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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-12-19

What, 10. f0F tbs eTarkle and tingl. tina,
Fliue . hen the weather sT1ss shATpi
Whsa ihs world -apsss along ~ = iiagls and
tiuls drops HE ~ tho Tor .L2Tp
When spzFss through tho chimney go dane
ius sn4 sn0snAkss sith taFEOF are
In-,sd
When rgiuu1ss through loo srI4s ate dane
ius-.h4L hn tor the SEASON Of frost
Thea - siih The ianguOI If lilies, s-ay 9Th
tLs tnsspaf the nsei
No I0ng.T uarh .iiF ii liss sill IL 0'eTsouie ~
the sisL tyE Ipg.ls-I
C0zle, Eaiydlt. silenee yOaT iuninsi tbs
chars II yuuf ula'ir !. Lost
I-Tussll ~ 0uF nupiHg aIi l.OoniEs. and
hall - tisa n0tlin. If fI0at
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-12-19

a youthful countess. bearer Of ou'
of the most ancient titles la tho Aus
trian nobility. recently having tn,
IN s'ortunc TO DO dc-polIcd OF hci
treasures by thieves while travelling
publishes the following l.st OF article,
as stolen from her trunk: ''Onc gold
cigarette ease, wCcrchnum mouth.
piece. &c, in gold an aluminium cigar.
cite case. mn Irish piro. almost blucI;
In appearance. gold mounted, with m
onyx mouthpiccc; n silver mitch hos,
gold cigarette pipe, four plain cigar.
cite cases in gold, silver aud platinum
aud one set with diamonds and
rubics.m
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-12-19
HIttsa Iy . kIstsa.

Mrs. Uro. q. HiElor. wife Of vol.
known Ursani-' and former compost.
tor on a Philadelphia morning paper.
came tear dying from locked. Iaw.
caused by the bite AZ a eat Sh. IL
not yc, out Of danger and has suffered
uHioid Hsnny.
Mra Elg.or was playing with n
small kli,un "a Ang. ~. and ono Of
H. tiny teeth VA. fastened la the fur-.
uugcr Of her RICH, hand. 4, ,h,
wound was bat small one and
hoalad very rapidly. Mrs. Biglor
though, nothing about II. bn, wont ON
with hor household duties.
la about four weeks. however.
| symptom. Of blood. poisoning 90, In
and Mr-. Eifl.r'- hngur aud hand hc.
came swollen and iniiamcd shr con.
suited br. I. q. Robinson. and was n,
trs: unable 10 account for tho trouble.
Then she happened To think OF tho
ca,-blic. and Whom sho suggested tina,
~ cause. DR.. Robinson was alarmed.
and ordered Mrs, Biglor home ard b,-
gan as.lduous effort. to arrcs, the dis
ease. which had already assumed u
threatening aspect.
Mrs liislcr's hand aud arm swcl!.d
rapidly In spite Of tho vigorous Of
forts Of hor physician. Tho iBHam-
mui.uu was great and tho pain cx-
cru-inilng She was unable 20 sleep.
but lay tossing ON her bed crying gu,
In agony hour after hour.
Twice the dread symptoms OF
lockcd-jaw appeared There was a
stiTcu!ng Of tho glands Of tho mock. a
partial locking OF the Jaws. and tho
sufferers friend, wore fearful that
death would uusuc. Her physician
stayed the progress ~ the malHdy md
the unfortunate wumun's lie was
saved
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-12-19

Spell wrong" said the teacher.
'R-o-n-g." spelled the boy.
Wrong" said tho teacher, spell
it again.
'A-g-a-i-n." spelled the boy.
See here" said the teacher severe
ly, What do you mean by spelling
wrong again."
You told me to spell 1t again, {"
whimpered the boy. And the teacher
was so mixed up she had to dismiss
tho GLASS. Free Press
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-12-19

The British poachcr is now being
followed by the electric search light
A light several miles away recently
detected and identified couple a
them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-12-19

worst of Nastes- Let the first econ
omy be of that precious commodity.
mOlher's strength.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-08
Don't Fail to Attend This Sale of Necessity at the
NEW : ENGLAND SHOE STORE.
with and obey all orders of the military Off
Ger commanding in the reservation in your
charce lSionadl.

