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The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
MUCH REVEALED IN THE FACE
How Ones Occupation Can D. Told
BY Thoss Who Have Made study
Of the subject.

II seems to be pretty well agreed
among those in . position to speak au-
thoritatively that associated with the
various occupations In life there Is un-
doubtedly q type Of face which more
or less betrays the calling Of Its own
~. Medical men, especially, In hos
pital practice, ind acquaintance with
these types valuable. They may not
be able, with the shrewdness Of Sher-
lock Holmes or Of other acute persons.
to read 4 mans past. present and fu-
ture BY q glance at him In the street.
but they are able to gauge with con-
siderable accuracy how far. the history
Of the case. ~ given By the patient. II
truthful one. and how far It dts with
his probable occupation In life. Call.
Ing must certainly have some influence
over the physioEnomy Of the cnbman.
the butler. OF the groom; each fire.
quentiy Possesses type Of face which
wears 10 Characteristic an expression
rs to make It not difhcult to identify
the vocation accompanying II. We
speak also Of the legal face, the mu-
steal face. the dramatic face. apd the
military face. This In merely brond
classification, and the hest authorities
disbelieve In the claims Of the keen
observer that he can dIRerentiate TO
q finer degree.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
SECOND BIRTH FOR JAPANESE
Change ~ Name Mads oAseiai
Another Person.

The following item from the Japan
Advertiser reveals one Of the inter-
esting peculiarites Of national ideas
and customs which continue to lend
variety and Interest to world civilian
tion. "BuryInE themselves to escape
death. and then being born again BY
the simple process Of changing their
names. Baron sud baroness Ban held
full funeral services for themselves At
the Gyokurinsai temple in Nasoya
recently. erecting q fully engraved
tombstone over their nails, teeth and
hair. The baron now calls himself
Mr.. Kogogureno Otou.
when Baron Han was 'first' born
he was far from healthy. and 40 years
was predicted as the extreme limit Of
his life. However. he recently cele-
brated his sIxty-sixth birthday. which
brought to his mind that his father
had died at that age. and that he
could probably best avoid his fate At
an early death by bowling TO that date
and ofIicially 'burying' Ms much Of
himself ms possible without interfer.
ing with any Of the vital processes"
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16

The applicability Of Chinese art for
interior decoration Of any period Is
being strikingly illustrated In recent
gallery opening In New York. The
Idea that anything Chinese Ii gaudy
Is being gradually displaced. In the
carving Of gems. the working Of metal
and In tapestry designs the Chinese
are without rivals. The owner OF the
new gallery has fitted up half score
Of rooms In period designs-there is
the old French and English, the
American colonial. the early italian
and the Holland rooms. Fitting snug
ly Into the general tone Of the room
are marvels Of Chinese craftsmanship
10 the form Of hangings. carved wood
work. tapestry and lamps. II Is rev.
citation to many and Inns q new con-
ceptlon Of Chinese craftymanship.-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
Mice Made Rssbsry psss,b,s.

Church MICE" VIGOROUSLY poverty
stricken, occasionally are able to
throw riches In the way Of others. A
thief entered st. Jxnatius church. Bal.
timore. Nd. the other night and stole
valuable Jewels from a safe In the
rear Of the altar. Inquiry at the rec
tory developed that to a little band
Of playful church MICE" now dead
and forgotten by their brethren. may
be traced the existence OF circum-
stances which made II possible for the
thief to strip the sacred vessels with
out detection. Many years ago q
burglar alarm system was installed
In ~. Ixnstius In anticipation Of Just
such visitation AZ the recent one.
One night some mice established a
contact with concealed element Of
the alarm system and brough. the
priests and the police to the ecene.
The burglar alarm was disconnected
TO prevent 4 repetition a the false
alarm. The view was taken by tn.
priests that there was In existence
scarcely thief degraded enough to
tamper with the consecrated vessels.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
FARMER OWES MUCH TO MULE
Animal 10 Hard and Russsd Worker
and Almost indispensable In
Many Loeailtlss.

