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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Vogue Of initials.

Tint the new vogue OF initials Is a.
bewilderlng ms n writer In the New
York Statesman suggests Ii made
nbuntlnntly clear by reports Of commit.
tees dealing with the Prince Of Wales
fund. Those who have been initiated
into the mysteries Of its ndministra-
ton and are familiar with the termin-
oiogy In use may know that W. c.
does not indicate the west central dis
trIct. hut mems war committee; that
N. X. F. signifies national relief fund.
und thnt l.. II. C. Il meant local rep
resentntive committee. But even they
must be bafIied by the problem set BY
such n procession Of Initials as q. c.
r. Il. D.. and fail to guess that what
Ia suggested by them II government
committee for the prevention and re.
lief Of dIstress.-Lontlon Chronicle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Aztec Relics unearthed,

Announcement OF the recovery of
10000 specimens Of prehistoric Aztec
civilization from the famous "Aztec
ruin" In the Amns valley In northwest
ern New Mexico has been made by the
American Museum Of Natural History.
Work OF excavation has been In prog
ress since the summer of 1915. funds
for which have been provided by Ar
cher NJ. Huntington and J. r. Morgan.
The scene Of the exploration was
once typical pueblo. or grent forti-
fled house and village. and although
the work Of unearthIng the hidden
treasures Is only partly completed.
whit has thus far been found within
the crumb!ing walls so long hidden
from human view has exceeded. II Is
said. the most snnguine hopes of the
Investigators.
Necklaces of shell and tortoise. agate
knives. pottery vessels of various
forms and ornnmentntfon. cotton cloth
and woven sandals are among the finds
reported by N. G. Nelson. assistant
curator of t'.e museum and Earl II.
Morris. In charge Of the exploring
party.
Enough masonry In the ruin was I'M
covered to have built u wnll hplf way
from New York to Philadelphia.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Aviators Limo.

The air service. like most special
branches. hns Its own vocabulary. An
officer Of flying status. but who for
some reason does not fly. liz called q
penguin" This name IL also applied
to II type Of training machine which
does not rise from the ground. An
officer In the flying service without n.y.
Ing status IL called "kIwi" after an
Australian bird. A pilot Is generally
called n "quIrk." A flight IL called
Zip" and II It is a distinguished fall
ure II Is called a "washout." An mir.
plane is usually called a bus" The
great hope Of the nirmnn Is TO spike
bozzle." or bring down "Zepp." or one
of the smaller nonrigld .dirigibles
they call "blimps." The nirmnn's pest
is the "onion." or large flaming anti
aircraft shell which "Archie" sends up
as n sort Of bouquet-with sometimes
nm unpleasant smell. "Archle" Is the
general name for the antiaircraft gun.
--Everybody's.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
How Scout. Can AeIu Nation.

Offer your services to some gnrtlen-
or MS n patrol. He Will be able TO pay
you for your lnbor. Make his crop
the best In your neighborhood. Show
the world TINT the boy scouts can rise
to any emergency.
Plant garden at home. No mnt-
ter how small the space. Foreco the
flower gnrtlen this season. Plant veg
ctnblcs. II you hive no garden. use
n window box. You will he delighted
with the results. no matter how small
the crop. Do II now.
Offer your services to your teacher
to help In securing the necessary in
formation to establish school and home
gardens. Don't be n Stacker.
Ask your city offlcinls to organize to
help conserve the food supply Of our
country. HIVE them offer vacant space
for cultivation. Show your patriot
Ism. Arouse thelrs.-ScOut News and
Bulletin.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Hero Of Naval Disaster.

The man with the smile md the
CHEEKY word. the one who can lift the
spirits Of his fellows In the hour Of
danger-here Is the man Of herOlsm.
And 1t is for just this quality that
prnise Is given to Lieut.. John X. Rich
nrds. U. 8. NJ. who was one Of the
officers on the torpedo destroyer JncOb
Jones. The reports Of her sinking
brought a thrilling story Of her COM
mnnder. her officers and his men, Of
their bravery and loyalty to the Inst
moment. NIL equnl to the hest trndi-
lions Of the American navy. Lieut..
Richards, the g,innery officer. was left
In charge of NIL the RATS. At this post
II wns noticed that through all the or
denl he WINS COO md cheerful. putting
heart Into the men abnut him and max
Ing them all more able to stand the
strain. Lieut.. Richards liz n native Of
Ironton. o.. and was horn In 1901. He
entered the naval academy In 1907,
md five years Inter was made ensign.
In 1915 he became Junior lieutenant
and was temporarily appointed lieuten-
ant in 1917.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
GRIZZLY BROOKS NO RIVAL
Testimony Of Hunters Proves That He
10 Beyond Question Supreme In
His Own World.

