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The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

Of the school here. The cause Of Miss
Hyde's death was appendicitis. During
her brief visit in Meeker, she made
many friends. all of whom will be sorry
to hear of her taking off in the spring
time of happy young womanhood.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

The buggy and carriage peddlers did
thriving business for a few weeks.
A stove peddler also did thriving busi-
ness in the valley year or so ago; in
fact, an outsider can sell anything in
this neck O. the woods at better prices
than home dealers.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

This section was again visited by
heavy rains last Saturday afternoon and
Sunday. 1t came down steady and hard
all day Sunday, since which time we
have been favoredwith uniformly dry but
cold weather.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

Walter Palmer, recently from Ne
braska, was brought in from the saw
mill Wednesday in very sick condition
and died at the Meeker hotel Thursday
night. The cause of death was rdema
Of the lungs.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

AS usual, this section only received
the tail-end Of the late electrical storms.
To the east Of us the damage to prop
erty was great and the loss of life was
unparalleled in the history of Colorado
summer storms. Several points in Utah
were also visited by heavy rains and
Oud-bursts.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

A funeral notice reached this office
Tuesday, announcing the death of Eben
Major, at Winters, Gala, on June Goth,
aged 10 years. Deceased was father of
our former fellow-townsman, Mr.. N.
Major, to whom coincidence is extended
in this. his latest family bereavement.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

Mr.. A. G. Purdy and bride came in
Tuesday evening and are guests at the
Miller house. The Purdys' are from
New York City, where they are highly
connected, but have come to Meeker
with the intention of making it their
future home. Mr.. Purdy intends going
into the cattle business.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

An eastern writer says: Whatever
else maauha,Said of the political situa-
tion it cannot be denied that it is well
bolted.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

Keenan, Il Sons, the Chicago com.
mission men, have issued their first cir.
cular OF the season to range cattle rails.
ers, copy which has reached this of.
fee, and they do not speak very encour.
agingly of the outlook for the beef mar
ket
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

Colonel William Huddleston has the
contract for getting ont the rock for the
Odd Fellows building.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

The Davenport Democrat of the 18th
inst, announces the death of Miss Dim
mic HYDE, who, 1t will be remembered,
visited Meeker some years ago when
her sister, Mrs. Fintel, was principal
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

Workmen commenced on Thursday
tearing down the old Mediation adobe,
on the site Of which will be erected the
new Odd Fellows hall. One by one the
old landmarks are going.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

DIR. W. IL. Ball Of Laurens, S. c., is
visiting his brother Rute, having ar
rived from the south in the early part
of the week
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

= DR.. Miller, the Glenwood dentist, will
make his next trip to Meeker about
August first. Wait fer him.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

In few days all will again be hustle
and activity in the brick yard.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

Subscribe for TIE HERALD and let
your friends in the east know some
thing of the country you are living in
by sending it to them,
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

After a lengthy visit to her former
home in South Carolina, Mrs. Rube
Ball and the baby returned home Tues
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

Democrats, attend the primaries next
Saturday afternoon.
The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

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The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01
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The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

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The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

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The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01

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The Meeker herald., 1896-08-01
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24
INDORSE WANAMAkER.
Republicans of Muncy and Vicinity Pass
strong Resolutions.

MUNCY, Dec. AT public meeting
of the Republicans of this borough and
vicinity Clinton Lloyd was elected presi-
dent and Fred Peterman secretary of this
branch of the National League of Business
Men. George III. Rogers presented the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, BY expiration of the term of
office the seat of the Hon. j. ID. Cameron
will soon become vacant, and his success
sor will be named at the next meeting of
w i,ereas, The depression in the bust
ness manufacturing, mining and agricul-
tural interests i'm this grand old common
wealth of Pennsylvania demand the selec-
ton of a man OF integrity and strength of
character, wide experience in public af-
fairs, and full practical knowledge Of the
business of the country TO represent us in
the upper house of congress, therefore be
1t
Resolved, BY this meeting of the busi-
ness men of Muncy and vicinity, that we
hail with great pleasure and deem Ii q
matter of sincere econgratulation that Hon.
John Wanamaker, late postmaster gem
eral, has consented to stand as IA candidate
for this office, believing, as we do, that no
man in the state today stands higher in
the estimation of the Industrial classes.
His national, state and private history re-
veal in him the elements which stamp him
as a man pre-eminently fitted to give us n
creditable and efficient representation.
Resolved, That we will use every hon
orable means at our command to promote
his election, and to this end we do urgently
request our representatives-elect to the
next Legislature, Hon. J. b. Coryell, Hon.
]. w. King and Hon. j. c. Wilson, to
work and vote for the election OF Mr..
Wanamaker as United States senator, be-
lieving that thereby they will be serving
the highest interests of the commonwealth
and their constituency.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24
PECULIARTTIES OF MILLIONAIRE
Use HaIfpenny Stamps and Have Poor