Tho mule. like everybody else. has
his place. He Is considered . bad
actor. Fathers caution their sons
about going near any animal with long
ears and ropy tall. Tie sons know
what the animal will do because they
have been looking over the funny
paper" each Sunday and were de-
lighted in seeing the mule fold up and
let loose with . kick that sent a man
through the side Of barn or over
the fence. But In spite Of this I'M
desirable advertising the mule Is with
Us today on more farms than ever
before. He IL q hard and rugged
worker and Is especially adapted to
the moro hIIIy farms Of our agricul-
tural sections. Even through the
Middle West there are some counties
that have more mules than horses. In
1867. the mules Of the United States
numbered $4,000. with an average
value Of 1864. In 1890 the number
was 2,321. 600. valued At $7s.25. BY
1914 the number had Increased TO
4.123.00O. with q value Of $119.A per
head. On January l, 1920. the num-
Der was 1895. 600 and the value per
head was Sat.
The mule has gained rapidly in
popularity. In many localities taking
the place Of the horse. and has also
prevented the Introduction Of the trac-
tor in many places. There are not a
few mule ranches over the United
States, the owners finding II Q pay
ing kind OF stock to raise. The de
mand Is Increasing and those having
them for sale cannot supply the mar
ket.-Thrift Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
Hsw s.srehIIeht 10 Tested.

The searchliRhts made use Of in
warfare and for few other purposes
nre put to a severe test before they
are regarded rs completed. Elaborate
instruments are used to measure the
intensity Of the beam. but Its diameter
IN measured by an immense "ynr,i
stick" located $500 yards away from
the light. A long narrow stretch of
lumber supported on trestlcs has H.
visions Mt regular intervals Just like
those Of the measuring stick. and
when the beam is directed mt this
structure. II Is easy to measure the
diameter. In small house nj one
end Is a pllotonctcr. by which the In.
tensity Of the light may be measured
at any point.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
CONDEMN TERM "FAlR SEX
English Women % on Record a. op-
pessd to ehrass Belonging to
0yoons Age"

1t has been oficially declared In Eng
land that women. en- bloc. are neither
week" nor fair" At least the wom-
ems Freedom league. under the lead
ership Of Councillor Margaret Hodge.
has put ban on the terms "fair sex"
and weaker sex" "Spinster" and
''mother-in-law" have also been put
on the feminine index. Further, II is
averred, once and for all time that:
Woman's judgment IL as good as
mans.
Women talk less than men.
Women can keep q secret.
"One Irritating CUSTOM" said Mss
Hodge. comes from an age when to he
fair was wOsnan's first and foremost
duty. The only women who counted
were for ornament rather than for use.
Women may be the weaker sex physi-
cally, but certainly not morally. The
name mother-ln.law u still the stand.
by OF farcsa and comic literature. 1t
IL an IDEA from some bygone age."-
London Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
LOTUS HAS PLACE IN LEGEND
According to Mythology the Name Wa
Given to FIewsr BY the osd-
dsss Ashs.

The mysterious Egyptian lotus has
been more identified with the worlds
history than any other flower.
The phrase '1otus eaters" ID q com
mon one In literature. and Is used to
describe those who live In dream
world. The food made from the dried
seeds Of the Egyptian variety seems
to have had an effect similar to vari-
GUS opium products. and once in the
clutch Of the drug the lotus eaters
forgot both past and family, and went
about. oblivious Of demands made by
society, kin or even their own physical
wants.
The lotus is closely Identified with
the ancient Egyptian religion. and was
dedicated to Osiris. no Egyptian think.
ing Of approaching 4 temple without
three Of the blossoms in his hand.
The name was given It. according
to mythology. when a beautiful nymph
Of the same name, heartbroken over
the coldness Of Hercules. went to Hebe
for sympathy. and by her was trans
formed into 4 flower.
The sturdy hero taking ship shortly
afterward with Hylas. 4 youth he
loved as his own son. came to an Is
land where the latter landed and
searched for a spring. He found one
In the center Of a pool. the pool being
covered with beautiful blossoms. As
Hylas stared at them, Lotus, In her
nymph form. emerged from the bios
som and drew him to her arms. and
then to the depths Of the pool. where
he drowned.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
lmprisonsd In cesana.

The most terrible prison in the world
is In Urga. Mongolia. II consists Of q
triple stockade enclosing q number Of
underground dungeons which are pitch
dark and almost devoid Of ventilation.
But this Is not all. The wretched pris.
oners condemned to inhabit them are
shut up separately in heavy. iron.
clamped chests. In shape resembling
cofiins. There Is small hole In the
side Of each. Just big enough for the
poor wretch inside to thrust out his
head or his manacled hands. They
see daylight for hut q few minutes
daily. when their food Ia thrust Into
their box-prisons through the hole.
They can not lie down nat, they can
not sit. for they are not only man.
acied but chained to the cofins. Tho
majority are in for life sentences. and
no prisoner is ever allowed out Of his
box under any circumstances. except
when he IL to he executed or. As hap
pens very rarely-to be set free.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
NEVER GAVE UP A PROSPECT
Salesman Would Wait but He Had No
Idea Of Losing Sight Of
Possibility.

