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The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
SATURDAY. MARCH !. 1919
In Praise of Marshal Foch

He measured the risks which faced
him he took them, on ut least one
memorable occasion, against all ad-
vice he made his preparations with
care and skill. and he bided his time.
Then he struck-struck with the full
force of the immense army at his
command, utterly out-generaled the
enemy, and was ready to annihilate
them when they prudently sued for
peace. AS no soldier has ever had
grander triumph ora triumph better
earned. so none has ever borne
victory with more soldierly modesty.
Marshal Foch has won the hearts Of
all who had the honor Of serving
with him, or under him, by his
character. ~ no has won their ad-
miratiOn by his genius. He has COM
manded the army of the greatest
coalition which ever took the field,
and not only has he commanded It
without friction Of any kind, but hs
has gained the warm friendship OF
the foreign officers with whom lie
has worked. -L"ndon tEng.) Times.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
How Eating Affects Health.

What we ent has far more to do with
our health than anything else. To be
sure, regular exercise, good air and
vacation in the country will improve
the physical condition. But beyond
them and above them the best setting
up exercise Is the exercise of clean,
juicy, sun-cooked fruits and vegetables
In the blood stream. Richer and fuller
life will leap In the veins when the cir
culation has been freed from the ia
vorite poisons. Then there will be
zest in every hour. Desire for hard
work and an ability to concentrate the
mind on the most arduous problems
and pressing duties, pleasant or I'M
pleasant, will be faced with poise
and mental clarity hardly known In the
days of the stimulating poisons with
their false fire and their subtle evils
mining and undermining the blood
stream. For the blood Is the life.
Friends and acquaintances armed
with knowledge Of food values will
no doubt launch them at your head
with much concern when they hear
that you are giving the diet trial.
Exchange.
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conscious OF those around her. but
when her seatmate took out the eve
ming paper and unfolded 1t. some news
IN 1t apparently arrested the girls at
tention. Unabashed she read for q
moment. still evidently unaware Of the
fact that she was committing that un-
pardonable offense. reading over an
others shoulder. But the woman
turned to her. handed her the paper.
and In voice loud enough to be heard
across the aisle. asked: wouldn't
you like to read the paper7 can't
see without my glasses"
The girl was brought back to her
senses with start. and much cha
grined she took the paper and read
1t for 4 few minutes. Then she pass
ed back with murmured THANK
you" Her embarrassment had been
great before but 1t Increased visibly
when she saw the woman reach In
her handbag, take out her glasses. and
calmly begin to read the paper.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
Home Produced Platinum.

The United States produces refined
platinum from crude placer platinum
imported mostly from the Colombian
republic. There is small home pro-
duction-in California as by-product
In gold dredging, In Oregon from
beach workings and hydraulic work.
ings. in Nevada from the platinum
bearing gold ore of the Boss mine and
MISC from the Rambler mine in Wyo-
ming. There Is considerable produc-
ton Of platinum in the United States
by reflners of copper matte and gold
bullion, both imported and Of home
production.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
Keep Moving.

Keep moving! That is life's secret
all the way. When progress ceases.
you begin to lose ground. When growth
is at nm end. decay begins. Do not LET
yourself think you know enough, even
though your diploma is hanging
framed upon the wall. Do not imag-
inc you are good enough even though
your acquaintances unite in speak
Ing well of you. Keep moving! The
day that shows no gain to your credit
means loss.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
Ancient Marine Homes,

The most interesting Of the earlier
habitations Of man nre the curious
lake dwellings Of the age of bronze.
These were usually built on piles sunk
into the bottom Of lakes, some distance
from the shore. Large trees were
felled, the trunks Of which were sharp
ened on one end and driven into the
mud by mallets used in the hands Of
the builders, who worked from a raft.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
pn.umonla Threaten. Fishes.

II the fishes In the New York aqua.
rium-home Of all the queer hnny
tribe and the city's most expert pick
pockets-are taken down with pneu-
uonla, bronchitis or the sniffles. the
city authorities will be to blame.
They have been warned that the fishes
are likely to catch galloping consump-
ton because Of the damp basement
and cellar under their living room.
where they receive callers. Charles
a. Townsend, director of the aquarium
and an Intimate friend of the fish. has
written an article In all New York
newspapers warning Of the danger. He
says the condition of the basement has
nut the lives of the angel fishes. rnin-
bow trout, electric cells and all their
friends and relations In Jeopardy all
winter. Ye gods and little fishesl he
walls-the city does not seem to care.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
Unframed Pictures.

