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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-13
Grass Seeds.

Beautiful blue building rock. Inquire of Emile
lluge, hO8 West Main street, or Box 2 city.
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

Because man lass heavy og"uEr" b
q hairy face. buTiy frame aUd e strong
voice. do not thence infer shat Dc b.
fearless and r,snlu,c. rlrcE mad de.
termination do not depend upon p',Fsi.
cal conformation. Your mau ~ might,
Drawn, hull.uecl,pd Hn1 huilchraind,
bearded like q paid, " aul d.gp.yu.gcl
as u bassoon. may lie as auHU; u cur as
ever turned tail on danger. Who has
not. at some time or other. seen cuar O.
swaggeFiug giant. with the bone aud
muscle Of three ordinary men, coHrl
and sileuccd by an iudumIiablr ii'tlt
fellow half his own size. As rule.
the most formidable looking spsc.mcus
Of humanity are by no means the most
terrible.
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

The editor OF the lusalpirer at Wash
ingtou. Kan, serves notice: To All
Whom Il May Concern, Greeting: II
about twenty-five good male members
of churches ia this town don't quit their
abuse of tine editor u ihis paper he Will
feel 1t 10 be his duty, long neglected, to
expose the fact to the public that they
are not only frcqrentcrs uf places where
Intoxicating liquors are sold. bat are the
patrons Of boot-lcggcrs, etc. We mean
business. No more monkey business
goes" 10 appreciate the full force OF
this threat it is only necessary to re-
member that Kansas Il prohibition
State, with an original package annex.
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16
Eenos. r,o", The IL .nrnicr Execution

The Associated Press dispatches says:
The trial OF tn. new means Of taking
human life, while prompted by humane
motives, has resulted tn u spectacle pre-.
scntci by wretch ut whose vital cen
ter was kept pounding, for some mo-
incnig, an alternating current Of cluC-
tricity. which. though It ultimately de.
stroycl his life. subjected the criminal
To torture. Of which no human being
has knowledge, and which none can de.
scribe.
After the current had been turned on.
the victim was pronounced dead and the
electricity turned of. In less than II
moment. Reminder began To show signs
of life. His chcs. heayed. means came
from his throat. froth fell from his lips
and he showed every sign of reynining
consciousness. The warden called out
to turn on the current again, but the
dynamo had been stopped and IL was
some seconds before it could be started.
The spectators turned from the hor-
riblc, sickcning sight and one of them
tainted. Finally the electricity was
again turned on 10 the body. The con-
tortious were again gone through, and
for four minutes the body was subject
ed to the fearful power, while the anN-
ious group stood silently watching the
body.
Suddenly there arose from ii n white
vapor, bearing with it apungcnt ordor.
The body was being burned up. The
current was again turned off and
kemmler was surely dead.
The imperfect registry of the currents
and pressure of the faulty contact of the
electrodes, prevented instantaneous
death.
Some conception of the process may
be gained when the statement is made
that n person whose body should be
shaken into fragments could not have
suffered such pain as did kemmler,
whose nerve cells and tissues were dis
integrated. not at n flash. as designed,
but by the relatively slow strokes of the
electric hammers upon them. Whether
the blood yet retains its normal consist
cncy, OF whether 1t is partially or wholly
lluid by the divorce of oxygen from the
blood corpuscles, can only be detcrmin-
ed by the autopsy, which is about to be
commenced.
DIR. George I. Sirady, editor of the
Medical Record, gives his views in the
following language.
although science has triumphed the
4 "a. - 81. -
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16
PRESS cosprESrs oN ruE EXECUTION