Some years ago went into a store
to Inquire the price Of something. an
expensive thing this was. that wanted
to buy. some day when had the price,
says q writer In the New York Herald.
They were just As nice to me A. they
would have been II had come in
ready to buy and plank down the cash.
Then for the time being I forgot all
about 1t. but they didn't About
year after my visit to the store the
salesman had seen there came In
to see me. He WINS . very agreeable
gentleman and In no way insistent;
he had just looked in on the chance
that now I was ready to buy; but my
bank account hadn't looked up to any
great extent and I was not ready. as
! told him: but I added that when
! was ready would come in. and
! would come to him.
That. thought. ended It as far a.
hearing from them was CONCERNED; but
mot 10. A year later I had another
call from the salesman. my friend. II
he will now permit me 70 to call him.
on the same errand: q pleasant call
and = pleasant little talk. but with
the same result a. before; and now,
. year to day after that second cali.
he has been In to see me again. We
had our usual pleasant little talk, and
then asked him:
Don't you ever give up prospectr
To which he answered. smilingly:
eve never rive nm . nrouroct <ill
be dies"
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
0ia Task.


One Of the big causes Of delay In
the movement Of freight il the heat
Ing Of the journal boxes Of car axles.
commonly called "hot boxes" When
one journal box In n train gets seri-
ousiy hot 1t is necessary to stop the
whole movement Of trafYic until the
condition can be remedied. This
makes very timely . series OF tests
now being carried on at Purdue uni
versity. to determine accurately the
benefit to be derived by using venti-
lated lids Instead Of the solid lids
now almost universally used on the
axle journals. The tests consist Of
eiRht.hour runs with heavy loads At
high speed. during which accurate
records are kept Of the temperature
attained In each class Of apparatus.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
Antiquity Of Pest.

The use Of peat a. 4 source Of heat
Goes back beyond the historical period
in the ancient, history Of the early
tribes in northern Germany. Pllny. the
Roman naturalist. gives us possibly
the first indication Of the use Of peat.
He reports that the Teutons on the
border Of the north sea dried and
burned mud, what we now would call
peat. In Ireland Great Britain, Rus
sia. Scandinavia, Germany. Holland,
and parts Of France peat has been
used as a fuel since time immemoriai.
The peat was cut from the bog very
much in the same manner As It 10
still being done IL many parts Of Eu.
rope. where It IL cut in brick shapes,
allowed to dry In the wind and sun.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
Perfume huntsn

There seems to be no good reason
why In this country the gathering Of
sweet.smelling herbs and flowers for
the perfumery trade might not be-
found profitable. II has recently be-
come considerable industry In rural
parts Of England. q great many wom-
en- and children having taken II up.
In April the picking Of cowslips he
gins, those flowers being In demand as
q cure for sleeplessness, and also for
spotpourri" and sachets. Broom and
elder flowers follow. Mullen and NAL.
low, bergamot, peony petals. rose
petals and red poppy petals bring good
prices; likewise raspberry leaves,
sage. mint. balm and thyme.-Phila.
delphla Ledger.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
BANNER BLUE LAW CENTURY
Seventeenth saw Drastic Rviss Mads
sor the oevsrnmsnt Of Mannsrs
and MoraIA

The Seventeenth century. according
to historians, was the banner for blue
laws. Legislators Wed with one an
other to win either the plaudits Of the
people or to provoke the wrath Of
the mobs by thinking up new measures
for the statute books. One blue law
In particular which colncides somewhat
with some Of the legislation rumored
to be contemplated In this country
Is interesting. This was In the form
Of an ordinance In q Swiss city. and
1t virtually put such stage folk As
Jugglers. maskers. Jumpers and such
like" out Of business. They were pro
hibited from plying their profession.
for the reason that they do things
which God did not intend the human
race TO perform"
Gambling was frowned upon
throughout Europe during this Pc
Rod. but the blue laws did not seem
to make much Of an impression. 1t
Is to be also noted that 4 prohibition
movement was alive In that period.
Reformers were engaged at various
times In efforts to stop drinking at
tayernx. In little city in France
the dry wave did not gain much head
way. as the leaders turned to the al
tentative Of reducing. or trying to re-
duce, drinking to 4 minimum on Sat
uriay afternoons so that worshipers
might attend evening services With
full possession Of their faculties.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
How s,er,ts Nav ., pr.ssrved.

