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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
TURKISH WAR DEBT SMALL
Ottoman Empire spent Comparatively
Little In the Resent cenvuisisn 8
u The World.

The war debt Of the Ottoman EN-
pire is said by experts to have in
creased less than that Of any other
nation. Her bonded Indebtedness
was increased by only one new foan
Of about $50, 600, 900, and, adding 10
this other increases in obligations,
such as home military acquisitions
and advances from Austria and Ger
many, her war expenses ran TO only
$600,0O0,O00, Consequently, allow
ing for various offsets, her postwar
indebtedness amounts to about $i,-
600, 300,O 900.
This would make it sppsar that
Turkey "ran the war on . shoe.
string" financially, Is compared "a
Great Britain With her $40, 000, O00,-
!. 900 war debt, or France with $50,
000, 00O, 900, and the United States
with &25, GOO, OOO, 900 and Italy with
possibly SIS, o00, 600, 600. It will b.
recalled that on paper the Ottoman
empire modified nearly 1000, 600
men, yet she escaped with something
like the war expense Of q country
like little Roumania OF Bulgaria.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
aAmeLEp WITH GRIM DEATH
Adventures Whs sought Wealth N
the kiendIks Left . ohastiy
Trail Of Tragedlss.

The old overland Journey from Ed.
monitor. Alta, to the 'Klondlke was a
trail Of tragedies. A weather-beaten
skeleton Of an old wagon Of the prairie
schooner type. the woodwork rotted
and only fragments Of the wheels re-
niaIning, recently was found In the
rugged Lizard river country. On .
piece Of tattered canvas that once had
been the wagon cover, printed In black
paint In letters a foot high half ef.
faced by the rains and SHOWS of years,
were the words "Klondike or Bust"
Many stories are told by oid-tlmers
Of the arsonauts who found tragedy
instead Of gold on the north trail
which began at Edmonton. Thou.
sands Of men from all parts Of the
world nocked to the town In 1895 dur
Ing the Klondike rush. They QUILTED
at the Hudson Bay company two-story
frame store which then was consider.
cd the greatest store in western Can.
ada. Today. when the company has
thrown open all Its lands to farm set
Element and Is centerIng Its energies
on the fur trade and general merchan.
dising. a big modern department store
rises on the site of this ancient EN-.
porIum in the heart Of Edmonton.
Turning their faces toward the Yu-
kon. the gold seekers struck out on
perilnus journey Of 1000 miles across
an untracked wilderness Of forests.
muskegs. mountains and mighty riv-
err. OF the thousands who started,
only few ever reached their desti.
nation. Many turned back disheart-
ened to Edmonton. Many heat back
to civilization by way Of the British
Columbia coast. Still greater mum.
hers were swallowed up In vast I'M
known northern land never to he heard
of again. They gambled with death
who Travelled that trail.
From time to time In succeeding
years the bleaching bones Of the ad-.
venturers who followed their dreams
over the rim Of the world. the bat
tered relics Of old camp outfits and
the wrecks Of wagons and pack sad.
dies have been found In lonely north.
ern places. grim reminders of the old
days when men went mad for gold.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
EGYPTIANS HAD FIRST FAIRS
Custom which Has Become Universal
Had Its Origin In the Land
Of the Pharaohs.

Though country fairs. to as Of the
metropolis. mean nothing more than
! bit Of local color on how the other
half Of the world lives. they are still
m important feature Of the social and
commercial Intercourse Of many rural
communities, where the facilities for
reaching large centers are not yet
very greatly developed. And 20 they
would seem to be just an adaptation
to natural needs. which they were
from the very beginning. ages and
ages ago. But then they were natural
needs Of n very different order.
1t was among the ancient Egyptlans
that they started. At the periodic
,yerfow Of the Nile. which laid wasts
almost the entlre. Nile valley. the peo-
pie In the affected areas would fiOck
With their produce In barges to the
festivals Of various kinds which were
always being held In the large citles
o. In the vicinity Of the great temples.
Here they found q ready market for
whatever they had brought with them
and many diversions to while away
the time until they could 20 back to
70 .
their homes. II IL interesting to note
that It Is still the custom among the
Hindus and other Aslatic races to
flock periodically TO the great markets
during festival times.
In the early days Of the church
these celebrations were assigned to
the festival day Of the patron saint Of
the town in which they were held. The
church yard was then given over to
tradesmen for the display Of their
wares and refreshments were served.
Because the Inhabitants Of the town
were supposed to spend the night In
prayer to the patron saint. he festi.
walls at this time were called wakes.
hut a. Catholicism waned the religious
element was discarded and the term
"fair" Chicago Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
Not sul,t on cotton s.l...

