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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

The New Mexico legislature has just passed
n bill creating a new county in the northeast
ern part Of the territory. 1t is 10 DC ca. led
Union, and Clay ton Is the county scat. 'tne
new district, the richest in the territory, eS-
tends from the Colorado line In southfr!g
direction. cutting l1r counties oil CoiinN and
Mora, on Into SAN Miguel and taking IN the
Canadian river ~ far south as Guadalupe
county, then east r1-sih--Iusss llne, following
this north to tac Neutral Strip; then west to
the Colorado line again. embracing tract
100 miles long hy eighty miles wide The
county contains many large iiocks Of sheep
and herds OF cattle. Il wei! wntered and In
some localities can be developed by irriga-
tlon.
Clayton expects great boom Us conse-
quence Of tue new county being formed. 1t
is already prosperous town.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

The abuse of private soldiers by non-com-
missioned officers continues apparently una
hatcd In the German army. private In
battalion OF the company stationed in Mag
had been whipped repeatedly by the nom
commissioned officer under whom he served.
He left n note saying that. as he had to choose
between death aud the dishonor of desertion
to escape the fortunes OF the service, he Sc
lected the means of relief which would revert
least Disgrace upon bis parents. The officer
has been arrested. -Four non-conmis stoned
ofi1cers In Durlach have been sentenced TO i'm
prisopmeut for terms varying from eight
months to two years for similar offences
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

The Rep,fbtic aud Ts'sqraDh newspaper and
700 piriftmg establishment at Colorado
Springs, was sold on the 23rd TO MIR. H. II.
Eddy, 1t Is understood that the price was
about s2j 600. The sale Includes the entire
plant and press franchise Mr. Edly VIII lie
the editor. Mr.. G. W Temple will be as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Eddy in partnership, and
will be business manager, lie was formerly
connected with Secretary of State Eaion's Of
fee as chief clerk Me.srs, spraguc and
Gowdy, the former owners, Will continue the
business until March /.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

The project is on foot in Canada to
encourage matrimony by taxing all
bachelors from 500 to $500 per an
mum. This plan has been prompted
by the fact that the reports of the
census taker are not encouraging to
those who believe in the future glory
of her majesty's government in
America. The population in Canada
seems to be ut a standstill but it is
not altogether probable that the plan
to arrest the Canadian population de-
cay by taxation will prove successful.
Already there is q hegira of Canadi-
an bachelors to the states which a
taxation of 800 to $500 per annum
will certainly not prevent. On the
contrary. it is likely to encourage a
still more formidable hegira
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
Relic. of the c,,m prellsr..

Don Mcguire, chief OF the mining depart
pent OF Utah's exhibit at the Worlds Fair
says that he secured some valuable relies o;
the ancient inhabitants of this country aud
these, together with what be already has froGl
other parts, will make the finest collection of
relies that ever came from west Of the Rocky
Mountains. and he greatly doubts If any bet
ter collection was ever brought from the river
Sile in Egypt Mr.. Mcguire says that they
expect to surpass Peru, with their relics from
the ruins o. the lncas, except that no gold
O. silver has been found In these ruins Of tie
cliff jewellers in Utah, but as regards mum
mics the Utah collection will be equal 10, If
not better than the Peruvian.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

ADDITIONAL deaths and new cases
of cholera continue to be reported
from Marseilles. An investigation of
the nature and cause of the disease
has been made by the Alarseilles
board of health. but for some unox-
planned reason it has indefinitely
postponed the publication Of it, re-
port. Under these circumstances,
tho strictest quarantine against this
French city is iustifable and should
be maintained till its normal condl-
ton OF health is restored.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

The Indiana house Of representatives has
passed what Is known as the pullman tax"
bill. The bill was written by Attorney Gen
eral Smith, and after a study Of the decision
of the Supreme Court of the United States
touching the questions involved. The advo-
Gates Of the bill say 1t will, II 1t becomes q
law, put on the tax duplicate Of Indiana $685.
000, 900 that has been escaping taxation. The
bill provides for the taxation Of sleeping car,
telegraph, telephone, express and merchant
difps.ch companies on their capital stock.
The yeas were 80, but one vote being cast
against the bill.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

