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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
CANNOT Be TAKEN ALIVE
oorIIIas viii Fight to the Death. and
Are to Be Feared, Even When
MORALLY Wounded.

The most perilous job that any ono
can undertake In the jungle is the cap
ture of full-grown gorilla. 1t Ia said
TINT no gorilla hns ever been captured
alive after he was full grown. He
would be bold man who would Mt
tempt such feat. Gorlllns fear moth
ing. Even When MORALLY wounded
they show IN. agility, strength and fe-
rocIty which Is astonishing. A famous
traveller once. stated that 1t would take
$50 men to hold down gorilla with
any degree of snfety.
On the other hand, all other apes
are said to be pathetically easy to cap
ture. The usual method Is for trap
per to seat himself where he Is certain
to be observed by these creatures and
pretend to drink from bottle OF
crude spirits. When he is sure TINT
he has becn observed, he leaves the
bottle and goes away.
The moment his back Is turned the
monkeys rush to appease their curios-
lty concerning the contents Of the bot
tie. They like the taste Of the spirits.
and quarrel among themselves for 1t
till the bottle has been emptled. They
are soon overcome by the intoxicnnt,
and the trapper returns and gathers
them In.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
Good Cunning.

Nick O'TIne. our fayorite Enst Liver.
pool correspondent since the passing
pf Forte Forque, was In the jewelry
shop the other day. talking to the pro-
prietOr.
ITO quote from my fnvorlte column"
says n. OF. II Ind not gone In to pur-
chase Jewels. hut to talk to the pro-
prletor. And while was there, n GUS
toner came In with n busted clock un-
der his nrm. 1t was cuckoo clock,
but the cuckoo Ind flew the coop.
elbow did you come to lose the
bird?' asked the jeweler.
at was like this answered the
customer. 4 read the uds In the mag
azlnes. because consider truth
stranger than fiction. And allowed II
magazine ad to persuade me to buy an
air rife for my son. And the first thing
he did was to stalk the cuckoo. When
1t said "Cuck-." 1t WIS on the porch of
the clock. When 1t said 100" II was
In the opposite corner of the room. And
my boy was leaning on his gun and
looking like big game hunter who
has just slain his first lion.' '-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
Change Of Fashion.

Indeed. so completely have fashions
md materials changed In n century
that the articles included In the fol-
lowing advertisement Of goods to be
sold on FIshbourne's wharf, shack of
Mrs. FishbOurne's dwelling" have
scarcely any meaning for us. Among
the numerous articles to be disposed
Of were: "Tandems, isinghams. nuns,
bug and gulixall shirtings, huckabacks,
quilted hum-hums, turkettes, grnssetts,
single allopeens, children's jumps and
bodice, whalebone AMI iron busl,s.
mems Newmarket caps, allibar,c s,
dIckmansoy. cushloes, chuchloes. cut
tnnees, crimson dnnraior, chained
soosees. lemonees. byrampauts. moree,
maffermany. saxlingham, prunelloe,
barrngons." etc.
Humhums was sort of towel made
of course Indian cotton cloth; cutta-
nee kind of piece goods of silk and
cotton. also imported from India bar
ragon Is the bnrracan Of today. n
fabric mnde of cnmel's hnir. used wide
ly In the Levnnt for robes and mau-
ties; but for the most part the ar
ticles named In the advertisement
have long become obsolete.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
WHY HE QUIT "1HE ROAD"
Ex.Drummer Voices Regret for the
Disappearance Of oIdtIms eonl-
face and Clerk.

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atralahtenlna wlrs.

Stray pieces Of copper wire have
many uses, but It often Is necessary
to straighten out wire that has already
been used. See that there are no
sharp bends or kinks In the wire and
stralghten out by hand any such that
are found. Fasten an end OF the wire
to some firm anchorage; grip It In
the Wise II need be. Loop the other
end of the wire around hammer
handle or similar instrument and then
pull out the length Of the wire. Re-
peat the operation as often as neces-
sary. II the wire is of soft copper II
will stretch little. which improves
It
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
Hymn Strong Men Loved.

