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The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20
HERALD.
Three Gnies for Walking

THIS remark OF tho DOCTORS brought to
nv nlnd The case 81 Ware. tho inteTeol-
lcgia,e amateur remember talk once
lad with HIN We wo.o at tho same
hotel and asked lin to give me a rule for
walking
Then. are three rules" hc SAID. "ln
ordinary walking the arms should b. al
lowed 10 swing naturally. and Ia this way
the whole body Is exercised and inVigor
atei In fast wal.ln; this movement OF
the arms Is eorrcspuadinCly increased aud
greatly facilitates the sp, ed and comfort
Of tho walker last walking - unlveT
sally fcognlred e. Oh" ~ the principal
branches OF athletics hut 80 sport en
g,nders no mHeh controversy or Is ~
unAalikfaeinry 10 ~ ,uirF.cr. II Ia,
81 eour.o. al HF.ifsiL fait. aTh their
fpfo require judge, WAC II usually
supcranulaicl waller. With Do.
rll-i Ideas On tie suhirci. II these
JUDGES could only H. brIEgh, 10 bcli"yc
that az no IRU men arr alike. 10 no i"o
hay. an exactly blMllaf style Ia walking
and that walk ulsy 10 fsir and So, dit
Ter widely lrom their own IDEAL. wRl.in;
would assume tho rank IN athletics 10
which II n on,iur,i. Tat TO err Is human.
and man may tisin eonsel.nIlously and
honestly. aadeayoring 10 cultivate an ir
tti'spA. hRlsNs my w w aissAAiAANb
IN hls first rse,, hayo often heard men
highly praised by competent judges 81
walking. whom equally good I:,lges had
pronounced incapable " fair walking. In
'.., Ia. 80 s'i.-.- -r-.' =: a." '--.'' 'p'
such wide variance ~ opinios, among Irc-
susneiiy honest and Intelligent men
The fundamental principle Of fair
walking Is that ono foot must b. on tho
ground all til. time. this IL imperative.
a. can easily he demonstrated by trial
a violation Of this riilo mus, n-sGl, Ia u
run. Another idea on which judges,
should lay great strrHs "a that the knee,
must no, l., b-r, WHEN the feet strike
the ground. and remain rigid until after
they leave IL THIS l. absolutely nccr,
cary Ia fast Walking. although iaan can
walk fairly with his kii.,-s bont II lac tgies
10. bat nothing can b. Iiors awkward or
unnatural TIL, rule i.ecessltatr5 third.
which I, that the lic.l o! tho forward foo,
strikes tho ground simultaneously a. tho
too OF tho rrar Zoo; leaves Il. This gives
ris- 10 tho popular oppression. heel and
too walking. Any olp who observe,
these rules will walk fairly. %. }. Me
Grsih In lD.ioa aipbs.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

Thcru Ia a. present scarcity Of fancy
human hair In the market. As | said. the
scarccs, hair Is pun white. aud its yalu.
Il constantly incr-asln.-. and IL l, IL un.
usually long-,hai IL. from four to ESQ
fcct-,hc dealer can get alnost his own
price. while II u ia OF ordinary length II
In worth from $40 francs to 600 francs an
ounce The fact that pure white hair IL
the court coilIurr throughout Europe
keeps the demand for 1, very high i. l.
much priced by American women whose
own hair Is white md WHO desire TO On.
rich It's folds. for white hair Is held to
give certain distinction TO tho wcarrr
There is no fancy market for gray hair
II Is too common. II Is used TO work into
wigs OF persons who nrc growing old.
SIN. the woman who shot herself through
the hear, tho other day because her hair
was turning gray was foolish creature.
She could easily have found, you know.
plcasantcr ways Of dycing. Emile Sou.
vcau in Philadelphia Times.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

4 goo,l story Is toll that occurred Ia
one Of the best known hat establish
m-n,s 81 New York. Enter u well.
known man abon, town, WIN hand, hi,
hat to an attendant to be ironci. While
standing harch-at,rd ut the counter IN
comes Bishop Potter. Tie latter. mis-.
,nkin: the cinb.man Tor one oi the ,hup,
walkers. gives him his In, with tile In.
quiry: Have you LA; Ike thi.s'
I'll. club man In the coolies, prssihl.
manner takes the lat. turns !, over. cs.
anime, 1t CLOSELY. looks u, 1t Inside aud
ont: then in slow ani measured tones
remarks No. I hav. not. aHd he
adds r,iirciiysly, III l hal. id II l
would wear IT."
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

