
direction and has found that light
tank Is capable Of hauling four fully
laden barges at q speed Of two miles
an hour. which II about twice that
Of q horse. Mechanical traction has
been employed on some Of the Ger
man canals for some considerable time.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12
HAPPY Youth,

It 10 % easy to say the word that
checks laughter; to scowl at the exu-
beranee that bubbles over in foolish
girl and boy jests. 1t Is dihicult for US
Of an older generation to remepber
how. when we were young, we loved
to laugh and sing and dance and make
merry. Youth is % sensitive and 1t IL
80 easy to spoil an evening with Just
q glance or an Impatient word. When
one comes In, glowing from . wonder
full evening querulous voice or a
faultdndlne word il like sticking a pin
Into . gay balloon. Sympathy Is 30
much better. Even II youth Ia head
strong the faulthnding does not do very
much good, but often harm. But sym.
patty gains confidence. and confidence
between the young and the old II q
great safeguard for youth and wsll
worth cultivating.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12

green of pines beyooA Z wonder 4
n II meant for me OF for Jess
Her eyes are blue. aren't theyf ]
sever notBced yours. exactiy.-
-oh. mine are r.tbef chaneeabe.
Aa1el and cray and sreea- Cats eyeAs
she turned them 90 him gravely. DO
yoo think II 10 Sandyr
Mac ehuckled.
Cant tell. Poetry's liable TO break
out anywhere Just like measlea--
Frances poodered q few minutes.
then said:
Il know what IN do. Mac He leaves
them on Fridays. I've found out I'm
going to watch and see Who II Ia Or.
no. that wouldn't do. ] watch until
twelve. then you get up At 6ve and
watch. will your
Mac agreed II would be good plan.
only he wss certain not even q poet
would brave the trip up the mountain
si I'VE in February to slip poetry under
the door. II must have been left In
the evening. hut he would watch on the
following Friday.
Frances did not tell her sister. Jess
had q way Of laughing at serious
things. but she knew when Mac came
on guard. for she caught . glimpse Of
him in the bright moonlight. standing
like 4 sentinel over in the shadow Of
the pines by the roadway. He vas
ready to whistle sharply like an owl to
give the alarm. and Frances waited
In the shack long after Jess was sound
asleep. Finally II came. little before
twelve. one long. tremulous whistle.
She slipped her fur coat around her
and stepped ont anxiously. No one
was in sight. and there were no fresh
footprints on the stone doorstep. but
Mac waited for her.
"Did-did he conner she whispered.
when she had stolen over to him. and
Mac assured her be had.
But he's gone" she exclaimed. "and
didn't leave any poetry this time Did
you see him really. Aacr
Mac drew q deep breath Of resolu-
ton and faced her. his hands deep In
his mackinaw pockets.
II saw him. and I know him well.
Frances. He's the darndest coward
and chump around here. He hasn't got
nerve enough to up and tell you to
your face. 20 he left lot Of fool po-
etry under your door. You're right.
too. It's idiotic poetry. You see. you've
got way that frightens Q man. be-
cause It puts him on his honor not to
be sentimental. didn't bring any
poems down with me this time. dear.
but I've caught your poet for you"
Frances was very still for . mo-
ment, then she said softly:
Pm glad 1t wasn't Sandy. As long
As II was you. Mac, why-I-I think
It was awfully sweet Of you. and I
did like It. guess you've had an an
swer to your call. havea't youf"
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s.1HSs
stepped Out Anrieus.y.

mountain she merely lifted her chin
higher, and let him understand his po-
etry had not registered.
Not that he appeared to mind her
attitude, she had to admit. He was
a pleasant. rather plain young man.
who had boarded at Mrs. McCurdy's
farm for the fall and winter painting
scenes Of mountain snow and keeping
to himself. Mac had told them he was
an artist one day when he had brought
them down load Of firelogs from his
woodlot.
She had liked Mac. He was straight
to the point and comradely. They had
known him ever since they had come
to Red Indian for Jess health. and he
had been a stanch friend and neigh
Dor. Now and then he ran down to
New York for few weeks, but he al
ways came back with fresh load Of
new books and magazines. and shared
them royalty. He was rather broad
shouldered and stocky in build. with
curly reddish hair and blue eyes that
had habit of twinkling when he did
not feel like speaking.
Frances had liked him because she
could talk freely to him. Nearly all
men expected you to either fall In love
with them. she had decided. or to re-
spect them. But Mac understood every.
thing. They had gone on long tramps
together through the mountain roads,
and when the snow had fairly drifted
over their little shack It had been Mac
who came down and shoveled them out,
and brought food from his own store
to them.
30 she felt now she could speak to
him about the poetry. and get sensl-
Bile, unbiased opinion on what she
ought to do.
1.-THE main question Is" Mac said, as
soon n he heard about It, 'is whether
II u good poetry"
1T seems very sincere" Frances ad-
nitted. not realizing what delightfully."-
comforting picture she made In her
brown cloak and fur cap against the
masses Of crisp leather-tinted oak
leaves drying on the trees and the deep
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12
NOW CONES THE FLYAsouT
Airpla~ss - - s.S Fai, - rsks
tks P1ses Nsw Held BY t1ss
chummy Nesdsesr.

