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, 1886-01-27


Judge Foss is in the city from the
Chug.
John A. Apperson has gone to St.
Louis,
T. W. Rutledge came in yesterday
from Horse creek.
j. g. Baird left the city yesterday on a
business trip to st. Louis.
c. II. Fowler, Denver; +. $. Packard,
j. C. Nichols, and John Hayward, OF
Omaha, are at the Pacific.
A. W. Haygood, of Granite Canyon,
accompanied by his family, left the city
yesterday to attend the Range convention
in Denver.
Quito a number of delegates from
Idaho and Montana to the Range con
y%eniion passed south yesterday ON the
way to Denver.
According to n letter received by THE
LEADER from Mr.. r, f. Glover, he will
S.i WI" 4u's ''o'e' "o"' Ne" io'A 'or
"''poV'
- Noodruh. H. Z. Morgan Den
YER u y, fisher, ranch I. .. Oskahp,
omaha, D Mayheld, san Francisco, and
"oS'' VI na"''"S' "re Ut 'ne i"'cr
~
" b. henderson ana family started to
Denver Yesteruay' ana VIII Visit the CITY
oil Mexico n probably make a short stay
on the racine coast before their return
next spring
). &. q Neil, w. NJ. Collins. Pcnnsyl-
, 1886-01-27

"what metal is this queer little paper
weight she asked. -That's block tin. .
said the artist. And what Is this uu.
finished crayon sketchfs rOh, that's
blocked out n~n,uklyn Eagle.
, 1886-01-27

FREE Lm IssssSs s..i NI cI %sn, Of
and physical weakness, lost manhood, nervous
proStntldn, result Of indiscrction, excesses or
any other cause, cured by Nervttn, strong
faith that u will cure every case prompts me
hostage, etc. DIN Az. OLIk. Box 2i2. Chicago
, 1886-01-27

Shaw gives fine prizes ON billiards and
pool this month. Corner Seventeenth
and Eddy streets.
, 1886-01-27
TIE MARCH OF CIVILIZATION.


Florida TO Canada, throughout the east
ern half Of the United States, when Eu-
ropeans first settled in this part of North
America. 1t is now restricted to the
sparsely settled, forested portions of this
area, and is rapidly decreasing in num-
bers. The elk" or wapite, ranged
throughout temperate North America as
far rs the Blue Ridge. For many years
it has been wholly e~xtirpated east of
the great plains and in the Rocky noun
tains, and in the far west generally is
rapidly approaching extinction. The
moose and the caribou have been driven
%uorthward in New England and south
ern Canada TO still unsettled forest re-
gions; while the bison, formerly rang
ing in considerable herds eastward TO
the Alleghanies. and occupying the
great plains in countless numbers, is
now practically e~xtirpated; a few small
bands remotely scattered and numbering
a few dozen individuals each, consti-
tuting the insignificant remnan Of the
millions that, less then twenty years ago
covered the plains from Texas to the
Saskatchewan. The prong-horn and
the black-tailed deer have suffered great
restriction in area Of habitat, and have
greatly decreased in numbers. The
mountain sheep and mountain goat,
d%elighting in the rocky Businesses of
alpine SUBMITS, well nigh inaccessible
TO man, still bid defiance to human foes,
although the former has beer driven
from much Of its former range. At the
present rate of destruction only n rem
nant will soon remain of any of the ru-
minant tribe, even in the comparatively
unsettled west, though formerly they
overspread the greater part of the con
tinent.
The larger c%arnivorous mammals-as
the bears, the wolf, the coyote, the
lynxes and the panther, formerly 80
abundant throughout the parts of the
country they respectively inhabited as
10 be at its first settlement obnoxious
and a serious detriment to the farmer
and ock-raiser-are now practically
exterminated east of the Rocky noun
tains, and thence westward are rare in
comparison to their former abundance.
This is especially true of the wolves,
the coyotes and the panthers; the bears
and the lynxes still maintain a foot
hold in the partially wilderness areas Of
the east.
The fur-bearing animals-as, notably,
the beaver formerly a nearly universal
occupant of the c~ontinent), the other,
the sable and the mink-have greatly
decreased in numbers, all but the latter
having been long nearly extirpated
throughout all the more settled por-
, 1886-01-27