The grizzly was once the monarch
Of the Western ranges. says Walter
Prichnrd Eaton. In Harper's Magazine
Nothing disputed his title till man
came with the rifle. OF man the grix.
ely now has most Intelligent fear. ex.
cept In places where he is protected
and fed. Fierce and formidable fighter
TINT he is. he doesn't fight man unless
he Is driven to 1t, hut with the keen.
ness of his tribe (the bear Is one Of the
most Intelligent of beasts) he avoids
danger so far MS possible. and has de.
veloped much cleverness at 1t.
The testimony Of all Western hunt.
ers agrees on the great caution grix-
ely uses before crossing an open or ap.
prOaching dead horse or COW put out
for bait. frequently charging all the
bushes around to drive out possible
foes In ambush as preliminary to
feeding. That the mountain lion Is .
real foe OF the bears our hunter de.
MED. The mountain cat Is IL coward.
Once. he said. he had put out dead
horse for their bait. and watched from
tree two lions feeding on the cnrcass.
A grizzly (cnlled n silvertip by the
hunters) approached, shouldered In he
tween the lions and began to feed also.
AS one fat grizzly can take up consid-
ernble room the lions resented this
third party at the feast and drew on
snarling. Then one OF them came back
and evidently clnwed the Intruder or
hit II. The bear. which had one fore
paw employed. swung with the other.
caught the lion a tremendous blow and
knocked him SO feet down the slope
Then Mr.. Silvertip resumed his repast
rs II nothing had happened. He did
not even look around to see how far
the lion fell or what he was going to
do when he got up. Evidently the bear
felt quite sire Of his position. He was
justified In this confidence. for the lion
rose and with his mate sulked, snarl.
Ing, Off Into the timber.
The man who told this story had
been mountain hunter from boyhOod.
and he is. Furthermore. an uncommon.
ly sharp observer whose knowledge has
been more than once employed by the
federal government. There is no req.
son to doubt the accuracy Of his tale.
which seems to benr out the statements
Of other hunters that the grizzly is s,l.
prcIne In his own world. even con.
temptuously so.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
MoLLusKs MAKE GOOD SOUP
Thrown Up on Florida Beaches by the
Waves They Are Collected and
Sold to Hotels.

Along the Floridn benches very
common and familiar kind OF rock Is
wholly composed of the shells Of
small species Of mollusk. OWL In shape
and hnlf an inch long. II Is called
"cOquinn," and Is hnrd on the feet II
one walks over 1t without shoes.
In beds below the line OF low tide
are mOllusks of the same kind. alive.
Their bivnlve shells are pink. blue md
Of other colors. quite brilliant. so TINT
In places the benches are beautiful to
the eye. great numbers OF them being
thrown up by the waves along the
shore.
Cnoer such circumstances they soon
die. Of course. leaving their pretty
shells to atlnrn the strand. But there
are always plenty of live ones at the
waters edge, and these are gatlsared
In quantity mt some of the winter re-
sorts by boxs who collect them with
rnkes md carry them In baskets to the
hotels for sale.
They are used for soup. being
pressed to pulp in order to extract
their juice. The latter. strained and
heated. affords II very delicious table
beverage known as "coIuIna broth"
1t Is particularly recommended for in
valids and persons with wcnk diges.
tion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY $, iol.
A Bear Story

Senator Roles P.urUse. Mt u dinner
at the Philadelphia club, said of
movement that he opposed:
1T promises incredible things. In
fact. it. makes me think OF Jack
Travers Of Pike county. Jack Is All
old man now. He remembers the
time when bears were rs plentiful on
the barren mountains as rattlers still
are. Once. when I WAS fishing ut
POrter's lake. asked him II he had
ever had any remarkable adventures
with bears.
well, no, senator" said the old
man. as he filled his pipe with cut
plug; II can't say as ! ever had
much To do with bears hereabouts.
Wunst. in my sparkin' days. me and
a bear got together-twn'nt nothin',
though.
1T all came about over old Sukey,
our COW. She had "a bad habit Of
stayiu' out late ut night. Then I'd
have to Y" '" tn. woods and fetch
her hoin. to TIL. inilkiu.
"W"ll one night when ] wanted to
go spark in. Suke was late nvin. and
it certainly rizrny dAnder. / started
out after her cussin' n blue streak,
and in abnut an hour l heerd her
sn"rtin' aud putiin' in the thicket.
I'D missed my gal by that time.
and ! WAS riied clear through. lieut.
u snplin' aud went for old Suk.y. IL
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08