To fasten unframed pictures on the
wall so that the wind cannot tear
them loose, take narrow ribbon and
brass tacks and, beginning at one cor
ner, fasten the picture, then stretch
the ribbon to the next corner Of the
picture. then another tack, and so on
clear around the picture. Use ribbon
to harmonize with the color in your
picture and the effect will be pretty.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
Stock Ranch at h Bargain

On north side of White river and
east OF Marvine creek; close to post
Office aud school. Over 335 acres bor-
dering on above streams and partially
improved; we'll watered and finely
sheltered with timber; an ideal stock
farm, is now offered for quick sale at
less than half value, on good terms.
For particulars see w. f. SIMPSON,
Marvine, Colo. IL
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
Great Little Men.

Size is no criterion Of valor and nbil-
ity. Napoleon was no giant. The
duke of Luxembourg. the most famous
hone. the leader whom, during the
closing scenes of the Confederacy, Lee
most relied upon, except Gordon, was
described as a spry midget, full Of
Irish hre."-Buffalo Times.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01

days ago. says
John. and she
looked still more
minute when a
big burly woman
w 18th a black
shawl over her
head came In
and sat down he
side her. The girl
had a dreamy
look In her eyes
and appeared un-
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Piano and Household Goods

For Sale, at my ranch home, Powell
Park. Piano Is new and one of the
pest makes. Will also dispose Of all
ny household furnishings.
Also for sale, 4 head OF fine work
horses. 6 years old; 2 mich cows;2
yearling steers; and n quantity of
best oats. Call on or address, NJ.
SCHNEIDER, Meeker, Colo. fl5ml
There is always n pot of gold three
miles up the canon.
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For Sale

Duroc-Jersey Pigs; now three months
old also three good brood sows. AT
ranch. White River City. Address,
John Jacobs. Meeker. Colo.
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have buyers for large and small
tracts of Oil Shale lands. Let me
know what you have. price. location,
-tc.-J. S. MILLER. 25lO Humboldt
It. Denver, Colorado. f22
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01

You can contract cold now rs easy
rs earlier in the season. Check and
cure It by using Strehlke's BROMO-
FEBRIN.
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Think War Savings Stamps, Talk
War Savings Stamps, Buy War Saw
ings Stamps.
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Subscribe for The Herald and send
it to your eastern friends.
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DR.. J. ?. Riddle. specialist in dis
Eases OF the eye, ear, nose and throat.
Glasses fitted. Glenwood Springs. II
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01

FOR SALE-CHEAP-An almost
new Webster's International Die
tionary. Call at this office.
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The world loves IL martyr but puts
up with duhs.
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- The -
Scrap Book
LESSON WAS RATHER SEVERE
Girl Paid For MemI..t Of Abs~nt.MIn
sdnsss With Public Humiliation
That 0tuno.

She was a demure little thing that
0at opposite me In the street car few
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St. Patrick's Dance and Supper

Given under the auspices OF the
Catholic Ladies' Society, Friday
.vening, March II. f22 8
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Keep pegging away.-Lincoln.
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Thrift Stamps at the postohlce.
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Subscribe for The Herald.
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THE MEEKER HERALD
JAMES LvrrLE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

Entered in the Meckcr. Colorado, pOstofficc M
sccond-class mail matter
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
Neighborhood Scraps
BY j. ID. BOVE.

Well, the first one is gone in our
favor; lets keep the good work going.
First year in league ball, and IA runs
the flrst game. That is going some.
Although Joe Boy" Briscoe pitched
wonderful game he says he will do
better next time.
Episcpo, Taylor and Corrozzo got
their three-base hits. As usual these
boys always get their share Of the
stitches
Corrozzo sprained his ankle at third
base, but refused to quit Some tough
guy, by staying in the game until the
finish.
Louis Carbom, alias Jimmy Jackson,
n. A. c. manager, says he has one OF
the best little ball teams in this city,
although it is new.
All NeighbOrhood rooters are expected
TO be present at next Saturdays game
.at the military grounds. This mears
both men and women.
All baseball fans should watch tie
NeighborhoOd a. C. Of 1919 Maybe
they will be interested in good baseball
sport.
Stop-Look-Listenl Our stars are IS
follows: Joe boy" Briscoe. C. FISH
back. Taylor. Corrozzo, Episcopo, Fld-
-rie, Morgan, Pasquale. Windett, DeLuia
and still couple more surprises.
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
STATE SHOOT OVER
BELLEVUE TRAPS