Northwestern Kindlingwood yards
moved TO Sixteenth street, between % Neil
aud Thomes.
, 1886-01-27

$4,000 in Fint National bank. Den
yer, says the s. M. s., is the best nickel
cigar in Colorado. O. G. Peabody has
them.
, 1886-01-27

Wedding aud visiting cards in great
variety at the leader Office.
, 1886-01-27

The Paris Omnibus Company systen.
Whoever wishes to enter an omnibus
must go into an office close by one Of
the STATIONS and obtain a number,
which number entities its holder to a
place in due order, and all he has to do
when the omnibus arrives is to wait
among the group at the door until his
number is called. The system, however,
it must be confessed, rather breaks
down on fete days, where it is custom
airy at very crowded stations to issue
half n dozen tickets or more of the same
number, the holders of which are all let
in one after the other. 1t is hard to
tell why this is done, except it be to
keep up peoples patience by the illusion
that their turn is six times as near as it
really is.
The Paris omnibusses being all in the
hands Of ono company, which, of course,
is will be looked after by the authorities,
the city is 80 mapped out that a person
with but a little knowledge Of the city
has only to buy one of the twopennny
guides sold at the omnibus stations, and
in n very short time he can acquaint
himself with the f~orty-nine routes, and
with the various signs by which he can
recognize during day or night the omni-
buses which ply among them. The re-
suits appear TO be as beneficial to the
company as to the public.-Good Words.
Locomotives Sent to Other Countries.
The United States is now sending
abroad about SO, 1000, 900 worth of loco
motives per annum, the total value Of
those exported in the last fiscal year be-
ing S2,S19, 0iG. This, at an average OF
$4,000 each, represented about 300 en-
gines. In the fiscal year ended June
80, 1889, the number Of engines shipped
did not exceed 1873, the estimated value
being S1.455. IN. OF the 2S2 locomo-
tives exported from the United States
in 1sS3-Si, Go went TO the Argentine Re
public, 40 10 the United States Of Co
lombia and Panama, "a to Mexico, 80 to
Brazil, "a to the Dominion Of Canada,
10 TO Chill, IA To Australia, 13 to Central
America, IA TO Cuba, 6 TO Spain, 3 TO
San Domingo, Q to Sweden, . TO Ven
ezuela, and 1 to England.-Scientifc
American.
, 1886-01-27

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Histor
, 1886-01-27

J. G. Baird left the city yesterday on a
business trip to st. Louis.
, 1886-01-27

G. II. Fowler, Denver, +. $. Packard,
j. C. Nichols, and John Hayward, OF
Omaha, are at the Pacific.
, 1886-01-27

Judge Foss is in the city from the
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25
done and everything is ready for leg