AT n memorial service In honor of
Roosevelt at St Nicholas church, New
York, which he attended as n boy. the
pastor remarked that the dead mans
ihvor'te hymn, from his childhood, was
how Firm Foundation" That, also.
whs the fnvorite hymn of General Lee.
IT is notable that the same words np-
pehied to these two men, whose fates
were so strangely dfferent-thc one
successful and triumphant practically
MI MS HE, the other defeated soldier
ana Victim Of many sorrows. Yet the
diiettanil Will tell us scornfully that
TIE verses loved by these strong heu1ts
ahd moving them through yenrs of in
tense action are not poetry" and ure
crude "--'R!c!:inond Times-Dispatch.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23

hon which luy In Its course. A west
bound car. second later, did the
same. After waiting minute or 30
and watching the boy, who was now
disappearing around the corner Of
East Fourth street, the two motor
men got out to Investigate. They con-
suited for while. then came to II dur
Ing decision. They broke the tape.
and traffic proceeded.
The policeman on the corner made
n report of it.-Clevelnnd Plain
Dealer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
Russia. Greatest Ruler.

st. Petersburg. the modern capital
Of Russia. now known MS Petrograd
was founded in 1903 by Peter the
Great, whd died 194 years ago. Pc
ter FIRST built small hut for himself
and few wooden novels. The ma.
jority Of MOBILES however, preferred
that Moscow should remain the seat
of government. but Peter was deter
mined to build new capital, and In
III he laid, with his own hands, the
foundation Of his palace. which was
built Of brick. Peter was an extra0r.
binary character and Russia's rise to
Q great power was entirely due to his
9saius
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
EXPLAINED ONLY BY THEORY
Origin Of Band Called the Wedding
Ring 10 Wrapped In the Deep
est obseurity.

Why Is n wedding ring? Why does
q man slip n ring on the finger OF the
woman who becomes his bride? why
doesn't he give her II bracelet or n neck
lace, or pair of enrringsf why Is II
ring the universal symbol used Mt we'd
dinrs? And what IL It symbol OF?
Ever stop to think about nll this?
Probably not. When you were ready
to marry, you hustled on to the nenr-
est jewelers. and bought n ring for
your bride. and. as far ms you were
concerned, that ended the matter.
The origin OF the wedding ring Is
wrapped In obscurity. A number OF
theories have been advanced to eX-
plain 1t. One harks back to ancient
Egypt. Before the time of mints and
coinage In Egypt. gold money was
made In the form OF n ring. and the
fingers OF n mans hands were his
most convenient bank. He wore his
money. When an enamored swain
slipped one OF these money rings on
his brides finger, he did 1t to SYM
bolize that he gave her not only him
self, but his fortune. He meant. In fact,
Just what the modern bridegroom
means when he says In the ceremony
of the ring at the altar SWith NIL my
worldly goods I thee endow."
The styles today nre bands of gold
or platinum, plain or engraved. for
wedding rings, md solitaire or cluster
rings of any kind of gems, preferably
diamonds or pearls, for engagement
rings.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
LIFE HOLDS NOTHING BETTER
Man That Has cententment In His
Heart Need Seek No Further
for Happiness.

Discomfort with his lot In life ~
the great curse of the man Of ordinary
estate In this world. To have tho
things that are beyond his rcnch CON
sumes him with II censeless fire. Such
men. Ms a rule, have enough and to
spare, but this does not seem to sat
isfy them. If they would only deter
mine to be content with what they
have they would be happy.
The consequence is TINT they mako
n dismal failure of life that could
easily have been great success MS
far as their happiness Is Involved.
And, without happiness 1t were better
that man hnd not lived Mt nll.
Then We have the man who Inns NIL
the wealth md power md maybe all
the glory TINT he Graves, but who Is
In constant fear that II will be taken
away from him; that he will lose his
worldly possessions or that somebody
will rob him OF the limcllght.
Contentment never sleeps under the
roof Of such man. Wherefore, of
whnt good to him Is all TINT he has?
Now. if the man who wants that
which is beyond his reach could school
himself to be like Paul, "content In
whatsoever state" he found himself.
he would get things out OF life that
he never dreamed Of. He would sleep
soundly and awake In gIndncss. And
IL the man who has NIL the wealth he
had craved could school himself to
feel TINT 1t wouldn't matter II he
were to lose 1t all. he would also sleep
soundIy and awake In guinness.
Who among us that would wish to
go through life and miss the biggest
thing there Is In lIfef WE'LL the lenst
man ON earth can have that big thing
for his very own simply by motion
Of the mind that God gave him when
he WINS born.
The big thing in llfe--lts name !s
Contentment. 1t lies at your feet.
Take 1t up and let 1t warm YOU
Utica Globe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23

