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The daily times., 1919-09-29
TOTAL 112 NEW MEMBERS OF
WILSON WOMANS CLUB

Below are the thirty five addi-
tional names which has been enroll
ed since the membership campaign
making a total of 112 new members
Mrs E. l.. Tarkenton.
Mrs. Calvin Woodard.
Mrs. Vance Forbes.
Mrs E. J. Barnes.
Mrs Josephine Parker.
Mrs. j. A. Farmer. NK
Mrs. W. T. Barkley.
Mrs. Geo. w. Sasser.
Miss Bertha B. Helen. n
Miss Rosa Mcfarland.
Miss Lucille Anderson.
Miss Mary Hunter Deans. y
Mr.. C. B. Walton.
Mrs. Calvin Young.
Mrs A. v. Anderson.
Miss Emma Howard.
Miss Cilla Colwell.
Mrs. John Virgins.
Miss Martha Hackney.
Mrs. J. P. Hazard.
Miss Ada WOmDle.
Mrs. J. G. Houston.
Mrs. Frank Thompson.
Mrs. w. N Harrell.
Mrs Tom Hackney.
Miss Virginia Davis.
Mrs. S. E. Leonard.
Miss Jamie Pennick.
Mrs. John Greene.
Mrs. d. M. Hill.
Mrs Rosa Walston.
Mrs. J. l.. LawShe.
Mrs. Rufus Sanders.
Mrs. Geo. Wa1ston.
The daily times., 1919-09-29

BRICK FOR SALE+Smal or large
quantities, immediate delivery.
Geo. A. Barfoot. J 20 tt
The daily times., 1919-09-29

FOR SALE-Registered Hampshire
boars and gifts, months pigs
$15.00-Address Brazil Lee, Dunn,
n. G..
The daily times., 1919-09-29

FOUND-Indran Bicycle. Apply at
A1phin G Dunn. S "a 4td
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
CITY OF GREAT FiAAHcIERs
Frankfort.on.MaIn Celebrated for Re-
markabis Men Of 0snius II
Has Given to World.

Frankfort, the famous German town
on the River Main. Is the birth
place Of the worlds greatest million
aires. II Is n wealthy commercial city.
and quite dIspropOrtiOnately famous In
comparison with Its actual size.
The Rotllschills. whose ancestral
home Is now the solitary relic Of the
once famous Jewish quarter Of the
city; the Storms and the Speyers 10
England. ind the kahnS. the Kuhn.
Loeb 4 Co.. In this country, would
alone suffice to mike II remarkable a.
the birthplace OF International anan-
ciers.
Even more extraordinary Is the num-
Der OF successful financial firms which
had their birth or whose founders
were born on the banks Of the Main.
The reason which IL usually given
for this seemingly strange coincidence
Is that the geographical position Of
Frankfort Is such that n mixture Of
races In fostered. and That has been
proved to be specially favorable to
financial genius.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
GRAND OPERA IS EXPENSIVE
At $4,000 . Might In New
York City.

A very Interesting article appeared
In the New York Tribune recently with
regard to the cost Of oIera. This
article. written by H. r. Krehbiel.
shows during the German period. that
Ia from 1888 to 1880. the total Of some
thing like 5000 night. during which
period the basic price Of seat 10
the parquet was Is.
Then the cost. under 0rau. followed
by COnried. rose. The present aver
age cost Of giving opera. Mr.. Krehbiel
Informs us he IL told, Ia about &c.,
600 night. partly owing to the great.
~ increased salaries Of artists. the
orchestra In fact, everything had gone
up greatly. even before the war.
When those who like to 20 to the
opera realize that every time the
curtain Ii raised at the Metropolitan
1t means $4,000 to the management.
though personally I have heard the ns-
ure quoted higher, they will see how
II was absolutely necessary to ralse
the price Of seats. They will also zee
that lnasmuch a. the receipts some
times fall way below the cost on many
nights. the nights on which there 10
an overflow must help balance things.
The house holds Just 70 much. h.
ilsve. when It Ii jammed at high prices
a. to bring the receipts to Sl4.00o.-
Aephisto In Musical America.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
wall Of a Lost Soul.