PRESS COMMENTS uN TiiE EXECUTION
The y. Y. World. In an editorial on
the Reminder execution, saws:
Tho FIRST experiment In electric exc
oution SHOULD be the last. lts result
strongly condemns this method Of put.
ting criminals Ia death ~ very cruel duI
very shocking. The theory of uurpn-
sciousucss from the Grst moment Of
shock is nj best . mere assumption. It
was not sustained IN Kcmmlcr's case hy
outward indications. Apparently the
man died In agony. 10y slow torture.
The electric execution law ought now
to be repealed on all accounts. 81 long
"a II stands, convictions for capital
oifcnses will be difficult 10 the point Of
impossibility. Juries will not willingly
condemn men To torture. - long ~
capital punishment is maintained, old.
fashioned hanging is good enough, pro.
vidcd 1t is administered by tried and
skilliul hancmcn.
The y. \. Herald says:
whether kummlcr was killed by the
first or the last shock the world will
never know. On this point tile doctors
disagree. They agree only that he was
unconscious from the instant the fatal
current first touched him and hence
that his death was painless, II not in
Simultaneous. While yesterdays expert
mcnt was failure In the sense we have
mentioned, II does not show that this
mode of inllictiug the death penalty is
not success. The failure was due not
to the system, but to the bungling, in
efficient way in which the execution
was managed. The fault was with the
doctors and the electricians
The Sun says:
The first duty of the next legislature
will be to repeal the electrical execution
law and to restore the old method of
administering the death sentence by
hanging
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

Judging from the following clipping
from the Herald Democrat the promo
ters Of the Nati0ral park scheme are
s,ill pushing that measure:
Among ,h0se Interested in ihr pro-
posed national park, great deal Of talk
has been INDUCED III. some thought IL
would be good Thing Tor the State,
while others thought i, would be the re-
verse. From the beginning, seemingly,
IA misunderstanding has existed, aud
Mr.. {. \, Mciigiarty, gentleman in
teTrsl.i in the measure, Was seen yea
terlay by reporter Ia whom le gave
the following reasons why the national
park bill was started: You know frum
your experience OF that country that
game Is becoming extinct, and II the
needless slaughter goes on, Ia few
year, the large game OF the Stale will
be thing Of the past. In parts OF Gar
held, Eagle, l.ouit and lilo Bllneo
counties there is land which il unit for
cultivation, aud which is the home OF
game. Yearly hundreds, of tuagis,s ~
there Ia hunt, AMI the result Is apparent
10 all. More game is Killed than can be
consumed, and the eaTcllsses arc lett 10
rot. In some instances the hides and
heads are taken. This has 10 b. stopped,
Within tie boundaries Of thr pro-
posed park some Of tho finest timber in
the State j. 10 bo found, aui last year -
great deal OF II WIS DESTROYED by camp
.rs. WHO left their fires III, breeze
came up, scattered sparks among the
dried leaves. ani iuinuus cuuilasTa-
ton was started
Tho sole object that the promoters Of
the park bill have In view. Is Ia preserve
the large game. which Is such an at
traction 10 the State, and also 10 save
tia, valuable timber from being de-
siTpyri.
have heard that tie Rnchmcn who
come within the limits Of tie park aTr
kicking. because they say i, will work -
hardship upon them, and that they viii
have 10 keep their stock upon their uEn
land. This !, not ~. Should the bill
pass. stock will b. allowed To feed over
the ground the same ~ to-day, and the
government will only h. too elail To al
low them. II such a thing was thought
of rs declaring slorEmcn from running
their cattle on the ranges In the park,
the bill would never have been present
al. ~ IL would Kill M industry which Is
the leading one In tho counties above
mentioned.
The boundaries oi the proposed park
commence nj u plln; Few miles above
Do;s.ro. from thence II goes north 10
the east Side OF shinglc peak. passing
about three miles above sw..twat.r
lake; from shlngl, peak It runs east to
within i've miles Of the Grand river,
thence north To Terrible creek In i.oiti
county. taking la the town OF Eg-ria;
...eteE ...aih 10 As.al, Themes Mi 10
the White river, taking In Ill. Whit.
river plateau; then down a. point on
Rifle creek. and from there 10 I'll, place
OF beginning. II will contain i.iTj,cc1
acres.
This bill was forwarded 10 Senator
Teller, June 10. and It is endorsed by
Forest Commissioner Ensign, aud sew
cTai other influential men Should the
bill become law, park commissioner
WILL BE- appointed. aud lie viii appoint
guardians. II will lie OF benefit to the
ranchmcn In that country. aud enhance
the value o: their property"
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16
A >hoc. Of 1000 volts.