AND now what was wont to be
termed .'cramps," which many boy
who has vcntured in bathing In an
early spring morning has felt. is to
DO rechristened. A Jersey City doc
tor has decided to place that peculiar
twinge in young fellows knees or
arms which makes them feel a. If
they were tied in a double bow-knot.
under that terribly ovcrworked head
"heart failure" Henccforth when n
youngster goes to watery grave he
goes there not by "cramps,' not by
drowning, but by heart failure
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

BURGLARS have recently defaccd
several prettily painted safes. The
suggestion is made that to prevent
this mutilation the safes be left open.
II the only safety of the safe Is in
being left with its steely gates ajar
what advantage has the safe over a
refrireratnr- Qua aaot,hI7ef 'n'p6ff sis Nj
obstacle in the path of the hard-work
ing burglar Now its design seems
to be to Hospitality cheer him on his
way.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

A WELL KNOWN politician is re-
ported to have refused to vote for his
own father because the old gentle
man was not born in this country.
This may be patriotism. but it seems
very like resentment for sundry
spankings laid on by an alien for the
benefit OF native-born youth.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

THERE is a scramble for the mill
ions OF the Economics. 1t is Under
stood that iced would be pleased to
soothe the itch of his palm with some
of the gold. The great state OF
Pennsylvania also wants it. In the
contention the only certainty is that
the Economics are going to get left
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

A RESIDENT of San Francisco shot
at his own reflection in mirror. to
the SCATTERING Of the glass. Prob
ably much less damage would have
been done by the shooter had he used
himself for a target and refrained
from molesting comparatively
harmless reflection.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
COLORADO.

a LARGE sponge swabbed over
Chicago from Hyde park to Lake View
would present large soggy COB of
mud stuck over with scraps of big
buildings and cable cars.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

OF the 10000 people of the Hawa-
iian islands less than 5000 are ma
tivcs, and these are not the naturally
dominant classes either by intelli-
gencc or wealth. The greatest sur
prise Is that a government thus Sc.
up on the apex of n pyramid should
have endured SO long rs it has with
out topping over. Thirty or forty
years ago English influence was dom
inant in these islands, but il has been
gradually increasing aud that OF
Americans has increased in like pro-
portion
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

A DETROIT anarchistic wrote n
funeral sermon and was so well
pleased with the effort that he killed
himself to fit it. His successful eff
fort to prevent waste of literary
material is generally commended.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

The sultan of Turkey will permit
the bible to circulate among his sub
jccts provided that IL shall first
be revised to conform to his own
ideas. That is exactly the way more
highly civilized people have, without
committing themselves. viewed the
matter. but the sultan has boldly
gone about the work. What he per-
mits to survive the process Of oxpur-
cation will open new fields to mis-
sionaries. Their efforts viii naturally
be devoted to suppressing the book.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

A roOR French peasant woman
whose husband was seriously wounded
by q German forester on the Alsatian
frontier has refused to accept the in
demnity of $500 francs offered her by
the German government.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

Men cutting ice It Buxton. Maine,
found . half-blown water lily i'm.
bsdded in one Of tho cakes IL wa
Shswed out. put in = sunny window
aad soon bloomed ont - Handsomely
~ any lily IN July. n
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
Saved by Presence of Mind.

''Emily,' hoarsely whispered the
host, paralyzed with terror, what
will we do? A fire has broken out on
the roof, the engines will be along in
five minutes, and here is the house
full Of company! There will be a
panic!'
Not at all, James" replied the
hostess. "I'll manage it,
Turning to the group near the piano
she said sweetly:
Il am delighted that SO many came
this evening, for l have arranged a
genuine surprise Col. S. Perkins Ka-
jones, a relative Of one of our best
families, is to read two or three of h is
own dialect stories. 1 expect him
here every moment"
There was wild scramble, but no.
body was hurt, and in four and half
minutes the house was empty.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
MEADOWS IN ENGLALD.
They Are Probably tho Oldest and Bcs.
in the World.

They Arc Probably tho Oldest and Best
in the World.
How and when men first learned to
make hay wall probably never he
known. For haymalling is 'pro-
cess and the product is not simply
sun-dricd grass, but grass which has
been partly fermcnted, and is as much
the work OF mems hands rs flour or
cider. Probably its discovery was due
to an accident, but possibly man
learned it from the pillas, the calling
harcs" Of the steppcs which cut AMI
stack hay for the winter. That idea
would fit in nicely with the theory
that central Asia was the ''hone of
the Nryan race if VIC still allowed
10 believe it, and hay making is GER
tainly an art mainly practiced in cold
countries for winter forage.
Probably there are no meadows
in the world. so good as those
in England, on so ola. Yet
from the early An@lo-Sayon times old
meade" has been distinguished from
'E'astnrcs and has always been
scare. Two-thirdS Of what is now
established mraho.v land still shows
TIC mari, OF ridre and Tnrrow: and
from the great time required 20 make
d i;rn'i0W- ten wears at least on the
best and, Il hundred Oh the worst
men have always been reluctant to
hrr"I, nn o'd pastures 'Eh" ancient
meadows. with their great trees and
close, rich turf, arc the sole portions
of the earth'S surface which modern
agriculture respects and leaves in
peace. Hence the excellence of the
meadows Of England and the envy of
the American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
OFFICIAL.

1t is our earnest desire to impress
upon the minds of the public the super
iority of the service offered by the
Wisconsin Central Lines to Milwaukee
Chicago and all points east and south.
Two fast trains leave st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth daily, equipped with
Pullman Nestibuled Drawing Room
Sleepers, dining cars and coaches of
the latest design. Its dining car SER
vice is unsurpassed, which accounts, to
a great degree, for the popularity of
this line. The Wisconsin Central Line
in connection with Northern Pacific r.
r., is the only line from Pacific Coast
points over which both Pullman Yes
tibuled, lirst-ciass. and Pullman Tour
list cars are operated via St. Paul with
out change to Chicago.
Pamphlets neutrality-suspicious. infor-
nation can be obtained free upon APP
plcation to your nearest ticket agent
or JAS. G. PoND. General Passenger
and Ticket Agent Chicago. III.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
Attacked by Black birds.

Bailey Hoover, Il young man en-
ployed on the t'nrti,s ranc! at Wool
land, CAL, reports strange experience
with birds. lie was driving d single
horse and buggy from the Fair ranch
the other day. When about two miles
from Knights Landing he was sud
denly startled out of doze by lnyriads
of birds which swarmed do wn upon
him. screaming angrily and flying at
him. The ain was literally black with
them. and they viciously attacked tie
horse which VA. frigh tened into L
frantic effort torun away. The young
mhn was scared beyond his power of
description. He fought the birds off
with his whip, and directing the horse
as best he could was soon beyond their
pursuit Hoover cntertains supcrsti-
tious fear that the incident portends
ev;! for him. and is sure something
bad is going 70 happen to him before
long. He said they were nearly all
bl,lclsbirds although there appeared
to be other species among the army Of
ci> winged enemies.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
Plenty of Free Libraries.

Massachusetts has done more than
any other state to encourage the es-
tablishment of free public libraries
everywhere among the people. OF the
35l towns or cities of the state, 24s
now have free public libraries, and the
state has recently provided aid for the
1o3 small towns and villages that are
without them, that they may have the
same advantages in this respect as the
larger places. 1t will probably not be
long before every town in the state is
provided with free public library.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
A FATED MAN,
Unwillingly Connected With Great Events
of the War.


of the War.
The treaty between Grant and Lee,
which terminated the war Of the re-
bellion, was signed at Appomattox
court house on the property owned by
a man named Mclean, concerning
whom a confederate officer tells me an
interesting story. 1t would seem that
Mr.. Mclean, though striving to keep
himself aloof from wars and rumors
of wars, was pursued by fatality
from the start to the finish of the
great conflict.
At the outbreak of the war General
Beauregard's headquarters were near
Manassas, on the farm owned by the
same Mclean. There the first en-
gagement of moment took place.
General Longstreet and corps were
also cncamped there for a time. When
the firing began there came a volley
from the fedcrals which literally tore
to pieces General Beauregard's din
ner, spread on a table in the garden at
the rear of the house. At the close of
the engagement Mclean picked up
such goods and chattles as remained
and moved to Mississippi, where. in
course of time, the war followed him.
Tired at last of the self-imposed
Punishment from Virginia, he returned
just in time to be fairly settled at
Appomattox court house and for his
property to be that selected for the
signing of the treaty of peace.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
IIS:D:., Ot Il tTOru.

The way in which the name ''bu-
reau' becnme applied to articles Of
fun niturc intended for literary pur-
poses IS ra.he: curious. 1t was the
custom in days when writing was done
on parchment and when boo1binding
was an expensive luxury. for those
VINO we're cOnn@ctrd with literary pur.
sr't, to have Oh their tables 4 piece Of
Goth of thick nature to prevent the
l"5oSbindng receiving any injury
This piece Of textile fabric. originally
Of wool, bore in France the name of
bureau and in the course of time that
name has attaches! itself to articles of
furniture with have space protected
by some material for writing opera
lions
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
A FAMOUS LOCOMOTIVES.
Wreck Of tho Engine that G9~z>the Alarm
at Johnstow6,kd

Wreck Of the Engine that G4~zthe Alarm
at Johnstow6.td
A famous locomotive ,rsaS wrccl3ed
lately at 30 Office, just above Altoona.
1t was No. l,l49, the engine that on
the memorable day of the Johnstown
flood went rushing down the Pen
nsylvania railroad tracks from
Cone,naugh to Johnstown with it's
shrieking whistle giving the alarm of
the oncoming deluge of water.
After the flood No. l,149 was found,
bottom upward, buried under great
bank of sand, near where the engineer
had abandoned it to fee for his life
from the flood.
Relic hunters cleared away the sand
and proceeded to dismantlc it of every
thing they could secure. The bell
and all the brass fixtures were carried
away, and even the big wooden
bumper was hacked into splinters,
which now stand first among the
treasures of many an enthusiastic
collector.
After things had quoted down about
the flooded city the railroad company
began looking around to see what it
could rescue from the debris Among
Il score or mere locomotives they
found the dismantled No. l,li9 1t
WAS set Oh its feet and brought to
Altoona. After Il week in the shop it
came out again, showing no signs of
the ordeal it had passed through.
! Since then ii has been run us sniftcr.
About noon one day No. l, $40 was
standing on the track near the B. and
@. telegraph station, Just below it
was 4 heavy coal train, stationary,
with all brakes set Engineer w. ID.
Thomas happened TO look back over
the track and another coal train,
without iii engine, came tearing down
| the steep grade. Tho switch had not
been turned to allow it to draw on the
next track, us was intended. Thomas
! jumD&s: before the crash and escaped,
! bat No. LILO was turned bottom up
and terribly demolished between the
two heavy coal trains.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
Where the Eggs Went.

The other day little girl of ]. R.
Courson, of Bailey, Ga. found gui inca
nest near the house with several eggs
in it. Much to her surprise, when she
went to take the eggs from the nest,
she spied huge snake snugly coiled
in it. She reported the case to her
father, who went Immediately and
killed the reptile. The fullness of the
snake aroused the curiosity of Mr..
Courson, and, to ascertain the cause,
he cut the snake open, which clearly
revealed the fact that it had swallowed
twelve eggs from the nest, and had he
not been molested he would have de-
voured them all-near two dozen.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
Newspaper Law.

Any person who has taken a paper
regularly from the Observation-Disclosures
directed to his name or another $. or
whether he has subscribed or nOt-iS
responsible for the payment.
ing to take newspapers or periodicals
from the pOst0llice. or removing and
leaving them uncalled for, prilna facia
evidence Of intentional fraud.
Ii any person orders his paper dis
continued he must pay all arrearages,
or the publishers may continue to send
it until payment is made, and collect
the whole amounts whether the paper
is taken from the Office or not.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
MIST AXE I'D THY.
He Wa; Smart iouni, Man, l:u; Sim
Was Loaded.

He Wa; Smart iouni, Man, I:u: ,;im
Was Loaded.
The smart young man thought it
would be Il good joke, as he expressed
it, 20 ''scn"r the life cut Of Jim
jim seemed to be utterly Unconscious
Of every thin" that was happening on
The street. He WAS carrying Il satchcl
in one hand and was looking straight
ahead.
The smart young man chucklcd and
increased his pace 70 cvcrtaisc him. He
would walk mp alongside of him and
hit him one good wil;lcl on the back
that would make hilM think 4 building
had fallen on him. He would give
him the worst scare 4 man was ever
given.
He raised his hand for the blow, as
he reached him, but the blow never
fell-at least not that blow. Instead
the smart young man felt as if some
one on one side had hit HIM with an
AK and some one on the other with
Il fence post Then he was picked up
and backed up against the side of a
building by two men who seemed to
be excited and who talked of robbers
He was pretty badly frightened him
self. but he was released without
further injury. Jim stopped long
enough to say that lie knew him to be
an inspired idiot and not a robber.
But he hasn't tried to play joke on
a bank messenger when he is on duty
since. lie knows better now
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
His Name Il Household Word.

Years and years ago said the
loquacious travelling man as he rested
his feet on one of the best chairs in
the lobby, there came to this country
a man who had not a dollar in his
pocket. To-day his name is heard in
every hamlet in the country, and it is
familiar to every school boy and girl
in the United States. The queer thing
about it is that he never did anything
of sensational character" 'It
must have been Carnegie" said the
shoe drummer. "No. it was Jay
Could" said the clothing salesman.
you're both wrong. 1t was Christie
pher Columbus" said another. "You
are all wrong" said the first speaker.
"Well, then. who was it?" asked the
salesman. "John Smith"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
NOT ON LODGE BUSINESS.
Still lie Had q Mission and Was Bound to
Iul! II Through.

Still lie Had 2 Mission and Was Bound to
i'u!! II Through.
If am not mistaken" said the
caller, removing his hat defcrentially,
81 am in the presence of the Grand
and Supremacy Exalted potcntate Of
The Ancient and Honorable Order of
MuckanucIS?'''
"Nou are. sir, answered the man at
the desk with an aifabc smile.
"E'ardon the intrusion.' said the
caller in the same respc .tful manner,
''.nd The familiarity With which l ad-
dress you, but you spell your name
S-n1-y -t-h-e. do you not?'
"Nes. sir.
and your initials, think l am cor
rect in saying are X. W.
THAT is correct
"I'hanlt you. Mr.. Smythe, My name
is Eiggns-lI- in -s--Higgins I
am glad to find you in, Mr.. Smythe,
after having made several previous at
tempts, without success. to make your
acquaintance. l have the honor he
continued, putting his hat on briskly
and taking a bundle of papers from his
pocket, ito be the collector for the
firm of Spotcash & Co.. dealers in dry
goods and general merchandise If it
is convenient, Mr.. Smythe, you will
oblige me very much by settling lit
tie bill Of seventy five cents that has
been running for six months and save
me the trouble of having to climb
these doggoned, beastly, ricl1ety, filthy
old stairs again. Seventy-five cents,
Srnythe Come down"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
Genuine.

It is we'll for dealer to know some
thing of the nature and origin of the
articles in which he deals.
If a grocer in Western city had
known more of the science of botany
he would hardly have put the follow
ing placard upon quantity of maple
sugar which he exposed for sale,
GENUINE MAPLE SUGAR
FROM THE
PCREsT JUICE OF THE CAvr
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
PKll'I'IlGRARHINli1

a Boudoir photograph will be given
as Il present from now until Jan, lst.
1898. to anyone taking enc dozen G! the
best cabinets.
Any .f"mNy that will take two dozen
of the best cabinets we Will give them
their choice of All SNlO best crayon OF
Watrr-color. between this date and
january list, 1888.
Copying and charging done in cray
on. Water-coor and Oil.
j. =. SAL Err,
IaurdOn. n. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-19
Why the Negro Vyithstands Miasma.

The negro man by nature requires at
least twice if not three times the car
bon in his blood that the white man
will bear, and if you work him out in
the hills in IN atmosphere but slightly
imprcgnatcd with carbonic acid gas
he will wrap his head up in his blanket
and breathe under it all night, in order
to supply his system with the requisite
amount of carbon. This peculiarly
of his nature qualities him to labor
without detriment to health. in the
miasnatic and carbonizcd atmosphere
of our swamps and the most fertile
lands of southern countries, where the
white mans health, and perhaps his
life, is jcopardc! the day he sets his
foot there as labOrer in the hot
southern sun.