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The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01
The State In Luck.

The Denver Republican Of the Janu-
Goth, says: "Reports received by the
auditor up to last evening from the
state insurance commissioner show a
remarkable increase In the receipts of
that official over last year. The i'm
provement Is set down to the change in
the insurance laws, brought about In
last legislature by Representative John
w. Lowell, now inspector Of public in
stitutions. Under the old act insurance
companies were taxed 2 per cent. On
their net receiDta. while thA ..A~GAA@
statute taxes them 2 per cent on the[
gross receipts.
"Already twenty-t three fire companies
have filed reports. In 1895 the same
number of companies paid $I,432 in
taxes; this year they show up on the
commissioners report with $5,9O8. Re-
ceipts up to yesterday from life i,.sur-
ance companies amounted to 5,43s; for
the corresponding period of 1895 there
was received from this source only ST.
3l9. The gain is kept up in reports
from casually companies. In 1895 the
records gave $72, but this year 1t has
run up to Sl08.
1.-The receipts in the office of the state
land board are also far in excess of those
of last year. All the indications tend to
the belief that the states revenues from
all sources will be larger this year than
on any other previous year since the
birth of Colorado"
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT /

NOTlCE-Is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make ANAL proof In support OF his
claim. and that said proof wilt be made be
fore the Clerk OF the District Court of Rio
Blanco county, at Meekcr, Colo, on February
Is. 1896, at 10 O'Clock .. m., viB;
W. II. Miller, of Mccker, Colo, on his ?. D.
g. No 23o8, Ute series for the Il Sc \. NV
y sE Y and NE y sw \ Sec. y, TIP. n, X. "
W. 9Th Pm.
lie names the following Witnesses to prove
bis continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
G. II. Wolcott and C. r. Hulett, both o.
A1iai. Colorado, and A. L. Durham and Her
man SielaA, both of Meeker, Colorado.
jl1-fi5 J. Is. PHILlPPI, Register.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01
MOTTO EFOR PUBLICATION.

GLENwoOD SPRINGS. Colo, Jan. II, 1896.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his intcn-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District Court of Rio Blanco
county, Colo, at Mcekcr, Colo, on March l.,
1898, ut 10 O'Clock a. m. viz:
Henry II. Grecnhow, OF Pagoda, Colo. on his
NV 4 and Sw \ NV \ Sec. %, TIP. n, Il.
82 W., 18th r. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF. said land. viz:
Charles Seilan, Herman scilan, A. l.. Dur
ham, all of Mcckcr. Colorado, and c. J. Dick
inson. OF Axial, Colorado.
j2lf9 j. II. PHILIPrI. Register.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

I'VE don't intend to allow Joe Pulit-
ger or any other New York editor to
outdo us in coming to the relief of the
government in its hour of distress,"
wrote the editor of the Spiketown
Blizzard. land we hereby notify Grover
Cleveland that as soon as he has his new
bonds ready we shall be prepared to take
5000, 600 ,O0O, ,00O,O worth Of them our
selves. We know where we can borrow
the cash. Trot out the bonds. That's
the kind Of self-sacrificipg patriot we
are."
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01
A WI. Prec.ution.

The president of large accident
company tells this remarkable story
Snd locates the occurrence in Broolslyn:
f'0ome time ago a large policy holder
tn my company was run over by troll
ley. car and his right leg painfully
crushed. He remained conscious after
tho shock for three minutes. during
which time he pulled out his watch
and called the attention of the crowd
to the fact that it was just Is minutes
to ~ o'clock. His policy expired at
noon. and his foresight was rewarded
by the immediate payment Of his week.
y indemnity without controversy or
littgs*ioo.r
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

a Diplomatic Tutor.
From q French Journal comes this
little anecdote of tutor and his royal
pupil: The lesson was in Roman history
and the prince was unprepared. Eve
come now to the Emperor Caligula.
What do you know about him. prince 2"
The question was followed by u silence
that WINS becoming awkward, when it
was broken by the diplomatic tutor.
"Your highness is right" he said. "per-
fcctly right. The less said about this
emperor the batter"
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