According to many measurements
made at the Anthropologicdl labora-
tory in London, the right arm in
human beings is In majority of cases
longer thin the left nrm. while, on
the contrary, the left leg is longer than
the right leg.
Sometimes, however. the relative
proportions are exactly reversed but
seldom does perfect equality exist be-
tween the two sides. The tendency
of the right arm to exceed the left arm
in strength is sometimes greater in
men than In women, while equality of
strength In the two arms occurs almost
twice MS frequently with women as
with men.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
One ,Neb-,oo Miles.

Telephone experts declare that n n
person speaking over a phone holds
the transmitter four inches from his
mouth 1t Is equivalent to adding about
220 miles to the line over which he
is conversing. says Popular Mechan.
les Magazine. Carelessness In the man;
ner Of using telephone instrument
Is one Of transmission. The best re-
suits nre obtained by allowing about
half an inch to intervene between the
mouth and the transmitter.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23

The sailor. returning trifle fud-
died from peace celebration, found
his hitherto respected and respectable
ship newly camouflaged in the most
modern cublst style.
Running his eye over the whole
mess Of conflicting squares. trIangles,
lines. circles and sundry other nare
less blobs of paint which graced the
sides Of his 'home." and blinking stu
pidly at the hideous screaming color
scheme, he slowly raised his hand
while the tears coursed down his
cheeks and murmured, YEARLY |:
sEever again I"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
Weary World for tho Pup.

Russell. four. was delighted when
his grandma give him puppy for his
birthday. so we were rather surprised
couple Of days later when he an
nounced That he was going to send
Daisy" back home again to grand
mn. said. "Why, Russell, I thought
you liked yonr little puppy" lie said.
II do like her. mamma, but she's not
happy. She hasn't smiled since she
came."-Clevelnnd Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
An Embryo HumorIst.

In a certain family two of the help
bear the name Of Bertha. As one
works upstairs and the other In the
laundry. the youthful son Of the house
has suggested that the girls be known
rs upper and lower Bertha.-Boston
Transcript.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
sentiment uttered BY Many.

The origin Of the expression "In
union there is strength" is not known.
but the sentiment In various forms
has been current very long time.
A Latin author of ancient times said:
by union the smallest states thrive.
by discortl the greatest nre destroyed"
The American author of "The Fling
of Our Union" said: UNITED we
stand, divided we full"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
LARGEST Arte,lan Basin.

The great artesinn basin of Austria
liza measures $4,000 square miles in
extent and Is said to be the largest
known in the world, comprising $4,000
square miles in Queensland, $4,000 in
New South Wales, and 10000 In the
northern territory.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
Word. Frequently Ml.spel!ed.

Note from the Outlook: what
words are most frequently misspelled
In the papers? Two candidates for
the honor have good claims. 'Hnley'-
hailed into court'-often appears as
hailed Identify for some curious
reason. Is frequently printed 'lndenti-
fy.' 'Superceded.' 'ecstacy' and de
velope' might receive honorable men,
tlon In the list"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
The Weary Captain Of Industry.

. do you approve of government own
ershIp?"
"Yep."
"You think the government could
take your business and run 1t success
fully3"
"Nope. But believe I'd get very
pleasant and beneficial holiday while
the government WINS making try mt
It."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
sut II wal, Sad Reality.