JOHN W. NOBLE, Dec.
Gen. Sckofeld sent the following telegram
to Miles under yesterdays date: "You are
the president, to assign Capt. Ewers, Fifth
infantry: Capt. Lee. Ninth infantry; Capt.
Earnest. Eighth infantry, and Capt. Pierce,
First infantry, to take charge of the lndi-
ans of the several Sioux and Cheyenne
agencies, to exercise over them such mil
itary supervision II control as IN your
Judgment is necessary, without interfering
unnecessarily with the administration OF
the Indian bureau, under the regulations
and instructions received by them from
the interior department"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-08
IN THE DJSTRUr tOUgT 1F THE rIpa,

IN JHE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST
, judicial distrc of the state OF Montana, in
and for the county OF Levi. and Iarke In tho
matter Of the ertste OF DenOrah Nj. Hoyt de-
ceased Notice o. probate g. Of will.
PnrsHsnt To an order OF ssij court. made On
the 3lst day IT Beesmber. fo9I, Iotic, y here by
giyen that. Saturday. the 3lst day OF January.
1881. IT 10 o'clock, a. IN. OF said day, Mt the court
room of said 20 Irt, at the eoVri-house in the
county OF Lewis and Clarke. has been appointed
AS the time and placs for proving the will Of
said Eeborxh NJ. Itoyt. deceased. aud for besr-
ing the application % +. II. Giewel and Charles
Kinda for the issusnc to them 81 letters NJ ex-
ecntors Of said viii. when and where any person
Dated ID c ihbar aist, 1880.
JOHN BEAN, Clerk.
Wy III. X. THOMPSON.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-08

ANNUAL MEETING-THE REGULAR AN
nnuai meeting of the stockholders Of III.
American National bank will be held Mt Ike
banking house in Helena, Montana, on Tuesday
january IL. 1881. between tho hours of 1Oa m
and Up III. A, C.. Jonssos c..h;art
Dated Leo. Is, 1880.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-08

A NEUAL MEETING THE ANNUAL MEET
"A ing Of the stockholders of the Helapa Ma
tional Pank OF Helena, for the election Of direc
tors vii be hold in the directors room of IN
Helena National bsnk Tuesday, January Is. issi
FRANK BAIRD Cashier
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05

DOWN he WENT ALL TWISTED UP"
that way as Jim started to mount Ia
afraid you'll get fall.
Jim turned on him like he u 49, n'U.
Did you ever ride bufferr h0 heller.
ed. The little dude man shook his head
and Srinned. We'll, / have, SEE Jim,
and he climbed on the by-shackle.
"Of course Jim couldn't be the bronco
buster he wuz without his balance
bein' somethin' to bank on. and at first
II seemed as II It would pull him
through. It wuz little down grade.
and him and the by -shackle started on
purity friendly. though them things that
travels round tho hubs did whack his
shins some. But he got his stirrups
after awhile and turned his head to
wave his sombrero and give rs good
Texas yell, when he struck snag and
commenced a.hoppin' up and down.
Then Jim lost his head. he had his
quirt in his hand and he began to lamm
on the side of the machine like IL was q
buckin' pony. 1t only caroused around
worse, and he reached down and tried
haulin' ND on its head and usin' language
couldn't repeat to lady. We boys
wuz q latin TO burst. aud he heard 1t
and IL made him wild; he wuz locoed.
and he rode the thing for all he knew,
but he rode 1t for bronco and not q
machine. BE quirted 1t, he cussed 1t
and pulled up its head, and every time
we thought he wuz gone lie d ketch his
balance and stick. Finally he come to
little gully and he tried to spur ito
make 1t jump, he said afterward--And
his spur caught in the spokes and down
he went, all twisted up in that thing TIL
Il wuz q wonder all his arms and lego
wuzzn't broke. -
Then II showed out how the little
dude man had stacked the cards on him.
for have never misdoubted that he had
wound up somethin' to 60 on In that
little colt hind wheel at the right time;
and when 1t seen he wuz down an
tangled so be couldn't git up 1t riz up
and pounded him like dog.
Jim must ha' had more pulky than !
thought, for he called out to Us real
pitiful to come and pull that thing
often him or il would kill him. aud
when we did he limped on home without
Q word.
''As for that little dude man he Of
fered TO teach US all how to ride the
machine thing we didn't care for
and he laughed till the lid fell omen his
spilled eye, and be looked more like
human bein' than ! ever seen him.
Chicago Rers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05
A BUCKING BICYCLE.
HOW A BOSTON TENpsRFoOT
oUEERED A TOUGH coW6oY.
Jim Guthrie Mounts The Silent st~ed-
Soon He Got or and the Little Dude
Laughed with HIS Spilled Eye"