The annual meeting OF the Colorado
Cattle Growers Association. head =
Denver q few days ago. was the NOD
enthusiastic and largest In poiat oe =.
tendance held by that body sines ~ "
ception Of the orRanixstioo- A big heae
in the cattle business ID oae of ~
things sure to come in tho near lutugs.
and in anticipation Of the sams eatais =
now considered a good ~ gold.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01
60. Taylor Whistles. ane as silk. Moderate cost.
R.,,n.. Ar..r rv.p.y Ye.r,,

He was asking the old man for his
daughter in marriage. He was talking
tremblingly, hesitatingly, says the
Springfield Union, as you read of in
story books, and the scene was full of
color, so far as an irate father and q
nerveless young man could make it. It
came the old mans turn to speak, and
~ he began his face was white with
passion and his voice shook with ex-
element. "You want to marry my
daughter?" he said. "Ah, now is the
time for my revenge. Twenty years
ago your father crippled me in stock
deal and l swore to be revenged. And
now my time has come" He paused for
breath, and the aspirant for the
maiden's hand was about to beat q
hasty retreat in the face Of supposed
defeat, when the father broke forth
again: Eyes, sir, swore to be re-
venged, and now I'll strike the father
through the son. Want my daughter,
eh7 Well. take her, and may she prove
as expensive to you as she has to me. {"
The old man dropped into his chair,
worn out with the excitement Of his plot,
and the young mai tainted.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

A tea lobby is said to be working on
congress. This would seem to be wasted
labor. The average congressman
doesn't drink enough tea to know the
taste of it.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

st. Louis can lay claim to the title of
convention city this year, as three ma
tional bodies have designated it as their
meeting place for '06, namely. the
Republicans, Populists and the new Sill
yer party.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

The police Of Washington exercise u
rigorous censorship over the pictures
displayed In the windows Of art stores
and upon street bill boards, but women
in Washington society are wearing their
dresses cut lower than ever before, II
the society writer's tell the truth, and
they probably do. The morals of swell
society are beyond the reach of police
censorship In Washington or elsewhere.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

A new party was launched 90 TIE
political waves at St. Louis last Thur
day, and is named the National Silver
Party. 1t is too early to speculate - 10
its effect on the forthcOning national
contest, but it will doubtless keep The
two dominant parties guessing until
after the votes are counted. .
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

The queen of Portugal is medical
student. She probably wishes to fit her
self to be able to tell whether it is jag
or the collie that ails members Of her
household who come in late.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

The Silver party may not win in the
next national electoral struggle, but it
will be the means, nevertheless, Of do
ing a power Of good in spreading the
silver gospel-provided, it does not fall
into the hands of impractical fools and
self-seeking demagogues in the mean
time.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Everybody can now wash off the war
paint. Jimmy Roosevelt (relative of
Teddy's), who is Bayard's secretary, has
brought word that England doesn't
want to fight us.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

The senate need not mind few edi-
toriai snowballs, thrown, as rule, by
men who are only halfway Americans,
30 long as the sunshine Of public ap-
proval beams on that Monroe doctrine
resolution as warmly ~ 1t now does.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

The effort, now being made to restrict
the matter in the Congressional Record
to the actual proceedings of congress is
such laudable one that we fear it will
not succeed.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Why wouldn't it be good idea for
congress to make low of Senator
Aliens bill, making it misdemeanor
for lobbyist to enter the capitol build
ing?
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

The deliberateness of the Venezuelan
boundary commission indicates that its
members intend TO give England and
Venezuela ample time to settle that dis
pute.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

1t seems that Ingalls,, the railroad
president. refuses to be warned BY the
fate of the Kansas ingalls, and is pre-
pairing for dash into politics.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

When it comes to interpreting the
Monroe doctrine the senate committee
on foreign relations is several laps
ahead Of President Monroe.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Perhaps Mckinley will be able to
write some interesting "recollections'
after that convention is held.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01
Will Uncle Ben
Get out of the strife,
In the spring. when
He takes a wife?

