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The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06
How the Colonel washed.

The colonel was in the wash-room
of the sleeping car scrubbing his face
vigorously with towel He had not
slept well, and was not in the best of
humors. A little fellow with sharp
cut features and big, soft felt hat
covering his head made his way with
difficulty through the car, for the
roadbed in the North Carolina mount
aims is not particularly smooth, and
the limited makes fast time some
times.
He thrust his head into the wash
room at last and inquired in depre-
catory way of the assembled
multitude:
kin you tell me which end i wash
atP"
The colonel glared at him minute,
and then, in his deep base, replied:
"Wa'al, young man, i don't know
which end you wash at, but at this
time o'day | generally wash at tn top
end"
The young man rctreated and didn't
wash att either end until the col
onel went to breakfast.-New York
Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

A new explosive Is to replace the powder at
present In use In the German army. This eN-
plnsiva 10 oon,posod chiefly OF kind Of fatty
substance, and is of a brownish color 1t is
of the consistency of olive oil, and remains in
that condition up TO a temperature OF nifty
degrees centigradc The substance, which is
the invention of DR.. Weiss cxplodes neither
by blow, shock, nor spark, but by the in-
PRODUCTION of fresh substance. The cxplo-
sion is almost smokeless, and produces very
little defamation. Among the other advan-
tages of this material is absence of recoil and
scarcely appreclable amount of of heating
OF the weapon. The cartrldge-cases can bn
filled again by simple method. SO far the
new explosive has been used for artillery
only, but four new models Of rifles have been
constructed in which 1t is proposed to test its
value for small arms.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06
THE JOLLY JESTER.

Aunt Jennie" Cameron, aged Tia
years, it is said, died at Roxboro, NJ
c., the other day.
He-Do you love me, darling? She
Sometimes think do; and then again,
when you have on that hideous baggy
new overcoat, doubt the strength OF
my affection.
How are you getting along?" asked
the mother who had sent Tommy out
to wash. 81 am losing ground rapid
ly," replied the lad, who had been
playing in the dirt.
What did you think of those two
stories l told at the dinner the other
night?" well, replied the candid
friend, leach was admirable in q way.
One was good and the other was new"
"BlifflSins must be very generous
man. heard him say last night that
he would lend friend his last dollar"
II know it." was the reply. But
he's SO rich that he never gets down to
that"
Mistress - Bridget, was that Mrs.
Staylong at the door? Bridget-lt
was. ma'am Mistress-What did you
tell her? Brlupeu-Snure, ma AN,
said that yez didn't wish to be dis
turbcd whin yez wasn't in.
Mrs Jones was telling Mrs. Smith
that her husband intended giving her
an insurance policy "oh, that's moth
Ing" replied Mrs. 8, "My husband is
going to give me ST, 900 bond, and he
has cut all the coupons off so I won't
have any trouble with it"
What could you have been think
ing of, to engage yourself to three
men?" well, mother told me my
tiance must be rich, intelligent, hand
some, and of the best moral character,
and as couldn't hope for all that in
one man, had to take three"
She-As we are to be married in
June, don't you think you ought to be-
gin to economic? He-Oh, I've be-
gun already. That very thought oc-
Cured to me this evening as | was
coming here. Shc-What did You do?
He-Passed the candy store without
stopping.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

1t has C ONE to light that the Standard on
Company has, after a year Of careful maneuv-
erlng secured entire control OF its chief Nv
ing rival. the Manhattan oil Company, and
the latter has become entirely merged. The
Manhattan has been for four gears the chief,
and probably the only rival In the oil trade
The company was organized by the same
New York mfllIonaires who sold the Lima
on Company 10 the monopoly with capital
stock Of s. 0O0,0 and within the past six
months has acquired properties worth 81 900
900 The Manhattan forced the Standard
to raise the price of Ohio oil from 10 ccnts
per barrel to As Gems, by paying nm advance
OF cents.
1t built immense rcfncrics at Townsend,
Welker and other points throughout the
state and made itself a dangerous rival. 10
do this II has sunk millions and has died n
hard death. During the past year the Man
haitian has made heavy contracts to supply
oil and upon learning this the Standard began
buying oil at advanced prices to squeeze the
Manhattan out. The price rose and the Man
haitian IS said to have lost millions on its Jan
uary contracts. 1t reached its limit and gave
up This is the largest oil deal ever made in
the state and II looks bad for the producers,
as oil Will drop TO low figure unless indica-
lions fail. The property transferred by the
deal is valued at Sl5, 100, 600.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06
ONCE IN DARKNESS KNEELINo.