Thefs was q time. and not 20 ter
ribiy many years ago. when the young
man Who Invested his hard-earned cash
In what was known as . best-giri
buggy got some mention In the home
paper. His purchase was chronicied
with the ADDED advice Of. Look DOT.
giris!" With red running gears. rub
Der tires- q tassel on the horse's birdie.
and . whip thst cost At least e1.25.
this young man was % we'll equipped
that he was q force to reckon With
when iove-makins was going on.
He has passed. and In his stead has
eoue the long. low. rakish motorcar.
II burns gasoline and leaves an nm
pleasant odor IN Its wake. but II rep
resents speed and exciusiveness- II
u the chummy roadster. Too soon. II
seems. II also will pass away. In .
New York newspaper Ii the advertise
ment OF an aircraft concern "Whst
about the boy Who overseas has been
roaming the sky. day after day. ny-
ing free In the glorious etherr It
wants to know. When he comes home.
the advertisement says. he will not
be satisfied with motorboat or an au-
tonobIIe. go why not meet the inevi>
table," II asks. "and buy him an air
plane nowY' Now that the stress Of
wartime production 10 over. this par
ticular concern II Offering hying boats.
seaplanes and chummy dysbouts for
commercial or pleasure purposea- IAN
appropriate gift for your son or daugh-
ter IL the concluding sentence.
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Over the rop.

jim Royse. chairman Of vigo coun-
tvs Liberty loan drives, was~so en-
phntic In urging viso county to 10
over the top In every drive that he hes
frequently been known a. "Over the
Top Jim Royse." Some Of the young.
sters have also learned Of the titla. a.
rs proved by the following:
Recently one Of the school teachers
In this district was teaching her pupils
local history. She asked them to
write sentences In which they used
the names Of the city's representative
men. Among the FIRST sentences Of
one little uptown newsboy was ibis
one: There ought to be hair Over the
Top Jim Royse's head. but there amt"
indianapolis News.
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piueky.


Soldiers Al rule are plucky fell
lows when wounded. This story 10
told Of one:
He came In on a stretcher-face all
bruised and swollen. eyes protruding.
all full Of mud and bits of stone. There
wasn't an inch Of his body without Its
own bruise or cut.
He'd been standing in a muddy place
and big obus had pumped Into
the ground just In front of him. and
then. from couple Of feet down. had
gone on and IN. As he opened his
eyes the doctor said to him: ZION
must have had pretty rough psss-
age"
He replied: Nothing In II. sir-
nothing In It. I'll be all right after
I've had shave"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12

An Alabama doughboy had trouble
galore with q mule.
"Ah Just couldn't take any interest
In dat mule. The others were all
right Dis one first crack outa de
tox. done bit nah finger. Den. while
Aim 'zamInin' nah finger he ups an
kicks me In de pants Den dose bush
Germans started gas attack.
"Ah was s'posed to put gas masks
on dem mules an den on me. An put
masks on two Of dem.
Den led dis ornery one around In
dat gas foah two hours, an dog nah
cats. nothin' ever happened to dat
mule o tall |"
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The Name .vIeser,a.-

This year II the centenary Of the
birth Of Queen Victoria, and a com.
mentator points out that "a couple
Of score Of vIctorias all over the globe
be worldwide" But 1t is a curious
point. says Observator In the London
Observer. that though Victoria was in
80 much demand as q place-name 1t
never. even during the later days.
with their august and memorable cele.
brations. became popular A. personai
name. Today one seldom meets a Vic
toria, unless in the case Of some lady
Of the peerage to whom her late
majesty stood sponsor.
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Firse United states Dollar.

In 1706 the congress Of the Coofsd-
Grafton chose a. the monetary unit Il
the United States the dollar Of 37o.o4
grains Of pure silver. This unit had
its origin in the Spanish plaster o.
milled dollar. which constituted the
basis Of the metallic circulation Of the
Enslish colonies in America. It was
never coined. for there Wa ~ mint
h tha Unitsd States.
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Trapping a
Poet
r.
(Ce0yrght. iyiS. By the Mcclure Nsvs-
payer gyn15cate)
., Hol.A FORESTER

payer synl,eata)
TT Is meant for you. Frances Long.
Iapguid eyes Of hazel hue Mine are
blue, 70 I'm out Of IT, Read on. sas-
ter
Jess lifted laughing eyes to the &c
rious face before her. II was 7 .. m.
Frances had Just stepped to the door
Of their mountain shack for the bot
tie of cream left at dawn by Shandy
Cone, the village miIkman. and had dis
covered likewise q folded slip Of pa
PER under the door.
Poetry II was. unmistaknbiy. Pnd
With purpose and intent in its hidden
message:
Long. languid eyes Of hazel hue.
Shall life lose JOY because Of you?
Shall all I dream Of. hope Of. die
Dependent on compassion's sighT
-Oh. Isn't that quaint and mid-vlc-
tor,any exclaimed Jess. Its the tall.
thin. pale young man At Mrs. Nc
Curdy's. France. Have you been se-
cretly leading his young affections
nstray and not told your big sister .
word about 1T"
Il don't even know him to speak to :"
Frances answered Indignantly. Il don't
like his poetry. 1t sounds like valen-
tine verse"
She tucked II on the shelf behind
the clock and wondered II possibly
Sandy had burst forth into poesy. but
within 4 week another verse lay on
the threshold. As Jess put II. and lit
tie more 30 than the first:
Il send my mate-csll ringing far.
Through springtime woods where song
birds are,
And listen long your voice to hear:
Canst ind no answer for me. dearT
"Sow. that Is worthy Of Sir Philip
Sidney Jess said judiciousiy. "It has
q true Lyric touch. Greenwood tree,
shepherd calling In the distance. etc.
France. you are q hard-hearted and be-
nighted maiden II you refuse to whistle
back to him."
But Frances held to her own opln-
ion, and when she had occasion to
pass Hart Wade on the road down the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-12

A Swansea (Wales) worker took ad-
vantage of short strike to 70 and
see the doctor about some mysterious
malady which was pursuing him. The
doctor had long chat Gas doctors
do with patients) about everything ex-
cept his complaint. and then told him !:
Il can see what you are suffering
from. my friend-under-w work and
over-ray. You won't get well I'LL after
the war"