i, done and everything is ready for leg
islation.
II is thought b, members OF the
House judiciary Committee that the
Edmund's polygamy bill Will be passed
this winter in modified form. The
Edmunds bill would coniiscate the
church property ns well rs disestablish
the church, but the bill as modified by
the House committee will respect the
rights Of property, while 1t will dis
establish the Mormon church aud pluck
polygamy out by the roots.
II appears that Capt. Eads aud his
associates have concluded to give up
their plea fOr government aid, and will
undertake To build their ship railway
across the isthmus with their own
money and In their own way. Thus
their company will be independent. and
can look everybody sluarely In the face
whether the enterprise succeeds or
fails. The many annoyances incidental
to government supervision OF the work
will be avoided and all the money made
will go into the pockets OF the stock
holders.
The senate has shown great gailantry
by paying Its attention first To ladies.
The House settled down TO business
with the subject Of the electoral count,
but the Senate. led by Senator blair, Of
New Hampshire. who advocates tep-
pcrAnce. national education and female
suffrage. took mp the propose'i amend.
m-nt to the constitution exicntlin. that
boon Ia women. II WAS singular fact
that while Mr.. Hair WAS eioausntly
pleading their cause. not more than u
score Of ladies were In the gallery TO
smile down gratitude upon his effort.
The Senator proposes TO ask u vots on
the question at M early day, and what
ever may bc the result. women who
want To vote cannot complain Of neg.
iect; for this speech In behalf of their
necessities WAS made on the third day
OF the session.
Senator Edmunds Is also early In the
field with memorial fayoring u consti-
tn,ional amendment, that will enable
Congress 10 make marriage and divorce
laws uniform In ail the States. How
will the legal fraternity down East and
West likc this
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25
% Oiaa's Work.

When Mr.. jenkins went TO his bel
room nj half past one it was with the
determination that he would not be In.
,crvicwcd by Mrs. Jenkins. so. as scon
MS he hal entered the room and sc, the
lamp on the table. he began:
II locked the front door. put the
cat out. The cook took the silver Ia
ted with her: put a chair under the
knob OF the back door. put fas,sn.
ings over the kitchen windows. The
parlor lire has coal on. put the cake
box back in the closet. I did not drink
all the milk. 1t is not going to snow.
Nobody gave me any message for YOU.
I mailed your letters rs soon as I got
down town. Your mother did not call
at the Office. Nobody died that We
arc interested in. Did not hear of any
marriage or engagement. was kept
Mt the Office making out bills. Ny
clothes are laid away on chair. will
want new laid egg for breakfast.
will now put out the light
Mr.. jenkins smiled to himself and
felt that he had hedged against all in
puiry. and triumphant look WAS on his
face rs he took hold Of the lamp to pu,
out the light. and sighted n line for the
bed. when he was earthquaked by a
ringing laugh, and the query from Mrs.
Jenkins:
"Why didn't You take off your hat ~
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25
OF sss~r.., Co s.s,i.ss.

An interesting decision has been r-n.
drr-i Mt Laramie. Wyoming, by Hon.
Jacob u. lilair. sitting as United States
Judge. From II will liz seen that tho
right Of the right of the settler is not
exhausted until lie receives the sheep
skin" from the government for his land.
The cs,s. WAS that Of the United States
versus j. u. simpson. indicted ut this
term of court for perjury on two counts.
Simpson hai taken mp homestead
entry In the State of Wisconsin. ai4i
a1Sevward hasl rummutess u Ia . canA
entry. lie moved To Wyoming and en-.
tered u homrst.a.i there. swearing. In
proving mp. that he hal never made a
homestead cuiry prior tn the one tina,
he hal made In that Territory. The
point involved was whether or not ih~
homestead entry iha, lie made In Wis.
consin. and aficrward commui.,i. OK.
haus'csi his rights under the homestead
law.
Judge Blair instructed tho Jury thai
Simpsons entry In Wisconsin did no,
exhaust his rights under the homestead
law. and In rc-cnicring In the Territory
he did not commit perjury.
Judge Hair was long and exhaust.
i've and the nights Of settlers under the
various land laws were fully discussed.
Tho decision meets with general mp
,rpyIl.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

A HILL WAS introduced In the House
for the free coinage OF silver. It pro-
vides that the holders Of silver bullion
may have the sane coined into standard
dollars of iisi grains on tie same terms
as arc applied tn the collage Of gold ,
that the silver dollar shall liz the unit Of
account and standard of value, In like
manner as now provided for the gold
dollar, and II shall be full legal tender.
This law would suit the majority OF the
people of III. unitri States. but the
bill would have 10 pass over the veto Of
the President, as II would no, meet his
APPRECIATION.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