William Ross, an electric light com.
pany ernploye, while changing carbon
in light at Washington, ID. c.. last
Friday, received n shock of 1900 volts
He was rendered insensiblc, but soon
recovered, although the flesh of his
right hand, where the current entered
and on his left arm where it passed off
was badly burned.
lie said that for four or five seconds
before he became insensible, he suffer.
ed great pain
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

lc'uw will H. found the complete re-
,uIu, ut the CENSUS enumeration 90 the
various counties Of the state. Fog tile
sake ol comparison We give the !isuf's
on the population In I-,i AMI ls-"nn the
counties which were Ia existence Ia
tNm.r WIN.
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

E.alne's reciprocity ideas have ooH'
r'ctely upset Republican fcnAtpis, and
they aTr wholly 1t sea auI undecided
what Ia do. RrUlUrouilY means com
plcte ir'U irafr and they ,Iy lirY dom
know what articles thry viii br allowed
To put nr the free ..-l, IN this elr' Is
iu ail others, 40 uuo's iulru'st hut those
benefited hy the 'lnu, will be- opn,.d,
CsgI. rlailrgll!c Progress
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

Blobson says that he never had but
one early flame and that one has made
him keep old times in remembrance
ever since by kindling the Kitchen IRE
at six o'clock.
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16
. 80 .

An agricultural exchange asked chow
TO make hogs pay" This is q hard
question to answer. The best WAY To
avoid the difficulty is not to give a hog
anything unless lie pays foi it in adj
vance.
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

one Of the best papers in tho United
States is the Chicago Herald. The
weekly edition of this lrst-class family
paper and The HERALD for $3.50 tor
one wear.
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

gives ordinarily about l,oJl Republican
majority, elected the entire Democratic
ticket by mljurities reaching as high
as il1, The change was brought about
bY the new registration iaw ard the
Australian system Of ballot law. filW
per cent. Of the negro vote was lost hy
the Republicans IN consequence Of lhesn
laws. The Democrats were greatly
"laiel over their victory. II is the iigst
time since the war that the eutirr
Democratic ticket h1s bten elected in
the county.
At CuehiEs junction ON Wrllofia las
week. llrnTY Foster, y * ii. q. en-
gineer, and Marian Strand, car clean
or were held up and rIbuci Is uu-
known PARTIES, The hud,ups shot AZ
both men killing Strand. Di!isoGt
search was made throughout lhe smr-
rounding country, resulting in tho ar,
rest u Dick Nlnley aud sam AuGeT-
sln, both uf whom confessed so the ter
Tlbir crime. Manlry is hardened
criminal. while Andersen - "a boy q! u
cspeciabiy connected.
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16
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The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16
NEWS AND CURRENT COMMENT.

Colonel Wheclock @. Neazcy, OF Vcr-
mont. has been elected commander in-
chief of the G.. \. Il.
The census supervisor reports the
population Of Utah ut 223, $50, an in
crease over 1850 of sO,235.
-
First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson has rendered his resignation
to take eflcc. on september Isl next.
John Boyle O'Reilly editor of the
Boston Pilot, is dead. Mr.. O'Rcilly
was an eminent author and leader in
the Irish cause.
\ strike of railway engineers and fire.
men occurred on the Vanderbilt lines
last Friday evening and traffic was stop
ped for several days. The strikers, rs
usual, go, the worst Of it.
The greatest excitement prevailed at
Chattanooga, Tenn, last Thursday on
account of the result Of the election of
county officers. The county, which
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

Cardinal Newman is dead
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16
VOL. Vino ,.
Nv. HUGUs. J.cDAyIs
J. w. Hugus e. Co.,
BANKERS.
MEEKER, COLORADO.

