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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
oEr A rRAhspER.

II you are on the gloomy Line.
Get . transfer.
II you're inclined to fret and pima
Get Q transfer.
Get OF the track Of Doubt and 0losn.
Get ON the Sunshine Track. there's room
Get . transfer.
II you're ON the Worry Train.
Get . transfer
You must not stay there and complain.
Get . transfer.
The Cheerful Cars are passing through
And there's lots Of room for you
Get . transfer.
II you're on the orouchy Track.
Get & transfer.
Just take Happy Special back.
Get \ transfer.
Jump on the trair and pull the rops.
That lands you At the Station Hops-
Get . transfer.
Tho op,imist
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
Few Animal. Lo.. in rr,n,I..

In statement made by the war de-
partment 1t apears that since the Unit
ed Suites entered the war and to Jan.
uary IL, 1919. this government 49,
ped overseas from this covn1u
animals, which includa1 ~ cavalry
horses, 33,388 draft Sefses, 2s,OSs draft
mules. md 075 pack mules. The total
number of animals lost en- route over.
seas so far reported is GOO horses and
mules, or less than I per cent Of the
total number Of animals shipped.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
.ps 1--we. Am lust.

There IL the story Of the Mississippi
draft Of cotton plantation negroes,
brought up from camp BY rail
to Newport News and loaded on board
the. transport after dark. Next morn.
ing. when the troops woke up. the
ship was we'll out to sea. and there
was not a sign Of land to be seen.
One negro soldier. who had never seem
or heard Of the ocean. leaned against
the rail- and looked at the vast stretch
Of water. "Oh. Lawd." he CALCULATED.
de levee am bust"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13

An unusually inquisitive four-year-
old approached his mother the othes
day and asked: Mother, did the same
God that made us make the Ger.
mnns?"
The mother answered: "Why, yes,
John Patrick; God made every one."
Later that evening, after the chill
dren's prayers had been said. John
Patrick announced: "Well, mother,
I've asked God not to make any more
ermans."-Indianapoli Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
Heavy Deficit. LIaht pIst.

A soldier at camp hospital was re-
covering from the "nu" and had 4
he was allowed only milk. which he
didn't like; he crnved substantial food.
Having worked In the kitchen and
knowing there was an. abundance Of
food. he begged the nurse for some
good eats" Her tactful reply was.
1.-THE commlssary department has a
deficit Of $4,000. and we must diet
very lightly until we make that up."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
ceeonut Palm Tropical Cow.

Copra consists of the dried meats
Of coconuts. 1t contains from 80 to
60 per cent Of oil.
In India, Cochin China, the South
Sen Islands and elsewhere the oil has
been used as food since the dawn Of
history, for the fats contained in II
nre singularly like the milk fats Of
mammals In most respects. It IL al
ready In wide use In this country a.
nut margarine" which Is coconut oil
into which some butter has been melt.
ed and the whole churned with skim
milk-that is milk with the fats re
moved-and worked as ordinary but.
ter.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13

In the Illustration. These InciOse cot
ton wool filter. The air enters through
the tube. A. the sOapy water entering
the bypass tube. B, below the air A.
ter. The other tube. G, II to allow the
displaced air to leave the bottle. This
tube also provides for air movements
due to variations In temperature end
barometric pressure. A small guam.
tity Of water. D. IL placed in the bot.
tom to keep the air moist.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13

Fears are being expressed IN Brit.
ish Columbia Of the extinction Of thoss
already scarce and grand animals Of
the chase. the mountain sheep. Trophy
hunters in increasing numbers take ad-
vantage Of the open season In western
states, and Canadian supplies suffer
a. consequence.
It IL suggested that Q rigidly OBJ
served close season be maintained on
both sides Of the border for the next
i've years, and that only one head be
allowed to each party Of hunters for
the future.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
Possibly.

A physician was giving an informal
talk on physiology ON the porch Of q
southern hotel.
~Also." he said. ut has lately been
found that the human body contains
sulphur"
sulphur" exclaimed 4 girl In .
blue-and-whits blazer. "How much
sulphur u there In . young girls
bodyr'
"Oh ~ said the physician. smilinsiy.
~that VARIES"
.And II that" asked the maiden,
"why some Of u make better matches
than othersf"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13

do you consider 1t q good plan for
q salaried man to carry large check
ing account at his bank7"
"Of course. But do you know Of .
salaried man who il able to do that
these daysf
Certainly not. I was merely ASKING
you a hypothetical question.
mingham Age-Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
Army Tank. to Pull, Cana, Best.