Tie various well known qualities Of tho
average cook In this country arc some
tin e, .qunlcd by her originality, Tho
other dAy. there being English guests n,
dinner. tho cook was told to ornament til.
pudding with some fresh Strawberries
When tho di.h was served. II presented n
delicious appearance Of Jelly and whipped
cream decorated with tho brish, rcd frui, /.
bu, m soou - the hostess took on, u
spoonful 81 tho mass. Il look Of horror
eaIno upon hcr eoGnisnanca In tho
saucer were frusran, Strawberries. bni
attached to each was wooden ioo,hrlc..
The culinary artist had found tina, TO pre-
rent tic deslrci effect. the barrie, needed
SOHO supper, and had Ill; upon tho in6cn.
lg,ss plan %. wooded stems Ia spite Of
tho r.1icsi Of tho hostess. the English
guests have written home tina, tho queer
amcricann serve ioathpicks Ia their pgi
aln.s--oooI Housekeeping.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

orders arc carefully filed WIN tho eloie-
est leaf and shipped hero with tho bulk
orders. rs ,hey usually pack thu tea in
lyo pound boxes the salesman ordering 1t
can allow his chosen friends To have 1t In
convenient packages. and ho diaposes OF
it NJ the importation prico--soInetimes
less, II Is tho nearest approach to tho
tabled nectar Of the gods ilnng Unable, and
tho drinlser can almost feel Pigtail
growing out Of the back OF his head Us he
sip. 1t. II IL too fine an article to DO sold
to tho trade. as It mat be- rstailed At
Sl.5O par pound to Esouro tho retailers
usual profit. but tho privileged few who
get II at tho cost price bless the friendly
tea man for Lis favcrs Chicago Herald,
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

Tho daily life Of tho tea importer and
his representatives would appear we'll cal.
culatcd TO give them ''old mnidish" char.
nctcristics, AZ they nrc obliged to spend
the greater part Of their time in slipping
tea; but, on tho contrary. they IRE mn OK
cccdingly lively and active lot Of people
When the wind Is southerly they know a
nrc several Of tho leading experts In the
Chicago tea houses who cndcar them
selves to large circle of friends every
year by sending with tho regular order.
Of their houses number of personal
orders for few small packages Of n spe
cial picking.
AZ the tea plantations these personal
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20
Area Of lar rarn.,, siberia.

Siberia itself lisa far more extensive
country than most people imagine. Mr.
Keenan, says 1t could hold tho entire ter.
ritory OF the United States. with the great
annex OF ALASKA included. and then leave
room enough for all Of Europe. outside Of
Russia. Russias Asintic conquests, by
tho acquisition Of Chinese and other ter.
ritory In various wars. have carried the
southern bounds OF Siberia far southwark,
where tho almond aud the orange can
flourish. whilc Its northern limits arc up
on tho frozen Arctic ocean, adjoining
Alaska Times.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20
THE HERALD BRAND.

All stock branded rs above on any
Part OF animal from the tail up to right
behind the ears. Range. Garfield,
Hou'i. Grand. Eagle. ri,kin and Meaa
counties. Colorado, Eastern Utah aud
Southern Wyoming and n few select
paiehc, Of feeding ground nil over
y. s.-No extra charge for cut. en-
craving, descriptive matter. or eng, sys,i
characters, and also includes copy OF
IiiE HERALD. l.e, tho cowboy OH tho
range know Your brand.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

Italians IN tho uai;cd S,s'ca ia., wa,
cultivated -, ..dj srTus Of land. and fgiEsd
81. DIS Lush-ls Of wheat. iJi.... br.h-is
81 eufr. :i:. III: iu.i,ci. Of eats rni Isr
Icy. 3ai.oio bashei, Of vegetable, a;.i
sn.i ini ~. 's..,. 81 i.ss- Th-. .i.. .....---s
cattle. :p.s.i .win- ard i.ii;.:.J sl.esp
Chicago t!crrld
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

A single shad produces 100000 eggs.
and only about 5000 nrc hatchcd natur.
ally. by tho artificial method 0S, 900 arc
successfully hn,chcd. No wonder this
in- fish gets cheaper every year.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

II Is well authenticated fact that the
mother of Inc poet Scott. while lying In a
trance md declared by the physicians to
bc dead. was laid away la tho family
tomb In the great vaults under the parish
church.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

Mayor, l.. H. walhtidgo
Trustees. j. W. wclch, Adam Eckcl, II. Il.
bergh, J. W. Wolfe. c. =. Barton. l.. p. Craig.
Marshal, El. /. stnizcr
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20
rosrorrcE BULLETIN.

