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The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19

There Is a bottle in use at Pine
Island Lake. N. H.. which houses an
entire family. The bottle. made Of
wood. stands rs feet In height and Is
10 feet In diameter. II wns construct
cd to advertise widely known bever-
age. hut housing conditions were SO
difficult and the cost Of building con-
struction 10 high That Louis F. Mess
Ter bought 1t and had II removed to
the like. where II was regretted and
an addition built for Use as a COM
bination living room and kitchen, leav-
ing the rest Of the "bottie residence"
free for the family and their guests.
The first floor Of the bottle 10
used as dining room. while the Sec
ond and third floors are sleeping
rooms, reached by mems Of ship lad
ders. All the rooms are comfortably
furnished. Electric light has been In
stalled. together with telephone serv-
Ice and other accessories.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19

Some naval experts believe that the
submarines Of the future will be de-
signed largely with the purpose Of car
eying huge cargoes under sea. The
fighting qualities Of the submarine
will not be neglected and then will be
equipped with comparatively large
hulls with considerable carrying space
well below the water line. Several Of
these craft are now being built In Eng
land which are expected to set the
fashion FOR future submarines. The
nation which has feet Of such craft
will be able to defy the blockading
fleets Of an enemy. However closely
q coast or port may be guarded by
the enemy fleet the cargo carrying SUBJ
marines will be able to sink below all
obstacles and carry provisions or mar
ket goods to neighborins countries. 1t
will be remembered that Germany sent
Q few such craft to America early In
the war.-Boys' Life.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
LOTUS HAS PLACE IN LEGEND
Ascending to Mythology the Name Wa
oivsn to Flower BY the God
dsse Hebs.

The mysterious Egyptian lotus has
been more Identified with the worlds
history than any other flower.
Tho phrase lotus eaters" 10 com
mon one In literature. and is used to
describe those who live in a 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.
Tho lotus Il 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 II, according
to mythology. when 4 beautiful nymph
Of the same name, heartbroken over
the GOODNESS Of Hercules. went to Hebe
for sympathy. and by her was trans
formed into q 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 spool, 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., 1921-02-19
THE ROAD.

Ny way Of life u q winding road,
4 road that Wandsrs. yet turns Aot
where one should 70 with a. light load
A. well may be In = travellers pack:
A ROAD that ramblss through marsh and
Meadow and waste. 70 tbs cloudy end:
But. smooth or rugged. ! ind It GOOD
For somethinss always around the
bend.
There may DO storms in the black dehles,
But oh, the calm Of the valleys breast!
There may be toll on the upward miles,
But oh. the Joy Of the mountain crsstf
And here's a thistle and there's . rose.
And next-whatevsr the road may send:
For onward ribbons the way I chose,
With something always around the
bend.
Then come and travel my road with me
Through, windy passes or waves Of
Though long and weary the march may
The rovsr's blessing shall still BE- ours;
A noon day halt At . crystal we'll.
A word and . smile with passing
A sonE to sing and tale to tell,
And something coming around the bend!
Arthur Guitermau-
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
Cow Was sIahts.sIna.

A COW from the country wandered
into Keene, N. H.. sauntered along the
sidewalk. stopped to look In mt sew
ernl windows. first Of the telephone
ONCE. next at Ferrin's store. and then
Of the ice cream parlors, paused for a
time to examine the sample photo
graphs In front Of studio. and then
started up the studio stairs. Half way
up the cow decided not to 20 fartherJ
and without room enough to turn
around mnde n rapid descent back.
ward. doing q quickstep In order to
keep upright. The town officer WINS
ready to arrest the Intruder when she
struck the sidewalk. but he had to
rhasc her through 1--WE streets before
he could put the handouts on.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
HAS NO FEAR OF SHARKS
Writer Tells Of Curious Fish Which
the Monsters Of the Deep Leave
Severely Alone.