Tiig Wailow World thus ends It's
career: "suhscrilrrs who do not get
their papers hereafter will know why IL
is that way. They viii understand that
their subscription, and the paper also,
have expired. Those who think that u
publication Is u public trust will do we'll
Ia apply elsewhere. Readers Of the
World who lind large red cross and a
notice of sale on the front door Of this
Office will know that their subscription
hns expired. We resign here To accept
the position of biscuit shooter In res
,anran,. where food Is an every day &C.
cutrrnce. Two years ago VIC joyfully
s..iutaioricd. To-day We have involun.
tarily val.dictoric'i." D."
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

BY the recent decision Of the United
States Snpreme Court II is apparent
that Congress alcne has the power to
regulate rates upon railroads which are
not wholly confined to the limits Of one
State. The Interstate measures intro
duced at the last session OF Congress
have been resurrected. The bills pro-
posed will prohibit unjust discrimina-
lion, giving Of special rates and similar
concessions. These measures have been
before Congress for time immemorial,
but that they never can become laws In
dicates the power Of thess corporations.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25
AT r,.x sxAr ov GOVERNMENT.
From Our Icru,ar Correspondent.

From Our H-sular Correspondent.
WAsuiSoroN. u. e. Dec. IL, isss
Congress has again met. the prcsi.
dents message read and both houses aIc
ut work.
As to the message. which n. good
many members rcfraincd from CON.
mcnting upon until after they had read
I; themselves. there are various opin.
ions. The Republicans are disposed Ia
cri,icisc its length and some of them
accuse Mr.. Cleveland Of having sacri.
iiced conciScncss to a desire to please
conflicting elements Of his party. Their
criticism Is not more severe. however.
than opposing political sentiment Is
usually regarded rs calling for.
The Democrats are disr osed to praise
the document with the except,onof that
part relating 10 silver. which create,
some diversity Of comment. The tariff
reformers contend that the President
has committed himself To refoIm. while
some of the protectionists regard his
views rs conservative enough to suit
them. When Randall was asked how
he liked the message he replied that he
was well pleased with IL. "what do you
think Of the tariff section ~ "Oh. 1 am
very well pleased with the message .
the leader of the pro,ectionist Demo.
Gratis repeated. that is the only opinion
have to give"
Member. of Congress always think at
the beginning of a new session that they
are going to do n great deal Of work.
Each man hopes TO get some action on
his pet project. Those who want to re.
form the tariff are particularly eager
and energetic. The strong position
taken by the President on the subject
has given them new courage. The mem.
bers have come back free and ready to
work with no fear of n campaign before
them. and there is every reason why
much should be accomplished. A great
deal of the long session is always taken
up by committee work now. this work
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25
Pvss~sss 81 NlsA.

The Solid Muldoon tells Of an accident
which happened near ouray recently In
one of the mines. In which man dis.
played rare presence of mind: Hurt
Lontsrnhixrr AMI his shaft partner on
The Condie-. after iampins three holes
In the shaf, and one In u cro<s.cut I'm.
mc'iia'cly above the bottom of the
shaft, lii the fuse and t,-gan ascending
slowly In order that The man In the
cross.cut nigh, catch ontp the bucket
When the cro~s.cut war reached the
party getting aboard did - In such n
bnnRiing manner as To thrpwthc bucket
against and under timber In . way u
pitch Lonisrnhixcr ont and dtMn tl,e
shaft u distance II eighteen feet uppa
tho igtitrsi blasts. the three CONTAINING
- a9xrsunse a ss~~ aaA nns-sal6 seisAs
Of giant. Realizing his peril. IIontsed
hix-r pnl!c'i his coat. wrapped II aroap@
his head to pTo,rc, his eyes. and iakiit
u stand In one corner os the shaft whcH
no blast had l-~n placed. awaited whS
he wa, pleased TO term the ''mofto
cinch." The hfsi bias, In 90 off was ile
larger one. which covered the rrmainiit
two with some three fee; Of waste: ttt
second and third followed rapid succct
sion: t!.rn came the cruss.c'it. scatter.
iBg IvSk In every direction. but. strange
~ II may seem, the bucket WAS lowered
AMI instead of the mutilaicd and DYING
"l.ont" his companions. had pictut,d
while descending. they found burt very
comfortably covered with fine rock aud
suffering from no injury other than .
spraine'i wrist. the result Of his :si.
from the bucket. After being raised 10
the surface and congratulated. he mere.
ly expressed DISCUS, n, Icing left In tie
smok. ~ long. bu, later on lie admitted
that he thought OF all the d-d mean
things he had ever done In less than ouc
minute. II WAS close call aud pre-.
cncc OF mind alone saved him.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