This II not a camp story, but one
written by lieutenant on his way
"over there" ION our first lap out
We were having boat drill one day.
The bell ring and every one grabbed
up life preservers md started for
their lifeboats. As came out on the
main deck to boat No. 10 one Of the
aft guns let loose with terrific roar
at target practice. Just then . big
negro came up scrnmbling out Of a
hatchway. yelling, %. LOrtiy, LOrdy.
where am NAH life desertcri done
heah dat submarine a-moanin' for NAH
soul r"
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
nAKvELS Of SURGERY IN WAR
Surgeons With Alice Fighters Repair
Seemingly HopsIsss Geese u
Shattered Bone.

The marvels Of surgery which have
resulted from the stimulus Of war
work have COMPOUNDED the prophets.
News Of the bravery Of our fighting
men II not more inspiring than the
accounts which come In constantly Of
the achievements Of the scientists Of
the entente in the neld Of surgery
and medicine. says Portland Oregonian.
There landed In an eastern port the
other day q Canadian soldier who Is
only one OF the Thousands who can
thank their stars that constructive SCI
ence Is keeping pace with destructive
enterprise. He had been In the thick
Of the fighting at Ypres In 1915. shrap-
mel had shattered the bones Of both
ankles and both wrists. For . long
time he lay In 4 London hospital. be-
Meving that his case was hopeless and
that he would be a cripple for life.
Then came surgeons who undertook
the delicate task Of literally settling
him on his feet" Eventually he
emerged two inches or 10 shorter
than when he enlisted, walking
straight. with agile step, and with full
command Of his arms and hands.
In principle the repair Of this SOL
der was not 4 wholly new thing:
bone surgery had made material ad-
vances in the decade before the war
began. An interesting feature Of the
case, however, IL that It was part Of
the routine of a military hospital. that
the surgeons who performed the high
" intricate operation and made COM
plete restoration Of a man who 20
years ago would have been doomed
to life Of hopeless helplessuess makes
no claim to especial merit, and that
the whole accomplishment was treated
a. q matter of course. The soldier
II 20 far recovered that he expects
presently to return joyfully to the Or.
ing line: the surgeons turn without
more ado to the next case. which may
Be seemingly quite as hopeless but
wholly different in matters Of technic
and detail
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
HISTORY SHOWN BY FENCES
Various Kinds That Have Been In Vi
At Different rlmss Mark the
oeuntrys Progrssa.

The progress and condition Of our
settlements can be traced In our
fences. wrItes Alice Morse Earle. In
"Home Life In Colonial Days" A.
Indians disappeared or succumbed. the
solid row Of pales tstockade) gave
place to log fence. which served well
to keep out depredatory animals. The
dangers from Indians or wild animals
entirely disappeared, boards were still
not over-plenty. and the strength Of
the owner could not be overspent on
unnecessary fencing. Then came the
double-raii fence; two rails. held In
place. one above the other. at each
joining, by four crossed sticks. 1t
was boundary, and would keep in
cattle. II was said that every fence
should be horse-high, buli-proof and
pig-tIght. Then came stone walls.
showing a thorough clearing and tnm-
Ing of the land. The succeeding half
high" stone wall-a foot or two high.
with q single rail on top-ehowed That
stones were not as plentiful In the
fields ms In early days. The ''snake-
fence" or "virginla fence" 80 com.
mon In the southern states. utilized
the second growth Of forest trees. The
splIt-rnil fence. four or i've rails In
height, was set at Intervals with posts.
pierced with holes to hold the ends
Of the rails. These were used to
some extent In the East but our west
ern states were fenced throughout with
rails split by sturdy pioneer rniI-
splitters. among them young Abraham
Lincoln. Board fences showed the day
of the sawmill and its plentiful supply:
the wire fences Of today equally prove
the decrease Of our forests and our
wood. and the growth Of our mineral
supplies and manufactures Of metals.
Thus even our fences might be called
historical monuments.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
LIGHT ON UNKNOWN LANDS
Explorer Added Greatly 70 Worlds
knowledge Of Customs Of Peculiar
Peoples and Tribes.

