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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
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PREDICT SMALL TOWN BOOM
Residential and Industrial RsadJust-
msnt May Como During the
Next Twenty Years.

Ia this country to see very soon .
"hoom" Of the smaller community as
contrasted with the great city? The
editor Of the william Feather Magazine
Of Cleveland suggests II, as follows:
"Within the next twenty years II
seems certain that two movements
will take place that will enlarge the
small town.
Zone of these will he the migration
Of business and professional men and
their families to towns Of 5000 to
10000 located within fifty-mile radius
Of cities In which they work during
the day.
1.-The other will be the decentraliza-
ton Of Industry and the movement Of
both factories and working forces from
the city to the small towns.
"With Improved living conditions.
factories will favor small town sites.
figuring that they will thus reduce thcl:
labor turnover. and save enough in
overhead, taxes and interest OIL ex-
pensive city sites, more than to com
pensate them for the disadvantage OF
doing business In smuil town.
''If this adjustment does take place
1t will solve many of our most per
picking problems, for there is no ques-
tIOn that our cities are getting too
big. A city, like business. can get
SO large that the law OF diminishing
returns begins to operate. It IL mn
established principle that when
business grows beyond certain point
the return on the capital invested
decreases.
THE same principle applies to cities.
Big cities have such problems ms trims
portation, housing, health. fire and
police protection. from which the
small town is largely free.
1.-THE factors which are doing much
to hasten this decentralization nre the
automobile. the motion picture and the
talking machine. all of them recen,
inventions.
1.-THE automobile has shortened the
distance between the small town and
the big city by Is per cent.
"The motion picture has given the
small town the cheapest and most popu
lar form Of entertainment ever de-
vised. while the talking machine Inns
enabled the people to hear the worlds
best music right In their own homes.
zone other force has aided and IL
aiding the small town, and this Il
cheap printing and low postal rates
National weeklies and inonthl!es
through their editorial and ndvertis-
Ing columns, have brought the worlds
news and markets to every door"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Preventative Medicine.

The tendency Of medical science is
toward preventative measures. 1t Is
easier and better TO prevent than TO
cure. Pneumonia. one OF the most
dangerous diseases that medical men
have to contend with, often follows
cold or attack of the grip. The cold
prepares the system for the reception
and development OF the pneumonia
germ. The longer the cold hangs on,
the greater the danger. Take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy as soon as
the first indication Of a cold appears
40 AS to get rid OF it with the least
possible delay. 1t Is folly to risk an
attack of pneumonia when TIL" rem
edy may be obtained for trifie.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Labelling tn. Washington Trees.

Following correspondence with OIL
f,cers of the American Forestry as
socintion, Colonel Sheriff., the engineer
officer in charge Of public buildings
and grounds, has arranged to label
the principal trees in Washington
parks, so that everybody Interested
may know their identity.
The approved design for the label
r. a small cast iron plate curved to
1T the trunk and screwed securely into
place. On the surface Of this plate
Is fastened an aluminium plate SHOW
Ing In embossed letters the comma
and scientific names Of the tree.
These plates Will be placed on about
8 100 trees, including all the rare and
least known specimens. and as many
Of the indigenous and better-knuwn
specimens as possible. 1t Is said that
the collection Of trees in Washington
includes one or two specimens of prac-
iticaily every tree In the civilized world
that will grow In that climate.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
GOOD
ROADS
PNEUMATIC TIRES ARE BEST
Offer Greatest Influence in Reducing
Impact Force on Surface OF
Various Roads