itswiins mail leaves Monisy. "wednesday .ni
Friday at =. M. Arrives Tuesday. Thur.
dsy nni Saturday Ut q q. IN.
Grand river msn leave. Mc-k-r daily. -sr-r,
sun''sy. 81 u. IN. Arrives daily. ese-p,
Sunday. at an y. M.
hanF-iy and white i,i,rr mail leave, N--s.r
every Nunisy Hni THURSDAY NJ q. M.
Arrives ever, "wednesday aSi Saturday at
6p.m.
Money cri"r AMI registry department orcn
from -. W. IN. M.
r".iniiicc "pon on sunday. from sio 10 n. m.
md from to y. M.
J. V. IIorsIus. Fo.,tna.tar.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

postal card rent from London around
tho world via Hong Kong and San Fran.
cisco returned to Its destination after .
tour OF seventy days. This is forty days
less than the timo taken ten years ago
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

To lc successful fool a man must bo
;-vrs wise than foolish - Uncle E.cl,.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20
WHITE RIVER sr"ck.GiiowEns 1850.
stATips.

Prevalent. lien Ffi,-
NIc--rr-.Ii-ni. Hut uldiand
SECRETARY. .. T. ~ tlrssh~r
Treasurer. y Major
Executive Committee. u. rietnmins. J. J..
Sibiacs aud ". n. ,ork-.
The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20

Tho population Of st. Petersburg has
diminished ty 5000 In tho last sovsu
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
Into a Burning Mine in Divers Suits.

The unique experiment of sending
down divers In submarine armeq to
locate the fire in the Idaho mine, near
Grass Valley, Col, and to find the bodies
Of the two miners who persisted, has
proved failure. The men descended IN
ordinary clothing to the 7o0-foot level,
where they put on divers suits. Hundreds
were at the mine watching the rope as
1t slowly uncoiled with the load of living
freight. There were frequent stops, and
at each signal the watchers became more
anxious. When the cage got below tho
8oO-foot level three sharp bells were
sounded as signal to hoist. 1t was then
known something was the matter. The
cage was brought to the surface.
The men had got below the 90o-foot'
level, when the heat became so intense
human life could not exist, and the ad-l
venturers were compelled to retreat. The
helmets became hot and tho rubber
gossamer began to melt at the wsists.
While the divers were down the shaft,
between the 900 and 1000-foot tsvel,
they both got Whit of gas in their
helmets. This happened to both az the
same time. How the gas got in they cannot
tell. This compelled them to send the
signal to be hoisted up.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
Work of the Mound Builders,

Professor William McAdams the
archaologist, has returned from another
excursion along the Illinois river bluffs,
where he spent several days in exploring
q large ancient mound near the mouth of
Otter Creek, in Jersey County, III. In
the mound, which was forty feet long,
fifteen feet wide, and eight or ten feet
high, were some interesting relics. 1t
seemed to have been burial place for an.
cient' warriors, for most of the remains
were pierced with stone arrow points.
One arrow point still remains imbedded
in vertebra, another in the skull, and
still Others in the leg and arm bones.
The professor is greatly interested in these
arrow points, which are different from
those found in this vicinity generally.
These stone arrow points are evidently of
eastern origin, and are like those used by
the warlike Iroquois of New York. Mar
quette, the Jesuit explorer, gives an ac-
count Of battle in this vicinity between
the Illinois and Iroquis. The Illinois
were nearly annihilated, and the remain
der fled across the Mississippi to the
Osages. War parties of the Iroquis yearly
made predatory excursions across the
Mississippi. They used peculiar war
arrow, triangular quite small and without
notches or barb, and unlike those so COM
monty found here. The professor thinks
there Is sort of data to be found here
and would probably place the age OF
these peculiar mounds at somewhere be-
tween 300 and 400 years, and as probably
the most recent works of the mound
building tribe long ago extinct. -Ptoay-
me.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
HOW TO PAPER THE PARLoR.

The parlor, of course, is the best room
in the house usually and should have the
best paper and the majority of people
will be more particular with this than
any other room. A good plan is to go
by the woodwork, as, for instance: Maple
wood, use yellow, wavy colored paper
with a ceiling paper of blush tint and
little gilt. Cherry, natural or colored,
use old gold paper or "metals" for side
wall, and blue or white ceiling. Ma
hogany, light terra Gotta pink for side
wall, and paper for ceiling with a light
silver green metal in it. These sug-
gestions are the best for the parlor, as In
this room especially the colors should
harmonic. One very important thing in
this room is a frieze, as it bears the same
relation to side wall as cornice does
to house. 1t should give dignity to
room, and should be wide enough to ad-
NIT of ornament that will not seem
cramped or insignificant when seen from
the floor. If the ceiling is feet high,
use frieze of 8 or 9 inches wide; if 1O4
or IL feet, you can use frieze of Is or
Is inches in width. Do not use con-
ventional design above wall paper
whose pattern is lowered or vice versa.
Carpenter and Builder.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
Queer Things That are Patented.