There Is one fish that has no fear
Of sharks. This fish inhabits the wa.
tiers OF the South Sea Isles. Frederick
O'Brien tells In his book, "White Shad-
cws in the South Seas" Of hnv-
Ing seen thousands Of these fish
living peacefully In a cove fairly alive
with man-eating sharks.
"This fish. the Diodon antennatus,"
Mr.. O'Brlen writes, "gets the better Of
the shark In a curious manner. He
can blow himself up by taking In air
and water. until he becomes a bloated
wretch instead Of the fairly decent
thing he Is In his normal moments. He
can bite. he can make noise with his
jaws. and he can eject wnter from his
mouth to some distance.
Besides all this. he erects pnpll-
ine on his skin like thorns, and Sc
creteH In the skin Of his belly car
mine fluid that makes a permanent
stain.
"DespIte all these defenses. II the
shark Is fool enough to heed no warn
ing. and to ent Dlodon, the latter
pufYs himself up. and eats his way
through the shark to liberty. leaving
the shark riddled and leaky. and. In
deed. dead"
The writer says that should this
still be doubted. he refers his readers
to Charles Darwin.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
imprisoned In Gonna

Tho most terrible prison In the world
10 in Urga, Mongolia. It consists Of .
triple stockade enclosing . 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
ciamped chests, in shape resembling
coflins. There Ia q small hole in the
side Of each. Just big enough for the
poor wretch inside to thrust out his
had or his manacled hands. They
80 daylight for but q few minutes
daily, when their food In thrust into
their box-prisons through the hole.
They can not lie down fiat, they can
not sit. for they are not only man.
acled but chained to the cofiins. The
majority are In for life SENTENCES. and
no prisoner IL ever allowed out Of his
boz under any circumstances. except
when he IL to be executed or. As hap
pens very rnrely-to be set free.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
NEVER GAVE UP A PROSPECT
eaissman Would Wait but He Had Ne
Idea Of Losing Sight Of
Possibility.

Some years ago I 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 As they
would have been II I had come in
ready to buy and plank down the cash.
Then for the time being forgot all
about It. but they didn't About a
year after my visit to the store the
salesman ! had seen there came IN
to see me. He WINS q very agreeable
gentleman and In no way insistent:
he had Just looked in on the chance
that now was ready to buy; but my
bank account hadn't looked up to any
great extent and I was not ready, as
I told him: but I added that when
I was ready would come in. and
I would come to him.
That, I thought, ended It as far as
hearing from them was concerned: but
not 10. A year later had another
call from the salesman. my friend. II
- will now permit me 20 to call him.
On the same errand: q pleasant call
and q pleasant little talk. but with
the same result as before: and now.
Q year to day after that second call.
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:
1--WE never give up q prospect tiu
be dies"
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19

The family was seated at the sup
per table and numerous questions
which had accumulated In the chill
dren's minds during the day were
ready to be poured forth on their
parents.
The children had heard Of the @.
A. n. and the campaign for rooms
with which to accommodate the old
soldiers. The younger child. who al
ways unconsciously said something
clever, had wondered what the letters
@. A. r. meant and II was evident that
she had worked II out herself. when
she said. In confident tone: Daddy.
@. A. R. does stand for Give A Room
doesn't 1T Sister said It doesn't
Indianapolis News.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
One Adxantaas Of h.,x.n

The door closed behind an irste
neighbor who had come to complain
regarding certain Of Tommy's short
comings. A few moments later. a.
he was tenrfuliy preparing for a pre-.
maturely early bedtime. he said to his
mother:
u wisf. We lived In heaven. mother"
His mother inquired the cause Of his
sudden aspiration toward better
things.
"Oh. WE'LL" he sighed. .you know
the angels wouldn't be half a. hard
to please as the neIRhbors are."-Pitts.
bursh Chronicle- Telegraph.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
,ex s.er,,. NAY .. Pr.,.rx.d.

Synthetic inks. by means Of which
writings remain invisible until the pa.
per on which they are used is subject
ed to certain external Influences. have
long been known. but a disappearing
paper, the decay Of which at the end
Of fixed time destroys writing ind
all. Is somewhat OF novelty.
Such a paper. It appears from q
French report. was invented some time
ago. 1t Is prepared by stepping In
acid. the strength Of which IN varied
according to the lease Of life intended
to be bestowed upon the paper. After
a longer or shorter time the paper dis.
integrntes and falls to pieces. II IL
suggested that this kind Of paper
would be boon to those who do not
wish to have their letters indefinitely
preserved.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
Antiquity II Peat.

