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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
The Worlds Advancement,

Those who. in retrospect. recall the
days of the hand sickle mny well
marvel ut the developments which have
taken place within their recollection
They have seen. besides the develop
ment In agriculture, the Inauguration
of almost countless devices and utili-
ties. They have seen raiIroads built
across the continent, the telegraph and
telephone perfected. great steamship
lines established and more lntterly the
motor car and the>aIrplanc utilized In
everyday affairs. Until the hand sickle
was laid aside II had been used since
that time to which the memory of men
runneth not to the contrary. And vet
to them. It may seem the advent Of
the grain cradle and the crude horse
drawn reaper was hut as yesterday.
Personified, those homely early devices
seem almost like the explorers of the
earlier ages who set out upon voyages
Of discovery with nothing to guide
them but n vision of something grand
er and more beautiful than their eyes
had ever beheld.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
New Discoveries in Crete.

Excavations at Knossos, Psaetos
and other sites In Crete have not mere.
ly established the eSistencs Of people
whose form Of civilization was the
earliest in Europe, but have shown
much about their daily life. games,
amusements; their art. religion. writ
ing-though hardly yet their language
their physical characteristics, dress
and the houses they live in.
A huge palace, as big MS Bucking-
ham palace, has been unearthed at
Knossos. 1t has n drainage system
that nn eminent Italian archeologist
has described as absolutely English"
and that certainly anticipates the ny
draulic engineering OF the Nineteenth
century. The men Of science engaged
in the work estimate the age OF their
discoveries at four thousand years.
Discoveries.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
No. a. OVERWORK
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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
HOME TOWN PAPER WEEK.

People Of the United States will he
week of November 7th to 18th to ex-
press in concrete form their gratitude
to those men and women, who through
sunshine and rain, prosperity and adj
versity, persistently and consistently
sing the song of the home town. The
time long since passed when newspa-
pers, whether daily or weekly, can sub
sist on the taking 1t for granted"
spirit of its patrons and we'll wishers.
Costs Of producing newspapers today
have not decreased in anything like
the proportion experienced In other
lines and figures quoted recently by
daily and weekly newspapers through
the country have given the public a
glimpse into the expense incidental to
conducting the home paper.
To the newspaper men and women
Of each community has fallen the task
Of presenting the current events Of
fast-moving world In accordance with
the modern ideas. more or less e1trava-
CANT. and keeping a smiling counte-
nance and a courageous heart when
others are prone to talk 'hard times"
Their loyalty to the state and their
community has undergone severe
test but they met 1t with optimism and
only little reflection is required to
show how much worse conditions might
have been before the turn in the road
was reached. had they pursued differ
emit course.
Advertisers had tn keen odvor+i.,nu
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
The STORY OF HOME TOWN
PAPER week
BY N. v. ATWOOD,

Once upon a time country editor
had great idea. This Is not the first
great idea which has been evolved In
country print-shop. but most Of these
Ideas In the past have been of benefit
to some one other than the editor.
But the idea was to benefit editor as
well a. the whole community and ma
ton.
This was the Idea: Why not have
"home paper weekr'
We have had every kind Of "week"
from soap to electric cleaners.
Taken together. argued the editor.
the country newspapers are quite the
most important In the nation, even II
Judged by numbers: the ten or fifteen
thousand of them make the four hun
dred big city papers and magazines
seem inconsiderable, indeed.
The reason most folks do not real
ize the importance Of the country
Newspaper Is because they think OF
them individually instead Of collective
~; even the Atlantic ocean doesn't
look very impressive when you view 1t
merely as cupful Of water scOoped
up at the beach.
80 this country editor began to talk
about the idea and to write letters
to any one who he thought might be
interested. But like all great ideas,
II took . long time for 1t to grow.
Finally company which has done
much to teach country publishers the
value Of system and Of knowledge OF
costs took 1t up. as did also the Ma
tion0 Editorial Association; then the
state colleges Of agriculture saw Its
possibilities because of the effect on
community life: another great concern
which furnishes thousands Of country
papers with syndicate news and fea-
lures became Interested: and. of
course, the publishers trade journals
fell Into line.
Thus 4 great chain Of interest in
"Subscribe for Your Home Town Pm
per Week" has been stretched across
the country, each Of the thousands Of
country papers. Of which this paper Is
one. link in the chain.
November 7th to 18th are the dates
set for "Subscribe for Your Home
Town Paper Week." and all who be-
lieve In the home town paper In its
possibilities for helpfulness. for Great
ing community solidarity. for the cher
ishing Of the homely and sacred things
Of the country. are being asked to
help-to help. not because the country
editor needs charity. but because the
country newspaper is a great service
agency. dignified. stable. worthy of
every cent which the community in
vests to make 1t possible.
So you are asked to help make "Sub-
scribe for Your Home Town Paper
Week" the big success It Is going to
be. II yeu do not now take your home
paper. don't delay subscribing later
than the week Of November TIP.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
THEIR LAST FEAST
Mohanmedan Fanatics Paid
Dearly for brain Stew"
Excess Of Zeal Discouraged by French
Authorities In Northern Senegal
In Effective Manner.