There is claim IN the Patent Office
for patent on the Lords prayer, the
specifications being that the repetition Of
the same "rapidly and in loud tone of
voice" will cure stammering.
Among odd inventions are "chicken
hopples," which walk the chicken right
out Of the garden when she tries to
scratch; 1.-THE bee moth excluder, which
automatically shuts up all the beehives
when the hens go to roost; "the tape.
worm fish hook" which speaks for itself
the educational balloon" toy balloon
with map Of the world on its surface;
"side hill annihilators;" stills to fit on
the down hill legs of horse when he is
blowing along side hill; and the sshen
surpriser," a device that drops the newly
laid egg through the bottom of the nest,
with intent to beguile and wheedle the
hen into at once laying another.
One of the latest patents is an auto.
matte bath tub, which starts the hot and
cold water at given moment in the
morning to which 1t has been set, main
tains exactly the right temperature of it
by graduating the flow of water, rings a
bell when all is ready, and, two minutes
later suddenly drops the sleeper's pillow
about foot and turns him out.-Louis
giUe Courier-.Jou,nal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
Facts About Mexico.

Lewis Godlove states some facts about
Mexico which everybody who hss been
there can corroborate. He says; Al
though Mexico has population Of
about II 900, 900, it must be borne in
mind that at high estimate not over
twenty per cent. of this number have
the means with which to purchase goods
of any kind. Fully 5000, 900 lTsxicans
are people who produce nothing, earn
almost nothing, and consequently con-
sumo nothing that we could sell
them. When men rarely receive
more than fifteen cents per day ftr their
labor they are not the kind Of Gus
toners the merchants of the United
States are seeking. The climats OF
Mexico is such that but little clothing
is needed. It is possible to harvest two
crops of cereals annually, and frat and
vegetables grow in abundance the year
round. The only articles which these
people will buy are pulque, the national
drink, and sombreros, A Mexican will
deprive himself and his family
of necessary clothing and food in order
that he may buy an extravagar.tly ex-
pensive sombrero. st. Louis GJ0b:- Demo-
cr1f
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
Oil From Wood,

A new industry has sprung up in
Sweden, which consists in the extraction
of oil from wood. 1t appears that this
industry is becoming every year more
important branch of Swedish trade. The
portions of TIMBER and plants which used
to be considered valueless are now util-
lied. After being subjected to various
processes they yield not only oil, but tur-
pentine, creosote, acetic acid, charcoal
and pitch. 1t appears that the ligneous
oil produced in Sweden cannot be burned
in ordinary lamps, owing to the quantity
Of smoke it throws off, but has to be used
in specially constructed lamps, similar to
what are employed for photogen. 1t costs
about tifty-tive confines per itre, is not
explosive, and burns much longer than
photogen. There are now thirty manu.
factories for turning out this substance
in Sweden-so rapidly has the industry
developed-and the annual production
is about 10000 litres.-Drug, Oil and
Paint Reporter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18

In Persia boys and girls never play to-
gether. Even at home the inferiority of
the girls is insisted on, just as much by
the mother as by the father. The little
girls have to invite playmates of their
own, but their games are never lively
ones. They generally prefer to sit by
themselves under the shade of mulberry
or pomegranate trees in the garden
(Which usually is laid out in the court
yard surrounded on all sides by houses or
high walls) and listen to fairy tales which
their mothers and nurses can tell very in
terestingly, indeed While there is very
little companionship or love between
brothers and..sisters, there isno quarreling
and no fighting, either, between them;
and the boys, while thinking themselves
above the girls, show them many little
kindnesses. -Ne,o YORK Nail aud Express.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
A Little Known Wonder.

The falls at the head of Mill Creek
canyon afford magnificent sight now,i
grand beyond description, and so will re-
main for three months to come. An inn
mense volume of water makes vertical
descent Of nearly 1000 feet with thun-
dering reverberations. The tremors of
an earthquake are constantly felt in the
adjacent ground, and at point half way
up the cataract the boldest man is COM
PEELED to lie down and view the awful
spectacle In breathless wonder and amaze
ment, for feeling akin to terror seizes
him as he feels the solid rock shake under
his feet and realizes what puny creature
he is compared with the resistless flood.
Homer (Col.) Ine1eg.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
He Met the Right Man.

