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The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10
THE CAPTAIN WAS SCARED.
Bullets and Balls Were too Promlscu-
GUS for His Taste.

THE CAPTAIN WAS SCARED.
Bullets and Balls Were too Promlscu-
GUS for His Taste.
"a man is not safe from bullets
anywhere was heard to remark
Captain Eugene May of Chicago. the
II have reason to appreciate the
truth of this observation when / re-
fleet upon an experience l had at
jackson, Miss. once during the war
Bullets were flying around pretty
lively, but we felt fairly safe, as we
were behind high embankment
which extended some distance above
our heads. Well, there wasn't any
thing to do just then, so stretched
out beneath caisson, with my head
just behind a wheel.
1.-The last thing in the world
seemed the coming of n bullet into
the shade of that caisson. But while
was lying there taking it easy |
suddenly heard a sharp sping just
behind my head. 1t was unmistaka-
bly, the noise of II bullet hitting some
thing. Well, turned over and
looked at the wheel, and, by George,
there was a bullet imbedded in the
tire of the wheel Just about an inch
from where my head had been. If
that tire had been a fraction less
wide I'D have got the bullet in the
head. | wasn't sleepy after that, l
can tell you, and moved away from
there almost as quickly as | got from
behind the bolc of that tree at Chick
amaugaPn
What tree AZ Chickamauga p"
qucried some one.
We'll" replied Captain May. ''it
is long story, and ! had almost for
gotten it until was reminded of it
the other day by old John Dabncy.
The way the thing happened was
this; Our section had been lighting
it alone in the peach orchard until
the other members of the battery
Joined us, when we moved forward
and had quite brisk engagement
with the enemy. Our ammunition
expended and our men worn out, we
halted at spot in the weeds to rest
and to rcplenish our ammunition.
i Ht HghtlH was E'ihS oi az
around us, and stray bullets were
coming along past MS every now and
then. don't believe / was ever so
tired in all my life as | was after that
engagement. 1t was absolutely
necessary for me to take "A rest. and
percciving huge tree near by |
concluded to plant myself alongside
of it. So leaned against it with my
back to the cncmy's line, stretched
out my feet and was having n splendid
rest when II underground shot came
bounding along, and struck the tree
plumb on the opposite side from me
and at point just behind my head.
We'll, sir, | didn't know what
struck me. The shock was trcmen-
dous Great Jerusalem! but didn't |
run from under that tree, looking
sideways up and expecting momcn-
tarily to see the whole enormous
mass OF wood and leaves come crush
ing down on me. didn't know what
had happened till | saw some of the
boys dancing around in high delight,
clapping their hands and yelling Mt
me. | felt for week as II had
been struck on the back of the head
with a sledgchammcr.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

Even Siam has awakened to the i'm
portance of having a navy. A twin
screw protected cruiser, called the
Maha Chakikri, built at Leith for
tho king OF Siam, has recently com
pletcd her steam trials and made
fourteen and three:quarter knots.
The vessel is so fitted as to embody
the qualities of a cruising war vessel
and yacht, with quarters for the
king and other members of the royal
family. In the United States she
would be called junketing vessel.
She is armed with twelve Armstrong
rapid-fring neutrality-suspicious.
and -pounders-has y displace-
mcnt of .. 400 tons and will have a
Siamcse crew and Danish officers.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10
. PROBLEM IN FRACTIONS
A Little St. Louis Girl Gives n Puzzle,
to Her Papa.

to Her Papa.
Papa" said a little West end Cir,
the other evening, AIM in fractions
now, but don't understand it. Tell
me about some of these examples"
"Certainly, certainly" said the
father. Whats the trouble?n
why. it says here that if man
travels 25,795 miles in PSI DAYS, how
many miles will he travel in one
day?"
Say, Maria" said the man as he
looked beamingly at his wife, '.doesn',
that remind us of old times? La, mel
it just takes mo back to the little old
log schoolhouse in the woods. WHY,
Maria, remember one day.
"But, papa" Interrupted the child,
'I'm in hurry. What's the I'm.
swerpm
"Oh. yes. Yes, of course. Give
me the example again. Now | have
it. II Il man travels 1876 miles in
234 days, how many miles will he
travel in one day? That's an easy
one. Maria, do you remember that
little red-headed fellow who sat
in front of you and annoyed you with
his beanshooter, and that hideous
little Mary Bennett"
"But, papa, whats the answer"
"Oh, the answer; let mo Sec"
The man figured and calculated
and said ..Oh" and "Ah.n and
scratched out and began again.
Then he put his pencil in his mouth,
paused a long while, and at last said
maria, I've sorter forgotten about
this fraction of the day business. How
does it go?"
"Why, John" said the good wo-
man, '.you-cr, you-cr find the great
est common divisor, and"
Say, Maria, that reminds me of
the joke about the janitor who saw
those very words on the blackboard,
find greatest common divisCr,' and
he said: Well, is that burned thing
lost againH Curious how those
But, papa whats the answer Pr
.'Oh, yes; where was |? We'll, you
divide the 25.795 by 25l, and the re-
suit will be the answer"
81 know, papa, but what's tho re-
sult?n
Didn't just tell you that the re-
suit would be the answer All you
have to do is to put down the multi
plicand. Multiplicand. Where have
| heard that word? Why, Maria, it
just makes me want to get right out
and play marbles and hockey and
things
But, Henry. You haven't solved
that problem for the child
That's so. We'll, here goes
Twenty-Five goes into % and l..
Twenty-Five into no times, and into
10 three times and L. And into "a
once and 20, or 90 twenty-ffths OF
% and one-halfs, or 1881 and one
iifths. Or
Henry, what are you talking
about?n
maria, started out to find that
greatest common divisor of yours,
but faint no use. | say that any
man who would undertake to walk
25.795 miles in 25l days is just q
plain. ordinary, every day fool. lie
can't do it. "
"But, papa, what's tho"
.It hasn't got any answer. Jus,
say to your teacher that it is prepos'
tcrous-the idea of a man taking such
pedestrian tour as that Truth is,
Maria" he added, confidcntially u
his wife. III never did know anything
about fractions. st. Louis Republic.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10
august
Flower

One of my neighbors, Mr.. John
Gilbert, has been sick for a long
time. All thought him pastrccovcrv.
He was horribly emaciated from the
inaction of his liver and kidneys.
1t is difficult to describe lis appear
ance and the miserable state Of his
health at that time. Help from any
source seemed impossible, He tried
your august Flower and the effect
upon him was magical. restored
MN ~ perfect health 10 the great
astorlshnent of his family and
fne nds." John Quibcll, Holt, Out. 50
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

of the liver will never get the upper hand of
the unruly organ so long as they use such
irrational remedies blue pill, calomel and
podophylin. But from the tried and popular
medicine, Hostetlor's Stomach Bitters, they
may expect relief with certainty of obtain.
ing II. The influence Of the Bitters upon the
great hillary gland is direct, powerful and
speedily fe,t. The relief afforded is not spas
nodic, but complete and permanent. The sal
lowness OF the skim furred appearance OF tha
tongue, Indigestion, costiveness, headache,
nausea pains through the right side and shout
der, In fact every accompaniment Of the obsii-
nate complaint are entirely and promptly re-
moved by course OF this inosiirnablc mcdi'
cine, in behalf OF which testimony Is constantly
emanatlng from every quarter, and from All
classss of socielY.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10
A. GATHERING SPECTACLE.
4 Thunderstorm seen. In Zanzibar
Forest.


The most glittering spectacle
that | ever Witnessed said Myron
Hunter, to Il Globe Democrat writer,
occurred in Zanzibar while / tar
ricd with Company + of the Holstein
Guards. who, with a number of other
companies, Were stationed there by
the German government | was not
in the German army, but | ac-
companied them on friendly terms,
sketching for myself. Zanzibar
furnishes some Of the finest specimens
of tropical foliage and plant life that
one can imagine. The Dwillow tree
of that country is really beautiful.
One afternoon, while out sketching,
was caught in true African
thunderstorm. Lots of thunder and
lightning, but little rain. The rain
fall was sufficient, however, to cover
a ncighboring willow with myriads
OF drops, which, when a little later
the sun shonc out, reflected its rays
in ever-changing colors. But before
this the tree was struck by lightning.
Not enough to destroy it, but
sufficient current to spread from
limb to limb and leaf to leaf, enter
ing into every crystal drop that
swayed with the wind-tossed leaves.
The effect was marvellous. The
rich green of the leaves set OIL the
gorgeous gems that glittcred and
sparklcd richer than any diamond
set in gold. 1t was but for an in
slant, but that instant was sufficient
to give one an idea what an Eden or
Hcsperides might look like. When
such things occur in the land OF the
sun. do you wonder that the Arabian
literature abounds in rich fancy and
gorgeous descriptions"
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

the other terms. and It Is absurd 70
suppose that the peasants would go
to Italy for such word. "Woo"
(stop or halt) is quite another word.
The carter or team man walks on the
left side. Wo, or woh, is o turning.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

Trees are planted along the slopes
of railroad cuts and banks in Austria
and in other places where there is
room. A recent statement shows
that these plantations include about
$4,000 fruit treos and 3,600,000 for
est trees.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

The Irish spend $l1 per capita,
the Scotch SO. IA per capita and the
English $i9.1 per capita for liquors
annually. These statistics are given
by Rev. Dawson Burns. of London,
who is a standard authority on tenn
perance questions.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

Of tho Michigan Central 1.-The Niagara Fails
Route are unryaled In their variety, pic
turcsqucncss and comfort, embracing the best
routes 10 Pctoskey, Aackinac Island and
Michigan Resorts, Niagara Falls, Thousand
Islands and the st. Lawrence River, the
Adirondncks, Green and White Mountains,
Canadian Lakes and the New England Sea
Coast
a copy will be sent upon application 10
O. W RUGGLES,
Gcn'l Pass Il Tkt. Agt CHICAGO.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

Ono OF the most remArkabIe sights
witnessed on the face Of the globe is
afforded by the subterranean lakes Of
Sinoia, in Zambesia, in Central Afri-
ca. Lionel Decle, the French ex.
plorer. has returned from there and
reports that the water is of the deep
est indigo dye, and that the azure
grotto of Capri can in nowise com
pare with the beautiful color of these
wonderful lakes
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

The man or woman who Is proftably en-
ployed is generally happy. II yon are not
happy 1; may be because you have not found
your proper work. We earnestly urge all
such persons to write 10 b. F. johnson Il Co.,
Richmond, Va, and they can show you
work in which you can be happily and prohta-
bly, employed.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10
HEALTH is WEALTH.

DIR. L. G. wrsT's NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT,
n guaranteed specific for Nervous Prostration
caused by the use of ale 'hol or tobacco, Loss OF
Power in either SCI, Involuntary Lose and Sper
matorrhoea caused by over -exertion OF TN biai ,
self-abuse oycr-indulgence, Each box contains
one months treatment 800 n box, or boxes
guaranteed to cure, for 800 sent by nail prepaid
on 10 reipt of price. John Anslum. Druggist lt0'
18th ST.. Eenver. Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is Mt least one dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure In all its
stages, and that is Catarfh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con.
stitutional disease, requires n constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken IN
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprctors have so much faith
in its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that il fails to
cure Send for list of testimonials,
tS-Addrcss +. j. CHENEY * Co, Toledo, y
Ii Is astonishing how many old schOOl-tcl-
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

We'll" said the rural visitor at Nc~ York
''if that's Cleopatra's needle, Ia like 10 see
some of the stockings she used to darn
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

Nothing of original or superior merit but
has its limitations and counterfeits, even to
imperiling the health OF communities. For
this reason the proprictors of Hostetter' 5
stomach Bittcrs caution their patrons 10 scru-
tinize every bottle offered land II is sold ONLY
in bottles) and verify its many marks of gem
uineness.
A sufficient warning TO those medtating
fraud can be found in the unbroken line of
judicial decisions, exposing and severely pun
ishing every one detected In countcrfeiting
the Bittcrs, and the redouhed efforts that are
being made to protect the public from the
deception of these unprincipled pirates.
Remember the Btters is sold in bottles only
never by the gallon or in bulk.
People speak of young corn, but there I,
no young corn. II Is always found full OF
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

If You follow the advice Of siocb-m0rket
prophets, your profits are liable to turn out
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

FIIS-An nts stopped free ~ nk. tuNi-a "rs''
Nav HEsTORrH. No NJ after tfst day. ufc haf
,rlous cures Trsat-. and ~ On trial tilH RE- 10 t
cases Send to Kline gat 1rh 81 lnila4oluiia : o.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

Talk about women being Eighty! Look at
bank cashiers.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

If the UnbS !. tutitHg Teeth,
Be sure and TINT old and welt frrd remedy Ms
yisslow's SOOTHING SrHrr for Children Trothiug
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

1 Cure Constipation and Dyspepsia.
DR. Shops Restorative Nerve Pills sent free
with Medical Book TO prove merit, for e stamp.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10
THE at. JAMES. DENVER.

Under MAHER h CLkRK'S Manage mn. tas
above hotel Is beco Ming this most popular hpIsl Ia
Denver, and ths hc.dlu,rtsri Tor stat, ps1pb.
Rates t2.sJ to $50 pcr day.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

1t is astonishing how many old school-fcl-
lows successful man always finds he used Ia
hay
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-10

In raising family OF nine children my only rem
edy for Couvhs Colds and Group was onion syrup II
IG iust erec;ge to-day Il was forty years ngo
Now nv grandchildren take Dr.. Gums Onion syrup
which is already prepared and more nlsssant 70 ne
taste. Sold cvrrvvhcrr. Large BOTTLES 80 crnts
Take o suostituie for it, There's noihiu- ~ rood
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at hasn't got any answer. just
say to your teacher that it is prepos-
terous-the idea of man taking such
n pedestrian tour rs that Truth is,
Maria" he added. coniidcntially to
his wife. III never did know anything
about fractions. st. Louis Republic.
The record-union., 1893-01-04

Vyo LET-PLEASANT, SUNNY FRONT
ply II 9 street. d2g-1wt
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PENNSYLVANIA.
Governor Pattison's Message Read In
Both Branches of the Legislature.

Governor Pattison's Message Read In
Both Branches of the Legislature.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 3.-The biennial
message of Governor Pattison was read
in both branches of the Legislature to-
day. In it he refers to the spirit of in
surrection at Homestead; calls attention
to the inequality of taxation as between
real estate and personal property; renews
the recommendation that revenue law
be framed by which the entire costs of
the State Government be paid by tax on
corporations, and collateral inheritance
and other taxes he returned to the coun-
ties to relieve the real estate therein;
urges legislation against combines, espe-
cially the coal monopoly, free school
books and renewed attention to quaran-
tine. 1t cost the State S43O,OOO to put
down the Homestead insurrection. The
Governor says the Sheriff did not try to
put it down and the county ought to
stand the cost.
The record-union., 1893-01-04

NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
~ rent TO legislators. Apply at I'll RI
street. d20-lw4
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NORTH DAKOTA.
Chief Interest Conferred In the Contes,
for Senator.

Chief Interest Centered in the Contest
for Senator.
BISMARCK On. d., Jan. 3.-The chief
interest in the session of the North Da-
kota Legislature, which convened to-day.
centers in the contest for a successor to
United States Senator Casey. The Re-
publicans have a clear majority and the
result hinges on the decision of the party
caucus.
Caucuses for officers of both houses
were held this morning, but the oppo-
nents of Senator Casey hope to secure his
defeat by preventing a caucus on Speak
ership.
1t is alleged that some of them made
overtures to the Democrats and called at
tention to the matter to Cleveland. The
latter, it is said. refused to have anything
to do with it, saying the party could not
afford to run the risk of being charged
with corruption, and advising the cleo
ton of as clean Republican as possible.
1t seems likely that Casey will be elected
in the end.
The House organized by the election OF
George Walsh as Speaker; ]. G. Hamil-
ton, Chief Clerk, and full set of officers
as chosen by the Republican caucus. The
Senate organized also in accordance with
the caucus
The record-union., 1893-01-04
NOTICE or SALE OF BONDS.

DURSU ANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE
i Board OF Directors OF Modesto Irrigation
District, duly given and made on the 5th
day OF December 1892 notice is hereby
given that said Board of Directors will sell 10
The highest and best bidder the bonds OF said
irrigation district to the amount Of one hun.
ured and forty thousand dollars (S14O,OOOL
bearing interest at the rate of per cent. Der
annum, payable semi-annualiy, on the 1st
day OF January and July of each year, on the
presentation OF the interest coupons at the
oflce OF the Treasurer Of said district.
said bonds are issued by the Board of Di-
rectors OF Modesto Irrigation District, in ac-
cordance witE and by the authority Of an Act
OF the Legislature of the state OF California,
entitled An Act TO provide for the organiza-
ton and government OF irrigation districts,
and to provide for the acquisition OF water
ana other property, and for the distribution
Of water thereby for irrigation purposes. :"
Approved March 7, 1887.
said bonds will be sold for cash. and for not
less than 80 per centum OF the face value
thereof.
Sealed proposals and bids for the purchase
OF said bonds will lie received by the said
Board of Directors at their office, in the CITY
OF Modesto, County of Stanislaus, State OF
California. and may be addressed to or left
with Z. ;. Abbott, the secretary OF said board
at Modesto, Cal, at any time after the date OF
this notice and until 2:3O o'clock p. NJ on the
21sT DAY OF JANUARY A. D. 1893, at
which time and place the said sale will be
made.
Said bonds will be each of the denomination
of $500, and will be negotiable In form and
will conform in all respects to the require
ments of said Act.
The Board OF Directors reserve the right to
relt any or all bids.
Bids must be sealed and addressed to the
Secretary of said board, and fndorsed: PRO
posals for Modesto Irrigation District Bonds"
Done by order of the Board of Directors Of
Modesto Irrigation District, December 18TH
1892. FRANK 4. CRESSY, President
c. 5. ABBoTT. Secretary d21-tillIa17
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speclal to the REcoRp-UN1ov.

Special TO the RECORD-CNION.
ALBANY (N. ", Jan. 3.-The Legis-
lature convened at noon. William Sulzer
of New York was made Speaker OF the
House. Governor Flowers message was
read in both houses, and an adjournment
taken for one week.
The Governors statement of finances
showed the State owed $450,000 and had a
balance of 81, ,70l, ,4S7 in the Treasury. The
Buffalo strike cost the State $l92,647.
Commenting on the strike, the Gov
ernor said that any man had right to
quit work and peacefully persuade others
to do likewise, but any exhibition OF
physical force to prevent others from
working must be prevented with the
whole power of the State, if necessary;
at the same time he counseled employers
that the desire for increased wages was
proper aspiration of all employees, and
should be met in a spirit of fairness.
The Governor recommends as remedy
for the sweat-shop system, that registry
be kept of all persons taking such work,
and that none be allowed to work in un-
healthy quarters.
The message recommends ''a carefully
guarded compulsory education law; the
utilization of the power at the locks of the
Erie Canal for the generation of electric
ity to propel canal boats. power to be fur
nished by the State; consideration of
legislation against the canal combination;
rigid enactments against election bribery;
Government suspension of quarantine
abroad, leaving the local quarantine to
the State.
The record-union., 1893-01-04
Drugging as an Aid to Athletics.

There is an aspect of the great military
ride which seems to have escaped the no
tice of most persons, and that is the novel
application of drugging to sport which it
exemplities, if it does not inaugurate.
We read that Lieutenant Won Miklos and
some other riders, both Austrian and
German, only succeeded in bringing
their lamed and over-rdden mounts ia
the winning post by the aid of hypoder-
mic injections of morphine, supplemented
in one or two instances by the exhibition
of heroic doses Of brandy. Now, the in
lection of morphine would appear likely
to increase the suffering OF the miserable
horse by adding to the pain of fatigue a
forced struggle against the soporific
effect of the morphine. AS to the
brandy, we know that as regards the
human subject the experience OF
the athletic as well as of the
medical world is opposed to the use of
alcohol when great and continuous ex-
ertion has to be undergone. Perhaps,
however, in respect of both these power
ful drugs, the horse can say with Lady
Macbeth. THAT which hath made them
drunk hath made me bold"
However that may be, we confess we
view with some alarm the possibility of
snch formidable "pick me-ups'' becom-
ing fashionable among human athletes.
By the scientific use of the Imagination it
is easy to form mental pictures of pugi-
lists who have just received nasty
blow in some tender part of their anat-
omy finding balm for their wounds in
the Gilead of the morphine syringe, or of
oarsmen who are "going to pieces" be-
ing braced up for fresh efforts by in
iections of ether or strychnine, or of
pumped out" runners getting their wind
again by recourse to the oxygen bottle.
Caffeine and all the newest heart stimu-
lants would, of course, be kept ''on tap"
on every well-regulated ground. The
presence of an experienced doctor will
then be as indispensable at athletic con-
tests as it is at duels, and a new and
highly promising form of specialism will
be opened to an overcrowded profession.
British Medical Journal.