Boomba is not the seat OF MOhan-
medan culture in Africa. Boomba
lies In northern Senegal, behind the
west coast of Africa, Inundated ut
the onward strides Of Dnkkar. q
worldly seaport knowing neither re-
llgion nor shame. And let 1t be known
to all men that the natives In the
hlnterland nigh unto BoOmbn are as
the "wee sma' hours Of the mornln'."
In blacklist darkness; but seeking the
light of a great awakening.
Last month, while the Clontarf.
stout shIpping-board vessel, now at
pier %, foot of Pacific street, lay to
In the rondstead at Dakkar, a wave of
revival hit the vicinity of BOOmba. nc
COrling to the assistant engineer
The blacks got religion and the
blacklands resounded with the chant
of There is no God but Allah, md
Mohammed is his prophet"-In fervent
Senegalese.
Now, the German found the Scne-
galese fiercesome soldier. On his
native jungle trail he is even more so.
On the wnrpath went the newly con-
vcr:cd Mohnmmcdans, with fire In one
hand and the sword In the other, after
the fashion Of Saladdin's host. They
were bound to out Mohnmmed Mo-
BANNED and great was their zeal.
Furthermore. they were bound on
quest to show their brethren. unbellev-
Ing dogs on the docks of DakkiT. that
a warrior OF the Jungles could acquire
that polish which some say comes only
to citizens OF the worldly state. dwell
ing In a great metropolis.
There CHANGED across their march
party of Frenchmen. hunting wild
beasts of the field. The Frcnchmen
were. moreover, nnbelieving dogs. The
slaughter was swift. pitIless and al
most painless. Eleven dead GauIs
were laid Mt the feet of the chief OF the
Boomba hinterland.
MY children" cried he. In rolling
brogue such as Is banded about In the
Jungle, behold these men OF culture
and little faith. They have the wis
dom of them who sit In high places,
but they have the faith Of the grovel-
Ing Jackal. We have done well to
chop OF their heads. Cow we Will do
well to acquire their wisdom. Let US
have brain stew, made from the brains
of the Frenchmen, in whom there was
wisdom but little faith"
And so the stew was eaten.
About a week Inter. n dozen OF these
herce seekers after great wisdom
were gathered in by the French au-
fhoritles.' And In another week they
were sent to another land. far beyond
the clouds. where the houris tread the
mazes of the heavenly dance and wis.,
dom comes to nif. men who are true
believers. At least, that Is the tale rs
told by the assistant engineer. And
thus endeih the quest Of the converts
Of the BoOmba hinterlnnd searchers Of
wisdom In the name of the prophet
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05