Shall the heart in my bosom harden
while still have faith TO see
I'm the gloom of u deathless garden
The cup that was drained for mes
Nay once in the darkness kneeling
He taught me the lesson sweet,
The light of His smile revealing
The wounds in His hands and feet
He taught me the love that chastenS
That MI hit in the garden dear,
And my heart AT His bidding hastens,
And 1 lSncel with my Master there
And thinking now OF His sorrow
The croan of the years to be.
Shall shrink from . darkened morrow
Or weep that the world leaves me!
o star of the golden glitter.
Fudc far in your dark eclipse:
o cup of the drIught so bitter,
Be sweet TO my leaninE lips.
Washington Post.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

We must have better public roads. How to
get them ia the problem Of the time. No
country with the splendid resources of this
country has such poor public roads. 1t is en-
couraging, however, to note that nearly every
state in the Union Is agitating the question,
1t Is hoped that the movement for improve
ments along this line will be kept up until
the object is accomplished. A rock-breaker,
manufactured by rotten ~ Ilogg, Founders,
Pittsburgh, Pa, Is perfected invention, and
fully justies every requirement in the matter
OF construction OF macadam roads The rock
breaker Is being quite largely used all over
the country. II has been demonstrated re
pcatedly In this Inventive age. that to have
need OF an implement for improvement In
any line, aud to tighten mans labors,
straightway some genius quickly brings forth
Just the Implement or device needed. Now
In the matter of better roads, genius has CON
tributod TO lessen the labor, cheaper the cost,
which facts surely contribute encouragingly
to the cause. Better roads Must be the re-
suit.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06
Why not, indeed?

When the Royal Baking Powder makes
finer and more wholesome food at less cost,
which every housekeeper familiar with it will
affirm, why not discard altogether the old
fashioned methods of soda and sour milk, or
homemade mixture of cream of tartar and
soda, or the cheaper and inferior baking pow
ders and use it exclusively?
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06
German
Syrup

I am a farmer at Edom, Texas. !
have used German Syrup for six
years successfully for Sore Throat,
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Pains in
Chest and Lungs and Spittingu up Of
Blood. I have tried many kinds OF
Cough Syrups in my time, but let
me say to anyone wanting such a
Northumberland Syrupis the best.
We are subject to SO many sudden
changes from cold to hot, damp
weather here, but in families where
German Syrup is used there is little
trouble from colds. John F Jones. 9
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

The Youths Companion publishes this week
an Extra Worlds Fair NUm3er of 30 Pages,
with co Illustrations, and a cover in Ten
Colors.
Der that has ever been published by Tie Com
rdHiOn during the stHty.sevcn years of Its his
tory. Whether you 90 10 the Fair or stay at
home you should have this number. II will
be sent FREE to any new subscriber received
In May with 81 20 for years subscription
1t can also be obtained OF newsdealers, or by
sending TEN CENTS TO
The YouTus' CoMPASIoS, Boston, Mass
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

Is terror to timid voyagcrs, scarcely less &C
count of the perils OF the deep than the almost
certainty of scasickness. The best curative OF
NAL dc mcr is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which settles the stomach at once and prevents
its disturbance To all travellers and tourists,
whether by sea or land, 1t presents n happy
medium between the nauscous or Intellectual
resources OF the medicine chest and the
problematical benefits derivable from an un-
medicuted alcoholic stimulant, no matter how
pure, The jarring of a railroad car often pro-
duces stomachic disorders akin to that caused
by the rolling of a ship For this the bitters is
prompt and certain remedy. The use of q
bracldsh water, particularly on long voyages
In the troplSs, inevitably breeds disorders OF
the stomatNand bowels. Hostetter's Stomach
Bltters mixed with impure water nullihes its
impurities similarly II counteracts malarial
and other preiudicial influences of climate or
atmosphere, as well as the effects of exposure
and fatigue. Use IL for kidney complaints
rheumatism and debility.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

job Master-l'm afraid, sir, ] must
ask yon to pay in advance for the
hire of the horse. Amateur Rider
What's that for' Arc you afraid that
shall come back without the horseP
Job Master - Oh, no, but the horse
might come back without you.-Lon-
don Pick Me-Up.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

REPRESENTATION, Mrs. Spriggins
complains that she received only one
Of all the bundles she had put up
here last night
William-That's funny, sir. wrote
Mrs. Spriggins" on one bundle and
put ditto on each of the others. -
reNns Siftings.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