One day Jack was ont playing by q
ditch when he accidentally fell In. He
WINS afraid Of being punished, as he
was all covered with mud, so he ran
Into the kitchen to his mother crying
and yelling loudly: "Oh, II 1t were
only dream! Oh, II 1t were only 4
dream"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
"RaIslna Cane"
remcmber. ] remember

I remember. I remember
The farm where I was burn.
The little patch of sugarcane
Beside the field of corn.
II never came a mite too noon
Nor made too long n stay.
And now I often wish my teeth
Were up to II today.
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IN uScu III StoCk-
hckers. and he
was letting 1t I'M
roll as he walked.
The tape was
nearly two blocks
long. As he cross
ed Euclid nt East
Sixth street.
An cast-bound
Il II II d ca r
stopped suddenly,
within n few feet
of the DlDer rib
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23

oh. the syrup on the cake.
The coffee with long sweetenin'
That mother used to make:
The jug OF stun distilled from cane
Behind the cellar door.
! remember once found II. and
Remembered nothing more!
You used TO run your little still
As simple MS child.
Now sugarcnnc's like happiness
A-wasted. running Wild.
II kept you lit two solid days.
A fount OF bubbling joy.
Seems like we-nll were nearer heaven
When I was Just n boy.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
JustId,bIe Curiosity.

II happened last night that Occy
wattles' dropped onto the same seat
ne held the night before at the movie
show. But the gun he left sticking
under the seat the first night was gone
last night. Mr.. Wattles doesn't want
the gum. but he does confess to very
natural curiosity to know who did get
it.-Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
Doves Not Away. Peaceful.

In spite of the fact that the dove IL
the emblem of peace. n couple Of male
birds Of this deceItful species can give
very good account of themselves in
the hght. The weapons they employ
are their wings, which they use with
terrific force.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
Oldest Guide Book.

The earliest guide book printed In
English is instructions for lorraine
Travell." published in 1912 by James
Howell, famous traveller OF that day
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23
Not Married Young.

"Shc's different to most women"
"In what way?"
"She admits that she was over thir.
ty when she married"
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une,. Eb.n.

II dunno why it's" said. Uncle Eben,
"dat de smnlles'slzed man ailus wants
to play de big bass drum an de bIgges'
man allus wants to play de ukelele."
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Conservation.

The average man learns about three
songs and three funny stories, and
manages TO make them last lifetime.
Washington Stnr.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23

anyhow there was one thing he
wouldn't do with his money"
"Whnt was thnt?"
"Save It."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23

Misfortunes cannot be overcome,
but they may be sweetened. II not
overcome. hy RESIGNATION
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"a man who wears his hnir long ia
o freak"
Hes worse than n freak; he's a
fool. II he's married"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-23

Where Mother-In-law 10 Boss.
The Chinese mother-ln-law is urbi.
trary and nutocratic and is absolute
ruler over the women of her house
hold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-05
PUBLIC HEARING
To BE HELD IN
MARKET SQUARE
Striking Carmen and Operators
VIII Take Part in Meeting To
Consider Strike Issue.

Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver prob
ably will play leading part in the
demonstration which will be held
tonight at s o'clock in Market
square, when citizens of Rock Is
land will gather to discuss the
strikes which have made chaos of
transportation and communication
facilities within the city, and at
tempt to find some methods of
partly or wholly solving these and
giving jolt to the high cost of liv-
ing in general.
The need of this meeting was
first publicly voiced last week
when H. C. Smith, circulated a pc
tition to the mayor, requesting
such a public hearing. This petit
ton received over a thousand sig
natures in the one day it was be-
fore the public. Yesterday the
mayor set the date for tonight.
The public of Rock Island is in
vited to come out to help consider
existing problems.
Heads of the local organizations
of street car men and phone oper-
ators have signified that their
members intend to turn out in full
force and aid in the demonstration,
which the Tri-City Federation of
Labor has recommended to its mem
bers that they attend. Whether the
SilYis shopmen will attend official
" is not known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-05
ROOMER
ISFOUND DEAD
Julius MarkieWicz, Resident of East
Moline Association, Dies Of
Heart Trouble.
Especial Moline Service