Returning In April. 1917. from one
Of his trips. Capt. Theodore de BODY,
the archeologist and explorer Of prevt-
ously unknown regions Of Santo Do
mingo and Venezuela, who died In New
York. brought with him a "swallow or
regurgitating stick" from the Virgin
Islands.
Tie swallow stick" was believed
TO have been used In worship by
West Indian priest more than 400
years ngo. II was about Ave Inches
long. and carved from the rib OF
sea COW. In the image Of one Of the
West Indian tribal gods. 1t was said
that there were only three other such.
sticks In existence.
Previously unknown regions In the
mountains between Venezuela and Co
lombia were explored by Captain De
BODY. No white man had ever before
entered the high md Handicapped
mountains of that country. which are
inhabited entirely by Indian tribes. 1t
took many days Of difficult mountain
climbing to reach the heights where
the tribes live In a land of perpetual
mist and cold. although within ten
degrees Of the equator. Captain De
Booy reported that for the most part
he had found the natives friendly. At
the start he was chosen to lead II cani-
paign against neighboring tribe to
obtain women and other booty. All
the material results Of the expedl-
ton save the women were offered him,
but he declined.
Captain De Booy conducted archeO-
logical Investigations In the Bahamas,
Cuba. Jamaica. Haiti. SantO Domingo.
Turks md Caicos islands. Margarita.
Trinidad. Martinique, Venezuela and
the Virgin Islands Of the United States.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
DATA ON AMERICAN DEATHS
Census Bureau Gathers Statistics h
Many otatss and Cities;
Also In Hawaii.

Recent inclusion Of Hawaii has ex-
tended beyond the limits of continental
United States the area for which the
census bureau annually collects and
publishes death statistics. Within this
area now reside about q per cent Of
the total population Of continental
United States and Hawaii. It COM
prises in all ~ states. - cities In
other states. the District Of Columbia
and the territory Of Hawaii
East Of the Mississippi the only
states not included are Alabama. Dela-
ware. Florida. Georgia. Illinois. Aissis-
sippl and West Virginia. while west OF
the Mississippi tho only states includ-
ed are California, Colorado, Kansas,
Minnesota. Missouri. Montana, Utah
and Washington.
The annual collection Of death sta
tistics from states and cities maintain
ing adequate registration systems was
begun by the census bureau In 10G!.
tho first report covering the calendar
years 1900 to 1904. Inclusive. and for
each succeeding year q separate report
has been published.
The original registration area com
talned 10 per cent OF the total popu-
lation Of the country. It remained un-
changed until 1908. since which year
It has shown an almost uninterrupted
increase In geographical extent and In
proportion Of total population, until at
present II contains nearly three-fourths
Of the country's Inhabitants.
In birth registration highly salts
factory progress has been made dur
Ing the past two years.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
Coffee Substitutes In psnmar.

For months coffee has been almost
unobtainable In Denmark. When any
II to be had 1t sells for as much A.
- q pound. This naturally has stimu.
lated tns production Of coffee substi.
tutes. 1t Is now reported that about
$4,000 tons Of various kinds Of raw
materials have lately been used for
making these substitutes. One report
says that 5000 tons Of acorns, 1900
tons Of dandellon, 1000 tons Of chicory
and 2,S00 tons Of sugar beets have
been roasted. ground up. and sold for
coffee substitutes. Acorns sell for
about ~ cents 4 pound.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21


II there Is any one quality Of the
mind In which the really great have
conspIred. as II were. TO surpass other
men II is moral courage. In private
life what daily deceit would be avoid
ed. what evils would be remedied II
We did but possess more moral cour-
age-not that false image Of II which
proceeds from a blind and inconsid-
crate rnshness, from an absence both
Of forethOught and Imagination; but
that calm reliance on the decisions Of
reason. that carelessness Of the un.
deserved applause of our neighbors
which will induce the great man to act
according to his own informed judg-
rnent and not according to the opin-
ions Of those who will not know. and
who could never appreciate bis mo-
tives.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
Lucky and vn,ue.y Accidents.