The use Of peat a. source Of heat
goss back beyond the historical period
In the ancient history Of the early
tribes in northern Germany. Pliny. the
Roman naturalist, gives us possibly
the nrst 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.
ola, 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 In many parts Of Eu.
rope. where 1t Is cut In brick shapes,
allowed to dry In the wind and sun.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
How Carbon Black 10 Made.

How is carbon black mnde7 by
burning oil or natural gas. But the
carbon obtained from gas Is much
blacker and better than the carbon
from oil.
Gas burners are erected underneath
steel channels thnt move back and
forth. The carbon Is deposited on
these channels, hut 1t is constantly
scraped OF by their movement against
each other. Only is per cent Of the
total carbon In the gus IL recovered In
the form Of black: thus the waste Of
gas Il enormous. Scientists are now
trying to produce carbon from gas by
mixing It with other gases without
necessltatIng combustion. = Popular
Science Monthly.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19

The Pennsylvania Dutch have their
own way Of saying things. and gen.
orally they manage to make their
meaning clear. although sometimes in
unconventional language.
Over the bell on the front door Of
house In little town near Gettysburg,
was ahsxed a card reading:
"Button doesn't bell. Bump
American Legion Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19

whale hunting from q baby blimp
10 Q project Of Capt. John D. Loop.
resident Of Long Beach, Cal, who has
had many years experience whaling
In the old.fashioned way.
Captain Loop has invented an aerial
hArpoon to be dropped upon the whale.
with q buoy attached to trace the ie-
vlathan after he 10 struck.
When the whale comes up for air
after he Is struck the captain proposes
to attack him with bomb gun. A
blimp 10 being rugged At q Los An
geles flying field to try out Captain
Loops method.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
How ssarehIloht 10 Tested.

The searchliRhts made use Of in
warfare and for few other purposes
nre put to severe test before they
nre regarded rs completed. Elaborate
instruments are used to measure the
intensity Of the beam, but Its diameter
II measured by an immense "ynr,l
stick" located $500 yards away from
the light. A long narrow stretch OF
lumber supported on trestles has H.
visions at regular intervals just like
those Of the measuring stick. and
when the beam Is directed at this
structure, 1t Is easy to measure the
diameter. In small house Mt one
end Is photometer. by which the In.
tensity Of the light may be measured
at any point.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
Che Knew q wlndsa,,.

Mrs.. Youngbride thought the apples
the farmer had brought her were
rather dirty. but he explained that
this was because they had fallen OF
~ tree onto the ground-in short,
tAsy were. windfalls-so she bought
them.
A week later shs called the farmers
wife ND on the telephone. II ordered
The best cucumbers for picking" she
said sharply. land you sent me wind.
falls"
sssnt whatf" CAPPED the farmers
wife.
swlndfan cucumbersl can tell /;
you needn't think can't. There's
dirt ~ them"
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19

Siam, are the forefather Of present
day photoplays, according to the Scien-
tiac American. The picture. In those
dark days before the dawn Of witt.
ten history. were thrown on screen
and moved back and forth before the
Javanese audience as the exhibitor
told the story. The puppets were cut
from deer hide. and considerable skill
was obviously required to do this
work. Some Of the more elaborate
puppets were, animated by strings, a.
In the case Of the one at the left in
the Illustration.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
HOW
EXPERT HUNTERS WAGE
WAR ON SAVAGE BEASTS.

EXPERT HUNTERS WAGE
WAR ON SAVAGE BEASTS
Compared with some indlvid-
ual members Of the mountain
lion, wolf, and coyote families.
Gulliver'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
ly acquire equal skill in avoid
Ing traps. poison bats. and rife
fire. 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 staff Of
expert hunters In the field for
the express purpose Of Kidding
government range lands Of these
four-footed outlaws, and thus
assist in relieving the rancher.
A government hunter killed a
mountain lion near Roosevelt.
Ariz., that had destroyed 80
calves and three colts on q single
ranch. One wolf slain by anoth-
er hunter In New Mexico had
killed % calves. Another, in
Wyoming. slaughtered 30 head
Of cattle before one Of Uncle
SIMS hunters shot the criminal.
A pair Of Wyoming wolves that
had learned exceptional cunning
and cruelty ran a yearly board
bill amounting to about $500.
Their meal tickets were Cancelled
by a couple of well-aimed rife
shots by a government hunter.
Two other wolves. which showed
gustatory preference for mutton
and young horse fiesh,in single
month killed $50 sheep and seven
colts. but Mt the end of the
month q hunter collected their
pelts.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
How rubsreIs DaeiIIi Enter.