Synthetic inks, by means Of which
writings remain invisible until the pn.
per on which they are used II subject
ed to certain external influences. have
long been known. hut . disappearing
paper. the decay Of which at the end
Of fixed time destroys writing and
all. In somewhat of novelty.
Such . paper. II appenrs from a
French report, was Invented some time
ago. II Is prepared by sleeping In
acid. the strength Of which In varied
according to the iense Of life intended
to be bestowed upon the paper. After
a longer or shorter time the paper dis
integrates and falls to pieces. 1t In
suggested that this kind Of paper
would he boon to those who do not
wish to have their letters indefinitely
preserved.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
Lsoien Has 10000 pes,..

The American Legion entered 1921
with virtually 10000 posts. according
to the Estimates bnsed on the latest
figures. During the week ending De-
.ember 10. IL new posts were added
which brought the total to $3.50
Arkansas led with three posts. says
the Stars and Stripes. The women's
auxiliary In the same period obtained
q new units. eniargInG its list to 1888.
Four new units. gained by the New
York department. placed that depart.
ment in the lead for the week. For
eIxn posts added recently are at Chu.
quicamata. Chile. and Guatemala City.
Guatemala.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16

1t with either
hand. and I have
been backing up
against every tele
phone pole and
gatepost, rubbing
like a horse with
the mango. A
man Of my social
and commercial
standing doesn't
look dignided
while thus en-
gagged. but when
a mans back
itches, he. has to
dafv the rOnvan,
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
Pledged to W. Irish re.su.,

In ireland many persons are to he
scen wearing a plain brass ring on
their breast. II Is known a. "The
Fainne." which Ia the Gaelic equivs.
lent for ring" and Ia the badge worn
by those students Of Gaelic who have
attained a colloquiai knowledge Of the
tongue which its advocates declare
WAS for centuries in daily use In Ire
land. The wearer Of the badge pledges
himself or herself TO speak only Irish
to those who are acquainted with tina,
tongue.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
propo.sd pIp.Iln. In N. N.r.h.

The proposed pipeline to convey oil
products from the Mackenzie river
basin In northern Canada to Bering
sea. from whence they would he car.
Red by tankers to the markets Of the
world, would run from the Mackenzie
river 10 the Yukon river systems by
way Of Rat river and Ball river,
thence by the Porcupine and Yukon
rivers to salt water. 1t IL reported
that sanction for the project will he
sought from parliament. The strike
at Fort Norman is said to be q rich
flow.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
She Knew /. wIodsa,,.

Mrs. Youngbrids thought the apples
the farmer had brought her were
rather dirty. but he explained that
this was because they had fallen on
the tree onto the ground-in short,
they were windfalls-so she bought
them.
A week later she called the farmers
wife up on the telephone. II ordered
the best cucumbers for picklins." she
said sharply, land you sent me wind.
falls"
scent whatf" sasped the farmers
wife.
"windfxll cucumbersi I can tell
you needn't think I can't There's
dirt On them"
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
HOW
EXPERT HUNTERS WAGE
WAR ON SAVAGE BEASTS.

EAPEHT HUNTERS WAon
WAR ON SAVAGE BEASTS.
Compared with some individ-
ual members Of the mountain
lion. wolf. and coyote families.
0ulliver's hungry giants and
giantesses were light and dainty
eaters. All these animals are
classed as predatory. but a few
specimens develop exceptional
skill and cunning in killing cat
tie. sheep. and colts. They usual
~ acquire equal skill In avoid
Ing traps. poison bats. and rife
Ore, and often do thousands Of
dollars worth Of damage before
they are killed.
The bureau Of geological sur
vey. United States Department
Of Agriculture. keeps a stan Of
expert huntess In the field for
the express purpose Of Kidding
government range lands Of these
: four-foo.ed outlaws. and thus
assist In relieving the rancher.
A government hunter killed a
mountain lion near Roosevelt.
Arix.. that had destroyed so
calves and three colts on q single
ranch. One wolf slain by anoth-
er hunter in New Mexico had
killed q calves. Another. In
Wyoming. slaughtered 80 head
Of cattle before one Of Uncle
Sans hunters shot the criminal.
A pair Of Wyoming wolves that
had learned exceptional cunning
and cruelty ran yearly board
bill amounting TO about $500.
Their meal tickets were cancelled
BY . couple lof well-aimed rife
shots by . government hunter.
Two other wolves, which showed
gustatory preference for mutton
and young horse flesh. in a single
month killed 100 sheep and seven
colts, but at the end Of the
month . hunter collected their
pelts.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16