Our ponies loped easily together.
''This is beautiful place. but 90 lone
~" said to the tall. grlzz!ed ranch
boss at my side.
Two been In places where I WIZ
worse of for 'musement and society,""
said he. glancing approvlngly at me.
1--WE been where 1t was 80 lonesome a
fcller wuz glad TO meet even q coyote
aud where We didn't see strange face
once IN six months, and ! stald there
four years. too.
1T was down t'other side of the Devil
river region, between the Rio Pecos aud
the Rio Grande, ! wuz bunco Dustin for
the Hal Circle G. 1t WIZ the lone.
soonest. fur-awayest place l ever staid.
Our outfit had been there three strnight
years. and II VIC ever knowed anything
we'd forget It. We had wore out everv
deck Of cards In the crowd but one and
II was two queens and q deuce short;
and of rainy evenin's we used to have
frce-for-all nght TO see who should have
that to play with. but as the fellers that
got licked always Unused themselves
putting bullet holes through the cards
II man dared to hold up his hand there
wuZZent no good fun in card playin'.
We had raced all the ponies so much
that we knew as we'll when We set up
race which pony'd win as we did when
II wuZ over. There wuzzent town in
800 miles tit TO get drunk IN. so when
the little event happened that I m a-goin'
to tell you Of we nachelly thought
providence had saw what hard lines we
WIZ havin', and sent US something to
IN We finn ont Of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05

He passed his sensitive fingers over the
impression.
1.-THE two end blocks are the additions
you speak of, the space between them,
the old part. understand. Go on" he
said.
''The great door Is In the centre Of the
old part, the dining-room is on one side,
the library OH the other. The floor above
is occupied by the picture-gallery. 1t
has gable roof, and the belfry rises
from the middle. The block ON the
right and that on the left are alike. The
ground floor is divided in drawing-rooms,
sitting-rooms, kitchens, etc."
Where is the dairy, and the door that
is left open at night for the KIDD"
AT the back Of the house; it cannot
be seen from here"
lis that in the right block or the left?"
Gin the right; the kitchen is in the
left. On the first floor are the principal
bedrooms; the servants are above. Our
rooms are in the right block, Sir Ed
mnnd's and Miss Lascelles' are in the
left"
what means of communication are
there? For instance. how could Sir Ed
mund get to your ROOM"
by simply passing through the pic
ture-gallery."
II understands; go on"
"There are two oriel windows and a
bay in the end of the left block facing US
as we stand here.
drew another diagram to explain the
windows to Van Hoeck. Here it is
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05


when he'd sail along that way,
twistin' up bis feechers once Ia awhile
10 keep bis glass lid on. he looked 50
much like prairie dog aud 80 much
wuss that II seemed to sorter down 'cm.
| They never jeered him % he'd pass like
they do other folks. They'd set up at
mouth OF their holes and look ut him
! kinder s'prised and respectful. like they
thought he WIZ some sorter big, high
daddy prairie dog CONS to be king Of the
country; and 10 he got closer and they
got better view they'd seemed 10 get
sorter sick and faint and lay down on
their backs and slide down cellar with
out word; and II any man had saw him
then for the flrst time and picked him
of there couldn't have been found q
jury Of good men and true in the state
Of Texas that would have made II muir
der.
NE conduit SEQ our way to haze
him round none while he wuz on the
Bar x land for fear he'd write home and
tell his pa; but one day me and Petite
and Buster aad Jim Guthrie and q lot
Of the boys wuz In of the range and q.
hangin' round down ut the house Of an
old Mexican that sold pulky. Just q
spilin for some fun. when along comes
Mister Dude on his nickel.plated pony,
a-grinnin' ct to make prairie dog 90
out Of the business.
I'VE oil got up and gethered round
him aud begged him to light. while we
wuZ a-pullin' him of the machine and
a.tousclin' his store clo'es. He took Il
all VninhAv C00d nalnrad aNnoA
min and asmokin' one OF his evcrlastin'
cigarettes. while we boys all como
round and let on to criticise his nlckle
pony. One Of Us lowed 1t wuz too
high in tho wetbers. and another said
II didn't have flesh enough on II to show
of it's points fair. Jim Guthrie, he
purtcnded to look ut lis teeth. and said
1t wuzzn't nothin' but flly anyhow,
and no KNOWN what It would make in
time with good hand!in'. Some other
Alick asked what brand II wuz. and we
let on TO find swallcr- forks. uuderbits. and
oil kind of ear marks and jaw brands
and hip brands ON Il.
I'VE went on considerable. and
thought We wuz amaZin' funny. and the
little dude man seemed to think so, too,
for he grirned beejous all the time.
Finally he SEE: Some O. you boys like
to ride herr Jim-he wuz managin' the
haze-be spoke up and SEE: Dunno.
never tried anything o that sort I'm
'fraid it's too tame for memo need to
ask IL she's gentle aud well BROKE
lookin' at the little dude mans thin
shanks. and hollerin' out laffiu' till you
could ~ heard him mile.
"'She's oil right. sez the little dude
man sorter quiet, If you understand her
disposition and gait-don't try to get on
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05