Transact General banking buslne---
ilishss, rrio" Iaii for County Warrants liz
i.re-t allowed 81 Time Deposits. Drafts
tfs.n On Eastern citie- and kuTop.,
Correspondents, kOunise iinos-, Nes YORK ;
fir-i National BANK, pgishaG Colorado
National Bank, p.nNeri }. ". iiusnis :. Co.,
La-lins, M5o-
Collections Promptly Attended Ia.
The Meeker herald., 1890-08-16

/ lver,.se in THE HERALD.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-26

One would not think there could be any
thing very attractive about an occupation
which keeps person day after day shut
away from the sunshine. deep down in the
earth. But the miners In the quicksilver
mines Of New Almadcn, Cal, manifest a
special attachment for their work; they
are 10th TO leave il, even for better pay,
and return most gladly to the picturesque
hamlet which overloOks the beautiful val
ley of Santa Clara, There are many Cor
nishmen among Them most faithful and
persistent people; but the Spanish Ameri-
cans are scarcely less attached 10 the place
than the men from Cornwall
One OF these "Spaniards, as they arc
called went away from New Almaden on
a prospecting trip in the silver Sierris.
He returned to the Santa Cruz mountains,
fun OF Joy that the superintendent of the
mines gave him his old place. There were
tears in .Jose's eyes As he thanked his en-
ployer
'Ah sir" said be, Ito dig for silver
might make man rich, but it is in quick
silver alone he can find happinessm
To one Of his Cornish fellow workmen
he said at the close OF his first days work:
cts like being in heaven TO be down in
this blessed ground again"
And the literal minded Cornishman was
moved to reply with touch Of sentiments
''Well, there be bluer heavens above this
ground than anywhere short of the blessed
land that's true for you, Jose. Youth
GomDanion
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-26

At one time during the past winter the
inhabitants of the interior of Logan
county. West Virginia. were suffering
for want Of food, and cattle were starv-
ing TO death. all because the country
roads were impossible. The country
highways were Just as bad in western
Pennsylvania. but fortunately a multi
plicity of railroads prevented any lack of
food supply.
AT about that time The Pittsburg Dis
patch started an exploring party over
the counties of Allegheny, Washington.
Fayette, Greene and Beaver 1t con-
sisted Of staff correspondent. driver
and a photographer. One communica-
ton from the correspondent was to the
effect that the expedition nearly came to
GRIFFIN Washington county sink hole,
and that digging out the horses from
bottomless boys every mile or so varied
the monotony Of the journey Farmers
were found to be working ont taxes by
sitting on the roadside fences whiting
and swapping stories
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-26

Just at this time Of the year there Is al
ways anumber OF city men who get an itch
ing desire to be farmers-not farmers for
health or pleasure. but farmers for profit.
Now farming is "A grand occupation, but TO
the average city business man who goes
into il for profit, il holds out nothing but
failure The city farmer, for example,
never considers, as does the wise and
knowing farmer, that there may be disap-
pointment in crops. He thinks whatever
be sows will come up and yield profit.
Even a stupid turnip knows a city farmer
as soon AS it sees him. Marrowfat peas
fairly rattle in their pods with derisicn as
he passes.
The fields are glad to impose upon the
novice Wandering too near the beehive
with a book on honey making. he gets
stung in three places; his eauliflowers turn
ont TO be cahhages. the thunder spols his
milk: the grass butter that he dreamed of
is rancid: the taxes eat up his profits. the
drought consumes his corn; the rust gets
in his wheat: the peaches drop of before
they ripen; the rot strikes the potatoes;
expecting to surprise his benighted city
friends with d present of few early vege-
tables. he accidentally hears that they have
had ewpotatoes and green peas and sweet
corn for fortnight; the bay mare runs
away with the box wagon; his rustic gate
gets out of order; his shrubbery is perpet-
ually needing the shears; it seems almost
impossible To keep the grass out of the ser
peutine walks. COW gets in and upsets
the vase OF flowers and the hogs destroy
the watermelons Ever. thing goes wrong
and farming is failure.
1t always Is failure when "A man knows
nothing about il; if a man can afford TO
make large outlay for his own amuse-
ment and the health Of his family, let him
hasten to his country purchase. But no
sensible man will think to keep business
in town and make a farm financially prof
tablet DE Witt Tamage in Ladies'
Home Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-26