prepared by the United Statea Department
of AGriculture)
lmpact--tlie force resulting when
truck wheel strikes the surface OF
road-depends largely upon the kind
and condition OF the tire used IN the
wheel, the bureau Of public roads OF
the United States Department of Agri-
culture reports after a series Of extern
sive Investigations on the subject.
When roads were built to carry the
traffic Of II few. years ago the actual
weight or speed of the load was only
generally considered. Much attention
was paid to the question Of whether
the traffic wns equipped with steel or
rubber tires. but II definite analysis of
the surface and supporting conditions
OF the rOnd and determination or
destructive forces were not deemed
necessary. The transition from horse
drawn to automobile and truck traffic
has changed the surface and strengt'
requirements Of the rOad OF to-day
When the realization came TINT this
heavy and severe traffic was here to
stny and that roads would have to he
huiIt according 10 u very c"Teiui INV
thorough design in order to carry this
traffic 1t was found necessary to stud!
very definitely all the forces to which
n rond Is subjected. For two. years
the bureau OF public roads has been
working on the problem Of obtaining
the value of the impact forces or
roads.
Some high points In their report re-
Gently made are:
Thin or worn solid rubber tires. even
though they he very wide. produce yer!
high impact forces.
Pneumatic tires offer the greatest
Influence In reducing impact forces.
and with their use the impact increases
only very slightly with the speed Of
the truck.
Cushion tires. that Is, tires having n
degree OF sOftness and detection be-
tween solids and pncuinntics. offer cor
responding advantages In reducing I'm
pact.
Impact Increases with the speed Of
the truck hut 1t cannot he said to In
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
WHY:
WHY--
The Steamboat 10 Coming Back
to the Mississippi

This year alone forty-three steam
boats, better known to the old timers
as packets" came back TO the streams
OF the lower Mississippi valley. OBJ
serves writer In the Dearborn hide
pendent. Where did they come from
No man can tell. Some were newly
built, but the majority, Of which the
writer has been able to count thirty
one, came from small inland ports.
where they Ind been tied up for the
last fifteen to thirty years. waiting,
waiting. almost hopelessly. against the
time when they could again compete
with the iron horse In freight and pas
senger traffic. From Memphis and
Vicksburg and Greenville and Cairo /:
from the sheltered waters Of the Bayou
st. John at New Orleans: from little
towns on the Atchafalaya, the Red
and the Mississippi rivers: from fishing
villages on Baratraia and Lafourche
and Vermillion bayous, and even from
the far Sabine river Of Texas, they
were brought back, when railroad rates
went to a height which made water
hauls profitable.
But there Is one difference In this
return OF the packet: 1t is coming
back as a freight carrier. 1t is com
Ing back as a business proposition. not
as a pnlatinl pleasure boat, operating
up and down the stream for the bene.
fit of the wealthy planters Of cotton
and rice and sugar and cattle buyers
and sellers. for the packet cannot com
pete with the passenger train, either
north or south or east or west. But
with railroad freight rates 20 to 40
per cent above the costs at which
freight cnn be handled profitably by
water. other people besides the water.
ways department Of the federal gov.
eminent have learned that their aver
age OF LIS miles day freight haul, as
compared with the twentyfOur miles
day Of the average freight car, Is
q profitable Investment Of flrewood.
water. negro labor and hulls, which
for these freighters seldom cost more
thnn $4,000 to $4,000.
Realizing the size and Importance
of this back-tO-the-water movement
of freight. the packet owners and the
builders are going into 1t seriously.
many cities along these rivers are in
vcsting large sums In terminals and
cnrgo handling facilities to meet boat
lines,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
FIND EELs' BREEDING PLACE
Why the Discovery 10 Considered Of
Importance to the People Of
European Countries.

There has always been a mystery
about the eels. No one knew Just
where they came from.
1t Is said to have been solved by
Danish scientists who discovered by a
deep-sea exposition that cells leaving
northwest Europe go to place near
the West Indies, where conditions for
the development Of their larvae are
favorable. The larvae afterward make
their way back to the places from
which their parents started on the
European coasts. This discovery is not
only OF geographical interest. but will
also yield very practical results.
The supply of cells In the breeding
places is said to be inexhaustible, and
there will be an unlimited supply Of
eel food for European countries Eels
only undertake the journey from and
back to the breeding place once In
their lives.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Catarrh

Catarrh is a local disease, greatly
Influenced by constitutional con-
ditions. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is a Tonic and Blood
Purifier. By cleansing the blood and
building up the System, HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normal conditions and allows Ma
ture to do its work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
proposed Reform Of caIend.r.