Miss Eliza Sullivan Oakley of Sar-
ntoga is an enthusiastic vegetarian,
and she has vegetarian cat. The
cat was taken from its mother when
a young kitten and has never been
pcrmitted TO eat meat.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

There IS an old man In New York who can
discount Eli Perkins and Tom OchIltree. He
Gays he can remember distinctly when the
streets of New York were frat torn up to con-
struct the cable roads which are not finished
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

as nothing else can. Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Biliousness; all Bronchial, Throat, and Lung
Affections every form OF Scrofuln, even
Consumption Tor Lung -scrofulal in its ear
lier stages; and the most stubborn Skin
and Scalp Diseases, arc completely cured
by it.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

FITS-All Hts stopped free ~ nn- EiiNrS tEtAf
E9IlNE HESrOIEn. No NJ after first days use. Mar
Vicious aad e. % trial bottle free to hit
eascs Send TO Dr Kline. F5I 7r IT. Philadelphia, -
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

Mus. wlNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been lsed
for over FIFTY Y AIRS by I'LL o OF Morh-
ER for their ca lpRES while I ETH q, with
PERFECT sue CESS. It 500 HES the CHILD,
SO IT, the uMS, LAYS all PAIN; CURES
HtSu COLI and Il the best remedy Tor lar
HHUA. Sold by riirg-t- In every part Of the
World. Re sure md ask for ''Mrr. NinslOw'-
foothing syrup," and lake no other hind. lwcnty
i've cents a boitl'.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

Cure Consti patton and Dyspepsia.
DR.. Shops Restorative Nerve Pillk sent free
with Medical Book 10 prove merit, for &c stamp
Druggists, 2hc. DIR SHooP, Box W.,Racine WIS.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

western bishop has decided that it was
John Cabot, and not Columbus, who discov-
cred America. Incidentally 1t may he
marked that Hon. Thomas p. Ochiltree dis
covered America few weeks ago. Next
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

In San Antonio so many street railroad
franchises have been granted to companies
that NOBODY can find room To walk unless he
has a backward of his own
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

REV. H. P. CARSON Scotland Oak, says:
1.-TWO bottles of Halls Catarrh Cure complete
ly cured my little girl"
W. H. GRIFFIN, Jackson, Michigan, writes:
'Suffered with Catarrh for fifteen years, Halls
Catarrh Cure cured me-"
ALBERT BURcH, West Toledo Ohio, says:
'Halls Catarrh Cure saved my life"
CONDUCTOR E D. LOOMS Detroit Mich,
says 1.-The effect of Halls Catarrh Cure is
wonderful
E. A. ROOD, Toledo, Ohio, says: Halls
Catarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh fifteen
years ago and she has had no return of it. It's
a sure cure"
E. B. WALrHALL & Co., Druggists, Horse
Cave, KY, say Halls Catarrh Cure cures
every one that takes it..
J. A. Johnson, Medina, N. Y, saysi
"Hars Catarrh Cure cured me-"
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., TOLEDO, o.
Testimonials sent free. Sold by Druggists
IS cents per bottle.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

"Hanson'e Magic Corn saIxe."
Warranted to cure. OF money refunded. AAi
your druggist for IT Price Is cents.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

What has become Of the old-fashioncd per
son who was satisfied with his home!
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

Tho fuss the Obstetrics are making about
home rule illustrates the proycrb, Little
rooster crows loud
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06

rr,he nnhy :. Cutting Teeth.
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06
ABOVE EVERYTHING Else,

We EVERYTHING ELSE,
DR.. Piercc's Golden Medical
Discovery puritles the blood.
By this means, it reaches,
builds up, and invigorntes
every part of AA~ -y-<--..
For every blood-taint and
disorder, and for every dis
eass that comes from an mac
tive liver or impure blood, it
Is the only remedy 30 sure
and effective that It can be
guaranteed.
II it fails to benefit or cure,
you have your money back.
These diseases are many.
They're different in form, but
they're like in treatment.
Rouse up the torpid liver into
healthful action, thoroughly
purify and enrich the blood,
and there's a positive cure.
The Discovery does this,
The Meeker herald., 1893-05-06
A COSTLY BUILDING.

Arrangements for Completing and Fur
nishinx the St. Louis City Hall
0toenRo Rattsriea
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
Notice for Publication.