Industrial use already has bsen
made Of tho army tank, one Of the
notable war Implements evolved dur
ing the conflict One Of these tanks
has been successfully used on the
Marine canal. in France. where II
hauled q convoy Of barses at q speed
Of nearly two miles an hour. ~ com.
pared with the speed Of animal power
Of less than q mile an hour.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
Pride,

"You tnke no sugar in your cot.
feer
"None."
"But you used to be exceedingly
fond of sugar."
II am yet. but I'd rather go with.
out than take chance on being
called down by the head waIter.s
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
Ru..l. sun Produce. Much on.

In spite Of the shortage OF labor and
the general disorgnnlzntion Of the
country's economic life. the production
Of oil In Russia In 1915 was greater
than In the previous year. During ten
months Of 1915 the total quantity
raised was 5Os.1 million pools, as
against 476.1 million pools In 1918.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13

The height of the EifTel tower.
Paris. is 9s8 feet; Of the Blackpooi
tower, $50 feet; of New Brighton
tower. $40 feet: and of the woolworth
building, New York, $50 feet.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
TO PROTECT SOAP BUBBLE
One May Dc Made to Last for Weeks
" Proper Precautions Are
Taken.

Lasting sonp hub
bles cannot be
made unless the
air inside and out.
side the bubble 10
almost free OF
dust particles and
10 saturated with
moisture, says
Popular Science
Monthly. Wher-
ever you are the
air 10 dust laden
20 that the whole
blowing operation
must be conduct
ed inside Of .
large bottle. 1t II
necessary. to pass
two glass tubes
through the cork.
Larger sections Of
glass tubes are
placed a. shown
rh I~Al1aA mt.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13

There Is purity which only suf.
ferIng can impart: the stream OF life
becomes snow-whIte when It clashes
against the rocis---Jeen Paul
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13

"Have you ever been under frey
Lots of times"
"In the front line trenchesr'
"No. but I spend all my summer
hunting deer In the Maine woods."-
youngstown Telegram.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
A Good Time Was Had.

A Good Time Was Had.
Kind Old LAdy-What did you folks
get on Christmas, James1
James-Well. pa got out Of town /;
mother got company and got the n
huen1y.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
Relationship.

ia she his 1rst wifef"
swell. as he married her again arfer
divorcing her. she is what you Iuight
call his nrst wife once removed.
ton Evening Transcript.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
On. Of .Lars. Family,

One Of Large Family.
First Doughboy-Wonder II that III.
tie French peach Is married.
Second Dltto-Sure | Didn't you hear
the fellows calling her Madam Mosellsf
Boston Transcript
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13

4 great many men color their coN
variation with white lles.-IndiGnsp
oils Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-09-13
Thsr. Different.

Thsrs Different.
Hubby-Is that the new siri singing
IL the kitchen! She's . rsgulss
cuckoo
Wifey-Yss, but shs can't sseA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27
HAYES Is ARCHBISHOP
New York Prclatc Considered Posi-
blity IS Next L. s. Cardinal

Rome. Feb. 27.--Anxil;ary Bishop
Hayes has been appointed Archbishop
of New York. it was announced yes
terday.
?. H. Hayes. who succeeds the
late Cardinal Farley as archbishop
of New York. may now BE- considered
to be a possibility as the next Amer
lean cardinal.
New York. Feb. 27.-The appoint
ment of Bishop Hayes a archbishop
of New York is regarded by his
friends here a: a recognition of his
services during the war rs chaplain
bishop Of the United States army
and navy here and abroad.
As he was auxiliary bishop to Car
dinal Farley, ard because Of his close
association with the cardinal and his
sympathy with the latter program.
Bishop Hayes has been regarded as
the logical candidate for TIE arch
bishopric.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27
e You Will Call

in and let Us explain, we can show
you w..2re wireless operator IN the
merchant marine, employed AZ g sal
airy OF $125 month with living eX-
penses, has the opportunity Of earn
ing douple that sum or more each
month if he has any business u all in
his makeup. We have been telling
YOU in our advertisements that mer-
chant marine operators receive SllO
a north and up, with living expenses.
but there are many other yGod th;nDs
we have noc told you. You may pos
sibly be earning 5000 month in your
present position. A course in wireless
biography will not only pay you mere
but thorough knowledge of radio
will furnish you with stock in
trade" which will he of !nestimaole
value to you, for you will always be
in demand. Our course requires about
two hours Of your time. either day or
night. for fourteen weeks: the tuition
fee is small; our Instructors are all
expert radio men; tie school fully
equipped with apparatus and the 'arg-
est Of its kind in America Drop IN
and have little tall; about the matter
We are quite sure It will interest you.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27
AUCTION SALES
SAMUEL II. LUNT. Auctioreer.