Congress may delay recognition of the
belligerency Of Cuba, but it cannot
avoid recognizing the belligerency of
the blind chaplain of the house.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Transact General Banking Business.
Highest price paid for County Warrants. In
crest allowed on Time Deposits. Drafts
'rawn on Eastern Cities and Europe.
Correspondents, Kountze Bros. New York;
First National Bank, Omaha; First Ma
tIonal Bank. Denver: First National Bank.
Rawlins, Wyo.; First National Bank, Glen.
wood Springs; and in all principal cities Of
Europe.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Cash subscribers can got The Herald
3oe tie small sum Of 22.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

President Cleveland received his two
successful nominations at Chicago, and
his enemies say he is after another.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Spain doesn't seem to think it very
dangerous to swap horses while crossing
a stream.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Well. there is no law against a man
marrying his deceased wife's favorite
niece. even though the man be an ex-
president.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

The kaiser should curb his impatience
and remember that everything, includ-
ing war. comes to him who waits-lon9
enough.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Debts are the silent partners of ex-
perience-Rslzac.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Woman lives by sentiment where man
lives by action.-Balzac.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01
THE WABASH RAILROAD

, WILL PASS FREE, between
all points on its system, inclus-
i've of Kansas City. st. Louis,
Chicago, Toledo, New York,
Boston and Cincinnati. from
and after December 1st, 1895,
upon presentation of properly
stamped ticket purchased at
any ticket office In Colorado,
Wyoming, Utah or New Mexico.
q. NJ. HAMPsoN,
Commercial Agent,
1895 18th St., Denver, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Subscribe for The Herald; read it and
then send it East
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

G. o. Taylor Whistles of great value to the sick
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

Take your local paper-TnE HERALD
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

collection. Promptly Attended to.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01
A Diplomatic ruror.

@. o. Taylor Whistles, unequ.llsd in popul.u.,
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

.. o. r.,,oe wA.ss,s q. Ii. s..ss- s.-.e.s,.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01

g. v. vALLERY, General Agent, Denver.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-04

O glass can hardly be conceived at
first thought. With the best telescopes
now in existence, the moon is still 60
calculated, would bring the satellite to
3h miles range. Think of standing on
mountain and looking into a valley
three miles from your eye; then You
will understand how the moon will look
through the new telescope. s rera
But this is not all. The only reason
for setting q limit of 100 inches is that
the instruments for grinding now in
use could not well handle larger sur
face. Mr.. Gathmann himself is now
working on new grinding machine,
with which he hopes to be able to make
lens of almost any size. Be that as
it may, there can be no doubt that an
improved grinder will soon be invented
after the SECTIONAL lens has been intro
duced into science and demands the APP
pliance. There is no reason for an abb
solute mechanical limit to the capacity
of the grinder, as is the case with the
glass mold. ''-@ ~ '.'.
Imagine lens $50 or 800 or 500 inches
in diameter! There is no reason why
one should not be made before the next
century begins. With such IAN instru-
ment the moon would be a few blocks
away. Mars could be brought so close
that we could see the cities; the peo-
pie walking about; the mysterious
"spots" on the sun may be studied as
though we had them under a micro
scope; stars, millions and billions Of
stars away off in an infinity that we had
never dreamt of, peeping into, will be
marked on the astronomers chart; in
deed, if the making of telescopes does
notpresent some new difficulty, that sets
another limit to ssize,the most RAM
bling fancy could not overshoot the
mark in its speculations.
The possibilities, logical as they are,
seem almost too grand to believe. But
we laymen can only sit and wait, and
admit that this is an age ofwonders.
+. T. GUNDLACH.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-04
FOR SUNDAY READING.
LEAD THOU NE ON.

=
Lead Thou me on, along my pilgrim way.
Lest from the path Of life my feet should
stray: MBh al Asa tt8p sf
The path Is rough. I'm faint. dark shadows
fall: rut
In weakness and In fear on Thee call.
Lead Thou me on, and let the pillar'd fire
The darkness scatter. and my zeal inspire:
Oh. let the cloud by day spread far and
wide, " -
And cast It's cooling shade on every side.
Lead Thou me on. the way is hard and
steep. uleHHa 81
But led by Thee the upward path keep:
While here fronded palm. and there a
spring
Doth to my weary soul refreshment bring,
Load Thou me on-Thy presence will suf-
flee; t
With Thee this desert land is Paradise;
And when at last deaths sullen stream
ford,
Oh. let Thy presence then sustain me. Lord.
&C. Perren. Phi. d.. in Chicago standard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-04
A DEFENSE OF PRAYER.
It He's Kept Religion Alive-Instinct Ii
.m stead of Reason.