Prof. Rene Barre Of Dillon, has n
most revolutionary plan for calendar
reform. lie would shorten most OF
the weeks to six days, give MS Sat
urday hut once n month. take one day
from January and. except In ienp
year. from July, and give February 80
days. The LIST, 18th. 18Th. 10th and
9th days of ench month would he
SuniAys-sIXty TO the year. and New
Years day md Christmas would nj
ways fall on Sunday. This sidetracks
the objections to placing certain days
In each year outside the weekly and
monthly reckoning. 1t Is doubtful.
however. IL the public would ever
cheerfully accept this reparceling or
its tines Scientific American.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
A Farmer Cured OF Rheumatism

"A man living on farm near here
came In short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. l
handed him u bottle Of Chamberlain's
Liniment and told him to use 1t free
ly" says c. p. Rayder, Patten Mills,
n. Y. "A few days later he walked
into the store rs straight a. string
and handed me dollar, say
ing, give me another bottle
Of Chaimberlain's Liniment; l
want 1t In the house all the time for
II cured me-"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Novel o,.,sn. Tor BIRD Baths.

much smaller log forming the pedestal.
The upper log section Is followed ont
TO receive a round pan which holds the
water.
The shlngle-rovcred bath nj the
right has II base made from two-inch
lumber, to which Is fastened tapercd
wooden frame, made of one-incl strips,
zach side being two inches smaller at
The top than Mt the bottom. two
inch, cap. with one-incli board sup
port for the pan, is provided.-POpu.
lar Mechanics Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

The Elffel tower has smnil apart
ment on the highest platform. which
Is over 900 feet high, which Is Occu.
pied by Mr.. EifTel, the builder. He
has been comparatively free from the
discomfort caused by the recent heat
waves which the Pnrisinns have not
been enjoying. Every prccaution Is
taken to prevent rust and NJ. EiHe'
considers that the structure has
practically indefinite life. The E'he'
tower was erected more than thirty
yenrs ago at II cost OF 81 ,S0OUO. Ii
was built In % months and weighs
fifteen million pounds. There are more
tlinn fifteen thousand separate pieces
In the tower which are held together
by two and half million rivets.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Postcard. Help soo.. city.

To encourage civic art and to op-
puse Influences which hinder the city
beautiful movement, the Municipal
Art league Of Chicago has prepared
" series of postcard views Of Chicago
md vicinity. The new cards are made
from prize winning pictures in re-
cent Photographic contest and are, nm
ished in the finest photogravure work.
They are an absolute departure from
the idea of the ordinary picture post
card, and are expected to add to the
prestige Of the city by a truer and
more satisfactory expression Of Its
beauty. = Popular Mechanics Maya
Bine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
fiiOi4Iill.:, IL
TOWN - -
HELpSk
EVIL OF THE RENTING HABIT
Dependency on Other Hands fe'
Ho mes Marks = Refrigeration
In Spirit.

When househOlders become renters
by habit, that is, when they become
willing to depend on other hands thun
their own to provide and maintain
their homes for them. society loses
much of that valuable Individuality.
that personal Independence, initiative
md sclf.relinnce that distinguishes
great people from mass of people.
For three hundred years the Ameri-
cnn people have led the world In indi-
viduality, Initiative and personal indie
pendence. The fathers pulled out OF
the European huddle In order that they
might stand on their own feet; and
having reached America. they had to
stand alone. Most porn Americans
were born of parents who owned their
own homes.
Contentment with huddle, the will
ingness to live In some one e'se's
warmed and cnred-for loft rather tlInn
In ones own fought-for and pnld-for
home marks n re,rogression In spirit
from the American way TO the Euro
pean way OF life.
However we may excuse ourselves
for inclination toward the easy com
fort of the ch6reless. commercial. rent
cd compartment. and for shrinking
from the harder demands of the de-
tached. owned and pnid-for home; ana
however respectable The renting habit
may have become. 1t must be admitted
hat our inclination IL phase Of so
cinl degeneracy. drift toward the
audible. the beginning OF the abandon
ment of that vitnliz!ng independence
Of which the owned home is pre-emi,
ncntIy the symbol and support.-Port'
land (Ore.) Telegram.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Hedge Solve. Fencing Problems.