Sale Of Valuable real estate, in
Ecsemont.
Pursuan. to deed of trust eXecut-
ell by Suter and Slaymaker, ln-or-
porated, dated on the 1st day of Feb
ruary. 1913. which is duly recorded
among the land records OF AleXan-
dr;a county, Virginia. in deed book
49,. page IS, default having been
made in the payment of the debt Sc
cured therein, the undersigned, at the
reoues. Of the holder of the note evil
dcncing said debt will sell at public
auction in front of the Royal Street
entrance of the Market Building IN
the City Of e;ardria, Virginia. On
TUESDAY, Il, til day of MARCH,
1919. at twelve Oct ok noon. all that
lot or parcel Of land with the build
i7gs and improvements thereon. form
crly in Alexandria County. Virginia,
now in the City of Alexandria, Nir-
minia. known. as Rosemont, and de-
scy;bed as follows. to-wit.
y portion of lots numbered Ten
tl0) and eleven lD. in block num-
bercd five 90, in section numbered
one (D of Rcsemont, as the said sec
lion appears duly dedicated, plated
ard recorded among the Land Re-
cords OF the said County of AieXan-
dria in Deed Book No. 1l9, pages 800
and 3f7, the said portion Of the said
lots conveyed by this deed having a
frontage Of Is feet on the north line
Of Roscmont Avenue, and being
bounded and described as follows: Be-
ginning at a point on the north line
of said Roscmont Avenue, 1873 feet
cast of the southwest corner of sa.G
lot II, and running in a ncrther!y
objection. and parallel with the west
line Of said lot II. 125 feet
to the north line of said lot; thence
in an eastcrly direction along the
north line of the said let's 10 and II,
- feet TO a point l25 feet wet Of
the northeast corner Of the said let
10; thence in a southerly direction,
and parallel with the east line of said
c. 10. 125 feet to the north lire of
said Rcsemont Avenue. and thence in
, westerly direction along the said
north line of Rosemort Avenue. -
'eot 10 the point CT beginning; be-
ny the same property conveyed 70
ne said party Of the first part by a
Iced duly CT record in the said land
ccords, in Deed Beck No. 1856, page
81.
Terms Of sale. cash. Costs Of con-
eyancing 10 be paid by purchaser.
EUGENE p. TAYLOR,
Executor of Douglas Stuart, de-
.ascd. Trustee. 1I-td.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27
FEAR FLOODS ~ GEORGIA
Tcrrcntial Rains Tie up Traffic and
Washout$ Occur On Al! Reads

Atlanta, Ca. Feb. 27.-lIeavy rains
and consequent floods caused appre-
hensijn III Central and Western Geor-
ga yesterday.
The Ocmulgee River At Macon was
above food stage, AND a l''se 10 TWEEN
ty one feet was expected. Flood
warnings were issued.
Torrential rains south Of Macon
tied up railroad traffic. The Southern
Railway reported washouts near
Cochran, and the Georgia Southern
ard Florida Railroad was Icing ham
pered by high water, which reached
the trcstles at many points and in
some places flooded the rails.
The Central Of Georgia Railroad
reported washouts near Montgomery.
The 20,00O,O00 gallon water reser-
voir at Mlledgeville. Ga. has been
practically empty since yesterday at
ternoon, high water having flooded
the pumping plant. The civ is
without water supply, and fear is
felt in case OF fire. Pc>n!c east Of
Mil!edgeville were GU II! today o.
the swollen waters d the Oconec.
Al Columbus, cottonsecd meal val
ned at $1,000 was washed away when
the Chatahoocnic R;ccr ovcrfowed It's
banks and flooded warehouses. The
river registard thirty seven feet ear
ly today. with indications OF a rise
to forty-fivc feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27