Under the auspices OF the Whining
ton Trapshooting Association The Della
ware state Trapshooting Championship
Tournament will begin tomorrow over
the traps at Bellevue, and viii be con-
tlnued Friday and Saturday. The shoot
ing tomorrow will be for practice only,
the championship title being decided
by the shooting on Friday and Satur-
day
NThe championship this year win be
at 300 targets, $50 targets being thrown
both Friday and Saturday. The winner
Of the championship will represent
Delaware in the National Amateur
Championship race in Chicago in
August. William NJ Foord Of Whining
ton. is the present champion.
The state Championship is only one
~ many events TO be decided at this
tournament. The first fifty targets on
Friday viii be for the championships
of Kent, Sussex, New Castle AMI Della
ware counties. The last 100 targets Will
be for The State amateur challenge tro-
ply, given by the Hotel dupont This
will be the FIRST contest for this trophy.
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
Richards Job Like One Diogenes Held

Tex Rickard has had an awful time
trying TO ind a suitable place TO hold
the Dempsey-Willard setto July 1. His
search took him from coast TO coast
and from Great Lakes 10 the gulf. He
spent q lot Of money on the telegraph
and telephone and whole lot more on
the railroads and in hotels as he. vis-
lifted here and there In a seeing Amer
lea" skit
The cities he favored most were not
10 be invaded with'a pugilistic perform
ance and the ones he didn't want were
hot on his trail every hour of the day
and night
His task was almost as trying as the
job cut out for old Diogenes.
Cumberland, Md, was in the lead for
la long time and then someone let out
the report that the officials were against
it. Richard says the governor was mis-
quoted and that Maryland was slill a
possibility.
New York wouldn't pass the boxing
bill because Sunday baseball and sun
day movies had crowded the liberals
program.
Amt il funny world? Fighting all
around. Been at 10 in Europe for years.
Mexico still nghis-daily And right
here in the good OF q. S. A. they fight
on the rear Of street cars over the back
yard fence, over the telephone and
sh-h-h right in our own homes. And
yet Rickard couldn't find a place to
fight
Pennsylvania is trying to put through
a ten-round boxing bill. Il passed the
house nicely. Missouri wants a 10
Evening journal., 1919-05-07

fore that It was .222. Ruth has struck
four safe blows in 10 times at bat IN
pryor. events.
Americans most noted long-hll
manufacturer now has been present in
the last four Red Sox inaugurals-if
three as a pitcher and in one as an
outllelder The kickoff combat Batting
Babe missed was that of 1915 in Phil
adelphia, when Herb PennOck confined
Bill Carrlgan's combination to one rap,
made by Harry Hooper at the eleventh
hour.
Ruth never has lost a game on open
ing day. He pitched the pioneer fray
OF 1916 and beat the Athletics, for
whom Jack Nabors and Joe Bush did
the slab-work, 90 4. Macks mound
mechanlcians' put ciphers in Ruth's
base hit column each time he balied
In 1917 Ruth stacked up against Ray
Caldwell, when The championship lid
was being lifted, and won handily. Q
TO 3, making one hit in -four trips to
the plate.
Last year George Herman had an
easy time batting the Athletics. TO 4,
one single representing his batting ac-
tivlties against Bill Adams and Elmer
Myers. lie batted three times.
The American League pitcher Ruth
faced was Willie Mitchell now of the
army, then Of Cleveland. The Sardis
youth kept Babe from singing, doub-
ling, tripllng or homering gan extreme
ly hard task for any curver these days
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
B. B. HISTORIANS
GO DELVING Again
Babe Ruth S Home-Run Feat
at Baltimore Shattered
Old Records
LAVE CROSS HAD
FOUR IN A ROW