iiieuuS WIFI "
long story about 1t. II, he hnd that
chance 1t would make a great differ
ence. The ordinary citizen will under
80 anything. II he can ait around and
talk about 1t afterward.
1.-THE first time we are up ngains,
anything disagreeable always IL the
worst. We can get used to anything
and enjoy anything. II we have enough
of 1t. We are born optimIsts. my dear
Mrs. Jiggers, always looking around
for a grain OF comfort, and mnnufac
turing one II there Ii none In sight.
an never forget the first time ]
went to see the dentist on professional
business. ! had been entertaining o
rip-snortIng tOothache for several days
The agony was SO great that II would
take the pen OF a Dnnte to do justice Il
1t. Yet couldn't muster up enough
courage to go to the dentists. I had
heard SO many stories Of the atrocious
suffering one undergOes at his hands
TINT my warlike spirit faltered. Bu,
finally the man who occupied the room
next to mine came to my apartment,
armed' with large Iron poker. and
said that had kept him awake fol-
three nights. and the limit had beer
reached. II didn't chase myself out
Of the house and let him have night's
rest he would proceed to make few
dents in my skull.
'"Thus turned adrift into the ten.
pest. the first man met was a dentist
and he simply forced me to his parlor
He was friend OF the family and
wouldn't take mo- for an answer.
HE had to carry me up the stairway
to his Office. i had become 80 weak In
the legs. supposed he would rend
me limb from limb. but he really was q
painless dentist. In three or. perhaps,
four shakes he was holding before my
eyes the tooth which had caused all
the anguish. and ! was enjoying solid
comfort once more.
"Since that experience look upon
the modern dentist as a public bene
factor, and my one regret Is that ]
can't drop into his office every day OF
two and have few teeth pulled. But
all my original teeth were extracted by
the painless process long ago. and the
lignum vitne teeth ] am now wearing
are strangers to aches and pains.
"The first time man Is married he
is so excited that he forgets the wed.
ding ring or the fee for the preacher,
or some other essential. For days he.
fore the event he Is In such fever
that his friends have trouble holding
him down and when at last the fateful
hour arrives he doesn't seem like re.
sDonsible human being. ! always feel
sorry for II young bridegroom. he looks
so rattled. and he has such strong
resemblance to a total loss.
"But the next time he gets married
he Is as cool and intrepid as though he
made practice of acquiring II bride
before tea every day, and II he goes to
the altar three or four times in the
course of his useful career. marriage
seems to him no more interesting than
receiving an automobile catalogue by
mail.
And this is true of everything. Mrs.
Jlggers. A man even gets used TO
family boarding house, where c0ilec.
tions are made strictly In advance,
and, this being admitted, no further
argument is necessary"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05

Little Robert d., two and one-hal1
years old. Of Franklin, has u teTl-year-
old cousin. Gordon. who to his baby
mind, is the hero In all that takes
place, and whatever Gordie says or
does is all right. Roberts mother had
been telling him about Christmas, and
why 1t was celebrated.
One evening after strenuous day
Of play with the big cousin. when
mother put Robert to bed. she said:
"And why do we have Christmas,
Robert? Whose birthday Is it?'
Santa and GOrdie's," promptly re-
piled the youngster. - Indianapolis
News.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
HOw'S THIS?

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
will do what we claim for it
cure Catarrh or Deafness caused by
Catarrh. We do not claim to cure
any other disease.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is . liquid, taken internally, and
acts through the blood upon the
mucous surfaces of the system, thus
reducing the inflammation and 70
storing normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
pshxdrated Fish Valuable.

Electrical dehydrating plants for
experiments In England, which demon
strate that 1t is possible with the aid
Of heated air to accomplish in brief
time results that now require many
days Of air curing, says Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. Deprived of every
trace Of moisture. the fish meat may
be kept for years, and then restored
for three days In water. The dried
flesh also may be ground into q fine
flour Of high food value. The process
has been patented In all countries.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
VIVA 3tHome TOWN. aper Week?"