General Grant used to contend that
It was because his mother happened
on one occasion to he short Of butter
that he eventually became president.
observes London Tit-Bits. II was while
procuring the butter that the lad heard
read letter concerning q possible va
cnncy at West Point. He applied, OBJ
taIned n" vacancy and from that time
never looked back.
A simple incident observed In q 1T.
tie country tavern resulted In NO less
a measure than the Introduction Of
the penny post. The observer Of the
Incident happened to be Rowland Hill.
Only a missing marriage certificate
prevented the hodcarrier Of Hugh Nil.
Ter establishing his claim to the earl
dom Of Crawford. Just az the absence
Of comma In q bin which passed
through congress- on one occasion cost
the American government q million
dollars.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
The Extravasant Girl.

A member Of the wnr trade board
said in discussion Of pre-war extrav-
agance:
II heard . story the other day. q
story about an extravagant Pittsburgh
girl. She got engaged to young brok-
er. but her father put his foot down
ON the match.
.'whnt's your objection to Harold,
papar the Pittsburgh girl asked. Bit
ing her lip.
"1iy objection fumed the old man.
IL that the fellow can't support you
But papa" said the girl. coldly,
neither can you.'"
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21

made no reply. and Henry plunged
viciously into q pile Of papers at his
elbow.
Still wrathful. Henry worked late
into the evening. but on his way home
made q detour. and pausing In front
Of the Summers home. peeped inquisI-
lively Into the parlor. The object Of
his search was smiling gayly and chat
ting volubly In the center Of . group
Of men and girls.
That's all she thinks about" Henry
assured himself as he walked away.
and on retiring to his room ten min
utes later gaxed obviously at Jeans
picture on his mantel. Then he
frowned. turned out the light and
Jumped Into bed.
He worked the next two nights. and
on the day following. somewhat chns-
tened In spirit. sent Jean bouquet Of
flowers followed an hour later by an
other call on the phone. II was Jean
thanking him sweetly for the gift snd
inquIring II he would put aside busi-
ness for n single night to 90 to Mar
ANsN' sNVuhVu TNVNptIOu.
REALLY. dear. I can't" he pleaded.
'This Is the busy season In the com
mission business. Can't you under.
stand? Why can't you come downtown
ard have dinner with mel That would
be--
Impossible" she snapped furiously.
"snd. do understand. A nine-hour
day Is long enough. Surely. you wont
work every night after we're marriedf'
"Not every night" he replied. sooth-
inEly. But it's for you. can't you un.
derstandf Now be a good girl and
come downtown to dinner"
II won't" she refused, datly. I'm
not going to ehase you. won't see
you until you come TO me-"
''Then you won't see me-" Henry
Jared rashly. "Good-by."
During the following month Henry
felt s0rely tempted to make peaes With
hss. but the terms Of peace were i'm.
possible. Business required even
more Of his time than ever. apd Ral'a
too. The arm was facing an unex-
plained situation. Shipments wers
coming In more slowly. and h salsa
too. theis figures fell way below par.
"What do you make Of II. Henry r
demanded Hal, a. he entered the once
late one afternoon. ''There seems to b
Q revolt among the farmers and IT.
spreading. Last week, Blair placed hla
order with ~ for only half the usual
amount. Said he WAS buying the Other
half direct. A cooperative associatioa
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21