Tn. easiest and quickest way to get
rid Of II lid Is to take Chnmberlnin'a
Cough Rem dy. This preparation has
vhlne fully proven. M matter what
remedy you use. however. ear. must
he taken NOT ~ CONTRACT "a second cold
b"fnr. you hnv" recovered from the
III this \ man Of niddl. ng. or older
should ga +" brd and stay in bed until
fully recovered. H. is better to stay in
bed tire. days at the start than three
week. later ON.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
GLADLY TOOK "wAR" BREAD
Horrible Thought Quickly Cured Small
Girl Of Unreasonable Prejudice
Against the Article.

"Oh. mother. must get war bread3'
Little Daughter had been asked to
go to the bakery for bread for her
school lunch.
ats wheatless day. dear"
"But don't like war brend. It's 20
dark and different. And the rules
nren't for children, are they?"
"No. but you know we were asked
to send one million bushels Of wheat
to the allies by May first. We have
given our word. and our baker Is try.
ing to help by making this special
bread. which has almost no white flour
In 1t whatever. But. Of course. II you
don't feel you can help in this way.
you may buy lighter loaf."
"I.ittIe Daughter started of. In q
few moments she returned. Mother
unwrapped the package. There wns
the small. dark loaf. indeed different.
but really most pnlatable and nour-
fishing. Little Daughters eyes were
glowing.
"AIother. the baker asked me II I
liked war brend. and I said did"
Mother looked up in establishment.
"But. my dear. you just snid-"
ayes. mother. know just said to
you didn't like 1t. but I was afraid
II I told 1t to the baker. he would
think I was Germnn."-By Jane
DrnnSfleld Of The vigilnntes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Bread Without Wheat Flour,

The New York Herald announces
that New York chef hns "wonder
recipe for making bread without
wheat -four" jean Ricroch, chef OF
the BIltmore hotel. Is responsible for
the recipe. and he now gives 1t to the
country, without money and without
price. Mr.. Ricroch told II Herald re-
porter the Ingredients Of the new bread
are ns follows: twenty-five pounds
Of rye -four. % pounds Of graham flour.
% pounds of corn flour. 25 pounds Of
crushed oatmeal. pound Of lard and
2 pounds of yeast" This, 1t Is ex-
planned, Is enough to make $50 pounds
Of bread. The yeast and rye -four
should he mixed first and the others
added alternately. Smaller quantities.
of bread can be made by using smaller
proportions. The receipt doubtless is
a good one, but 1t does not provide for
brend without wheat -four. Graham
-four 10 unbolted wheat flour. So.
while the bread Is wheat snver. It
does not do away entirely with the use
Of that grim.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Oh Psi,aw!

with everybody i'll the corporation
limits ought to be taken to the wood
shed and relieved OF her overflow OF
affection with II II slipper laid care
lessly across her hiplets. We had
sooner see n girl kiss u blind shoat
through "a barbed wire fence than
have her change partners six nights
!, week in the front parlor with the
lights turned low. 1t is harder to
marry oil u girl who has been paved
over by every boy In the community
than to fatten u steer on pineapple
tcn Fly
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
DIFFER OVER ORIGIN OF DOG
Whether All Kinds Had Common
Ancestor Has Long Been 4 Mat
ter Of Dispute.