Subscribe for your home town
paper week, which has been set
for November TIP, has not
been developed into q great ma
tional campaign because the
"poor editor needs the money"
but because there was never
more need than there 10 today
Of laying emphasis on the
homely, solid, substantial things
Subscribe for the Home II
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05

"Ah shuah does pity you." said col
ored pugiIist to his opponent as they
squared of. "Ah was bohn with box
In gloves on"
Maybe you was" retorted the 9TH
er; "and All reckons you'se going to
die de same way."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
Go. Her Good Health Out Of Bots,.

Mrs Edward Raifsnider. Wabash.
Ind. says that she owes her good health
to Chambcrlain's Tablets. She suffered
from distress after eating and constipa'
ton and was completely cured BY the
use Of these tablets.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05
THE FIRST TIME

SSr CONFESS that the thought Of
J death always raises gooseiiesh on
me- said the melancholy boarder.
'"rhe only comfort. Is that man dies
but once
..,Thnt's what mikes II so unDleas.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05

Of small town and country life.
which are the very warp and
wool Of the country Newspaper.
Every home into which the
home paper goes th4reby has =
greater interest in the COM
munity; and community soli-
darity is doing much to carry
US through the period Of unrest
and discomfort which II notice.
able everywhere.
m Paper Week. Nov. 7.l2
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05

WATERWAYS the dinner cooked 70
suit you. sir?
Diner--Yes. all but the bill. Just
take that back and boil II down a lit.
tie.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-05

BROMO-FEBRIN viii cure your
cold. Try 1t. At sTRHLKEs.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-20
NEW LIGHTS ERECTED
ON PALAFOX STREET

Workmen were put to work yester-
day making preparations for erecting
a number OF new lights along Palafox
street from Main street northward to
Garden street. Lights are already
erected at the intersection of each
street but the city commissioners have
received a number of complains be-
cause of the inadequate lighting in the
middle of the blocks and to cope with
the situation 250-watt lights, similar
to those northward from Garden street,
are being put up. There win be new
lights placed in the middle of each
block from Main street to Garden
street on Palafox with the exception
of the first and probably the second
block north OF Main.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-20
STREETS OF WEST
END TO BE PAVED
Construction Of 25-Foot Road Is Referred
to Commissioner Hinrlehs.

At the regular meeting of the city COM
missioners held at the city hall yester-
day afternoon plans We're discussed for
the laying of pavement on &C" street
from Belmont to Jackson and on Jackson
from &C" street TO the city limits. APP
proximate estimates for the cost OF con-
structing a 2o-foot street were placed be-
fore the commissioners by City Engineer
Jarrett but after discussing the inn
portance of these particular streets it
was decided that a 25-foot street would
prove in the long run to be a better in
vestment.
& This is the street over which the faru1-
ers to the west of Pensacola in Escambia
county and also the producers gveI IN
Baldwin county, Alabama, come into the
city. and in view of the increase in
traffic which will be brought on by the
construction of the paved road out that
way by the county. Whether after de-
tailed estimates are made on the cost of
construction 25-foot road the commits
sioners win think it advisable to build
such a street it is not known. or whether
it win be let out by contract or built by
the city itself is not known, but the mat
ter was referred to Commissioner Hin
richs, who has charge of the street de-
partment
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-20
INSURANCE COMPANY
WINS DAMAGE SUIT
Plaintiffs Against RlgelI Lumber Com.
pany Are Awarded $fs4.71

A verdict for the sum Of s1s4.71 was
awarded the Fisher Brown Insurance
Company in the court of record yester-
day. they being plaintiff in damage suit
against the RigelI Lumber Company, de-
PENDANT.
The sentence that had been imposed
on Lee White who had previously APP
peared before the court and pleaded
guilty on a charge of forgery and had
been sentenced to one year. was changed,
and he was fined on another count White
had been. charged with two counts, one
of forgery and another of false pretense,
but after the plea of guilty on the first
count and sentence being passed, certain
circumstances prompted the court to
change the counts and he was fined $50
and costs or 3 months on a charge Of
false pretenses.
r. ]. Watson entered a plea of guilty
for operating an automobile while drunk
and was fined $3.50 and costs or months
at hard labor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-20
Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis
Browns Will Meet kentuckians at
Maxent Park Soon.