Land Once at HALEY, Idalo,l
July 81, leo0 4
Notice 10 hereby given that the foll0wina.nsxaeA
settler has filed notice Of his intention q mehn
nnal proof in support Of his claim and that esid
prof will be made b, fore the Register md BE.
ceivsr u Haley. Idaho. ON September T. isvS VI.
AALCoLM @. srAwAnr,
for the NE 4 Of Sec. 81. TIP. n u. NE.
He names the following vitnessea eo pspve IN
continuous rtstaencs upon snd eultivsA1snea, soil
land. viS:
J.mss 4. Parfet. James P1. at, es4A Hss1A -
George PF0ut;
Al. VI Soldier. Idaho.
y. alLkv.
1AGaslso
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
They S00,he, Never Irritate.

Some people have a prejudice
against plastets, because, as they
think, they burn and blister. That
Is trus of many, but not of ALLCoCK s
PoaoUs PLAsrERs. They never iris
tate the skin, but always have a
soothing effect.
They are useful in case of any
local pain and as a rule will bring
Immediate relief. If they do utt, it
IS because the trouble has been al
lowed to become SO serious that no
external remedy will reach it, and the
e"aoces are that any treatment will
fail.
For stitches in the side, weakness
or Iameness Of the back, stiffness OF
the joints, ALLcocK Porous PLAs.
TIERS have been proved again and
again to be not only a relief, but o
cure.
BRANDRErH's Pills are safe to
take at any time.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
Almost a Fatal Accident.

Night before last Station Agen,
Beaner and his 1l-yearold son
Jimmy met with an accident which
mi ht have proved fatal.
Just as they reached Bellevue on
their track bicycle a dog jumped
ahead oft, got caught by the front
wheel, and threw the vehicle off the
track.
Jimmy landed on his head. and
sustained severe bruises, but is about
as usual to>day, though bsndaged.
Mr.. BeAmer was unhurt.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
The SILVER MEN.
Their Program ~ Outlined By Resolu.
tiOns.

The Democrats and Populists of
tho lower House of Congress assem>
blsd in caucus in Washington We'd
nesday of this week, and adopted the
f,llowing:
"REsoLvED, That We will support
bill repealing the purchasing clause
Of tho Sherman act, and concurrently
providing for tho free untra.nmeled
coin.gs Of silver, With full legal ten
der quality, at such ratio as will pro.
vide and maintain parity between
gold and silver; be il further
"REsoLvED, That committee Of
seven be appointed by the chairman
Of this conference 10 draft and intro>
duce such bill. and take proper steps
to secure free and full discussion
and consideration thereof, and a vote
of tho House upon tho bill and all
proper amendments"
The com mittee provided for in the
foregoing resolution was composed as
follows: Messrs. Bland, Sibley, Boat.
ner, Lane, Bankhead, Bryan and
BAiley. b. vote o: the caucus Judge
Culbcrson, the chairman of the caucus,
was added to the com mittee.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
GEOLOGY.
The Most Interesting OF the Sciences
What q Rock Is.

What a Rock Is.
Edward G. Weaver, in stone.I
VI interesting sciences there are
none more SO than geology-the
study of the earth. The material
substances about US, the handwritirp 9
of Dame Nature, is by the power Of
human reasoning made to reveal the
secrets of the past. With this mighty
weapon knowledge is we'll armed in
tho constant conflict with tradition,
superstition and falsehood.
But there is to be found in this
great historical warehouse one chapter
that reaches its usefulness out to US
in our every day life and adds an in
terest to what may at first seem to be
things of the commonplace.
will say "stones for building" :"
To the layman this conveys little
more than the idea Of block of hard
material that has proved a very uses
full thing with which to construct a
habitaton. To the architect it con-
veys feeling OF pleasure, a friend OF
great possibilities; VIII le to the mason
it is the staff, the rib of his existence;
but to the geologist the words are OF
signi6cance-the rib OF the world.
OF these, which is tie most exalted?
Let US listen to the geologist. With
pleasure, il he will drop the is,ns and
asms of the technical.
Order is one of the first and best
laws Of nature. The geologists are
orderly, or nothing. Thus they
began q classification in the earliest
stages of their investigation of the
earth's rocks. Ia this first arrange>
ment, such rocks as were supposed to
have been original in their formation
were called primitive, and such as
were composed by the disintegration
of others were called secondary. In
the primitive rocks there are never
found the remains OF organic sub.
stances, as shells or plants. from
which fact we in!er that they were
formed prior to the existence of life
in any form. On the other hand, the
secondary class often contained fos-
sils Of all kinds, and portions OF what
must at one time have been primitive
rocks. But these early scientists were
entirely too simple in their nomencla-
ture for the modern schools. Since
that time the latter have been busily
engaged in inveoting new names and
cbampioning them abroad after their
invention.
For the use ofthe lay men, however,
an easy classification of rocks is as
follows: l. Primary. 2. Transition
or intermediate. 3. Secondary, (a)
lower secondary series, (b) upper
secondary series. 4. Tertiary. 5.
Basaltic and volcanic. 6. Diluvic and
alluvial.
Before taking these up, | should
not forget to mention what rock is.
"Ob, everybody knows what rock
is"
All right, then, what is it?
"a rock Is a-a-rock."
thought SO, too. A rock is an
aggregation of minerals occupying Il
definite position in the earth's stfuc-
ture. 1t could be one mineral as we'll
as more than one, hut as a matter of
fact the pure mineral is never found.
The primary rocks are tho ground
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
Harness Stolen.