The ancestry of the dog has been
the occasion Of much controversy, nc
cortiing to Leo S. Crandall's book.
"Pets." Many nnturallsts have con-
sidered that 1t Is descended from
single ancestor, such MS the common
wolf of Europe. Darwin, however,
leans toward the theory Of multiple
origin, and advances much convincing
proof In support of his belief. It is
widely known TINT many savage tribes
hive dogs. which appear to he simply
half-tnmed representatives Of the par
ticular wild doglIke animals inhabltlng
the same regions.
The dogs of the American plains In
dlnns closely resemble the small prni-
rie wolf. or coyote; the husky Of the
north country is plainly not far re-
moved from the gray wolf; the Ger
man sheep dog and the Samoycde are
strikinsly wolfIlke in appearance.
Whether our present dogs are the re-
suit of crossing these many simple
derivatives Of wolves and jacknls
among themselves. or whether there
was an original ancestral dog, now ex-
tinct, with which the blood of other
species has become mingled we have
not yet been able to determine. though
SO many primordinl animal remains
have come to light.
According to st. George Mivnrt, the
dingo Is the only Wild dog still exist
ing which meets the requirements OF
m ancestor of our modern breeds.
This species is found throughout Aus
tralla and fossil bones which have been
found show Its presence there from
very early times.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
ship on olrI'. Back Bar to Society.

A ship on girls hnck Is n bnr to
her entrance Into society, according to
State Senator Alfred ]. Gilchrist, Of
New York city. The senator declares
TINT brooklyn girl IL barred from go
ciety because, when ten yenrs old. n
ship was tattooed on the girls back.
She cannot wear a fashionable. low
neck dress because Of the spreading
sails across the ocean on her bnck.
The senator, therefore. asks for n law
imposing a fine Of $500 for any one
who mars young wOman's bonuty.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
R..ovreefuI and er,v, Cook,

That a cook should perform nm act Of
the utmost daring In the pursuit Of his
occupation as purveyor Of food seems
almost Incredible. Yet that Is whit
was done by William r. Grny, third
class ships cook in the United States
naval reserve. During the cold wcnth-
er OF last winter the Roanoke mnrshes
In North Carolina were frozen and
boats were unable to rench the keeper
of a lighthouse, who was consequently
In danger Of starvation. Gray made
a sled by putting runners upon life
boat, loaded 1t with food and hauled
II across the ice. which was broken and
tossed by strong and dangerous cur
rents, to the lighthouse, thus snving
the keepers life and enabling him to
continue at his post Of duty. Gray IL
q native Of North Carolina
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
SIMPLY PLACE OF DEsoLATloK
Little for the Traveller to Enthuse ovsr
When He Visits the Old City
Of Jerusalem.

The allies advance In Palestine has
taken them through Jerusalem and the
little village of Jericho. The plain Of
Jericho. the scene Of SO many historic
incidents 10 the past. is once again
caught In the old glare Of the spot
light. Such light reveals too plainly
the hopeless poverty Of the people, the
cracks and holes in the rough walls Of
the novels, the fields and gardens. fall
len by neglect into riot Of weeds and
wild flowers growing rank.
1t is better to look at Jericho at sun
set. and not too critically even then. IN
a soft light the wretchedness of the
matched huts is less insistent. the Jas
mine and oleanders seem sweeter and
the ragged Bedouins acquire pictur-
sequences in spite Of dirt and squalor.
1t is only short walk through the
plain from this Jericho Of the present
to the two other sites which have
borne the same name. One, the Jericho
of Old Testament, destroyed by Joshua,
Is only memory. Its reality proved by
bits of unearthed walls and pottery.
The third Jericho Of the triangle Is the
Jericho of the New Testament, the city
of palm trees which Antony bestowed
upon Cleopatra and which she later
sold to Herod the Great. Made gor-
geous In the reign of Herod as city
Of palaces. 1t is now only wreck Of
stones and battered towers. The palms
for which it was famous are gone, with
the palaces and circus which they
shaded. The plain of Jericho Is will
derness, bound to civilization by Its
many highways and its tiny village. A
few miles to the southwest lies Jeru-
salem. connected with the village by
the robber-infested road along which
the good Samaritan travelled. All about
the plain rise the cliffs. mounted by
steep and winding trails. 1t is not an
attractive region. but even II 1t were
more wild and desolate than 1t is 1t
would still be much visited. for at
every step are landmarks of history.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Their New Homer

Who says there is difficulty in hnd-
Ing quarters In Washington?
There Is colored family In this
town thnt recently disagreed with It.
aeif. Mrs. JOnes-we call her that
decided to leave Sam Jones. so she
took the seven children and left sud
denly one day for her old vIrgInIn
home.
Snm suddenly found himself bereft.
It cannot be said that Sam mourned.
Emct Ia, he was pleased.
That wns *hy ne mourned when he
read the following post card one morn.
ing:
sheet your family at Union Stntion
at 4:15."-WashingtOn Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Candle Making an Art

The making Of candles Is not ordi-
narily considered fine art, but the
Italians have made 1t such. The dis
tinctively italian votive taper Is made
by hand. The materials are pure bees
wax, which Is kneaded and tempered
and mixed with q secret ingredient to
retard combustion. and which has spe-
cial Egyptian cotton for wicks. The
cotton, too, is treated with chemicals
to keep 1t from feeding too fast. Small
candles are nodded. Large ones are
made BY rolling up sheets Of wax.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Ale and Porter.