defy the conven-
tons, and get relief the best way he
can"
II can understand Just how 1t has
worried you" said the hotelkeeper.
"rhe fact that you couldn't reach
around and claw the itching place
with your fingers kept the matter
fresh In your memory and got on your
nerves. The pursuit Of the unattain-
able always il more interesting to Us
than the easier work close to hand.
You had yonr whole person to scratch.
and might have bought q currycomb
Tor quarter. and had good time. but
you couldn't he happy until You had
reached the one inaccessible spot.
"A while ago I imagined had
leart disease. and went and saw the
doctor. He knows have money In
he hank. and am considered good pay.
20 he confirmed my worst fears, and
made up his mind to have me for his
'tar patient. until one Of us petered
mt. He threw nm awful scare into me.
.Ircus Lemonade.
"He gave me some medicines and a
OF Of ins'ructions. Among them was
me to the effect that when went to
,ed should always sleep ON my right
:ide. He cautioned me over and over
lgnin against laying on my left side.
md left the Impression that II dis
'beyed him. I'd wake up some morn
ng to fipd myself q candidate for q
loral horseshoe.
THAT matter looked easy at the
line. and assured the doctor I'd fol-
ow his bylaws 10 the letter. When
went to bed that night. I stretched
mt on my right side. and In ten min
ties I was iust suffering to roll over.
don't believe ever had such q
,ankerine for anything. It seemed to
ne the height of human happiness
xould lie in sleeping on ones left side.
/, followed instructions for two nights.
ind then I decided thet life wasn't
worth such sacrifices. and rolled over
md slept on my left side. and nothing
happened. was feeling better than
lsunl next morning when got NJ.
''Of course this experience lessened
ny confidence In the DOCTORS instruc-
lions. and I concluded that II I was
going to sidestep the instructions ]
might AZ well sldestep the medicines.
too. for they tasted like low life In q
Chinese alley. and I threw the whole
lot out Of the window. Thus the saw
homes lost his most promising patient
becnuse he handed out q rule that
wasn't strictly necessary.
speaking Of the unattainable. do
sou know what's the matter with Sllas
Furbeow? He has everything q man
could ask. a stranger in the town
would say. He has beautiful home
and wife who would he considered a
success anywhere. and he has festoons
Of money where II will do the most
good.
"Yet he has q secret sorrow.
think he's the most melancholy man
ever saw. and his trouble Is that he
can't raise q good stand Of whiskers.
Nowadays. when whiskers are consid-
cred nm Infrmlty. II seems strange
TINT any man should grieve over such
matter.
"Ie sends all over the United
States for hair growers. and half the
time his face II biistered or swollen.
and still the whiskers won't grow on
him. n some miracle happened, and
he woke M some morning to md his
countcnnnce all covered with whiskers.
he'd probably have them shaved on
within a week hut because they won't
grow. he won't be happy till he getf
them"
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
rsisphsns Statistics.

Telephone wires In the United
States have reached the enormous TO.
tai length Of 1852, 1888 miles. the new
government census reveals. There nre
i1,71662O telephones. connected
through 68.234 organized systems or
lines. The total number Of messages
in 1917 was q .sl5. ia, 1886. or al per
capita.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
weary o, wh,rIwlnda

"You don't seem to Ike the idea Of
a whirlwind campaign"
NJ hnte the mere mention OF IT,
replied Farmer Corntossel. "Maybe
you'd find II hard to understand. new
or havin' lived. ~ I did. In . part OF
the country where every once In
awhile you have to get ont and run
for a cyclone cellar"
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
THE UNATTAINABLE

SSTHERE's a spot on my back,
i about the size Of postage
stamp. that has been itching all day
said the retired merchant. land 1t has
caused me more grief than the last
attack Of rheumatism. I can't reach
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16

Teacher-What. Bobby. you say you
don't want to be president OF the
United Stateff
Bright Lad-Not just now. thanks
II It's all the same to you I'd rather
walt until after couple Of more cleo
tions.-American Legion Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16

Reggie Is going to the country Oh
Saturday"
For q week-endf"
"Ycs; his heads been bothsrsnp
him."-Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1921-04-16
MEEKER PHARNACY

Subscribe for the Herald now. Only
$3.50 q year.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-06-05
THE FORT LOWRY HOTEL
AND COTTAGES NOW OPEN.

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