More and more Americans nre APP
prccia,ing the value Of privacy In their
gardens. II is n sane idea. this
that we pu,nt lovely lawns and grow
shrubs and trees. not to form u park
for the ndmIrlng gaze of motorists and
neighbors. but 10 furnish us with 3
little Kingdom Of outdoors all our
own, where we can live and breathe
and have our being unbel,olden and I'M
molested.
Very frequently. of course. privet
and other hedge shrubs seem to be
planted only for the sake Of divid-
ing one property from another Or
one section Of the garden from an
other. Then there Is reason In keep
ing the hedge clipped back. But
the hedge that is built for the pur-
pose Of giving protection should be
clipped only enough to give the roots
strength and to give 1t trim ap-
penrance.
Much Is being done nowadays with
frs and other ~eversreens for hedges.
Nursery men have gone to the ends
Of the earth for trees and shrubs
that would Withstand the extremes OF
our climate. A recently introduced
tir has come from the east coast of
Asia, where they are accustomed 10
hotter summer and colder winter
than we have here. and are therefore
sure to withstand our extremes. Great
expense has also been taken 10 get
shrubs md trees suitable for wind
breaks In the trying seashore climate.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

pered, pressing his hand.
1T may be II sacrifice on your part.
darling" he replied; but It Is for the
best"
"Whai Is III" she repeated In trem-
bling tones.
'Y"u will believe me, dearest" he
continued. "whcn say that ! am
irivcn 10 ask ii by circumstances over
which | have no control. and l am not
ucting from hnsty impulseT'
"Yes," the beautiful young dnmsel
exclaimed, with faliering lips; what
Ia II you ask of me?"
"Daring." he said. and the Implor-
Ing look on his face thrilled her to the
utmost depths of her being. II wish
Won would sit on my other knee bit /;
this one has gone to sleep"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Pneumatic Tires Reduce Impact Of
Surface Of Roads.


crease according TO my constant ratio
or power of the speed.
Although heavy inspiring weight
may give higher impact than lighter
inspiring weight. il cannot be said
that this is the major controlling
factor.
The relative destructive effect pro-
duced by lightweight. high-speed
trucks and heavy. sIow-moving trucks
hns not been determined by these tests.
They do. however. indicate that equal
impact may be obtained under some
conditions.
Impact may he ms high as seven
times the static load on one renr wheel
when n solid-tire truck strikes l.
inch obstruction at 10 miles per hour.
nm average value being about four
times For pneumatic tires the maxi
mum impact value Ia probably not
more thnn one and three-fourths times
the load at one rear wheel. and mn
average vnlue is not more than one
and one fourth times the load.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Black Otter /. Curiosity.

A black otter was caught recently
by II whntcorn county. (WashiDgton)
trapper. The otter generally has n
brown fur. but this one Is Jet black
on the back and silver colorcd on the
stomach. The Washington furriers
say the otter's hide is worth $1,000 and
is the only one on record.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

DIR. J. p. Riddle, specialist in dis
eases Of the eye ear. nos and throat
Glasses fitted. Glenwood Springs. u
Indigestion and Constipation.
"Prior to using Chamberlain's Tab
let's, I suffered dreadfully from indtg-
estion. Nothing ate agreed with
me and lost flesh and ran down In
health. Chamberlain's Tablets
strengthened my digestion and cured
me of constipation" writes Mrs.
George Stroup, Solvay, n. Y.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Immense Watch.

What is claimed to he the 'arscs
watch In the world is shown at the
London fair and market held In the
Agricultural hall, London. Eng. II Is
worth $500, is II inches in diameter,
and So inches round. Its design is In
all respects that Of an ordinary watch
but II has to be wound by electricity
every 20 minutes, because to keep II
running for "a hours would require
spring weighing about 100 pounds.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
Road Work in Wisconsin.