Ale 10 fermented beverage, said to
have been originated in Egypt. Brew
ed like beer and differs from 1t chief
~ in having smaller proportion Of
hops. Alcoholic content increases
with its age. Porter Is dark colored
malt liquor Of English origin, 10 called.
It Is said. because 1t was once favor
lite drink Of London porters. Brewed
from highly kilned brown malt; some
times colored with burnt sugar or 9th.
er coloring material. Essentially about
same ~ ale.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
EAGLES Historic In the Navy.

When Secretary Daniels christened
Henry Ford's submarine chasers
Eagles" he perpetuated name that
10 historic In the navy. According to
naval records Is American fighting
ships bearing that name have distin.
guished themselves 10 the Revolution.
ary war. the naval war with France
the War Of 1912. the Civil war and
the Spanish war.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08

"You were yelling In your sleep last
night"
ayes. dreamed dat was float.
ing around In de sky"
"why. dat ought to have been n
pleasant dream"
enc; I dreamed I was run over BY
N airship."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Distances from Meeker

From figures given out at the stat.
-I"--r's office we CLEAN distances
~ M-+k-r Of a few Of the prom
.i places In northwestern Colo
-. IN miles, viz:
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08
Some FlnaneIsr.

'The fair defendant has been &C.
Quilted"
"So hear
els she thinking Of going on the
stager
"Not yet. She's too smart for that.
She's going to marry her lawyer. and
save = corking big fee."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-08

Send The Herald to your friends
In the East.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-05-22
The Sucker Crop

According 10 The 'cafeiully complied
statistics Of the Capital Issues Commit
tee and vouched for By the government,
the neat little sum Of S500,9o0, 900
is spent every year by the American
public in buying fake oil stock and
other certificates. Now. half billion
dollars is considerable sum oil money,
even in these days Of war debts when
We talk in terms Of billions with the
same int macy as the average citizen
once regarded the now contemplate
million.
Why good honest ordinary everyday
kind Of folks whom one would ordinarily
regard as being very level'headed will
iall for all the get-ich'quick easy'money
stock selling schemes put before them,
is beyond understanding. In the words
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-05-22

ness you have shown. May it ever be
a reminder to you to go forward and
complete the building Of your educa
tional structure upon the foundation
you have SO worthily laid in the For
syIh High School.
And now to the Faculty, on behalf
Of the Board, l desire 10 extend our
thanks for the untiring way in which
you have performed the duties so
heavily cast upon you. May you ev'
er be able 10 keep up the good work
you have so well and patiently done
for our boys and girls.
There was but one gt dIate this
year, but from Now on there promises
o be good sized classes CT gradra es
each year.
The audience was dismissed after
singing the S ar Spanglsd Banner,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-05-22

oil this same authority, never before
in the history Of the country has Wild
cat practice been so fragrant from coast
to coast today"
The cynical remark 10 the effect that
there is "a sucker born every minute"
does not altogether explain it, Vast
fortunes have been made and will al
ways be made by the man who pro-
notes or develops a new field Of indus
try. Observing this, the small investor
Immediately desires to try his luck
in the usually vain hope that his l00'to'l !
chance OF same profits will win. Good,
sound, sure, legitimate stocks are not
only too slow but do not present a
single thrill or chance.
This hall billion annually dumped
into the pockets OF The promoter oi
worthless paper is rather due 10 a wild
desire to take sporting chance and
gamble a little in a gentlemanlY or
Iadylike way than to marking any
great mental deterioration on the part
Of the American public.
The amusing part is that while the
crop Of suckers and the original gold
brick boob are supposed to live in the
country, the buyers Of wildcat oil stock
aud other stocks Of no value are al
most invariably residents OF the city or
own. Ozark Counlymap,