Thieves entered the stables of
Charles Birkin and j. H. Besmer,
last night, and stole about $25 worth
of harness form the former, aud $50
worth from the latter.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11

work OF the globe; they are tho ribs
OF the world. They rise into lofty
mountains AND are the floor beneath
which we have never penetrated.
One OF the most notable of these
rocks is granite; | might better say
GRANTEES, for the number OF kinds is
legion. However, the differences are
very small. indeed, being moro in
what are really impurities than any
thing else. The usual three minerals
are found in them all, quartz, fe'dspar
and mica. Quartz is . white. CLASSY
substance that breaks in an irregular
manner. You have often broken tho
smooth, white pebble that SO abounds
wherever there is running water.
Ten chances to one that pebble is
quartz. 1t is the mica in granite that
sparkles so The bits are small sheets
or leaves, very small indeed, but still
abundant enough to give the greenish
tint SO often noticed. Large pieces
of this same mica Is called isinglsss
and is certainly familiar.
Other primary rocks are gneiss
pronounced like the word nice), mica
slate, clay slate, primitive limestone,
porphyry and syenite. They are all,
as a rule, crystalline in their structure
and never contain remains of organ
lied substances or portions Of other
stones. By organized substances We
mean living things, as plants and
animals.
Gneiss and mica slate are composed
of the same materials as the GRANTEES,
only arranged somewhat differently.
The grains are, as rule, very much
smaller than in the granite. ln gneiss
the quartz and feldspar are very
closely aggregated, while the mica is
arranged in scales between strata of
the same; hence it is that gneiss is
really strati6ed rock, and ifa section
or break be made at right angles to
the strata it will present striped ap.
pearance, for the quartz and the field.
spar are nearly white and the mica
narrow band OF green. Often the
mica is a deep black.
Mica slate is composed principally
of quartz and mica and very small
portion of feIdspar. The latter is
sometimes all but absent. The quartz
is commonly in the form Of fine sand
and the mica in flakes. The latter
predominates. and sometimes seems to
be the entire composition of the rock.
Mica slate differs from gneiss lin bav.
ing such small portion of feldspar,
and more in the positive strattication,
which is SO marked that it is easily
separated by wedges into plates or
layers. An example of the latter
quality is found in the common flag
stone.
These three stones-granite, gneiss
and mica slate-form what is known
as the granite group, and together
they form the major portion Of the
earth's crust. The gneiss is interme-
diate between granite and mica slate
in its structure, and is often found
between these rocks, lying over the
former aud under the latter. Some.
times the transition is so gradual as to
be hardly percep,ible. the granite
growing to stratified gnt iss, and the
latter as slowly Into fis.ile mica slate.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11

I" Send in your orders for job
Work to tie TINES. They will receive
prompt attention aud be satisfactorily
executed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
IN GLASS,

lN GLASS.
That's the way DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets come. And
it's a more important point
than you think. It Keeps
them always fresh and reli-
able, unlike the ordinary
pills in cheap wooden or
pasteboard boxes.
They're put up in . better
way, and they act in a better
way, than the huge, old-fash-
ioned pills. No gripping, no
violence, no reaction after
ward that sometimes leaves
you worse off than before.
In that way, they cure per-
M,anently. Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, Constipa-
ton, Indigestion, Bilious At
tacks, and all derangements
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
For Rent.

A dwelling of three rooms, witl
cellar, pantry, wood and coal house
all under one roof. Cheap to q good
tenant.
Apply at TIMES OFFICE.