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The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26

terisics, health, wealth, business. mar
r1aes etc. The facts and evidence will
justly at all times and to all persons
tne onclusion that some are natural
~ irtunate while others are Just the
oppeite and some just an average.
Theastrologer always finds a marvel
GUS ympathy existing between the in
dicaions OF horoscope and the life OF
the ,erson born at any particular time.
| cFsr the benefit of the readsrs nf this
papr we will publish FREE in these
columns: The zodiacal sign rising at
your birth including your ruling planet
and brief character reading by AS
trobgy. Those wishing readings
sholld send the following data written
plainly in ink: Sex, race or national
tty place of birth including state,
comfy and city, year. month, date.
holr and minute of birth, A. NJ. or p.
II. as near as possible; also give name
or initials and address under which
yol wish your reading published. If
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ceiyed and the readings published in
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write at once for we can only allow one
column in each issue for this depart
m@t. Address Prof G. w. Cunning
han, Dept 4, No. 1874 South Clinton ST.,
Oh cago, Ill.
Note:-The following readings are
given according to data furnished. The
description may vary slightly in some
points in accordance with which sign
the ruling planet may be found. 1t al
ways partakes of the indications Of the
sign in which 1t is placed at birth, also
the planets in contiguration with it:
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THE TOMB SPIDER.
fhs Mystsrioss white Creature Ys1aA
In Old Cataeombs sf Italy.

fhs AystsFio.s white Creature HsooA
In Old Cstaeombs es Italy.
Tho working people Of Italy believe
In the existence of a wonderful crea-
ture which. for the want of a better
name. is called the tomb spider. The
entomologists know nothing OF this
queer beast. and declare it only exists
in the fancy Of the superstitious per-
sons and those whose curiosity or bust
ness makes 1t necessary for them to
explore old ruins. tombs, catacembs.
etc.
The tomb spider is of pure white
color. has wings like those of bat, \
dozen horrid crooked legs. a body
three or four times the size of the
largest tropical American tarantula
Any italian will tell you that such
creature exists. and that he is OCCASION
ally met with in the old mines and
caverns. A London journal has an ar
ticle from correspondent who was
present when some Roman workmen
unearthed church of the fifth century.
We were." says the writer. stand
ing by one Of the heavy pillars that had
originally supported the roof when
something flashed down from the
pitchy darkness overhead. and paused
full In the candlelight beside us, at
about q level with our eyes. It was
distinctly as visible as a thing could be
at q distance of three feet; and ap-
peared to be an insect about half the
size of mans flst. white az wax. and
WIN its many long legs gathered in
a bunch as 1t crouched on the stone.
Our guide had seen or at least
heard OF this uncanny insect Of Ill
omen before. but was by no means rec
onciled to its presence, as his actions
proved. He glanced around uncomfort-
ably for a moment and then moved
away. we following. 1t seems really a
bit queer. but it is said that the strong
est nerves give way in the presence of
this white insect of such ghostly mien.
Even to-day this uncanny apparition
Is said to be an uuclassifled monster
an eternal mystery. When the grave
spider is encountered by those opening
tombs and vaults. 1t is thought to be
sign of death to one OF the workmen
or some member Of his family"
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
A SILVER COIN.

When Hector Merot left his office he
found 1t was nearly midnight. He was
'Dnoyed Mt having had to go back just
to correct his proofs. but the week be-
fore. in one Of his finest articles. an
absurd printers error had Just taken
away the effect Of a phrase which had
been his pride and turned the whole
thing into ridiculous nonsense. Since
hen he had made point of going him
self every night to look over the final
proof.
1t was the beginning Of winter and a
cool wind was blowing. AS he passed
along the Rue Montmartre on his way
to the Bouleyards, 1t occurred to him
that he would have glass of some
thing to drink before returning home
to his lonely bachelors quarters. He
sat down at one of the tables outside
cafe and watched the passers-by
while slipping his punch. When he had
finished he put silver coin on the
table ready for the waiter, and turned
round to pick up his stick.
The lights inside the cafe were be-
ing put out so that everything was be-
slHHlu6 " lOOh very ulSdiy. JuSt dS
Hector rose hand suddenly snatched
up the silver coin, and the thief i'm
mediately disappeared round the corner
| Of the next street. In an instant Hec-
tor drew another coin from his pocket
and threw it on the table, called to the
waiter, and then started OF in pur-
suit.
1t was very evident that the thief
knew he was being followed, and 1t
was also evident that he was inexperi-
enced in his trade, for he ran on and
oil, up one street and down another.
coming out again 100 yards away from
the place he started from.
Hector was interested, for he was too
much OF a Partisan not to know that
the man In front OF him was not an
ordinary pickpocket. Hector himself
knew all the side streets and passages
thoroughly, and he suddenly turned
down one. ram Mt fufi speed, and came
out again under lamp just as the
wretched man reached 1t.
Both men stopped short. and Hector
said shortly. "Give me back my
money!"
The thief stood motionless, and the
journalist saw, by the light of the
street lamp. the saddest human face ht
had ever looked upon.
The man before him was apparently
quite young. but his face was pale and
pinched, and his black hair and nous
tache gave him a ghost-like look. His
clothes were shabby, and he had alto
Cether what the. French describe as
'the look Of drowned man." Hector.
at the sight OF such evident misery
felt as though he himself had been
guilty of some crime, and when the
wretched man held out the silver coiu
to his accuser. without attempting tc
offer word of apology. but with az
expression Of utter despair in his sunk
en- eyes, our journalist could not 1int
word to say.
i He}took the coin, put 1t In his purse
and then pressed the purse into tbs
mans hand, and made OF himself al
hough he had been the thief.
After ten years Of uphill work anc
struggle, Hector had gained for him
self an important position in journal
ism as an art critic. His absolute sin
cerity and perfect competency had wor
| ,or aim golden opinions from the pub
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
Ho Found Out,