The other day an important-lockin
gentleman took seat beside a quiet man
in an Arkansas railway carriage AID be-
gan conversation.
I'm going up to Little Rock" he
said, "to get pardon for a convicted
thief. I'm not personally acquainted
with the Governor, but he can't stford to
refuse me-"
"Is the fellow guilty?" asked the man.
'tt!Of course he is; but that makes no
difference. His friends have agreed to
give me $500 if l get him out, and the
thermometer is very low when ! can'tput
up good talk. Where are you traveli
ing9"
"Going to Little Rock" II
"Do you live THEREOF
"Yes."
perhaps you might be of some SER
vice to me. What business are gou in?"
sI'm the Governor
He wasn't of the least service to him.
Ledger.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
POLISHING A cows HORN.

The inside of the horn must first be
cleansed and the pith taken out by steam
ing or immersing in hot water and using
hot water and soap, While in soft con-
dition rasp off the rings and roughness at
the base and scrapo with pieces Of glass,
smooth the surface with fine sandpaper
and remove any scratches or file marks
that may remain with finely pulverized
pumice stone, moistened with water;
wash this off and polish with prepared
chalk, applied moist on apiece of chamois
leather, then rub briskly with the hands.
-Ne,o York World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
PREPARATION OF cALoIM1Sp.

Calcimine is prepared by mixing one
pound of pulverized glue dissolved in
hot water with twenty pounds of paris
white, using enough water to make the
liquid of the consistency Of cream. For
colors use the following: Lilac, two
parts of Prussian blue and one part of
vermilion brown, burnt lumber; gray, raw
umber and dash of lampblack; rose,
three parts vermilion and one of red lead
in very small quantity; straw yellow,
chrome yellow and a dash of Spanish
brown; buff, two parts of Indian yellow
and one OF burnt sienna; azure blue, very
little Prussian blue. To mix the colors,
first make small quantity strong and
then stir in the calcimine until the right
shade is made.-Ne,o York Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-18
SELECT SIFTINGS.

Pigs are usually black in hot climates.
Horace Greeley married his wife on
the day when he first met her.
A tiger hunter in India says that tigers
in killing rarely sever any important vein
or artery.
1t is becoming fashionable for men I'd
shave their boards and go around with
smooth faces.
Ready-made underclothing can be
bought to-day for about the price of
making 1t twenty years ago.
Berlin, tho German capital, is alleged
to have been founded by the Margrave
Albert, the Bear, about 1853.
An Aurora Qll.) matchmaker claims
to have invented typewriter which can
be manufactured for three cents.
A jamestown penn baby was photo
graphed thirty-fve minutes after 1t was
born. The happy father took the picture.
In Mexico it is possible to harvest two
crops of cereals annually, and fruit and
vegetables grow in abundance the year
round.
In one small lake in Cuba containing
about 200 acres an American recently
counted 107 alligators, all fat, contented
and healthy.
A man elected Sheriff at Berrien
County, Ga, has had to wait three
months to become of age before he could
be sworn in.
Denton County, Texas, boasts of CEN
tipedes between five and six inches long.
Wherever they come in contact with the
human body the flesh decays.
The Prussian order of the Iron Cross
was established by Frederick William
ILL.,, March 10, 1918, to honor patriotic
bravery in the war with France.
If you see man strike hog with
hoe-handle don't pity the hog. There Is
so much fat over his nerves that he can
hardly feel pain. He squeals because he
is surprised
The Sheriff of San Miguel County,
New Mexico, has alone and unaided ar
rested six horse thieves and recovered
$50 stolen horses since January 1. Hc
has been wounded three times and killed
two men in his work ..
Probably the most expensive carpet
ever manufactured is that owned by the
Maharajah of Baroda, India. 1t took
three. years to make, and cost 5000, 900.
1t is made entirely of strings of pure COL
ored pearls, with the center and corners
of diamonds.
There is curious law in vogue in
Switzerland which compels every newly
married couple to plant trees shortly after
the marriage ceremony. The trees or
dered to be planted on wedding days are
the pine and weeping willow. On natal
days the suggestive birch tree is selected.
The wife of Jacob Hooker, of McKees-
port, Penn, has just recovered from
fever of u peculiar type. Her whole
body shed its skin The skin of the
hands and arms came off like glove,
and the hair, toe and finger nails also
came off This is the third time the lady
has had the affliction.
When the flood poured into Milton,
Penn, Western Union operator, John
Wolfnger, telegraphed Superintendent
Gill: "The water is coming in the Of
fee, what shall do9" sect gum-coat
and pair of rubber-boots and stay
there" was the quick reply Wolfnger
obeyed orders and remained at his post
till the flood subsidized.