Babe Ruth's six homers. in tw,
games in Baltimore this spring set
new baseball record. set fans and old
timers to talking and set historians
digging IN tho archives for data OF
consecutive four-bakkers. George Her
man didn't shstter the exhibition gam,
record fog circuit clouis when, on
April is, he holsted the ball over the
right-neld barrier at Ori0le Park foul
times, but probably no pastimer be-
fore him had done such a thing against
pitchers OF an Class A or Glass IA team
Lafayette Napoleon Cross, who cap
iained The Athletics when they won
their FIRST two fags, sm0ie the same
number OF homers as Ruth in an eX-
hibitlon game In the samo state q
Years ago The bow-legged innelder
then was with the phllles, who had
been training In the carolinas. On
their way to Baltimore 10 open the
season, the Quakers, managed at the
time by Arthur Irwin, Benny Kaums
discover, stopped of in Hagerstown 10
play an exhibition game Nhen ihe
fracas was over tho scorers discovered
that Delahaniy q Co. has punched out
i6 drives, good for double this num-
Der Of bases, and had earned y runs
More than half Of the flawless Phil
iallies-i4, 30 be eXaci-were The re-
suit OF fOur-furlong pokes, Cross being
nigh sun with the bat, With as many
homers as Ruth had In the FIRST exhibi-
tion game the Red Sox played 10 Balli-
more this spring, and with two singles
and two doubles as we'll Lave outhltI
Ed Dclahanty, who was only able 10
make seven safeiles, two OF which
were for the circuit. Irwin now Is
trying 20 find out what the score of
this game was. The date 10 was
played was April &c. 1875
Irwin and his Rochester club did
their 1919 spring training in Swarth-
more, Pa. where. on March 2S. 1898,
quite notable game was run on. Then
the University If Pennsylvania team,
which was coached by Irwin, oblter-I
ated Swarlhmore, so 70 4. Clarence
Bayne, probably the greatest pitcher a
BED and Blue team ever had and a
hurler equally as good as Dutch Car
ter or either Of tho Highlands. Andy
or John, dipping In and getting nine
hits. OF which three were for tho fun
distance. Irwin's pupils made 6s safe
ties for a total OF 81 bases.
Bayne died OF appendicitis while at
the University Of Pennsylvania. Most
OF his spare time was taken up spurn-
ing offers 10 become professional
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
HAMILTON TO HURL
'EM FOR HARLAN

With the addition Of Ham" Hamilton
TO their pitching STAFF the Harlan team
OF the Delaware River Shipyard League
is all ready for Hog Island here on sat
urday. Manager Payne has been wOr-
ried about pitchers, but the arrival Of
Hamilton, who played under HIM when
he managed the Newport News team,
is a great relief to the skipper.
Hamilton formely played with Con-
ME Mack who sent him to the Newport
team where Ham and Fred became
fast friends. The result OF this is that
Ham" thinks more OF Fred than he
does Of big league ball and is going to
perform in Wilmington this season.
Evening journal., 1919-05-07

Like Harry Davis, he was a Grarc
College boy.
In an exhibition game the same
spring ,as the one In which the Red
and Blue annihilated Swsrihm0re the
Superbas collected 40 blows from a
flock Of Brooklyn Polytechnic lnsti-
tute pitchers. Mike Griflln. who. like
Ruth. came into prominence in Balti-
more, punching out seven-two singles,
four doubles and one triple.
Undaunied the Brooklyn flcdglings
tackled the Superbas again in the fol-
lowing spring and again the Brooklyns
spilled tworscorc drives over the bail
yard Tommy Corcoran leading this
time. with four singles. two doubles
and one homer.
Tho exhibition seasons OF 1897 pro-
duccd a couple Of terrible trimmings
for ball clubs that tackled big league
teams on March 20 the Pirates mixed
things up with the Roanoke College
team at Roanoke Va, and won, As TO
p, in eight innings, slammlng out 20
wall0ps, good for ca hassocks and
earning 30 runs. Denny Lyons, Pitts
burgh's heavyweight third baseman,
manufactured half a dozen singles, one
double and one triple.
Elmer Smith. who, like Ruth. was
such good hitter that eventually he
had % forsake the box for the mea-
dows kicked in With six one spots and
one shot for three bases
The Giants did some flendish work
with the stick in a pair Of exhibition
games with syracuse at the Polo
Grounds on April i6 and II and I'm one
non-championship event with Eliza
beth at Elizabeth two days later. Kid
Gleason. present White Sox manager,
In the games with the salt City team,
struck n safe blows. a double and a
triple IN the collection. George Van
Haliren being more conservative and
getting only FIVE singles, two doubles
and two triples. Vic Willis was one
Of the Syracuse pitchers who was
beaten up.
Van Haliren, two days afterward. in
Iho exhibition game at Elizabeth, |
pounded ont seven hlis-one double, /
one triple and i've singles. The score |
Jf the game was 40 10 I.
Forty to was the score Of an eXhi- I
,iton game played In New Haven be-
.ween Waterbury and New Haven on /
April a., 1889. with New Haven on the |
ong end special dispatch 20 the |
New York Herald announced that 'The /
New Haven club Is wild with JOY to-
iight They PLAYED the crack Waier-
Jury nino today and this was the score I
ly innings
lew Haven 3 4 2i6 o Q ? 40
0 O O o o o. oil
There were some Ruths in the old /
lays but they did not have tho foul
strike TO contend with, and the passing
,f man on purpose wasn't thought
1f.
BETTER DRAWING CARDS THAN Ty.
Battering Babe Is undoubtedly the |
super slugger OF The present time, and /
point TO his setting a new
major league record either in homcrs !
or walks this year.
Harry Frazee says he has the great |
81 drawing card in baseball, even |
greater than Ty Cobb
Ruth's two wallops or George Mog- |
Ridge IN New York brought his open
ing day batting average up TO .30s. Be
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
Y. NJ. c. A. voLLEY BALL.