In wisconsin, 5000 men are EN-
ployed In the construction of $50 miles
OF concrete highway. GOO bridges, s.
600 culverts, 1000 miles OF gravel
road grading Of 200 miles Of earth
road, and patrol maintenance Of 4.
500 miles OF state system.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

Community play is being promoted
BY local governments because 1t has
been demonstrated to be q practical
business proposition. City officials &C
cept as an axiom the statement that
the leisure hours Of the city must be
either an asset or liability. The peo-
pie Of this county have about bill.
lion hours a day to PASS outside of
work and sleep. In this leisure time
most Of the crime, vice and delinquency
Occur.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
TWO ORIGINAL BIRD BATHS
One 10 Made Entirely Of logs, the
Other on Straightforward
Pedestal.

The photograph shows two Original
IDEAS In bird-bath construction that
can he adapted where II would not he
possible to build II cement bath.
Al the left Is shown bird hath
made entirely from logs, n heavy cross
section being used for the bnse. an
,ther for the ron. and II few feet OF II
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

IVY hu"
sitting on the
same easy chair
for hours, In the
eloquent coininlin-
ion of soul with
soul that needs no
articulate sound
to give II Ian
gunge.
what Is II,
denri" she Wills
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
EIower, en Portage st.mp..

Japan and Newfoundland are the
only countries that have put flowers
upon their postage-stainps. Japan
uses the chrysanthemum In the center
of all Its stamps and Newfoundland
Introduces n bouquet of thistle bios
SONS
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
The Road 70 Happiness.

You must keep we'll II you wish to
be happy. When constipated take
one or two Of Chamberlain Tablets
Immediately after supper. They cause
q gentle movement OF the bowels.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

BROMO- FEBRIN will cure your
cold. Try 1t. At sTRHLKEs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
FOR sALE-INCUBATOR

One Incubator, 1870 egg size; one
Incubator, 250 egg size; one stove'
Hoover, 800 size. Prices reasonable.
INQUIRE Of II. A. Fay, Meeker. m4tf
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
First Road Legislation.

Tho first good roads legislation In
the United States WAS enacted In Vir-
yInia. by the house of burgesses In
1882.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

SvISAYED.-A red beifer, three
wears old; branded 2 on left ribs.
Finder please notify Dan Lohman,
Axial, Colo. $500 Reward.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
A OLDLAND 4 co.

One Rnmbouclett Buck for SALE OF
TRADE. Apply to T Baker. ALSO
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
PERCHERON STALLION FOR SALE

Color, Black; weight 100; coming
six years old; broke to work. Fine
animal. Call or address A Dixon.
Meeker. az
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22
- The ~
Scrap Book
NOT WHAT SHE HAD THOUGHT
Youths Request Unromantic and I'm.
worthy Of the Place and the
Circumstances.

"Agncs,' said Fred hesitntingly.
"may ask personal favor Of your
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

On account of bad roads, Miss Arm
stead with the Gossard Corsets was
DELAYED. VIII announce her coming
Infer
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

You can contract cold at any sea-
son. Check and cure 1t by using
sTREHLKE'S BROMOFEBRIN.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-04-22

ONLY A MATTER OF TINE
Wiley (reading)-1t says that
Nero had two hundred cooks.
Hubby-That beats our record BY
hnty. at least.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-01-05

1000 cows each. Ordinarily the num-
Der of cows in ~ association runs from
800 to 500, the average for the coun-
try being 429. The number of herds
average 24.8.. To have more than one
tester Is a California practice, and one
association in that state has three. In
contrast to the large associations in
California and a few elsewhere, there
are some that r quite small. One
in Massachusetts, has 9 members
and 125 cows; another in Kansas has
10 members and IS cows; and in
Michigan there is one with 4 herds
and only As cows.
The use Of cooperative ~cow-testing
associations has resulted in great i'm
provement in the quality of the dairy
cows in the localities where they have
been organized. by reason of the sift-
ing out of the low producers and the
discovery Of good cows that might
otherwise have been sacrificed.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture collects statistics of all
the cow-testing associations and is
sues a directory of all those that are
active on July 1 each year. 1t also
assists In the organization of asso-
Citations, working through the county
agent If there is n in the commu-
nifty: