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The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Mamma, "said little Emerson Brown.
ing Of Boston. us he looked up from u
newspaper. what Ii the skin game
which sec alluded 10 In this journal ~
"a skin game. my dear" replied Mrs.
browning lis u cutaneous pastimc.-
Judge.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

A mining man, who Is no tenderfoot
either, made the prediction the other
day that mineral that would Rstonish
tho natives would lie uncovered In the
upper White country before the season
closes. More unlikely things have come
to PASS,
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Water Is now running tho entire
length Of tho Highland ditch. and tho
ranchmcn along the line arc CORE.
spondingly happy. The work Of fixing
up the ditch this spring cost each man
nearly fifty dollars.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

We understand that some of our
neighboring rnnchmen are very careless
with water after 1t leaves their land, in
nsmuch Ms they let it cut up the roads.
1t appears that some people will not do
ANYTHING different till some judge COM
pels them, and suits Of this character
are threatened.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

From all over Colorado come favor.
able crop reports and the sane statc Of
affairs will apply TO this valley. whcr,
crops ARE coming nicely under the In
flucncc OF the prevailing warm weather
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13
LOCAL sPoRTsS0 NOTES.


Simp Harp caught tho largest trou,
the lucky man this season.
Among tho latest sports INDUCED Ia
Is dog. canning. Now, We enjoy canned
fruit. etc. hat draw the line at dog
canned. Ia Hcaton.
Mr.. Chandler enjoys himself highly
with the rod and line. and still more ~
with the knife aud fork md trout on
the plate In front Of him.
Mcssrs. Barton and Warner acted NJ
escorts to Mn. Martin and daughter
Miss Carrie Collins. on u fishing triy
last Sunday. A pleasant time was had
by all.
The familiar form Of George Welcii
WAS seen along the banks Inst week.
George Is one Of the best fishermen on
the river, and handles fly rod to per.
lection.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mootx took short trip
Thursday after trout. Mrs. NJ. caugh,
nine. while Sam sat on the bank and
gnashed his teeth 10 think Of her luck.
Never mind, sam; never mind. my boy.
Messrs. +. +. Black and n. French
who have been among us on n business
trip for their respective railroads. added
little pleasure to II by becoming the
guests Of tho popular 1T outfit, and,
under MIR. Dendy's guidance. spent las,
Sunday with the speckled beauties.
Their luck was good. and were very
sorry that they had not more time To
spend among us. We look for their re.
turn at an cary day, As they are both
popular gentlemen and good fishermen.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

The number Of railway men visiting
us lntely shows that this section is At.
tracing unusual attention at the pres
ent time. Rumors Of surveying parties
were rife this week but as yet the
whereabouts Of the men with the tri.
pod remains profound secret.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

The festive swallow Is again among
rs, and Is d-votine his spare time TO
building mud nests under the caves Of
houses, ct crtrra.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Subscribe for THE HERALD and San
Francisco Weekly Call. Only 1875 for
both papers. Specimen copies can he
had BY addressing this Office.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

The hoard Of county commissioners
will meet In special session on Monday.
June -. for tho purpose Of sclectin.
Jurors To serve nj the forthcoming term
Of the district court.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

No new Developments In the telc.
graph limo matter this week. though
Mt. MUultou MSsuves IN that the Nns
Will t'c constructed ftom Rifc 10 Mcckei
and perhaps 10 Craig.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

SO far there has been no fighting
among our ranchmen over the distribu.
tion Of water for irrigating purposes.
From present indications everybody
will have enough and to spare, 80 this
will be an Off year on water quarrels.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Tho nrSt real warm weather Of the
season set In Sunday and continued fol
three days. since which time II has been
somewhat ''choppy cold. stu.
shiny. cloudy. windy and dusty.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Tom kildun has bought the Al Eli.
son ranch nj the foot Of Oak Ridge
which makes another respectable nd
dition 10 the Darr. kil.iuii holdings.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Just the thing for the ladies'. For 81
cash. THE HERALD and The Home
Magazine. each FOR one year. Call and
get u sample Of the magazine, free.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

The man whA gets mad at what the
newspapers say about him should re-
turn thanks three times day for what
the newspapers know about him and
keep in the back ground.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Jack Frost visited this section on the
night Of the sthioih. some of the po-
ta,o vines were nipp-d. but no very
serious damage Ia reported.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13
Mso sLANco LopGx No. 40, a. y. =

Meets the second and fourth Satur.
days In each mouth. Visiting brethren
cordially invited.
II. &. PETERSON. ". u.
JAMES LYrrLE. Secretary.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

The Craig Paragraph says Herman
ffrifrr with an ou,ii, Of n-n and n
diamond drill Is again operating In tho
Eikhrad anthracite regions.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Tn. contract for building the Yampa
river canon State wagon road has heen
awarded To J. q. Kennedy Of stramboa,
Springs, for &2.7O.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Prairie dogs are again becoming quite
numerous In this vicinity and are doing
lots OF damage. They are making them.
selves extremely obnoxious on the mesa,
where they are doing considerable In.
Jury to growing crops. 1t is about time
another raid was inaugurated against
the ass.destroying little nests,
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

"wbere 10 our manhood ~ asks \ lad,
editor. Well. well! That's puzslcr.-.
Judge.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

The finest and most complete line Of
Of novelties In perfumes ever shown In
Mccker. ATrix BUos.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Craig Is preparing TO celebrate the
Fourth with all the pomp and splendor
becoming the occasion.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

The Social Club will givo y grand
hall on tho evening Of the coming
Fourth. Get your partners. boys.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

For Chinese silk handkcrchicfs.
qncensware and fancy goods. call on
John Wong, Mt the Hing kee Laundry.
Goods received direct from China.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and result. when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; Il Is pleasant
and refreshing to tho taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on tho Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels, clcsnscs tho ~
tenn eaectually, di-pels colds. head.
aches aud icvcrs aud cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs il the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro.
duced. pleasing 10 the taste and &C.
cep,able TO tho stomach, prompt ip
its action and truly beneficial In il
effects, prepared only from tho mos,
healthy and agreeable substances. il,
many excellent qualities commend l,
to all and have made Il tho most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs l. for aalo In Doc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
sisA Any reliable drugris, who
may not have II on hand will pro
cure Il promptly for any ono who
wishes TO try IL Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA RIO SXRUp co.
saw SsAAcisco. CAL
Io1'Sta1f. ~. sfw yosS ~
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Orders for custom made clothing u
$. Porges'.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

s. Porges leafs in low prices when II
comes to hats and caps. boots and shoes.
and gents furnishings.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Fine c,gars and tobaccos Mt the post,
Office store. A,tix Bros.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Ammunition and fishing tackle q
Saltmanhi.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

A new invoice Of goods just received
at Porgcs. Call and examine goods and
prices.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

THE HERALD and the Home Maya
zine for 81. Subscribe now.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13
HOME NEWS.

Four travelling men In town In one
day during the week. and they wsTs
all happy.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

One Of the best papers In tho United
States Is the Chicago Herald. Tho
weekly edition Of this arst-claxs family
paper aud Tug HERALD for $50 tor
one year.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

sam bernstein pays the highest cash
prices for all kinds of hides md futs. II
you have any furs or hides 10 sell call on
bernstein.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Drugs and patent medicines, at At,ix
Bros.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Ammunition and fishing tackle al
Saitmarnhs.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

A concert will be given by Mrs. and
Miss Collar and their classes In vocal
music next Wednesday evening Mt y
O'Clock ut Social Club hall. An exhibi-
ton Of one Of the many occupations OF
kindergarten will he prominent
feature. Admission twenty-five cents.
Altogether IL will Ike quite unique al.
fair.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

A full and complete line Of clothing
nj Porges'.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13
Fourth of July
;1E5l,! -
-BY Tii1--
MeekOr Social Club.
Get Out and Spread Yourself,
end Let the Eagle
ocS0aml
ADMISSION. 500.
o0oky Lamps.

o0oAy La0ps.
well, sir. you have no idea how
many people visit our store In week"
said Colonel A. q. MoultOn, "wanting To
know what they can do TO keep their
lamps FROM smoking and throwing out
foul gases when turned low. and II
there II not soma why u trim them to
prevent the smoking. think there Is
no lamp manufactured which will not
throw out gas u turned low. The rea-
son Of this 70 very plain. When the
blaze II turned low il only burns the
oil and tho ~ escapes. but II turned
high tho gas b also consumed. A great
many people aleee In clnss bedrooms all
night, with their LAMPS burning low.
and am told by prominent physicians
that this Ii fruitful source Of disease.
especially dyphtheria. The lamp should
he either turned up full or extinguished. "
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

II the Craig Pan.agraph Is TO he be.
licvci. our esteemed fellow. townsman.
Sam Wear. Is not n broncho-bus,cr.
As sam Is n good friend Of ours we'll
repeat the Paragraph story and there
by give him away right here among his
friends. but We think II would he better
to refrain from all broncho. busting al
lusions while In his presence, for ut least
some time to come.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Ammunition and fishing tackle a,
Saltmarshs.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Ono Of Meckcr's sports. after reading
tho proceedings In the famous baccarat
trial Just decided against that gay
old boy. Sir William Gordon
Cumming. In England.) icicgrnphci
the Prince OF Wales to come to this town
and bring his counter" with him: that
he lihe Mcckcrite) had the sof,cst kind
Of snap spotted. +. S.-A. the hour
Of going TO press II. II. II. had not been
heard from. but It Is presumed he will
not snub game Of White river bac.
carat
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

In some Of the eastern cities the au-
'horities propose to get rid Of tramps
and vags by compelling them to work
two hours each night sweeping the
streets before lodging them. They
could not very well sweep the streets OF
Mceker. but they might he employed in
keeping the cows from the many young
trees which have been planted this
spring.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13
Notions at A,tix Bros, at postoilice.

Gents furnishing goods In endless
variety at 5. Porges.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13
VALENTINE LODGE. Ns. ~. Hoe. =.

Meets every Wednesday evening at
$ o'clock In the lIugus block. Visiting
members cordially received.
wv. a. KELLER, n. G.
s. PoEoEs. Secretary.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Ammunition and fishing tackle a,
Saltmarsh's.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Advertise in THE HERALD.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Ammunition and fishing tackle ut
Saltinarsh's.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Ammunition and fishing tackle al
Saltmarshs.
The Meeker herald., 1891-06-13

Entered IN the Possoehe- NJ Aeeker. Rio Blaneo
County. Colo. as second class mail matter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15

An instrument that could be made
the instrument of carrying light and
truth to darkened minds was sacred
enough to be used in the Masters SER
vice by the saintliest hands.
The same reasons which justified
the use of the pulpit and platform,
justified the use of the church jour-
nails. Thus religious press should not
be regarded as a rival to the pulpit.
1t supplements and backs up the
teachings of the preacher, and the
church must have her own press as
well as her own pulpits. But dis
like to hear religious papers called the
"Organ" of church, as if its main
business was to voice the authoritative
utterances of denomination, like the
papal syllabus, or as if it was the in
strument on which certain tunes were
to be played in order. In times OF
moral degeneracy, when the public
conscience is paralyzed by selfish views
Of duty, the religious press should
fearlessly rebuke the prevailing sins,
whether it brings popularity or oppo-
Sition and reprOach. A time serving
press is the curse of any country. The
church paper should be liberal in
spirit, but loyal to Christian truth,
open to the reception of all duly at
tested truth, whether in harmony
with it's previous beliefs or not. A re-
ligious paper that will be power for
God must not be tempOrizing wealth
crock
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15
PORTEh,S LYING CENSU.S.

The Waco Day, under the above
head, reviews some of the glaring
frauds of the census bureau;
The Washington correspondent OF
the New York Herald has been in
vestigating the doings of the census
bureau, and some startling frauds arc
the result. Everybody knows that
The whole affair is a slovenly, unrelia-
ole botcb, but many have been 10th to
believe that this had come from any
thing but the carelessness and incom-
potency of enumerators. The Herald
shows, however, that right in the
chief office outrageous frauds have
been committed, and shows the man.
nerof some of them. In compiling the
figures the bureau used punching
machine, which it claimed made that
work absolutely accurate, as the Ia
bles were taken by an automatic
counter, and no mistake could be
made. An investigation of the ma
chine showed it to be accurate. If
carefully handled it could make no
mistake. The operator simply
pressed the lever and the counter did
the rest. But under the system de-
ylsed the efficiency of the machine
was entirely destroyed and a prem
ium put upon carelessness and lnaccu-
racy. A rule was made that any en-
ploye who failed to punch 500 cards in
a working day would be dismissed,
while an Increase over that number
would bring promotion and an in
crease of salary. The motion of the
machines were greatly accelerated,
and the average days work was soon
800 to 1900 cards, and one hand,
a boy, made record OF 22O0.
The great speed of this young swift
attracted the attention of The Herald
man and he examined his work. 1t
was found that hecould punch num-
her of cards together, thus rendering
the totals of his machine absolutely
false. An examination of many cards
showed that spaces were frequently
left unpunched. and others were sc
punched out that the records made
were ridiculous. Here is one: "Man
served during the civil war, aged "a
widow, seven children, Portuguese
antiuuarian. This was but one O.
many equally absurd. Soon after the
work of compilation had been begun {
question arose as to what should bt
done in cases where the enumeration
had failed to state whether individu
ais could read and write. 1t was ruleC
that where nothing was said OIL
the subject the citizens SHOULD
be put down as illiterate
When more than three-fourth
of the work had been done it was dis
covered that there was an alarmin!
increase of illiteracy throughout tn
country. The rule was then changed
and from that time everybody wa
recorded as able to read and write, OF
matter what the report showed
What an abortion the whole thing is
The census of 1880 cost $4,0O0,000; TO
this one the $6,OOO,OOO appropriated
has already been used, and the worl
is not two-thirds done. When Porte
was appointed superintendent of TIN
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15
THE TEXAS JEEEKLIES.

Peoele who are familiar with pa
pers in many states claim th2t inc
Texas weeklies are, as q class, super
ior to the weekly papers in any othef
state. THE STATESMAN believes thiS
to be true. They are not only good In
themselves, but they are constantly
improving. and it is impossible to pick
,up one of these enterprising weeklles
without feeling of establishment.
They would really seem to belong to
mitch larger towns and much more
PROSPEROUS communities. 1t is wonder
full to think Of the energy and ability
that have gone TO the make up OF these
papers. There are no such "hustlers"
in any country, as the Texas papers.
Not q town in the state has
an Improvement OF any klnd
for which its local paper has not
fought long and hard Has it electric
lights? Columns Of argument ana
calls for mass meetings and argent
paragraphs went to securing that
electric light plant. Many other col
umns were given to the street railway
and the compress, to the beautiful
school building and the oil mills. In
fact, if one would take the trouble to
look into il he would find that the
Texas press has been at the head of
every enterprise tho state has started,
and that to the papers of the state be-
longs q large share of the credit for
the progresS it has made.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15
THE BODY LEFT TO ROT.
INHUMAN TREATMENT MELTED CUT TO
GARZA's MEN.
The Prisoners Are Given Chance to Escape
and Then Brutality Shot Down by Their
Captors as They Flee-strict
Martial Law.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. 12.-Seven
miles below Rio Grande City, Tex,
and on the opposite side of the river,
the body of a nephew Of Julian
Flores, suspected revolutionist,
swings to tree with nineteen bullet
holes in it. He was arrested some
days ago and left for Victoria
under a guard of soldiers. The corpse
is rotting away, but no one is
bold enough to cut it down. Felipe
Salinas, another member of GarZa's
band, was caught on the 9th instant
and has been removed in the same
way. The soldiers excuse the deaths
of these men by stating that they
were killed under warrant of the stat
ute which is called "Laleytuego.n 1t
is law permitting the shooting of a
prisoner who attempts to escape. BY
its warrant hundreds of men have
been executed in Mexico within the
past five years.
A political prisoner is given to
understand that he must make Il
break for liberty, and that if he does
not he will be shot anyhow. The
victim is allowed to put some ten
yards of space between himself and
his captors, and is then tumbled on
his face with bullets through the
back. 1t is noticeable that these
escapes never occur in thickly set
tied wooded or brushy country, where
the fugitive would have some chance
to dodge. The military rule, insti-
tuted by the Mexican generals along
the Rio Grande, since the Cara out
break, is an exceedingly strict one
and the people are afraid to be seen in
groups of two or three.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15
TINE DEAD PlRVELL.

Sunday evening all that remained
OF Charles Stewart Parnell was laid
away in Dublin cemetery. Thous-
ands witnessed the closing ceremony,
and the grave was heaped high with
flowers; but after all, it was but q
grave, and he was left alone in it, with
the crowd all gone. The unfortunate
wife and the heart broken mother
will "cry their cry in silence" but
elsewhere, the strife and uproar and
vain babbling will go on, as though
he had never been. All the world
stood around and judge him! IT, is
so easy to Judge! Nobody knew any
thing about the warm and sympa-
thetic heart, the devotion, the self
sacrifice, the many attributes Of noble
manhood. Everybody knew the mis-
takes, the wrong doing, the yielding
to temptation; and so, everybody
judges. And yet it may be that the
man was better man than anyone's
Judgment has proclaimed, and so, il
is best to cover the helpless clay with
flowers and leave 1t alone.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15
accidentally Killed a Child.
.ial to The Statesman.

Special 70 Tic oIuIVsLdH'
TYLER, Tex, Oct. 13.-An accident
occurred in this city yesterday which
cost the little daughter of Car Inspect
or Nash, of the International and
Great Northern railroad, her life. The
father of the child was trying to kill a
doc which he thought to be mad.
The pistol was fired time or two and
then refused to act, when it was
handed over to Mr.. Perry Allen. Mr..
Allen began to examine it. The little
girl suddenly stepped in front of him
and at the same time the pistol went
off, the ball penetrating the abdomen
of the child who died this morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15

$50 each evening affords time fol-
manytro the Capital City and other
points south to come and spend a day
t the fair, returning the same day in
the afternoon.
Besides the multitude of Jockeys.
! trainers and other stock men here we
the Cuban Medicine company with
their open air concerts, the canerack
man, the fellow with the knife board,
Joe Griffith with his steam riding
gallery, popcorn boys, pool sellers
and hosts of other catch-penny at
fractions. In fact, Taylor has surely
been wearing her holiday clothes this
week. and the city is gaily decorated.
| The Bolton Silver Cornet band is fur
nishing music for the fair and races.
The big military ball by the Taylor
Rifles and the inform Rank, Knights
of Pythias, comes off at the armory to-
night, and the ladies are making
great preparations for the event.
Miss TOusie Calhoun and number
Of other charming ladies from your
city are here to attend the ball and
other festivities.
Mrs. G. u. Vance of the Vance Man
sion is quite i'll with fever, and at this
writing is not expected to live but q
few hours.
The Tayl " Rifles will give an eXhi-
bition drill at the fair grounds Thurs
day evening, October Is, fer a gold
medal, to be presented to the best
drilled man in the company.
The races seem to be the main at
traction at the grounds, there being
about $40 racers and trotters now
here and more coming in by every
train. They will all leave here Friday
night for the Dallas fair.
Gov. Hogg and other state officials
are expected here next Friday.
The reduced excursion rates on all
railroads are bringing many visitors
to the fair, and the hotels and board
ing houses are filling up rapidly.
THE RACES.
First race-Half mile dash John
r.. and Joe Burns ran dead heat for
first place, Alice third. Time .55.
Second race-Half mile heats. Black
Jack won, Nellie G. second, Lone
Star third. Time 81 ID.
Third race-Three minute pace.
Ethan won, II. n. p. second, Clay JaX
third. Time 2.5l Ia.
Fourth race-Three minute trot.
Susan won,sS b. n. second, Duncan
third. Time "A "a.
Fifth race-Two-year-old, trot. Al
bina won, Nancy p. second. Time 3.l5.