to be proud Of. It's great thing to
have better half one can trust witt,
important commissions. Did you buy
any iiouryh
NO, John, but l bought the loyeliest
feather for my bonnet YOU ever saw.
And 1t only cost thre. dollars
Great Caesar! You call that "a neces.
sity! We can rustic along on cornmeal
mush, ! suppose, ~ that you can make
your hat outrageous with feathers.
What else did you buy 2"
II bought hanging lamp for the
hallway-a perfect beauty. Mrs. Hooi
igan says II is the prettiest one she ever
saw"
What does she know about hanging
lampsg What does she know about
anything2 Her old slanty is illumin-
ated with candles and fire bugs. and
here she sails around giving OF n lot OF
slack on hanging lamps. Why do-sn't
she hire hall and deliver lecture on
electricity and lanternsy suppose you
bought bushel Of ear tickets, or some
thing else that no family can bs without.
How about the weather stripsy'
II didn't buy them. bought \ lace
cover for the arm chair, though"
Yes, and ! suppose you ordered lot
Of tiled roofing for the cyclone cave and
wall decorations for the hen-house. per
fumery for the cow, and pair Of opera
glasses for the horse. AMI n webs,er's
dictionary for the baby. and spent tho
rest Of the money securing mortgage
on the next earthquake, while We must
mastica,s last years sandwiches, NJ
that you can buy nsc-ssaries that We
don't need in u hundred years. Fork
over the olcomargarinr. - 81. Louis
Whip.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25
NEWSPAPER LAWS.

!. Any on. who take. pap-r regularly from
the p.,-tof'ie.- ~h-ih-r directed Ia hi. name
or another. or whether he has subscribed or
no,-i- Responsible for the payment.
:. III person or'i-rs his i~p-r di.contints'i
b. must pay all nrr-srs, or the Publisher ~iii
ooatin,~ ." s-nd Il until payment is made and
eoii.--t IN. ~holo amount. " neither the I.ap-r ID
taken from the t--tofs2- or not
a The onur's have decided that refusing Ia
take the newspapers or periodical. from the
po-ion'c~. or removing and leaving them un'
-.ii.-i for !. pr,ns fscic -,ii~nc- Of in'ention'
al fraud.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25
Scacook's Wrath.

Love-" said Mr.. Seacook. as he en-
tered the door. did yen buy the things
gave you money for to-day ~
yes" answered the devoted wife.
"and. as you said that was only to
purchase wha. we really need, 1 didn't
invest in a new dress"
That's right. Matilda you're wife
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

TmE logic Of Secretary Manning on
the silver question in not easy To follow.
His able argument for bi.met.,llism we
appreciate and approve fully. But how
II Is going TO help silver and gold TO
stand side by side rs twin currencies Of
equal values to knock down silver and
slam the door Of the mint against 1t We
cannot clearly see.-ltoston Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

igna'e m unbranded head vi stock A
great many persons have heard of the
cattle OF Colonel sam. Maverick, OF
Texas, who kept them on an island. lie
being the only catteman on the island
his cattle were not branded, Whenever
any of them escaped they were known
AS Mavericks cattle, and from this the
name gradually came To be applied to
all unbranded cattle.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