n c3uc0 IL xOOAy. R'u1 uuu " "AA~H
u.ned me down cold Said the fulton
County Growery' association Tere ILL
Ing his orders quicker and cheaper.
WHAT'S to be doner'
Henry scratched his head thought
fully. then rose uncertsinly and
grabbed his hat
I'm OF for Fuitonville. the county
seat" be announced from the door.
ats . dull old place. but I'll sinoks
that crowd out-see II don't"
Early the following morning HEMP
presented himself at an once owe,
the Fulton National Bank. On the rain
street Of that quiet village. vita the
neat sign ON II. Fulton County Grow
ers' Association"
"want to see your boss" he a.
nounced to an alert clerk. who ross
from bis typewriter to take Henry's
card. He disappeared into an inner
once and presently emerged.
Cant be SEEN" he annoupcet.
cHsply. TOO busy. Call tomorrow"
"But must see him." profesf~A
Henry. scowIing. Il made = special
trip down here. can't kill tim.
around here until tomorrow"
"But you can't zee him." came the
answes. accompanied BY feeting
smile, -urtil tomorrow. There's
show In town tonight. And dance At
the hotel. Maybe you might 90 to one
Of"
Bother dances and shows" he
snapped, and left the Office indignant
ly; but the quIetude and inactlOn OF
the long afternoon made him recon
slider. and at Z 80, after good dinner.
he stood In his room and surveyed
himself In his evening toys before the
mirror. Then he went downstairs into
the ballroom. PausIng for q moment
at the door. he glanced about him and
then his heart pounded wildly. Was
that-just then she turned. and ms
their eyes met he advanced toward
her.
Jean" he almost shouted In delight.
rs 1t really you'll"
"No other" She gave him q cool
smile. "Are you danciug7"
IF I may have one with you" he
answered quickly. and rs the music
began they sprang into step with their
old usual grace. After the dance he led
her into one Of the small pariors. and
she sat down happily.
THAT was nne." she enthused.
WORTHY all my trouble to get up the
affair.""
"Did you get-this-up" he demand
ed. obviously.
"why. certainly" she replied. xmii-
ing at her program. "Wlth help. Of
course. There's 70 much TO be done.
you know. Sorry I couldn't zee you
today"
"But I didn't call" be started to
answer. puzzled.
Eyes, you did. too" she answered.
his puxzlement. my clerk
brought your card In to me-"
Henry opened his mouth in absolute
amasement. then faced her accuslngly.
''You are"
The Fulton County assocIation-
yes" Her eyes twinkled roguixhly.
'.Otherwise known a. q mountain Of
flower and nun"
"Oh, I didn't mean that" he start.
ed TO protest. but she cut him OF.
"Oh. yes, you did," she rejoined.
quickly. But 1t wasn't 10. And j
mean to prove It to you. You wanted
the mountain to come to Mohsmmed.
but wouldn't do Il. wanted you to
know that -
"But this Dance" he whispered.
for his voice had gone from
shock. "You had time to arrange this
and work besides"
'On an eiEht.hour-day schedule" she
swell. what do you think
Of me nOwf
II think" he began. gazing At her
hungrily. then almost shouted. n sur
render-at your terms. where-er-
shall I lay down my armsr'
"Here." pointing to her two satiny
and he met her terms com
pletely.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
Mohalr,rr,ed
Su1ren5es
coDyS1ght, lSi3. b. he NeC7srs Nsws
~ 0ynaieate)
D. AacHEY CAMERON NEW