II Has Kept Religion Alive-Instinct In
.. stead of Reason.
The childhood of the world is not yet
over; and, in our natural weakness,
instinct is called upon to supply the
place of reason, says Nineteenth Cen
fury. by instinct all men pray, though
they cannot explain how forelnowl-
edge and freewill are to be reconciled:
nor does anyone, whether metaphy-
stefan, saint or student of science, un-
deTstand how the primal energy sus-
tains and fills the faculties of creatures
or what is the influence of eternity on
things of time. ..a#a, Er..
These questions we must leave as we
found them. Yet we SEQ, in the ma
terial universe, that all things receive
of the sun in their several ways the
forces which they need, appropriating
and applying them to ends which are
fulfilled, not in the source out of which
energy flows, but in the organisms That
make it their own. ...l .l....
Spiritual influence may be conceived
Of upon this pattern. We give 1t many
names-grace, inspiration, enthusi-
asm; but who can deny It's existence?
Has it not been the creative force Of re-
ligion? And may not everyone who
will submit to it's power realize in HIM
self what is meant by conversion"
and "new creature?" When, asks the
critic, has there been witnessed an an
swer to prayer? When? Are the
great religions of the world such in
significant and paltry phenopena that
we may pass them by in this inquiry?
What power was it that overcame in
the martyrs or built the inconsistencies
or filed with courage and compassion
the Vincents of Paul or those who put
an end to the slave trade or the tender
hearted women that dedicate their
lives on battlefelds, in leper hospitals,
amid scenes the most rcpugnant to
flesh and blood? Unless we shut our
eyes to these things and 10000 like
them we must acknowledge that prayer
has done more than remove mountains;
it has, / say, created civilization-not
the steam engines and the stock ex-
change, indeed, which some would call
by that abused name, but the human
spirit of pity, self-control, justice,
mercy and hope, whereby men alone
have become godlike.
No other force could have achieved
this great and enduring miracle. For
it was not secular knowledge, not the
nrdor of conquering barbarians, not
even the graceful amenities of literature
and social intercourse, but religion,
that gave us our present Gospel, which
we allow to be true even when we break
it's commandments. o And ask where
would that religion have found begin.
ming, how could it flourish, during what
time would it continue to survive, un-
less millions had believed in the power
of prayer and thousands upon thou
sands had practiced it?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-04
PROPHECY OF ASPIRATION.
Every True Man Confirms tho General
Faith In Immortality.

Every True Man Confirms tho General
Faith In Immortality.
1t is significant fact that immor-
tality seems 10 be an inevitable in
ference from the lives of those who have
striven persistently and ardently for
the best things. There are men and
women of whom it is impossible to be-
lieve that they have ceased TO be; their
noble ardor of spirit and their tireless
activity predicted Immortality while
they were still with us, and, now that
they have gone, these vital qualities as
sure us that they are still in unwearied
activity beyond our sight. We can inn
agine the wicked, the slothful, the in
different, as ceasing to be, because they
never laid hold on life, or because they
ran athwart its laws; but the good, the
noble, the aspiring, are beyond the en-
pire of death, even in our moments of
doubt; there was that in them which
could not die. Every true man and
woman confirms the general faith in inn
mortality and makes the highest view
of life more credible. 1t is significant
that the pursuit of excellence carries
with it this conviction of the indestruc-
tibility of the aspiring human spirit;
for the love Of excellence never suffers
us to rest in the present, but always
draws us on with an irresistible compul-
sion. Those who are possessed by the
passion for doing things in betterlway
and for seeking better things are often
content, but they are never satisfied;
that which theys have secured to-day
only confirms them in the quest for
perfection in substance and method.
There are those in whom this quest
is so eager and controlling that they
move through live as though some d.
vine impulse were behind them. They
constantly affirm, in aim, spirit and
activity, that life is a sublime oppor-
tunity for growth, and that the greatest
things are within reach of the aspiring
soul. Such men and women predict
the larger life and confirm our belief in
It. Blessed are the dead when they com
pei us to believe in their unshattered
life-Outlook.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-04
TELESCOPE IN lG4ATHMANN's oBsERvA-
. TORY.

vided only that every piece of glass is
ground precisely according to its po-
sition on the complete convex surface.
The principle of optics involved is
this: In looking into telescope, the
eyes are fixed not upon the lens but up
on the point where the incoming rays
of light are focused.
The importance of the invention of
the sectional lens will be the better real
lied when one considers the tremen-
dous difficulty of making very large
lens. The object glass of the telescope
in Lick observatory is 36inches in diam
eter, ard it took months and months of
work, months and months of repeated
failure to get proper results. The
Yerl<es telescope has 40-inch lens, the
largest ever made. With all the precau-
tiens exercised, with the thousands and
thousands of dollars spent on the work.
these lens are sadly deficient, after all.
A microscope containing material of
the same quality could nat be used in
any nice work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-04
forenoon.

forenoon.
Mrs. r. A. Smith and Mrs. j. H. Ka,
visited friends in Extra, Wednesda
afternoon.
The high school commencement e,
ercises takes place at the opera hous
Friday evening.
Mrs. C. Fl. Cross, of Des Moines,
visiting friends and relatives in Audi
bon and vicinity.
Dan Mccarthy returned Monda
from Fonda where he has been employ
ed during the past year.
4 Discs should be sharpened by tn
II factory method. That is the wa,
Gregg Wolfe sharpens tkem.
4 Gregg Wolfe is prepared to do first
class horse shoeing at REASONABLE
Ito0-anccred perceptIpIy by changes OF
temperature. Each small glass can
disturb its focus only in proportion to
its size. And if there are ten sections
across the diameter, the disturbance
can be only one-tenth as great as in
same sized lens made in a single piece.
Mr.. Gathman has built telescope
with seven-inch sectional lens at his
private observatory in Chicago. The
instrument is working admirably, and
is said to be the equal of the telescope at
the Northwestern university, which has
fine objective of 1sh inches. Gath
mann has become wealthy through sew
eral other successful inventions, not
ably submarine torpedo boat, the
plans of which have been adopted by the
German navy. He expects to use part
of his money in building a telescope
with 6O-inch objective. If sufficient
capital is provided, he will at once VEN
ture upon the making of lens twice
that diameter. According to the claims
OF the inventor, sectional lens of 80
inches will be twice as clear, and there
fore twice as powerful as single-glass
lens of the same size. Moreover, as
the difficulty of making large molds is
removed, it will be much easier to make
q sectional lens of 100 or 100 inches, than
q single lens, like that of the Yerkes
telescope. AS the power of a lens va
ries directly as the square of the diam
eter, the sectional lens of 100 inches
would be twice as clear and admit nine
times as much light as the Yerkes lens;
that is, it would be IS times as power
full. The tremendous power of such
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-04
BITS OF HELPFUL THOUGHT.
Wisdom from tho Columns OF tho United
H.. .u# Presbyterian.

wisdom from tho Columns OF the United
r JOE Presbyterian.
Grace requires obedience; it also
gives the disposition and the power to
obey.
'In every occupation there is but one
safe rule, and that is always to do ones
best"
The promises of God are yea and
amen in Christ; that is, they are I'M
changeable and certain. His word can
not fail. .A #H
We may condemn hastily, for we are
short-sightcd and are subject to evil
influences, but Gods judgment is al
ways right.
The man who accepts the maXim:
"Where there is will there is way"
will not have to seek an excuse for the
neglect OF duty.
You can trust selfish man to the
trust Christian to the extent TO which
God is in his life and character.
Paul thought of himself as a pattern.
He who was a typical sinner became
a typical Christian and consecrated
man. Every Christian ought to con-.
slider himself called to be such pat
tern. ~ ~"
God seeks actual righteousness rather
than the formal expression of it. We
may write the name of our God over our
doors, but If we do not serve Him He
cannot come into our houses as into His
own. ."Obey My voice and I will be
your Cod" is His word to us.
We often marvel at the want of faith
on the part of the disciples of Jesus
But we judge them from knowledge
of the whole case, whereas the outcome
was not yet known to them. Our want
of faith is a greater marvel, for we see
His completed life, and know Him as
the risen Lord, enthroned over all.