The foundations of the custom
house In, New Orleans rest On a plank
flooring, seven feet below the street
line. On this flooring ia grillage Of
12-inch cypress logs. the 1rst layer be-
ing side by side and those Of the trans
verse layer from two to three feet
apart in the clear. The space between
the logs Is filled In with concrete,
which Is carried above the logs about
one foot. Such is the foundation Of
the New Orleans custom house, and
no cotton bales were used In Its con-
struction.
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a BOOM.

"How has the general health of
this community been of late ?" asked
the tourist who had an inquiring
mind.
"Finer than frog hairl" trium-
phantly replied the landlord of the
tavern at Tywoppity. "You see, we
had only two doctors. On of 'em run
off with another mans wife, and the
other was took on the jury and held
go long that all the sick got well."--
Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
COT NEW SET OF eYELlos
Man VINE HAD Lest Pair In Accident
Had 70 Learn How - Make
Uss u Them.

| Never to close his eyes for Al
years was the almost unbelievable
experience Of John Randolph Wat
son, q native Of Standish Corner,
Me-, and now . resident Of Camden,
N. j.
II was all the result Of an accident
that happened way back in 1856.
while he was working on picture
in his Photographic gallery. An ex-
plosion Of asphalt varnish, which he
was making to use as backing to
glass pictures, burned away all the
flesh around his eyes, leaving his
eyesight miraculously unaffected.
but devoid Of the merest vestigc Of q
lid. He lived in this condition with
eyes wide open for almost ~ years
and then, going to Alaska, the ex-
posure there caused cataracts to
form and he became virtually blind.
In 1900 he left the Yukon territory
and moved to Camden. Recently an
operation was performed on him at
the Hahnemann hospital, Philadel.,
phia. Taking flesh from his legs it
was grated on over his eyes and
when the new skin had healed and
become smooth it was slit in the cen.
ter, thus giving Mr.. Watson regu-
lar set Of eyelids which he had to
learn how to use.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
pAN-AmERlcAN ARCHITECTURE.

The first Pan-American congress
Of architects seems at last to be real
lied; the convention will take place,
according to present plans, in March
in the city Of Montevideo, Uruguay.
The purpose Of the convention, as
presented in the preliminary pros
pectus, is comprehensive and am
bilious. The outcome is expected to
be permanent institution that will
hold regular reunions every three
years in one of the capitals of Amer
lea. During every such triennial
convention there is to be a concur
rent architectural exhibition de-
signed to illustrate the course Of
Pan-American architecture.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
New Fad for Collectors.

- a
Americans are collectors OF q good
mnny things from buttons and postage
stamps to costly works Of art. hut 80
far as known none Of them makes a
speciality Of locks Of hair. II Is dlf-
iferent In England. remarks the In
dlanap0lis Star. Recently q lock Of
Napoleon's hair WINS offered at auction
and brought $50 It had been given
by Napoleon's valet to the captain Of
the British company on guard at st.
Helena at the time Of the emperor's
death. and had been In his own pos
session and that of his descendants
since the svent.
The very next day among the effects
Of = recently deceased admirer Of Ad-
miral Nelson being offered for sale
was a lock Of the British admIral's
hair. It went for .$75. Il came orig
inAlly from a barber shop on Bond
street. where II was then. and stiIl ID.
the custom to preserve and tag the
clippings from the heads Of illustrious
customers. The continuance Of the
fashion az well as the auction sales
indicates the existence OF demand
for such relics In England. The
preservation Of. such locks for com
merciai purposes Ia point American
BARRIERS missed probably because there
II no demand. for since the wearing
By women OF brooches containing
locks Of hair went out Of fashion It
ID not known that "human documents"
Of this sort are treasured, at least in
collections. Certainly they would hard
y bring much at auction.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09