Agood East Winthrop, Maine, deacon
got into discussion the other day
with q newspaper man relative to the
size Of hole horse could go through.
The solution came quicker than he an
found that his horse, weighing over
1000 pounds, had fallen through a
scuttle into the cellar, ten feet below.
without receiving scratch, although
the dimensions of the scuttle were
ffty-four inches one way by 1Sh the
other,-Ex.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
HDw's Thist

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Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
AN ODD COLLECTION.

r A letter was received recently at the
Chicago postoffice addressed to Lame
Water" 1t was sent to Cripple Creek.
At Mycenae the number Of silver
coins discovered during the latest re-
searches amounts to $500; they belong
to sicyon, Corinth. Argos and other
towns Of Argolis.
Dr.. A, B. Hamilton. OF Laramie. Wyo..
b.ked into herd Of wild cattle. They
resented the insult and chased the doc
tor. who got on with broken shoulder
blade and smashed wheel.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
10. cannot Con {, :. rr,l,,on.

1t Is impossible to count trillion.
Had Adam counted continuously from
his creation to the present day. he
would not have reached that number.
for 1t would. Take him over 9,512 years.
At the ratefof 200 a minute. there could
be cougttd 10000 an hour 28S,0OO a
day. /and los. .12O. 900 year.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
Borne Down with Intirmities.

Age finds Its surest solace In the benlgnant
tonic aid Afforded by Hostetter's Stomach
Bhters, which counteracts rheumatic ana
malarial tendencies, relieves growing inac'
tlvity of the kidneys, and Is the finest rem
edy extant for Disorders of the stomach
liver and bowels. Nervousness, too. with
which old people are very apt to be afflicted
II promptly relieved by 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
&. Kinnan & Marvin. wholesal,
a Matter for tn. Future.

eyes" remarked the proud father. whose
htftfffp Big fGs eti ti;4ns HE iRG5l baby tbG
my own preJudiced opinion in making the
statement. My wife says the same thing.
"Are you going TO make musician OF
him?''
'.Oh, It's altogether too early to decide
that. His hair hasn't begun to grow yet
Washington Star.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
Do as They We're Done by.

Mr.. Hiram Daly-sThe cook says she
won't leave without recommendation.
But, Of course. 1t would not be right to give
1t to her"
about that. She came here with one.'
pupk
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
Licorice.

The licorice plant is chiefly grown
on the banks of the Tigris and Euphra-
tcs, in localities where for three
months. during the prevalence of hot
winds, the temperature reaches 104 de-
grees, and for three months often regis
ters 50 degrees below at night.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
TOLDBY THE PLANETS
FAMOUS ASTRoLOGER GIVES
SOME FREE READINGS.
New tho Lives of Men and Women Arc
Anhuenced by the Signs of the Zodiac
kevival of the Ancient Art of the
Egyptians.
sTROLOGY: This

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art or science en-
ables the astrolo-
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the horoscope, or
map of the heav-
ems at the time Of
a persons birth,
many useful, curl
GUS and important
things relating to
ones life charac-
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
To the Pacific 4 n

'Do you hear that whining In the next next
room?'' eyes: who Is it?' "Thats the
football rusher who got on those manly ut
terances at the end Of the game; his wife is
rubbing his lame shoulder
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26

"when Mrs. Rawton lived in Pawpaw she
wouldn't wear gown unless II was made
in Chicago'' "Yes and now that she lives
in Chicago, she won't wear any gown madt
outside OF Paris
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26
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The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26

.what Is inhumanityf" ''lt Is having ,
man arrested for stealing bar of soap.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26

Maybe the nation redeem Its anu
lands but II Is a safe wager that II cant re,
deem the arid waste of oratory in the UnNed
States Senate.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26

For lung and chest diseases, Plsos Cure Is
the best medicine we have used.-Mrs. j. Il.
Northcott Windsor, Ont, Canada.
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26

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The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26

"And now they say that genius is dis
ease." Don't let that scare you; you look
perfectly healthy
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26

"The v.rid owes every man living
ayes. and we don't get 1t collected until we
have almost learned to do without it,
The Meeker herald., 1896-12-26

Mrs, Windows SOOthinS syrup
For child hing softens the reduces imam
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ball. however. has never been and per-
haps never will be very large.
Dave Foutz offers to bet 5000 to $50
that the Brooklyn team beats out the
Giants in the championship race and
in the Brooklyn-New York series; also
that he can find 1000 Brooklyn money
ready to be placed at these odds.
Doyle tells a good story about Dad"
Clarke. Freedman had imposed a pref
ty heavy fine on Dad" and in making
II known said: Now, Dad you know
/ feel bad about this; / don't want to
do it." II tell you what IL is, Mr..
Freedman" said Dad" with a conf
dental air. ''if / felt the way you do I
wouldn't take the money"
IF the batsmen could master the
knack of placing their hits into right
field they would fatten their batting
averages" says Tim Hurst. "In hit
ting to right there is a big loophole
through which the ball can escape
the space between first and second
base. But a hit to the other side of
the diamond stands in imminent dan
ger of being assisted to first by the
shortstop. There were more place hit
tiers in the old days of the game, when
the pitchers didn't exercise such power
as those of to-day, whose main effects
lie almost solely in their speed"
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SAW THE GREAT 1RAcEpIEnN
Critique of Her Perform nee Prepared b,
.rnrae Itfor.

Critique of Her Perform nee Prepared by
the horse T. Iitor.
From the Philadelphia Call.
Say" said the horse efitor, as he
I adopted one of the city editors good CT
gars which had been left carelessly out
side the safe. why don't you let me go
see the divine Sarah Bernhard? I'd like
2 TO ses}her show tonight"
( Are you competent 10 write the crit
= ique?' inquired the city editor, doubt
7 fully. for he suspected the horse editor of
frequenting the varieties more than the
\ classic drama.
why, cert" he answered. Haven't I
been doing the Brooklyn handicap for the
past three seasons? Let me give you my
ideas on her Camille"
I So the horse editor received the tickets
and FASTENED away with his large Joy
hidden but partially behind the face
which is growing on the front side of mis-
head.
In the morning he handed in the follow
ing. which the city editor read and then
pasted upon the wall as a horrible exam
pie for the kid reporter:
I'VE have no fault to find with Sarah
Bernhard, for from start to inisn she
! did the best she could and put up as
pretty Camille as the public has seen
for some time. 1t is doubtful # Sarah
isn't better than Camille was herself.
6It 10 nlBn stopper anu ifHpTONtu OH
the gait she took at the start at every
step until she passed under the wire in
a way that caused the talent to hold
their breath.
she made the snappiest die we have
seen since Jim Bergens brown filly took
the bit in her teeth, dashed over two
grooms, crippled two horses and wound
up by breaking her neck in front of the
judges stand dying of broken heart. Sa-
rah holds the mirror up to nature in a
way that surprises those that have not
followed her around this circuit.
Right here it might be well to caution
Bernhardt's starter to adopt some other
method of getting the curtain up. Those
in front heard a banging and samming
of timbers, and Ii was supposed at first
that a portion of the stage had fallen in
and was being repaired by the carpenters.
This is not so, for we Investigated,
and found that the misguided French
man who holds the flag started the play
ers by means of a pole about six feet
long and three inches thick. This he jams
up and down on the stage because he
doesn't know any better and the French
actress could not act IL he used the cleo
trio bells.
cit splintered up the stage. damaged
the building and scared the audience, but
it's all right; they have been doing it for
years; 1T was adopted because it cost
less tnan IL Woulu 10 Hre cannon
"As for Camille, she and Armand had
considerable trouble, but Bernhard act
ed like a perfect lady and did much bet
ter than any actress we know could have
done under the same circumstances.
The play might be enlivened consider
ably for the better by writing in racing
scene, or even the Introduction of a
tank would bring 1t nearer up to date
Since then the city editor has found
out that the horse editor, who knows no
French, supposed when he asked for the
tickets that Bernhard did the same line
of business as Yvette Guilbert.
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The II 'itor's Analogy.

1--WE hope" said leading article in a
western paper. apologetically, that our
rxadxrs will pardon this wxxk's issux
and thN sNXmingly myNtxrlous absxncx
OF a cxrtain lNttxr.
Shooting Sam Bihbxr camx into our
offlcx yxstNday and statxd that as hx
was going shooting and had no ammuni-
ton. hx would Xxx TO borrow homx OF
our typx for shot. BNforN VIZ could prx-
vxnt il. hx grabbed all thx lxttNrs OF thx
most important box and disappeared.
"Our subscribers can hxlp TO rXplNnish
our stock OF II all thosx who wNrx shot
by sam will savN thx chargN whxn IL is
pickxd out OF thxm and rXturn II TO US.
Nxvxr mind n Il Is battNrXd a littlx."-
Press and Printer. --A-
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Proposed To tine wrong Girl.

From the Detroit Free Press.
There is a young sprig of the law in
Southern California who is in all kinds
of trouble. And he deserves to be-
Living in San Francisco is a retired
merchant of great wealth. Further
down the coast there is a more con-
genial cline where his family spend
much of their time. This disciple of
blackstone is something Of an Apollo,
and is just beginning to learn how well
IL is to put away ambition. He wanted
wealth, and deliberately planned to fol-
low the family of the millionaire with
a view to winning one of his fair
daughters. He had no letter of intro
duction, but relied on his tact, his ad-
dress and good looks. one evening he
saw a female form divine leave the
house and walk to the river with the
evident intention of taking a row. He
followed, made himself useful in ar
ranging the boat, casually mentioned
several San Francisco people, and was
presently pulling a lusty stroke while
he looked into the depths of the black
est eyes he had ever seen, and listened
to one of the sweetest voices that ever
assaulted his ears. They often rowed,
and ii came to be that Fair Diana sill
vered the waters. prompting the low
er's signs that would not down until he
told the old. old story. The glorious
creature consented. He called on the
bluff old merchant. who was finally
made to understand and gave reluc-
tant assent, foS the beautiful girl OF
the boat. half Spaniard and half Amer
lean, was his wife's favorite nurse.
The youth is tearing his hair and pray
ing for release. The old gentleman is
tearing his whiskers and swearing by
all the gods he can learn Of that the
wedding must take place. There is in
the girls eyes that look the tiger has
when about to spring, and she is only
waiting.
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The herald., 1896-08-15
The Sovereign and Her Subjects

Booming of cannon in St. James park.
fired by a full battery of the royal horse
artillery as a royal salute, announced 10 the
assembled thousands who thronged the ap-
proaches TO Buckingham palace that the
royal wedding within its walls had been
auspiciously concluded. Then for a time
there was nothing to do but wait patiently
and good humoredly, as London crowds
know so well how to do The sun. fortu-
nately, was not hot. and a cool breeze blew
STILL the St. Johns ambulance men and
nurses had plenty of work on hand. and it
is pleasing TO record that the queen her
self displayed the keenest personal interest
in their admirable system. Her majesty,
fully half an hour before the re-appear-
ance Of the BRIDE and bridegroom. occupied
a room at the northern end of the palace
alone. and from its windows as she watch
ed the crowd she saw that lady in the
thickest of the press had tainted. She
was brought within the ratings and there
tended. but her majesty, soicitous for her
recovery. dispatched by one of her Indian
attendants a message which secured the
removal of the patient to the palace itself
for further treatment. 1t was a simple
incident, but it demonstrated how close
is the sympathy between the sovereign
and her ubjects.-London Daily Tele-
graph.
The herald., 1896-08-15

and the name of the new party will be
the Peoples party. 1t was brought
about tonight when the Popuist con-
vention declined to allow the Democrats
to nominate one congressman in addi-
tion t6rhe other offices allotted to them
When the conference committees of
the three conventions adjourned this
morning the only barrier to fusion was
demanded. Free silver Republicans
and Populists were satisfied with the di-
vision of offices decided upon, but the
Democrats held out for one of the con-
gressmen. The Populists were obdurate,
and all day long stood firm in their de-
termination to keep the congressman.
Committee from the free silver Re-
publicans and Democrats were in con-
ference during the entire day and sew
eral times the situation looked criticla
for fusion. When the Populists refused
to relinquish the congressman, the eDm
ocrats wanted the silver Republicans to
give up the congressman for state print
er. This the silver men refused to DO.
When the Democrats were on the point
of throwing down the gauntlet and pro-
ceeding to nominate a full ticket mo-
tion was made to have another committee
appointed, which was carried and the re-
suit above indicated secured.