A singular disease Is playing havoc
with large herds on the blue river. Ne
braska. Twcnty.ons cattle have died
within short time. and many more eS-
hibit symptoms Of the disease. which
appears to L. u species Of rabies. Two
months ago mpi dog bit u number of
cattle in one Of the pastures. and within
four weeks those bitten showed symp-
toms Of madness In marked degree.
The animals became partially blind.
their eyes having wild appearance.
and they could swallow neither fo--i nor
drink. The state veterinarian has visit
c,i the herd and pronouners the disease
n very singular one. Caitlcmcn arr yer,
much alarmed and fear the io.s of
majority OF their h-r,is. ~ n sr-a; many
wsfr attacked by the disease i-ioic the
hcriefs succ--si~i In i>ola,ing them.
Southwestern s,ockman.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

\ COMMON thief and highway robber
Is what United States Circuit Judge
Gresham called Jay Could. Not in as
many words. but 1t was the sum and
substance Of a decision rendered in a
sui, OF Wabash bondholdcrs against
Jay Gould.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

JrDoE SLOAN. dispenser of justice
al Milwaukee. does not allow any non
sense within his jurisdiction. II ap-
pears that during the progress of a trial
in which an editor of Socialist paper
was defendant, that paper published an
article and poem whicl was Insulting to
the presiding judge. The editor re-
ceived term in prison 70. contempt Of
court.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

Tng year issi seems destined to so
INTO history rs the grca, strike year.
The Commissioner u Labor Statistics
Of New York reports that he has re-
reiycd information of 600 strikes IN
tha, state the past year.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

TmE Trinidad News says that Alya
Adams can't dance. Can't, ch Strikes
III that he led the German In the late
g,b-rnaiorial ball. 10 tho queens taste.
-MuldOon.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

TuE olcomar.arinc manufacturers
have n lobby In Washington To secure =
reduction In the license to retail dealers
Of that commodity. They desire other
changes also. which will defeat the OBJ
ject Of the law.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

TitE Senate Committc on Finance
has ordered favorable report
OF, the bill for the redemption and re.
coinage Of trade dollars. II this he
comes law. 1t will bring this money up
to par. and those having them on hand
will make quite profit. as Of late years
they have passed for IS and - cents.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

OWING 10 low Prices VI Wines In Cali.
fornlA ono fourth III that wuduct. OF
ave aaAsua aaAtuas. wsA ~ Sssssssd snso
brandy. The quality os last year, vini-
aye In excellent.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

OVER seven thousand miles of rail-
road track Inns been laid this year III the
United States. The next two years will
likely excsrd this.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

EisTEEN papers report that coal
miners ARE leaving Pennsylvania and
comm. To Colorado. They say the, can
no longer earn living in the former
state. the vcritablc home Of the PTolec-
tiptist
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

THAT part Of the Presidents message
devoted To the silver question is being
~ thoroughly picked la pieces by the
bi.m-ialiis,s that not remnant re.
mains for us to pick nj.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

LEADvtLLE', latest acquisition is n
In.,.iainc who makes II u business bsau-
tifyinr the hands. and shaping and Ioi.
isl.ing finger nails.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

Tus Csar Of Russia expects the
friendship of the United States in the
event OF that dc,rpi ,rl,ii. into con.
hict with England and Germany.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

An on tho wrapper mr. margin of your
ysst-rr .snin-. your subscription has -spir,si.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

TiiE Comt- lie Paris. who Is soiourn.
Ing In Scotland, still has faith In mon.
nIriiy FOR France.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

PERHAPS some of our readers are at
a loss as to the origin of the word
maverick, g which Is now used to des-
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

Tmg latest il that " Tabor has
Bowen To pick" hin. the chestnut
gong.
The Meeker herald., 1886-12-25

Look at the children of the rich. My
Go-i what punishment for being rich'
Hob lngrr.oil.