1t hns been explained that we need
to he prepared for bad luck. but that
good fortune does not require to be
guarded against.
All the same. 1t would certainly
add to the cheerfulncss Of life in gen
eral II lucky omens were more widely
known. says a writer In London Tit
Bits. How much brighter things look
to US if we have reason TO hope that
something good II coming to usi
= faverybofy. Of course, knows tl.at
It II lucky to pick up a BIT Of iron or
coal. 30 It Is to pick mp 4 pin II
Its head Is toward you; II not. let II
lie.
1t is a sign Of good fortune to put
on some garment inside out, but only
II 1t is done by accident and the gar
during the day. William the Con.
queror put on his mall shirt back to
front on the morning of the battle
OF Hastings. and we all know what
luck he had on that occasion.
II you find your keys or other steel
articles rustlng, do not he annoyed
about It; 1t only shows that somebody
ia putting money by for you.
It is luck to be followed home by
stray dog. Still better Is 1t II a
strange cat comes to stay at the house.
Speaking Of cats. pessimists, Of
course. assert that when 1t tears the
furniture with Its claws It Is sign
of rain; but others hold that she IL
scratching luck" to her masters.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
speeds At High A,tI.uss..

According to the experimental data
in the possession Of the technical sec.
tons Of the air service 1t has been
found that at height Of 10000 feet
an engine gives only 10 per cent Of
the power for which It Is good at sea
level. The great value Of the sur
charger now being used with some en-.
zines lies in its ability. to make
motor yield the same power at $1,000
feet that 1t does in flying at the low
eat attitudes. Whereas the Lepere
biplanc, recently used BY Maj. R. W.
Schroeder In an altitude record flight
Of $500 feet. with one passenger. 10
capable Of a speed Of 186-187 miles
per hour at sea level, at 5000 feet.
where most Of the air sighting II ex.
pected to take psace In the next war.
the machine equipped with the sur
charger has shown q speed Of 1S4
miles.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
COAL \ GEM IN pAs,s.

Coal in France is 30 scarce that
one may soon be accustomed to see
ing the black "gem" in jewelry in.
stead of valuable stones. Already
some Parisiennes are wearing rings
and pendants in which small pieces
Of coal replace rich stones in set
tinga The only preparation the new
stone undergoes is dipping in some
chemical which puts a gloss on it
and at the same time prevents it,
staining.
Such jewels come high, and there
is every indication that the fashion
will become popular until coal ar
riyes in the city in greater quantities
for proper uses.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
NERVOUSNESS.

what do you think Of this idea
of suppressing tobacco as well as al
cohol?"
81 believe it's making headway,"
answered Uncle Bill Bottletop. 81
got hold Of some tobacco today that
tasted as If it had been more or less
denatured."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
Times 4.ve changed.

There was recently discovered. In
the archives Of Winchester, England.
In the old Winchester Coffer Book. the
following entry 1905, Both December.
Taken from the cofer thirty shllIings
for the apparalling of six poor boys
that went to Virginia.. These must
truly have been the good old days"
before people were bothered about the
cost OF living. One cannot help won.
dering what the descendants Of these
SIX adventures going to America
would think, II they were given ocsy
flve shilllngs and told to so aud buy
themselves an outfit todny.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
~ o.MANp.

''what is this man charged with,
officers"
-"Moonshining." replied the sher.
IFS deputy.
CHOSE jugs. l suppose, contain
the eyidence2"
ayes, and it's no easy job keeping
an eye on this fellow and the jugs
at the same time. One is just as apt
to disappear as the Other" -Bir-
mingham Age Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09

Ernest and Henry go to a minis
ter's home every day to do little odds
and ends for him. One day Ernest
came home and said: Mother. me
and Henry were over to the minister's
house today" Ernest" I said, .'you
should have said, Henry and T." to
which he quickly answered, "well, I
got there ahead of him."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
sLAaM.no THE JAZZ.

Just MS the orator Of the day
was about to begin his address
Mt a banquet tray In the kitch-
en- upset and the clatter Of
dishes could be heard for two
blocks.
The toastmaster, however,
was equal to the occasion.
Calling one of the walters,
he ordered:
"sny, please tell the jazz or
chestra to stop playing until the
speaking is over."-Youngstown
Telegram.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
Seek American Rule.

The people Of the Virgin islands
are begging to be Americanized. Now
that they are under the American flag
they have right to be dissatisfied
with the old Danish laws and customs.
One of these makes 1t necessary for
man to have an income of $500 .
year In order to vote. This law. gives
only about 800 people In the islands
a chance at controlling legislation.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09

More than 1000 children from the
London county elementary schools AT.
tended a special film matinee at the
Lewisham Hippodrome. at which the
rule of three. multiplication. division
and arithmetic generally were demon
strated on the screen.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
FINEST TIARA.

The duchess Of Westminster is
said to pcssess the finest tiara among
the British peeresses, its three great
diamonds being valued at upward of
a quarter Of million dollars.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
HENS KILL MOUSE.

Hearing : commotion among his
hens, T. A. Chamberlain Of Hanson,
Mass, found that one of them had
live mouse in her bill, which she
finally killed.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
oot Him WerrxIna.

Tom-You don't really lima CINE that
girls actually propose sometimes, do
your
Dick-Well, all know is that this
Is leap year and some girls are getting
married who never got married before.
Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
HOBO IS I'm BAD
Knight Of the Road conarontsd
With Hated Wesk.
HIeh ces4 Of Living He's heads u ssare
fer itlnsrants - Pick W ~ essy
gxistsnes-Nse Like oee1
Old Times.

terioration through price maniuosetion
than that Of kitchen panhandenG. and
Q wall IL now going up from Q thoa-
sand .jungles' all over the quiet lan1
Even the price Of soap. which - eeeae
sioaaIiy used. though not encouraged.
promises to make the American hcbo
look like mud-bsdragsied soldier
after long vigil In cooie-ridden
trench.
This years convention. In Q sense.
will bs memorable inasmucA - the
war has revolutionised the crnft Of
hoboins and many novel and startling
suggestions ~ to how to live and
travel without work will be presested
By scoreT Of delegates, haIline from
every section Of tho country. "JunSies
philosophy likewise has undergone Q
great change and the high cost Il Nv.
Ing has only served 10 rub . soes Laid
open when the hand Of industry during
the war reached Into box ears, down
Into the trucks underneath" combed
the blind baRGags" and paved oves
the roofs Of sleepers and day coaches
Of ten thousand trains.
Wars brutal order to work scared
and burned. 10 10 tfus. but II diA Aot
crush the spirit Of the hobo cult nes
deprive the hobo u his vita The
coming convention viii be . parade Of
wits, in fact. largely devotsd - The
question q ..How to ssf By with psaess
10 high"
Many sish Will 90 Up from . thsu-
sand bosoms when The old order Of
things II ment1oned. Five years ago
every hamlet. town and city In Amer
ica had q "junEie," or conventional rsn-
DEVIOUS for hoboes, where they could
cook their own ''nulligans" boil up"
md shoot dice to 80 whether thsy
would hop train for north. south.
east or west and where they coui6
evade the surveillance Of the bulls"
But today things are different. Five
years ago II was tolerab1y easy to APP
preach the kitchen door. II the dog was
tied up and the backyard showed -
traces Of . wood pile, deliver remi-
niscent tale Of home and mother. to the
kindly housewife and come away With
beefsteak, pie end cake. It was easy
I'VE years ago to smo0tch" the oedl.
nary bucolic sojourner for the price "
meat, p6tatoes and onions WITH which
10 sstsw Up" . ~nulligan.r
: A. nvt ysars' 49, It wns spsoseAss
for esftAin Of the hobo gsatry to M
the average restaurant Keeper out ot Q
meal and sidestep the dish pin. But
nowadays It appears to the American
hobo that there are but three wos1s
In the lexicon Of the sverige citissa-.
"work~ and beat It"
Hoboes are purchasing - noarssA-
ment in Job lots these days. The sp-
proved plan IL to band together. each
"Bo" taking 4 certain territory to car.
vaAs, turn the collections" into q gen.
eral fund and buy . calf or q pig on
the hoof, lead the animal to the .jun-
gles" and there prepare the 'mullIsan.~
Down at the South. A. Col. Waiter.
son would say. the hoboes this year
will ind practically every hand turned
against them. every kitchen door
closed tight. for the high cost Of living
Is holding hilarious carnival In thoss
parts and the demand for labor II
greater than ever bsfore.-New York
Evening Sun.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
IN THE HvMGMopLANE.

Bollen-You must have had an
exciting time getting married in the
airship.
Kapp-We certainly did. While
the minister was tying the knot the
aviator was looping the loop.-Car.
toons Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09

II wouldn't want to he rude to
young lady" said he.
.Wellf'
sBut II any queen should propose
to me during 1920 just because It's
leap year I'm going to tell her to back
away and take a good look at the cost
Of living"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
lNo,spuTAslr EVIDENCE.

'How do you know he is success
full business man2"
Gle plays golf every afternoon
and goes to . dancing party every
evening"" :.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
THE REToar COURTEOUS.

Mrs. Ponderosa Stupid, incom-
petentl Can't you see you've put too
much powder on my chimp
Demise Pardon, mcdaniel Which
chini
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09

.How do you account for this sud-
den outbreak Of interest In psychic
sciencer'
II suppose since spirits are now
banned in this world we have to look
for those In the other"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
FOR Accuracy.

He-D'you know. May; YOU grow
aore beautiful every day.
She-Oh, George, you do exaggerate.
He-well. then, should l say every
other day1
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09

Misress-Can you exercise discro-
tion1
New Scranton II Say. I've ex-
ercised everything from lap dogs to
society climberA M
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09
GATHERING FRUIT AT EASE


A climbing device designed princi.
paiiy Tor fruit gathering and tree sur
geons' use Is said to he superior to .
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-10-09

@That was remarkable escape of
Boreleigh's"
"It's a wonder he is alice to tell the
tale"
eyes, and pity, too."-Boston
Transcript.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-16
LEAVES ESTATE TO CHARITY
Provisions Of Will Made BY Miss
Olive Cjsiason Of minnesota.

TIVstop0HS W VIII induS ~ WpSs
Olive Gisiason Of Minnesota.
Minnesota. January 14.-M;ss Olive
Gislason OF Minnesota, sister OF the
well known ,Gislasoi brothers. died
recently at the age of fifty TWO years
When her viii vas opened, 1t was
ioarncd that every dollar she possess
cd bad been tcquaathed to charitable
funds and Institutions. .ie
"Of how much, property she died
seized Is nor ieadil., determined. rs
her holdings consisted of real cg.a.e
and investments that have TO be
turned into cash, but we are reliably
informed" says the Minnesota Mascot,
that the estate may bring something
near to $4,000. (.
"Of this properly her will makes
the following disposition:
y ITO the Icelandic Lutheran Church
Of Minnesota, $500.
ITO the Young Ladies' Union, an
auxiliary OF the above named congre-
gaticn, OF which the deceased was a
member, $500.
ITO the cemetery fund Of the Ice
landic Lutheran congregation of the
township OF Westerheiin, $500.
The residue of the estate to, be
equally divided between the Sick
Benefit Fund, of the Ladies' Aid So
city of tEe Icelandic Lutheran con-
gregation Of Minnesota and Betel, the
Old Peoples Home OF the Icclandic
lutheran Synod, locatsd at Gimli,
Manitoba"