The Brooklyn National league and
the st. Louis American league players
win meet the Louisville Colonies in
Pensacola during the training season,
beginning March IS, 1922, according to
information received from william
Neal, manager of the Colonies. by the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Neal has just returned from
New York, where games with these
clubs We're scheduled.
The National league team will play
March 10, 20 and 81, and the Ameri-
can league team March "a. % and 26.
1t was also stated in the wire from
Mr.. Neal that there is a possibility of
a game with the New York Americans
and the Boston club, arrangements for
which will be announced later.
That means that local baseball fans
win have the opportunity of seeing
such stars as Otto Miller, Burleigh
Grimes. George Sisler. Hank" Seve-
reid, Ivan Olsen and many other big
leaguers" in action.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-20
COLLEGIANS DEFEAT COLONIES TO PLAY SAPULPA GOES ON
GIRLS OF Ole HIGH BIG LEACUERS HERE DRY DOCK MONDAY
One Hundred and Fifty Men EN-.
pIoyed to Overhaul Steam Tanker.

The American steam tanker Sapulpa
went on dock at the Bruce dry docks
Monday and as result $50 extra men
were put to work yesterday. The Sa-
pulpa is the largest vessel that has yet
been raised on Pensacola's premier
dock and in accomplishing the feat the
expectations of the company were far
exceeded for the dock is only $50 feet
long and the vessel measures a total
of 435 feet, which makes the Sapulpa
So feet longer than the dock itself
The large vessel has a gross tonnage
Of 7,311 tons, which is 1911 tons more
than the company ever expected to
put on the dock. The boat viii under
go a general overhauling before she
is lowered to the water again and al
lowed to resume her work. She is a
shipping board vessel and came to this
rort from Mobile to undergo general
overhauling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-20
WOULD. APPLY TARVIA
ON WOOD BLOCK PAVING

Commissioner Hinrichs introduced a
resolution at the regular meeting Of
The city commissioners yesterday aft
ernoon requesting that he be allowed
to expend $1,000 OF the street depart
ment's appropriation for the purpose
OF employing labor to apply Tarvia on
the woodblock paving on Garden street
west Of Spring to Barcelona street.
The paving on both sides Of the street
at this particular place has been in
bad condition for some time, but after
proper rolling, etc, before and after
the tar mixture is applied, it win be
in good condition. TIE city already
owns the Tarvia that is to be applied,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-20
CITY PLACED ON MAP OF
COMMERCE EPARTMENT

Pensacola is the only city on the
gulf coast and one of the few in the
south, which has been placed on the
map Of the department Of commerce,
a copy of which has recently been
sent to j. b, Morrow, who was recent
ly appointed secretary of the bureau
of foreign and Domestic commerce.
Pensacola is marked as one of the
cooperative cities of the department
OF commerce.
Main offices for each district are:
Boston, New York, Washington, Chi
cago, st, Louis, New Orleans, San
Francisco, Seattle.
Cooperative offices are: Syracuse, N.
Y; Newark, n. j.; Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Akron,
Dayton, indianapolis, Chattanooga,
Norfolk, Los Angeles, Portland, Bridge
port, Columbus, Dallas, FL Paso. Rich
mond Milwaukee and Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-20
CITY is SAVING BIG SUM
PAVING GARDEN STREET

According to a report of the city en-
gineer the city is saving quite a sum
by constructing the paving on Garden
street itself, and not by contract as
has been the custom heretofore. Ac-
cording to the engineers estimate
about $1,000 has been saved on the
block which is now nearing completion.
The paving on this particular block
contains $1,000 square yards and is be-
ing built at a cost of about 1854 per
square yard, which is 43 cents cheaper
than the lowest bid submitted for the
work in November. The lowest bid
received was $3,07 per square yard.
And, according to one of the officials,
another feature of doing the work this
way is that the labor employed in do
ing the work can be paid better wages
than if it was done by contract.