shave person suffering from any
skin disease on his face, any eruption
swelling, or scaling or discharge. No
wielder of the razor suffering from
infectious or contagious diseases, tu-
bercular or venereal will he allowed
Co operate. The use Of stick alum
will be prohibited, as well as powder
puffs, and separate towel must be
used on each customer. No sponges
will be tolerated, and mugs, brushes
and razors must be thoroughly clean
ed after having been used on Il GUS
toner. Razors must be ir.lnersed in
two per cent. cresol solution. A clean
sheet of paper must be placed upon
the head rest Of chair Tor each GUS
toner. The maximum fine for viola
ting the ordinance will be ten dollars;
the minimum five dollars.
The late Professor Griffin, an
Alexandrian, a knight OF the razor,
anticipated all this years ago. His
aim was to induce the Genera! As
sembly to pass an act substantially
as above, and appoint a state inspcc-
tor to travel from place 10 place and
see that the statute was enforced
He would have been Il candidate for
the position had it been created.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27
REGULATING BARRIERS


at the regular meeting Of the City
Council on Tuesday night an ordi-
nance was introduced and referred
which bears this title: IAN ordinance
requiring all persons. firms and cor
porations to secure permits for con-
Quoting barber shops, HAIR dressing
parlors. n,aniclring pa:lor< or public
bath houses, TO prescribe sanitary re-
ouirements for the cond:'c. thereof,
and to provide penalty
This ordinance. if adopted. Will
make !. un,awf..l foy t.rb.r to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27
THE MILLS OF THE GODS GRIND
SLOWLY

Turkey in Europe is doomed. There
is every promise in the reports that
come from the Paris peace table that
at last this blot upon civilization Is
going TO be wipd out, and this arch
murderer is ut last going to pay in
part the penalty Of It's agc-old record
of crime. Not only will the Ottoman
empire be forced back across the Dar-
danclls and lose all footing in Eu-
rope. ircludng the city of Constan-
tinop!c. but its dominiors in Asia
Minor arc to be diminished. No long
er will its sinister and hiood-fouled
rule hold undiSputcd sway IN the
Caucasus, Mesupotama ard Palestine.
IL territories will dwind!e to half
their former size: its rich mineral
and agricultural lands 10 the south
and east will pass to Other hands.
As contemporary says, truly
the Sick Man of Europe never was
so sick before.
1T is a helatcd. but Il Divine. jus
tice For years the Turkish empire
has been the great anachronism of
history. It's crimes have been a re-
proach to civilization. and its victims
have cried to Heaven for vengeance.
Depravcd and foul-smclling as it has
been. it has survived solely by reason
Of that balance of power. the equ!li-
hrium Of which the Christian nations
of Europe feared would be disturbed
if there was any effort to punish the
Turk for his crimes. His govern
ment, rotten and corrupt, was but
the expression of nation rotten
and corrupt. The cruelties which no
has practiced for years upon the
helpless Armenians eliminated during
the war in series OF massacres
more frightful than the normal mind
could conceive. And now hs is to pay
the price.
"C>nstantinople and the Dardanel-
les are TO be internationalized. 1t is
Ear better that this should be so than
that the arrangements first fixed by
the entente for their dispos tion in the
even. of victory mad obtained
To internatioralize it ard make it
the common ward OF all The nations
to the peace compact is 10 give rca-
sonable insurance Of a permanently
settlement.
with the Turk finally Cut of Eu-
rope for good ard ali and under effec-
i've restraint, the civilized peoples of
he world can join in hearty good
radiance"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27
THE GUNSTON HALL