The Business Mems Team-No. /. ca-
taincd by C. w. Dickey, won the flial
match Of the season by trimming he
Business Men No. , three out Of fqIr
games. C.. NJ. Steward was high scorr
on Friday evening the Wilmington
Volley Ball team will play the Phia-
delphia p. r. r. Y, NJ. C.. A. at Phia-
delphia.
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
HAGLEY MANTs a GAME.

Hagley baseball team defeated a COM
bination OF White Circle and Stablen
Park last Saturday, to 1. The game
was a pitchers battle, Richardson
pitching a star game for IIagley and
Ward for Stablen Park.
Hagley will be glad TO meet any OF
the fast teams Of the city on saturday
May TO- Phone Hagley Community
House, after Z O'Clock p. m.
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
STARS WIN.

Baldwin's All-Stars defeated the
Brack-Ex quot team last night by the
following score:
All-Stars .............2f - II i5 81
.Brack-Ex ............i2 81 II q 10
Monckton, of the Brack-Ex club,
scored six ringers; Dougherty, of the
All-Stars. five. 4 return game viii be
played next Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
Third Base COURAGE, GOOD ARM PRIME ESSENTIALS

Can you knock down hard line
smashes-field bunts-make long and
swift underhand throws and keep cool
and ready for the unexpected?
II so. you probably will make a good
third baseman with practice and stick
to-it-ive-ness.
Probably more hard drives are hit 10
the third sacker than 10 any other in
fielder. The best third basemen only
succeed in knocking down these
smashes sometimes, and so quick re-
cOverles are necessary. Get someone TO
hit(hard grounders and line drives 10
you and learn to recover the ball quick
ly If you tumble
Practice fielding bunts: sco0ping
them up with one hand and throwing
TO first undehanded. Never make a play
with one hand when it is possible TO
use two, but In fielding these lantallzz-
ing twisiers II is sometimes necessary
70 do IL with the bare hand
short flies that go just over the bag
are nearly always good for two or three
sacks, and the guardian Of the far cor
ner should practice running back and
catching these hits over his shoulder.
Avoid collisions with your catcher
and pitcher in fielding bunts by having
a perfect understanding as 10 territory
in fielding the ball.
Sridy The baiters. Get TO know where
they are likely 10 hit and whether they.
arc in the habit OF trying to beat out
bunts.
Attempted steals OF third are not so
frequent as IS The case with second,
but you should practice tagging run
ners and in blocking the bag. while still
the man on The paths a fair
Evening journal., 1919-05-07

Five years from today The
Cincinnati Reds are the talk of
baseball. They're off to a lead
of six games won and none lost.
The fans are as crazy as they
were last spring."
Evening journal., 1919-05-07
pRACTICE NIGHT FOR pEEnIFss

All Peerless players are requested 10
be out for practice this evening at $50
p. m. at the Delamore Park grounds,
Maple and BrOome streets. Those wish
Ing a try out will be welcome.
Evening journal., 1919-05-07

Iround boxing bill. The house passed the
measure. t
Twelve rounds Will be enough to de-
eide a winner in this fght, said Rick
ard.
Evening journal., 1919-05-07

Five years from today
'Yomg Swstto took the count.
His lion heart was there but his
body was weakened. Night af-
ter night around the soda founts
lost him the title"