Under our present system the tendency
il towards the centers Of population.
To our cities come thousands Of per-
sons annually who are untitled by edu-
cation. occupation and birth for the
rigorous exactions Of town life and
quickly succumb to the pernicious iniiu-
ence incident upon the crowding togoth-
er Of the people. and go either TO swell
the deathrate. which is already too h gh,
or to join that less numerous but trouble
some class that ill our jails and peniten-
tiaIies.
With improved highways says
Professor jerks. the present strongly
marked inclination Of our farming pop
ulation toward the cities. witch is so
often regretted. would doubtless be
checked. How often DO we see our
farmers. especially the most prosperous
and intelligent ones. who are wise
enough to wish to educate their chill
dren well. moving TO the smaller towns
and cities often only distance of three
or four miles. because their children
cannot otherwise be regular in at
tendance at school and secure the adj
vantages Of social life. How much bet
ter in every way. both for the farmer
and for the country at large could this
real need, the recognition Of which is
highly creditable 70 the farmer. be met
BY a good permanent road that could be
Travelled with speed and comfort in all
weather and at all seasons.
"A still greater benefit would doubt
less be received by those who are unable
10 take up their residence in the towns
or who have not the worthy ambition
for their children's advancement that
would lead them to do so. A large part
of the mental inspiration and culture OF
the farmers depends upon their ability
to attend church, lectures. concerts and
social gatherings at distance, and real
/ IN goad roads. by enabling them to go 50
much more easily, would doubtless raise
the whole intellectual tone Of the farm.
ing community. besides keeping within
the healthful influence of the farm many
who are now almost forced into the
cities
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-26
MAcApAM AND TELFORD.
Some Of the Features of These Two styles
of Road.


Macadam, from whom the road SO
called takes its name, maintained tnat
the foundation of the road should not be-
If large stone at all, nor should 1t OF
necessity be of an unyielding nature, anu
he made the comparative cost OF mann
tanning a road with roadbed OF sond
rock and one having soft soil or morass
for foundation as to 8.
Macadam maintained strenucusiy that
a stone over one inch in diameter
was destructive in road, as 1t had
tendency to tip when a wheel came on
II. and thus moved the adjacent ma
terial. He afterward substituted weight
for size and made six ounces the maxi
mum stone that was to be used. He has
a considerable following among the
French and English engineers, but IN
this country the Telford foundation Is
generally preferred.
The specifications for Telford, as given
by Parnell's Treatise, London, 1888, give
the following directions; Prepare the
roadbed of the required shape, and on
this set stones by hand, TO form close
naNelnent. Dtl llit HibiSo NoANAtAA3 ~
their broadest edge, lengthwise across
the road, the upper faces not TO be more
than four inches in breadth. Break oil
all irregularities with hammer and hil
all interstices with stone chips, well
rammed in between the larger Iseces, to
wake compact mass.
On this place layer of stone as nearly
cubical in form as practicable and about
two and half inches in diameter to q
depth of four inches, and then twoinches
more to be added as a second layer, and
finally the whole TO be covered with one
and half inches of gravel, free from
clay or earth.
Parnell says that the presence of bind
ing material on new road Is positive
detriment, as it prevents solidity by get
ting between the stones. Neither Mac
adam nor Telford used rollers. Prize
Essay in The Engineering and Building
1 Record.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-06-26

There are some drawbacks to man hav-
ing a Napoleonic head. and Robert p. por-
ter. the superintendent of census, proba-
bly, wished the other day that nature had
made him more like other mortals. 1t was
in Mrs. MortOn's reception parlJr, and he
was standing bnsily talking with "A group
of friends when stalwart woman APP
preached him. Every one made way for
her, as her size commanded respect. APP.
preaching him, she said, in a voice that
could be heard from the drawing room to
the conservatory:
''Well, my dear Mr.. Porter, | am 50 de
lighted to see you again. and think you
are looking more ike Napoleon than ser
What do you do TO make your face have
that strong. noble firmness. 50 like the
great Napoieon'ssr Aud she would have
gone on. had not the censas takers dis
tressed and blushing face pleaded for mer
cy. Some one managed TO interrupt The
flow of laudation, and the woman passed
blandly on. Mr.. Porter asserting as she de
parted that he had never seen her before
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