Drs. f. Christin and r. Navills state
In the Annales de Medicine (Paris)
that tubercle bacilll enter the body
lust as often through the stomach as
through, the breathing apparatus. They
INSERT that these germs can pass
through membranes without leaving a
sign Of their passage and are carried
by the lymph stream to the lungs or to
other organs.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
SHADOW PICTURES ARE oLp
Idea Was Put 70 U.s. In Java Long
Before the Days Of Written
History.

Just who Is the father Of the shadow
picture is matter Of bitter controver-
~ In which Americans and Europeans
are equally keen to enter.
The shadow pictures and puppets Of
ancient Java. recently presented to the
United States museum by the king of
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19

The WOODWORK building In New
York, the tallest building In the world.
u 792 feet and one inch above the
sidewalk. The observation gallery Is
50 stories above the street and the
tower extends from the thirty-drst
story to the sixtieth. . distance Of 400
eeet. The building contains 30 acres
Of door space.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
teanearee N Hawaiian isiands.

WaH6Ato0 VI FJaWaI11h toIdhoo.
Kangaroo are roaming the hills back
Of Honolulu where none was ever seen
before 1915. In that year a male and
female kangaroo escaped from a pri-
vate menagerie and the other day
they were seen 10 the Oahu foothills
with family Of three little kangaroo
In their train. So far no effort has
been made to capture the animals.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19

trains at Carlisle.
and an oblIging
porter. W lille
struggling W 1t b
their lu g go S e.
made mental note
Of the fact that
the young wom-
ans hair was dot
ted with rice.
Dras ntly he
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
the AxiAL HOTEL
Is now UNDER the Management Of
MSR. B. S.. RINK
Meals and Rooms q, Reasonabis Rates
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MIXTURE
sURPRIZE MEEKER

The quick action Of simple glycer.
Inc, .buckthorn bark, etc. as mixed In
Adler-Lkn. is SURPRISING One spoon
full relieves ANY CASE gas ON the
stomach or sour stomach. Adlcr-i.ka
acts on BOTH upper and lower bowels
and removes all foul accumulated mat
ter which poisoned stomach. Often
Cures constipation. Prevents appen-
dicitis One lady reports she has no
more pain in back Of head or gas on
stomach since using Adler-i-kA.
Meeaer Pharmacy
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
uo,, Oh, Managed u

How She Managed u
.How ON earth did Mrs. Newrocks
buy her way into society," With her
money!"
with that and tact"
''Tactr
YES; she always lost at bridss."-
Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19
- The
Scrap Book
PORTER KNEW HIS BUSINESS
ThouuhtfuInsss That Should, In Com
mon Gratitude, Have Earned
Him . Liberal Tip.

The happy couple we're on their
way to Scotland. They had to change
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-19

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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03
NINE
LOST TWO GAMES
ST. CLOUD X. G.. TEAM VICTO-
RIOUS SUNDAY 81 AND
MONDAY AZ

