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The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

"Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea, In Congress assembled, that the provision
Of section numbered o3,Oo4 OF the revised
statutes of the United States, which requires
that on each claim located after .hc tenth
day of May, 1872, and until patent has been
issued therefor, not less than 800 worth OF
labor shall be performed, or improvements
made during each year, be suspended for the
year 1893, so that no mining claim which has
been regularly located and recorded, as re-
quired by the local laws and regulations, shall
be subjectto forfeiture for the non-perform-
ance of the annual assessment for the year
1898, provided that the claimant or claimants
OF amy mining localities, in order to secure
the benefits OF this act, shall cause to be re-
corded In the office where the location no.
tice or certificate Is filed, on or before Decem-
Der 81, 1893, notice that he or they, In good
faith, intend TO hold and work said claim
provided, however, hat the provisions of
this act shaal not apply to the state Of South
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

The famous Durant-Bonnybel litigation has
been settled for good, says the Denver Neacs.
The suits pending on behalf OF John C. Bates
against the Durant company in the United
states Court were Withdrawn by stipulation
Friday, each side paying it's own costs. The
suits were filed after the Bonnybel people had
scored a victory In the long fought case of
Durant Va Bonnybcl. They concluded that
they would warm up the Durant people a
little by becoming plaintiffs themselves
The terms of the agreement between Mr..
Bates, representing the Bonnybcl and David
Lyman representing the Durant, are kept
private but they are to this eiIect The
property in dispute is now in the hands Of
Bates and will remain there. He will control
It's working and will resume operations when
the price OF silver is in his opinion high
enough to justify him in doing so and will
pay 10 LYMAN a fixed proportion OF the pro-
ceeds. Thus endeth a celebrated case involy-
ing one OF the richest properties at Aspen.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25
ANARROW ESCAPE.


A desperate attempt was made Thursday
evening to wreck the Union Pacific passen
ger train from Cheyenne, which arrived at
the Union depot In Denver at : 80 O'Clock.
A big beam had been laid upon the track In
the way Of the train at point about half way
between Greeley and Evans. The beam was
fastened TO the track 80 securely that 1t TOOK
some time TO clear away the obstruction.
The obstruction was discovered by local
bicyclis,, who discovered 1t while riding along
parallel with the road.
The attempt was discovered by chance and
the train tagged Robbery is believed TO be
the object OF those who fastened the beam
there There were about two hundred people
on the train, and II the attempt TO wreck 1t
had not been discovered many lives would have
been lost.
The general opinion of tho detectives and
those on the train was that a hold-up OF the
train had been planned. The spot where
had -been. Ippde 10 derail 1t ,s
.oncly
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25
STRIKE ON THE lEHlGh.


lated Its Agreement.
A general strike was ordered on the Lehigi
Valley road Saturday night. The reason I.
the compnny's refusal to recognize any com
nlttee or body Of men as the Representatives
of the employees OF the road. After repeated
attempts made by the grand officers OF the
several railway organizations to gain audi
ences with the officials Of the road, and after
= subcommittee from the general commit,c,
sitting at the Bingham House, Philadelphia.
composed of bona fde employees of the road,
had failed TO secure recognition from III,
roads highest representative in Philadelphia
-Firs. Vice President Voorhees, further
consultation was held among the grand off.
GERS Of the organized train-w orkcrs, and the
order to quit work was telegraphed to all the
employees along the line OF the road.
The resultwas general strike was declared.
The road had begun to get tied up at 10 80
o'clock, and by daylight not wheel is ex
pected to be moving on any part of the en-
tire system. Eighteen hundred and ten men
employed in all the mechani part of tn,
running Of railroad, were Idle at daybreak
Chairman wilkins Of the strikers commit
tee said: 1.-The company has abrogated ii.
agreement with us made last August II tn,
officers will simply live up to what they
agreed to no further trouble will cnsuc.
The chief grievance seems to be the refusal
Of the company to recognize the employees
organization.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

AN Oregon postmaster has been
detected in paying his debts and Is
under arrest. The difficulty seems
to be that he paid ia postage stamps
and charged tho government com
mission for disposing OF them. With
out seeking to prejudice his case II
must be conceded that the analr
does smack OF hoggishness.
If reports be true a large mum Der
of the United States naval officers
have joined the fleet President Peix-
OTTO of Brazil is fitting out in New
York to do battle wi tn his rebellious
navy, which being the case Mr..
Cleveland will probably have a num-
Der OF vacancies to fill and promo
tions to announce in our own service
before long.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25
child Burned to Death.

The child of Major E. S. Lyons, of Lyons,
met with terrible fate last Friday morning.
While the family was absent from the house,
Mr.. Lyons little boy, aged two years and 4
months, got his clothes on fire by playing
with the fire in the ssove with whisk broom.
The frantic cries OF the child attracted the
attention OF a ncighbor, Sam Service, Who
FASTENED to its rescue, and found the child
cnve!opcd in flames, which he soon extin-
guished. The child was SO seriously injured
that 1t died at 2;l5 in the afternoon.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25
To Fight Gambling,

nc .NtW i UTK NUF7u kHys.
Just before the late election a number OF
prominent men OF this and other cities pre-.
pared an urgent appeal to the people Of the
country to assist them In uniting all moral
forces against the evil practice OF gambling
Noah Davis, one Of the staunch workers 10
the movement, says:
I'VE intend 10 form powerful national or.
ganizatIon to fight the gamblers. 1t is not a
political movement. We want all the parties
to assist US. We don't care II n Legislature is
Republican or Democratic, II tho laws protect
the gambling vice We are going to have them
repealed
Among the gentlemen connected with the
organization, aud who are pledged to help 1t,
are some II the most prominent clergymen In
the country.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

An unexpected item of news which
has just TRANSFERRED will delight the
heart of every philutelist The king
OF kings, the successor OF King Solo
mon, has writer to the Universal
postal association at Bern announc
ing his intention to enter the postal
union We shall consequently have
Abyssinian postage stamps. Tor the
king OF kings is none other than King
Menelek of Abyssinia. Many things
will doubtless happen on the banks
OF the Nile before the first postoffice
opens in Abyssinia But we live in
strange times. when savages are be-
coming civilized and civilized ma
lions are becoming savages.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25
GoIdcn,. New nana.

Golden in to have new banking firm. The
name of the new firm is TO be Woods, Wilson
" Ruby. 1t represents, in the aggregate, cap
ital TO the amount of over s2,000,000. The
members OF the firm William S. Woods
president OF the National Bank OF Commerce
of Kansas City; w. A. Wilson, n director of
the same institution, and jesse Ruby, OF the
same city. lease has been secured upon the
Jefferson County bank building, and business
will begin December l.
The old banks affairs will continue to be
managed by the depositors' committee until
the remaining 60 per cent. due depositors has
been maid
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

WHETHER folding beds are inner.
emily dangerous or not, tho fate of
Daisy Berg is warning that they
should be carefully handled. There
have been other deaths caused by
the vagaries of folding beds. Young
children have been shut up in them
and smothered to death, and older
people have been crushed by the up
setting of the pondcrous head boards.
weighted with hundreds of pounds OF
iron. 1t is evident that these space.
saving contrivances must be used
with the greatest care. Certainly
they are extra hazardous mediums
for practical joking.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

NicAr qua has enacted laws that
bear yer! hard on the alien. The
underlying idea seems to be to have
the alien furnish the money for u
government devoted mostly to his
own oppression. When Nicaragua
shall have acquired the largest stand
ing army in the world, and the
largest navy, it may be able to ex.
ecute these laws. In the meantime,
much satisfaction may be derived
from contemplating the fact that
such august euactments adorn and
glorify the statute books.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

AMATEUR skirt dancing has been
busted in Australia by the skipping
parties, which are all the craze Just
now in fashionable circles. Mrs.
Rupert Clarke is responsible for ia
Producing this fascinating form of
entertainment to Melbourne society.
tournaments are held on the asphalt
tennis courts, and valuable prizes
arc offered by many hostesses for the
lady who sklps most gracefully and
most successfully.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

The Yale catalogues OF fifty years
ago gave the necessary annual ex-
penses OF student at $50 to $500.
according TO his tastes and habits
now the Yale catalogues estimate the
annual expense at $3.50 for the lowest.
200 for a general average and 81, OPS
as very LIBERAL; and yet it is not
likely that one student in a hundred
goes through the four years Mt Yale
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

ONE Coghlan knowing himself gull
ty OF reprehensiblc and despicable
act, points for precedent to tho
prince OF Wales. This settles his
case. Just which way it settles it is
needless to say, and respect for roy.
Atty naturally forbids.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

The full bench of the Boston
supreme court has decided that a
man is justified in preventing dog
eight, and that If in doing such a
thing he gets bitten the owner of
tho dog must pay damages. The de-
clslon is given in a case in which
Daniel b. Matterson was plaintiff.
and Homer c. Strong the defendant
The jury awarded the plaintiff YER
dict of 1919 and the defendant ex-
copted.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25
MEEK Err,

InE question whether SOBER
Chinaman or drunken American
can best uphold the ;dignity OF the
United States at Annoy is a delicate
one now before the administration.
While decision is pending the dig
nifty see ms to be getting the worst
nj it
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

The new war vessel Columbia was given her
official test on the 18th and showed remarka.
hle speed. She covered the last 1s4 knots a.
the rate of 1881 per hour, or a little better
than 30 miles. The half OF the course "a
niles was done at the rate of %. 92 knots per
hour.
Her average speed for the IS miles was % 81
knots per hour. The board of inspectors were
highly pleased with the manner in which tho
ship behaved.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

FRANCE will be compelled to pay
the piper TO the tune of round bill
lion francs next year just to keep up
its army and enjoy the privilege of
making faces safely at the Germans
In their turn the Teutons are mulcted
heavily for their standing army
What n glorious thing is modern
civilization.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

The proprietor OF a cigar shop in
Philadelphia died of black diphtheria
a few days ago, and that the danger
Of contagion might be avoided. his
body, in its coffin, was placed in the
show window Of his store during the
funeral services, that his friends
might pass by on the outside. All
the neighbors locked to sec the
:omewhat uncanny spectacle.
The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25

LLoYD's report is of special intor.
est to Americans this year. as it
shows that there is no nation which
has made so rapid an increase in
the tonnage OF steamers registered
during the past twelve months as the
United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01

not have been recruited from families OF the
nobility. The long list Of men from families OF
high social consideration who took orders. which
OF the State OF England, is more than suggest
i've. One may Gull from that age many irag-
ments Of writings which show contempt for the
clergy, and. on the other hand, perhaps undue
appreciation. But the process would pro-
duce the same results approximately in the same
proportions at the present day Among the peo-
pie superstition rife. II was an age OF ju-
dicial murder. excused by charges Of witchcraft.
The slaughter Of miserable people in that age
may be cOntrasted with the indifference and
tolerance Of the present age. TO the credit OF the
latter. But it is not at all certain that super
stition has really been essencd What can be
inferred from such common notons-common now
among the English gentry, according to the tcsti-
m0ny Of THEM own writers-as that the appear
ance OF a cow in the dooryard betocns a death
in the family, that cuckoo becomes d hawk
at some seasons Of the year, that it is fatal
to plant ivy, and the like, except that creduty
has simply changed its form and not its nature
slrce the seventeenth century?
by the careful array Of details Mr. Sydney
succeeds in presenting an entertaining picture of
the London life of the time its amusemcnts ard
dissIpations. the games that were played. the
dramas that were popular. the public resorts
the drcss-in short, all the frvolitcs and tho
serious doinss Of the day. II the reader does
not take too much for granted he will find the
book useful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01

q, awaken I'm the cavern OF the mind the echo OF per-
lection in order to blend. like seedlings In the breast
those notions OF dignity, OF grace oil movement anu W
felicity which might possibly grow with our growth
and accompany US 10 the grave, and ought thcrciore W
prevent us spending all our days in admrng the worth
less and extolllng the commonplace. Next u '"e
accurate study OF some Of the great modns Vi pe'
fection he placed an easy friendly. ana not necessarily
a very accurate acquaintance with at least one m3dern
European language. and II 1t was 10 ue oul o"e' '' "
Lastly ana conhning himself more especisiy.
10 literary matters, he would aou Nc haoit Va
,,odnc books of sound and sensible replaloh' oui
literature rot rather Resemble banquet OH Ilot
evening everybody was DRINKING cec enn'pusm r
Unle,, they went OF with pop nobody orucreu tel
AZ was absolutely necessary that they souiu ehci
That was pity, Tor In LITERATURE as III me- M' ai
was justified Of her children. There was 6oon eeai
of non nse talked written ABOUT the CONSCIENTIOUS
of literature the ministry OF books. ana ne knew not
what other iinr PHRASES AT the most neratuie was
hut n drug OF PAIN and very elective one IN HI
seriousness speaking for himself Dcins t
10 clear his mind OF cant muct as posslpe' nc ie.
bpIIL 10 eAllr.s the convection that, thouen Ne "ho
an exceedingly bad player. good game OF so "a i
had only any luck In his drives. ana any liapplcss ~,
nj, puts would be more likely 10 make nun Iof eet
for while the sogrOws which upset him than even ins
most iavOriIe author although he loved many no. Iar
short OF this side OF idolaTy. Don't. Therefore. at
tempt TO turn aesthetics into relation lastc WIS !,
claiming goddess WHOSE aliars We should always hceP
dec bed Win fresh nOwcs but she was not III 10 DC c
1ern OF heaven. for her medicine cest hcid nonne
potent enough {, physc our wOrSt sHtrlng,. bHt "
we're moi always In the valley Of the shado" OF dehth
Thcre was also great amount OF discipline to DC %
tantd from the possession ana tho acqustuoh W "a.
COOL taste which he hoped his hearers would ENJOY tut
thc rest OF their lives coupled with good health
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
{" TASTE"
HOW TO CULTIVATE 1T.

What ille kind OF mental exercise most likely to
cultivate taste asked Augustine Birrel nj the Liver
pool Institute the other day. lie thought tat frat OF
all they must know something Of the subject upon
which they proposed 10 deliver Judgment and that pre-
liminsry knowledge best seaIncd by the careful
study OF the great models OF perfection existing on the
subject with which they were dealing. The remoter
those things frcm their immediate environment
the better they suited 10 be studied line b. ine
With painful accuracy. and In an atmosphere free from
personal element. Homer. Virgil. and Dante werc
better models OF style OF dction than any OF our own
poets for this reason. II other. that com
PEELED 10 their study labor and an accuracy
which most Of them. he expected. wolld be found I'M
willing bestow upon Shakespeare and Milton. or even
upon Chaucer spcnsc-. That they wasted good
deal time Latin and Greek .o1bt. abso
u,cy cer.nn. but they ought 10 remember that they
were not taught those things In order that. when they
grew up they might write commercial letters In tem
or 10 order consgnmcnts OF bottles OF Greek wine or
baskets Of Neapoli,an figs. They were taught those
things In order 10 purify the springs Of TASTE In order
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
THE MINOR WOM4g.POET.

Mr. Edmund Gosse. in recent address. declared
that no sound critic will pretend that woman has
added anything TO the sum OF male attainment in the
higher regions OF poetic ar "The reason Is. nppar'
ently,. says Mr.. Gossc. "that the artistic Is not
strongly developed IN her. She has energy. imagina
tion sentiment invention but she has The artist:
impulse The consummate poets Of the world have
been great artists In Shakespeare Corneile. Goethe.
Pope and Keats the artist above all else. above
the man OF intellect vision. in much lower rank
Of poets find the vision or the ethical bias pre-
pondcrating. In the greatest men the art IS para
mourt But women. II the main entrances seem 10
be denied item. ascend into the house Of poetry by
other doors Lyrical verse owes 30 much TO them
that may easily forgive their limited success In
other directions The lyric. which Is a spontaneous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
IHE LAST" DECADENT" COOK.
THE SUCCESS OF THE DAY IN PARIS.

THE SUCCESS or THE DAY IN PARIS
"a" 'oN'
From The London Speaker
II IN. decadence +, TO he decadent Il mus sink and
sink Int know NOT how IL is TO descend lower than
h ,,rfI v"mme Of vsrse which is tle craze Of In.
n,on,ant in Paris The copy OF bans la Rue chan SONS
Of monologurs: par Arlstide Bruant," which Is In
nv hoIms came nyer rom Paris nj Inc hrst Aart.o
=" 10y ,h 49,, -, stance cot Il w.s sIrrady one OF the
eighteenth thousand H. iiruant Is enjoying a sue
cess which is simply phenomenal that OF MIR. Rudyard
kipl.ngs BarrTcn Room Ballads does not approach
It, What kind of readers the appeal 10 Is an
other question But the volume b. not cheap, 1t costs
Us much 10 buy as would a new book OF poems by
Snilv pr,Idlommp NJ Francois IOppee. IL is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
~ PRISE OF SEAFlRIyG MEN.
BY Sir Richard Grcnvllle.

BY Sir Richard Grcnvlle.
WHO seeks the way 10 win RcDpwn,
Or flies with wings OF We Desire.
Who seeks 10 wear the Laurel crown.
or hath the mind that would aspire
Tell him lis ratilc soil cschew.
TIL him 90 nge and seek anew.
Each naughty heart Is well content
With cvery chance that shall betide:
No hap can hinder his intent. -,
He steadfIst stands, though Fortune slide
The sun. quOth he. doth shine rs well
Abroad erst where l did dwell.
In change OF streams each fish can live.
Fa"h fowl con'ent With every air:
So naughty hearts can ne'er be sun
And not be drownd in deep despair;
Wherefore Judge all lands alike
To naughty hearts who fortune seek.
To pass the seas some think toll.
Some think 1t strange abroad 10 ronm
Some tllInk II grief 10 leave thelr soil.
Their parents, kinsfolk and their home.
Think 80 who list, like ii not,
must abroad 10 try my lot.
Who lists at home AT cart 10 drudge
And cark and care for worldly tish.
With buckled shtavcs let him go trudgc.
Instead OF laurel whip TO slishi
mind a. base his hind Will show,
OF carton sweet to feed crow.
II fashion Of that mind had been.
Tic Grecians when they came TO Troy,
Had never so the Trojans fought.
Nor meier been pat 10 such annoy.
Wherefore. who lust GO I've ut home:
To purchase fame | will 20 roam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01

Jet OF music ejaculation forced from the heart Oy
an excess OF feeling demands less art than any otocr
form OF poetry. 1t Is perhaps the only species vi
poetry which can be excellent In It's KIND ana yet
wholly artl,s, The border ba lads have no art, and
vet are exquisite and the history of poetry IS adorned
by certain female names which will always preserve
their freshness and which entirely innocent
OF art. such are Emily Bronte In England ana Marco
line Desbordcs- valmore In France. We do not Know
whether with extended opportunities women VIII CON
tinue to show themselves insensib!e to or hcapap,e
=, Tho Mehes, literary art. Hitherto they certainly
have been one or the other"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
LOCKING EEFOkE AND AFTER

Joseph Truman In "The Spectator"
AN is not lost tIfbugP much Is changed and dimmed,
Though tanned the eagar torrent OF desire,
And sObcrcd da she'd, or dead the hopes That trimmed
The morning hills OF time with magic fire.
The loyal love that wears not customs rust,
Tho faith stu ilrmcst found when hardest tried.
The calm the clarity the judgment Just,
THAI failed not rs the years that sadden glide,
The atterglow Of youths pure faded dream,
The; holy hush OF memOry-these we keep;
Sunset benlgnly fingers, and LIES stream
Is rosy as It wanders 10 the deep.
Sweet s,i carths air TO taste, heavens light TO see.
sill smiles oertost, DER tranquil MAN, the moon,
As e1ad as II Is In spring to breathe to he.
AS hind the comfort OF the rivers time.
SIN gentle robin sings a soft " Good might"
From a mnOsa. branch above Tie lawn,
Intired the blackMrd shouts an anthem bright
Through ihs lone kingdom OF the twilight dawn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01

time you have picked up the thread and got fairly
into 1t 1t Is time to leave OF. l have tried working
down at the House, but 1t doesn't do They USED 10
let us have private secretaries in the tearoom
and dictated book there but 1t turned out very
ndireren'ly may add that l Can dictate history or
leaders but not fiction The only work can manage
TO do down ut the House Is the lending article write
twice a week for one OF the London daLes
Sir Edwin Arnold's japanese play Is 10 be brought
out bere by the Scibncrs. The announcement
OF pay In En- gland has evoked much enthusiasm,
british admlra9n for Arnod's work not being par
ucularly great.
MIR. and Mrs. George Parsons Lathrop said TO be
edith, this winter the Annals Of the Visitation Order
In America.