By the time the Gazette shall have
reached the homes of subscribers to-
day the mammoth steel ship Gunston
Hall, will be resting beside the con-
crete pier of the Virginia Ship5uild-
ing Corporation. While this article
is being written thousands of persons
are vending their way TO the river
front, and every available place in the
neighborhood from which Il view of
the launching can be obtained will
soon be occupied. In the gathering
are many Washingtonians, and
large sprinklinS of persons living
contiguous 10 Alexandria. all Of
whom have come here to- mingle
their rejoicings with A.cyandrianS,
who have secured the great des!der-
atum| of their livcs-a modern ship
building plant.
Our city in by-gonc years suffered
many disappointment. There have
been times extending back for more
than third of century when pros
poets were bright for shipbuilding
plants here. In the latter part of the
seventies and the beginning of the
eighties several large schocners were
constructed in Alexandria, and later
what was known as the Virginia
Iron Steamship Company" was
formed which promised many things.
Other plants. existing on paper, fol-
lowed, among them the ARROW
Steamship Company" which gave out
that it would build twelve iron pas
senger steamers. each $40 feet long,
which would be mawc!s Of marine
architecture These dreaElS never
crystalizcd. and for years after any
one prcphesy:rg the advent Of si:ni-
lar enterprise: were looked upon as
chascrS Of raintows
There was, however. something
tangible in Lhe Virginia Shipbullding
Corporation. They mean business
from the first. ard came hcIe 20 stay.
Their coming kas brought thousands
of new citizens, who have been heart
lily welcomed IN Alexandria, and we
are now enjoying the fruits Of wait
ing long and rcvcr desprnang.
But while this s;upendous enter.
prise Is mctamorpiiosir.r our old
city. it is not oil. BY early summer
the mammoth assembling plant now
in process Il construction will have
been completed. This will augment
our population thousands.
We have waited long and pa
tientl: while other communities were
being blessed with heaithful adj
juncts to their commercial existence.
Our time has come, and the many
strangers among US today are rejolc-
ing with us in cur changed conditions.
We hear hints occasionally Of other
manufacturing companies consider
ing the feasibility Of selecting Alex
andria for their plants We have long
urged that our city is one of the most
centrally located on the Atlantic
coast, and this fact is gradually en-
tering the minds of those looking
for sites for their enterprises.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27

one of the periodical publications Of
today, contains many practical
thoughts. In an article in this weeks
issue attention is called TIC the fact
that the American people have proven
themselves to be the greatest Won
der Of the world.
This is true not merely because
they have, within period OF but
little over four centuries, converted
huge, savage wilderness into the
richest and most powerful of all ma
tions, but particularly because they
have created and maintained contin
uously since its organization IN l116
government which stands, and is
we'll worthy of standing, as a model
for all the world.
1t is understandable that people
of other nations because oe the finn
sy structures upon which many of
their governmental institutions have
been erected, should drift blindly or
desperately towards the Niagaran-
isms-anarchism hblshevism, or
what not-which confront many gov
ernments in Europe today but
America needs none Of these; for
Americans arc already free to do
Whatever they want to do and to be
whatever they want to be. In this
great country there is n, need nor
excuse for anarchism nor"for boil
shevism nor for any Of the other I'M
tried OF discrciited dreams of over
wrought and disordered minds; for.
whatever of happiness OF of freedom
or of welfare is conceivable by NOR
tai mind is already easily obtainable
by US whenever fair share of our
people conclude that they really de-
sire it.
If the American people want to
manage or to own the railroads or
the telegraph lines or any other
American business or industry they
can, by the quiet, peaceable use OF
their ballots, put their available legal
machinery into motion and the thing
is done. Indeed, whatever our peo-
pie want to do or undo they have but
to speak through the ballet and Ii
will be speedily accomplished either
by making, enforcing or by repeal
ing laws or by amendment to the
Constitution.
Moreover this power Of the ballot
is so great that we Americans can,
on short notice at any time, and in
Il perfectly peaccable and lawful
manner, by means of suitable Con-
stitutional amendments and laws and
through the power of suffrage, net
merely change our statutory and
Constitutional provisions to any eE-
tent desired. but we can, if we so
will, go to the extent of repeating
all of our laws, and even the Consti
tuition itself, and set up limited
or absolute monarchy or any other
form of governmnt, either with or
without Constitution.
Since, then. under our present form
of government, we already have this
absolute freedom of action it would
seem that there can lie no iustlfi-
cation nor excuse whatever for the
attitude of those who preach or adj
vocate political creeds or doctrines
in conflict with the fundamental prln-
ciples of cur great. free, American
Government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27
KING OF ROUMAEIA SHOT

London, Feb. 27.-king Ferdnan,i
OF Roumania was shot in the face and
arm by a revolutioniSt following a
series of riots at Bucharest, acc"d-
In. to dispatches from Basic la.e yes
terday.
The Roumanian Queen i said %
have fed from Bucharest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-27

Coffee and brcoms, country butter
SOC per pound, strictly fresh eggs soc
per dozen, sugar 10c b., sack S9.i2'
Armour's steel cut coffee SOC To-,
brooms, 4Sc.. s1.00, $11O. J. T. PuR-
CELL, III South Henry street. Phone
CIV dS-ot