SCoVyI1gtt, iSiS, b. The AeC3urs HSws-
~ 1ynAseatsJ
Because It was an accomplishment.
Henry Brooks danced well. II would
have been admitting defeat had be not
been q finished glider. but he took lit
tie Joy 10 such fame. For II dis
tracted time and thought from the
achievement Of . greater thiDs-hnan-
cial success.
he aspired to wealth not because Of his
love Of money. but for love Of Jean
Thomas. Knowing this. Hal Foster
looked wonderfully at his partner. as
he entered the once to see Henry
gIowering at the telephone mouth
piece.
But. dearest" Henry protested irri-
.tabiy. II can't 20. We're checking up
vegetable shipments for November.
-"
-You mean thing" came the pouting
answer. II believe you're money-mad."
"Jean!" Henry challenged her
sharply. did It ever occur to you thRt
we might need money after we're mar
ried7" Hal Foster withdrew from the
ONCE hastily.
I'm not a fool. Henry" she replied
coldly. "Go0d.by."
1.-THE devil!" yelled Henry. wrath
fully. slamminG up the receiver and
turning to Foster. who re-entered.
"Hal. she's the limit. Wants me to 90
to the Summer dance tonight. Most
unreasonable girl ] ever knew"
THAT wouldn't make . good love
song. kiddo." admoniahed his partner.
so,emniy. .Aren't you goingf'
''Of course not" and every minute
Henry seemed to grow madden. "D'ye
know. Hal. there's times when doubt
I love Ser. Shes got 4 head full of
foolishness sad nothing else" Hal
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21
Why Lawn !. Called Lawn.

Years ago the Dutch excelled all
other peoples In the bleached linens
they sent forth. That was In q time.
Of course, when bleached linen was
considered a luxury. Tho Dutch gain
cd their fame for this excellence be-
cnuse they had wonderful system Of
treating the muslin to make It white.
To begin with, they treated II to
bleaches and acids Of various sorts !;
and then they placed It on bleaching
lawns, or green's, where It lay at In.
tervals from March to September.
The white material thus produced TOOK
the name Of the lawns wherein It was
bleached-st least, % goes the story.
The Meeker herald., 1919-06-21

o. the leading soldiers who won the
war. I should think General Birdwood
10 the most humorous Here 10 his
latest story: One day. In Gallipoli.
he came across an Anxac washing
himself In q mug ofs water. "well."
said the general, "are you having .
washr' The soldier replied. "Yes.
sir; but ! wish WAS . bloomia'
casary."-Puck.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-15
DON'n WANT TANKS
 GUARDING HAREMS
Senator Fall Of New Mexico Opposes Council Power In Proposed
 League of Nations.

Santa Fe, \. M.. March 15.~-De- league of nations which would give the supreme council power to send q million boys to guard the harems ot Turkey or protect the Indian empire of Great Britain, L. & Senator Albert B. Fall of New Mexico last night gave the legislature in joint session his opinion of the league of nations GOV enant.
 Tt is not our business to put down a revolution in Ireland, and l am frank to say that the Irish have q right, unless the declaration of the United States was a lie, to rebel if they please" he added. II never will vote to send one of your sons or put him in a position where he may be sent to prevent q revolution in Ire land"
 Senator Fall said he gave full cred it to President Wilson for patriotism and sincerity, but he added II do not believe the eX-presdent of Prime ct on university could teach Washington, Jefferson, Monroe, Lincoln, Cleveland and Roosevelt anything. Ii seems to mo if there is one lesson American is that the United States of America should continue in the path marked out for it by the founders and per petuatOrS of this nation, and should have nothing to do with the brOils of Balkan states or attem pts to recon struct the geOgra phN of Europe'
New Britain herald., 1919-03-15
MILLIONS POURING IN
By the Time the Revenue Offices Tonight Over 100000 Win
 Paid Almost Billion Dollars,

Washington, March 15.-MillioI dollars poured into the offices oi collectors of internal revenue I as persons and business firms their income or profits tax ref and paid the first 25 per cent in| ment of tax. By the time theI lectOrs' offices close late tonigl was estimated four million pei and firms would have filed rel and the total tax paid would anl to from $SO0,0OO,000 to Sl,000l 900. To take care of the congd expected today many coll9
 planned to keep their offices until late tonight.
 Persons or firms failing to filI turns today are liable to q peha not more than $1,000 and, Tn ton, 25 per cent of the amour due. Payments made by mall ing postmark of today will De sidered as having met the tim1 uuirement however, even thougIl received by the collectors today.