ms toes until ne obtained the nm. "a
width upon which ha could sustain his
equilibrium, babe mo measure the dis
tanco between his heel and the wall. /
found it vas fully three inches within
my span. and was astonished to perceive
upon how narrow space ono may stand
with safety. This settled the point.
Lola might well have passed along the
ledge with safety.
Now" said Van Hoeck; "draw me
a plan Of the rooms. roughly and broad
ly, showing their relative position to the
stairs, the bay, and the picture-gallcry."
/ complied with his request, marking
the several parts with figures, which /
explained TO him in the order marked
below:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05

TN FRAID IT'S TOO TAME FOR ME.
I'VE wuz great pals with all the out
q, al the ranch nearest neighbor to US.
The Bar Y, about thirty miles north. and
/ nj free 10 say that their bronco buster
beat me. don't mind any pattern o
bronco, but he wuz just hungry for wild
musings and SIGH all the time. Jim
Guthrie wuz his name, big two-fisted
fciier. always q chaffin and gassin' and
runuiu' rigs on folks.
Bar x is a Boston outfit, and they
had young Boston dude to come out
there that laid over anything ever saw
in southwest Texas. He did sure wear
the ornriest cio'es 10 be good store
clo'es that ever saw. His pants just
come to his knees like little boys,
and he had sorter custard pie colored
brogans with nutmeg crater soles TO
'em. His cap beat creation. / reckon
they knowed he didn't have sense
enough to tell which wuz front and
which wuz back. so they'd put little
gable on both ends SOS to hit him either
way he took 1t.
Zone Of his eyes was spilled. and he
ken q glass lid on it; but the lid didn't
fit very good, and he had to sorter grin
'casionally to keep it on; and the sight
of him at them times-if you'll excuse
my sayin' so-wuz enough to make any
man cuss.
He was son of the president OF the
Bar x company, and they said he d been
studin' somethin' too hard at college,
think 'twaz Lathetics they named it
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05

and they'd sent him out to get over It.
HE brung out what he called Q
machine, or by-shackle = Of course
you We saw eml-a big whesl with Q
saddle on, and little wheel q taggin'
1t. BE wuz 'fraid as death Of anything
like a good pony-wanted 'em to shoot
baldfaced mustang. the best racing pony
on the Bar X. because 1t jumped on
Mexican 10 few times one day after 1t
:hrowed him; but he'd git up on this
here by-shackle. and set up In the saddle
and fold his arms, and make her 60
wherever he wanted her TO.
Some OF the boys lowed he made Il
run with his feet and he did kick round
purity lively part Of the time; but other
times he d Just put them slim legs Of
his up over its ears (things he called
handle bars). and smoke q cigarette.
and 1t would rack on just AZ peaceable
as ever.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05
THE GREAT HESPER.
By FRANK JARRETT.
CHAPTER vi.

II Is necessary for the reader to know
what kind Of building Monken Abbey
was, and something Of the disposition OF
its rooms, in order TO follow clearly the
action of the drama that took place with
In its walls. can do no better than to
give the description by which I brought
the facts home to the comprehension of
my blind partner.
Tell me what you see. Thorne," hC
said, as we stood on the lawn.
IAN old Gothic building, fianked by
two later additions in the Tudor style,
that project beyond it."
Il don't understand" he said, impa-
tiently; ''can't you make it clearer to me:'
! had a notebook in my pocket; press
ing the metallic pencil hard upon the
paper, drew this rough diagram:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05