st. Cloud IS K. G. nine pulled a sur
prise on both the Little Falls Legion
nine and the fans here Sunday and
Monday by defeating the Legion nine
in two close games by scores of
3 to l and to 2. The weather was
not pleasant for either game and con
sequehtly the crowds were rather small
The Sunday game was tie Of l and
l until the ninth inning, when Lauden'
bach c]outed the pill over the right field
fence for q home run, also bringing in
Mcdonald, who had gotten on through
an error by Hall. Their first run came
in the first inning on a hit by Mcdonald
and a tumble by Longley of Lauden-
bach's fly to center.
Little Falls got its lone run in the
first inning on home run by Longley,
also over the right field fence.
8undstrom worked on the mound fol-
Little Falls Sunday and he pitched a
good game, holding the visitors to seven
hits and striking out seven men. Fry
man for the st. Cloud nine held the To-
Gals to three hits and struck out five.
In Monday afternoon g game Little
Falls scored first, in the second inning
TANNER, urSC up, SCIucA Out' Mcyoio SCI
on through an error by Fryman, John
son made first on a passed ball, Jacob
son flew out to the catcher and Rasicot
singled, scoring Meyers. Ploof was hit
by Che pitcher, taking first, and John.
son scored when the visitors attempted
to get Ploof on second base.
st. Cloud got two runs in the fourth
inning and two in the fifth. In the
fourth Homer got on through an error
by Han; Boos struck out; STATE doubled,
scoring Homer; Ohotto struck out and
Weis singled, scoring STATE. In the
fifth Laudenbach singled and scored on
a three-bagger by Fryman, who came IN
on wild throw by Hall to Meyers at
third to catch him.
Ploof pitched this game and did very
good work, striking out ten men. st.
Cloud found him for ten hits but they
were we'll scattered and the defeat was
in no way chargeable to his pitching
Ohotto pitched for st. Cloud and he al
lowed but four hits and struck out SIX.
Hc hit one and walked one.
Following is the lineup and box score
for the two games:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03
Nioht In the Forest.

Through the forest is great silence,
but no stiffness. The whippoorwill
swings down and up the short curve
Of his regular song, over and over the
owl says his WHO'D. These, with the
ceaseless dash Of the rapids, are the
web on which the night traces her
more delicate embr0ideries OF the I'M
expected. Distant crashes, stealthy
footsteps near at hand: subdued
scratching Of claws; q faint sniff, the
mournful cry Of the loon, instinct with
the spirit of loneliness; the ethereal
call-nOte Of the birds Of passage high
In the air; a pattern among the dead
leaves, and at last, from the thicket
close at hand, the beautiful silvery
purity of the white-throated sparrow
the nightingale of the North-trem-
bling with the ecstasy Of beauty, as
though a shimmering moonbeam had
turned to sound; these things combine
subtly, the Great Silence overarches
the night and draws you forth to con-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Edward White.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03
Nctdno Wild Animals.

Netting animals is one of the cas-
lest and best methods of collecting
them, says Charles Mayer, in Asia
Magazine. The size of the meshes
will depend entirely upon what one
hopes to capture. The net Is placed
at a spot where animals are sure to
pass; II is suspended across the trail
and held in place by light bamboo
poles. Leaves and grass are scattered
over it until it can not be distin-
guished from the ground. When an
anirnal steps into it, the net falls,
and he begins to struggle, instead of
quietly working his way out. Within
a minute he has himself so tangled in
the meshes that it is sometimes nee
essary to cat the net to get him out.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03
A Pledxe to America

Pledge to America
Memorial Day is behind US. From
the graves Of our comrades we have re-
traced our steps. Having paid them
full honor and having enshrined their
memory deep in our hearts. let US learn
brand of patriotism be as was theirs. so
that we too may be willing to lay down
our lives for our country. Let us re-
peat in our hearts this pledge to the
land which we love so well,
Il am proud that the United States Of
America is my country. the Stars and
Stripes my flag. No matter from what
race / sprung, or what nation may
claim my friendship. my watchword
shall be America first" A citizen by
birth or choice. will ever strive to
make my government revered at home
and respected abroad.
Il will cherish and uphold the prin-
ciples Of freedom: equality. Justice and
against any citizen because Of his re-
of the United States and oppose every
organization destructive to my coun-
try's welfare. will follow no party
that does not salute the Flag and keep
step to the music of the Union. I pray
God to bless my country and her people,
For my countrys sake / will ever
strive to be better citizen. I believe
that the laborer is entitled to fair
wages. reasonable hours and proper
working conditions. I believe in the
sacredness of the home and the mar
riage tie. 1 will do my best to keep ply
sically strong, morally clean and men
tally active, and by voice and by vote,
take an intelligent part in the govern