Forcing his way into one of the
rooms in the East Moline Y. NJ. c.
A, H. J. Banta, secretary, about
4:30 yesterday afternoon found the
lifeless body of Julius Markiewicz
on the floor between the bed and
the wall.
Coroner John Maberry's jury this
morning probed into the case at
the East Moline undertaking par
lors and found that death was due
to heart trouble brought on by con-
vulsions. Markiewicz, who worked
on the night shift at the Root &
VanDervoort plant, was known
throughout the city for his peculi-
arities. He appeared to be always
talking to himself, and to hold his
head high, looking toward the
heavens. When he came to East
Moline the Y. NJ. c. A. authorities
could learn little from him. He at
one time said he had a brother in
Chicago. Markiewicz was about 35
years Of age.
When chambermaids tried to en-
ter Markiewicz's room yesterday,
they found the door locked and no
response came from within. They
notified Mr.. Banta, who, after
pounding at the door, forced his
way into the room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-05
The Argus Will Receive
Suggestions for Name of
Vessel For Rock Island

Rock Island people today were
invited to suggest title for the ship
which Rock Island has the honor
of naming and which Miss Eleanor
cleveland will christian this fall
The Argus will receive sugges-
tons from residents of this city
and will place them with Frank
Mixter, chairman of the Liberty
loan organization. Suggestions
will be received until Saturday.
There has been more or less
confusion in the minds of local
people over sponsoring Of the yes
sci. In February a vessel was
sponsored at the Pussy & Jones
shipping yards for the United
States feet corporation in honor
Of Rock Island, for the showing
this city made in the fourth Liber-
tened Rock Island" Recently it
was completed and took it's first
cargo to England from the port OF
New York.
About six weeks ago Mr.. Mixter
reviewed word from the war loan
organization of the treasury de
Poi LuCuI b4dL DSCduSO Vi Tie City ,
showing in the fourth Liberty loan
Rock Island would be permitted
to name a vessel to be launched
in the fall. The name Rock Is
land" was. selected, but subse-
quent press dispatches telling of
the Rock Island" leaving New
York for England led to an in
vestigation. being made by Mr..
Mixter which disclosed the fact
that the United States feet corpOr-
alton named one vessel in honor
of this city and that the ship to
be launched in the fall will be
sponsored by Rock Island through
action taken by the war loan or
ganization.
A letter from Ben F. McCut-
cheon,, Office of the director Of
publicity of the war loan organi-
cation. received by Mr.. Mixter,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-05
CUSTOMER GIVES
BOOTLEGGER OVER
TO LAW OFFICERS

A man who gave his name as
John Thompson had an unfortunate
day in Rock Island today. He was
fined 5000 and costs for bootlegging.
1t is said he has only been in the
city short time.
Thompson, if that is his name,
was arrested this morning by Sta
ton Officer r. Berry. He was nab
bed in Spencer Square, where it is
said he peddled a pint of booze to
a person who was later arrested
for drunkenness. The drunk was
led to tell where he bought the
liquor
The bootlegger paid his fine. He
had the amount of the fine in
his pockets, indicating that bust
ness had been on a boom during
the past few days.
The informant who gave his name
as John Smith, was assessed SO and
costs for disorderly conduct.
OVER A HUNDRED
Over 100 free permits for oper-
ating taxis have been issued in the
office of Mayor H NJ. Schriver since
the car strike began.
MOST uElNeIst IL 10 Ueiiefeu. are
operating in accordance with the
mayors order that only 10 cents be
charged for trips between Rock Is
land and Moline. A few overchages
have been reported.
The general response of automo-
bile owners not operating CONNER
cially to the mayors request for as
sistance has been considered graf
flying. However, the mayor still be-
lieves that much more assistance
toward meeting the transportation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-05

avenue, East Moline, and twice con-
demned by the East Moline city
council, was again condemned and
ordered torn down by the council
last evening.
George d. Long. city attorney,
was instructed to draw UP an ordi-
nance providing for the tearing
down Of the building
The owner was given 80 days in
which to tear the building down,
In case operations are not started
by that time. the city will take ac-
ton
Nothing else, except discussion
OF the street car situation was TAX
en- up by the council The city