"Thc oriel on t.la left" l continued,
"projects from Sir Edmund's room, that
on thc right from Miss Lascelles'. There
are stone mullions ut the angles of the
oriel and lattice windows between, hung
inside with Venetian blinds. / have
marked cross where Miss Lascelles saw
the eyes looking through. The oriels
are supported by corbels. They are per-
fectly inaccessible from the ground ex-
cept by ladder"
''But from the story above:"
'There are no windows over the oriel.
The only means of descent would be by a
rope from the roof"
''Are there any other means OF getting
at the Window"
None whatever that any human being
could use."
"What is this projection between the
oriels?' he asked, feeling the paper.
"a two-sided bay carried up from the
ground to the gable, pierced with latticed
windows from top to bottom. 1t gives
light to the stairs inside"
''Do the windows open?"
eyes"
"And what distance is there between
the windows in the bay and Miss Las
celles' Window
"Seven or eight feet at least"
"And the wall between is perfectly
fat?"
"There is a stone moulding runs along
parallel with the floor of the first story
and the base of the oriel."
"Why didn't you tell me that?' he
asked sharply.
because it is perfectly impossible for
anyone to walk along it."
''What width has it,"
"a few inches. 1t seems to be merely
stone gutter to carry of the water from
the oriel."
lis there no ivy on the house-nothine
to catch hold OFF,
"There is no ivy, but there is a pipe
midway between the bay and the oriel;
il descends from the gable to the gutter.
''What! and you tel me 1t is impossl'
bic to get from the bay to the window!
~ still mean what l said. The gutter
is so narrow that no one, even facing the
wall closely, could stand on it and main
tain centre of gravity"
''But with the aid of the piper
1.-THE pipe is four feet from the bay,
and four feet from the oriel. Now, sup
nose Lola, for know whom you suspect,
got from the window in the bay she
would have to advance holding to the
mullion of the window for support, and
with one hand only, until the othel
could touch the pipe, span OF four feet.
-Four feet, that is not impossible, un'
less the girl is short limbed."
at is impossible, if in holding to the
mullion or the pipe the girl had to sup
port part of her own weight"
'Let us go up and measure the width
of the ledge" said Van Hoeck; sit may
appear from be.ow less than it is"
We went up to my bedroom in the
right block, which, as have said, cor
responded in every external respect K
the block on the left; and from the orie
/ measured the width of the stone ledge
outside. Van HOeck's supposition wa
Just; it was wider than expected, meas
mo zuruIna pun 'TUA asuFUSS 1vg yss
-mru peoBTd 7osoH usA 'ssqou! e9!u :, :!
uorQA 'u1ds Lm uUql sssI sV!ll "ustA
80
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05
Mount St. Elias.

According to an exploration recent
" made. Mount St. Elias. Alaska, iS
indicated to be not so high by some
1000 feet as the heretofore accepted
elevation. 1880 feet
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-05

/. Sir Edmund's room. 9. Van Hoeck's.
2 Miss Lascelles' :. Picture Gallery.
3. Mine. K. Stairs to landing Of
I. Loas first floor.
3. Braces. z. Stairs to upper rms
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The United Brethren Church at West Catasau qua, Pa, was burned last night.
 Francis Butler, wholesale dealer in po- totoes and farm produce, New York, has assigned.
 Carl Hourlitz, a lawyer in Chicago, was cowhided on the street by his wife while in company with an unknown woman.
 The weavers at the Cornell Mill at Fall River, Mass, are on strike. A refusal for a demand for more pay was the cause.
 David Fox, the only survivor of the Nottingham, Pa, mine explosion oS a year ago, was killed last evening by 8 blast.
 Jesse Proctor and Frederick Young were hanged at Dover, Del, at 1858 p. m. for the murder of Stephen Lindsay in August, 1880.
 The Donaldson line of Glasgow steamers having conceded the demands of their seamen and firemen for higher wages, the threatened strike has been averted and their vessels will sail as usual.
 T. J. Davis, who claims to be the illo- gitimate son of the late millionaire Davis of Helena, Mont, denies the report that he has ompromised his claim to 6 share in his fathers estate for &1nn a00
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-14

IN these troublous times of business failures and the distress consequent therefrom the old adage of blessed be nothing is oft repeated, and this suggests another phase of poverty to winch attention has been drawn by the remark of state functionary connected with public charities in which he said that 1.-The most contented people in this state are the pubic paupers. The aver age length of life of paupers after enter ing the poorhouse is nearly twenty years, as is shown by official statistics {; and when you consider that most of them, at the time of admission are be- yond their prime, you will see that they must live under conditions favorable to longevity. When once safely lodged in the poorhouse they not only lay aside their ambition which disturbs the peace of ordinary mortals, but are perfectly contented to stay there through life. Twenty years of content, no botheration about money or provender or rent or clothes or taxes or doctors bills, and no fear of failure in business. It is not al ways so bad to be a pauper in poor house, after all 7"