l have been asked whether L ever re-
ceive social invitations from million
aires in open envelopes, with halfpen-
nv stamps, and what | think of the
practice on the part of the millionaires,
says London Truth. 1t is not often that
/ am privileged to receive invitations
from mlllionaires under any circum-
stances, but it is a remarkable fact that
I have had such an invitation addressed
to me at the halfpenny rate of postage,
and as others have had n similar ex-
perience 1 suppose that millionaires as
a class have a weakness for halfpenny
postage stamps. Probably this weak
ness has something to do with their
having become or remained million
aires.
A worse failing on the part of mil
lionaires of which ! have experience is
that they occasionally ask their friends
to dinner and sit them down to a meal
quite unfit to eat. Personally, would
rather that man took a halfpenny off
the postage of my invitation and spent
1t on the dinner. So far as the invita-
tion is concerned, there may possibly
be many people who, when invited to
the Tacu widely KNOWN ana woulu pre-
fer, If possible, that the invitation
should be sent on a postcard, so that all
who run may read. Perhaps II Is from
this kindly motive rather than from
parsimony that millionaires patroniZe
the halfpenny post. Let us think as
well Of Dives as we can.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24

motioniess boat, grasped the gold in one
1 hand, the envelope in the other, ami
/ sprang to her feet. but as she did so she
| gave a shrek and took step back
ward.
Standing with her back to the door
was Edith Longworth. When she
had entered the stateroom Miss Brews-
: ter did not know, but her heart beat
wildly as she saw the girl standing
silently there, as if she had risen up
( through the floor.
what are you doing here?' she de-
manded.
Il am here" said Miss Longwortb,
| "bccausc ! wish 20 talk with you"
"Stand aside; have no time 10 talk
with you just now. / told you didn't
want to see you again. Stand aside,
tell you
! 81 shall not stand aside"
"What do you mean?"
II mean that shall not stand aside"
"Then shall ring the bell and have
you thrust out of here for your impti-
dence."
"You shall not ring the bell" said
! Edith calmly, putting her hand over the
white china arrangement that held in
its center the black electric button.
"Do you mean to tell me that you in
tend to keep me from leaving my own
| stateroom?"
81 mean TO tell you exactly that"
"Do you know that you can be i'm
! prisoned for attempting such a thing?"
81 don't care"
"Stand aside, you vixen, or will
strike you"
do it,"
For "a moment the two girls stood
there, the one flushed and excited, the
| other apparently calm, with her back
! against the door and her hand over the
electric button. glance through the
| window showed Miss Brewster that the
/ mate had got into the boat, and that
they were steadily lowering away.
Let me pass, you-you wretch!"
| "All in good time" replied Edith
Longworth. whose gaze was also upon
the boat swinging in midair. Jenny
! Brewster saw at once that II it came
J to hand-to-hand encounter she would
! have no chance whatever against the
! English girl, who was in every way her
! physical superior. She had her en-
! velope i'm one hand and the gold in the
| other. She thrust both of them into
! her pocket, which. aftersom fumbling,
/ she found. Then she raised her voice
! in one Of the most appalling screams
/ Edith Longvorth had ever heard. As
. il in answer to that piercing scream,
there arose from the steamer n loud
and ringing cheer. Both glanced up
to see where the boat was, but il was
not in sight Several ropes were dang
ling down past the portfolios. Miss
Brewster sprang up on the sofa, and
with her small hands turned round
the screw which held the headlight
closed.
Edith Longworth looked at her with
out making gny attempt to prevent the
rnfastcning of the window.
Jennie Brewster flung open the heavy
brass circle which held the thick green
glass. and again she screamed at the top
of her voice, crying 'Helpl" and Muir
deri"
The other did not move from her po-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24
FRO BE CoSTISCEp.l
SHE MADE HIM HEAR.
Had Some Feelings, IL the Trunk
Hadn't.


He was a sharp-loolIing little man who
Vas handling the baggage, and it was q
rosy-cheeked little woman who was
watching him handling her old trunk
with ungentle haste, says the Detroit
Free Press. 1t was not that she cared SO
much for the trunk, but she had come
from the same part of the country
and knew the baggageman's wife be-
fore he did, and here he had quite for
gotten her. She did not know, either,
that the roar of the city and the crash
oi breaking trunks had made him deaf.
just as the lid of her trunk came
asunder from the body she asked, tim
idly:
How is your wife, Mr.. Peters?"
u can't help it; you ought to have q
stronger trunk answered the baggage
man, instantly on the warpath.
"Oh. no matter about the trunk. How
are Mary and the children?"
Tied up with piece of rope, ma am,
1t will look as well as it ever did
"Mary and the children" shrieked the
little woman.
Its nothing of the kind. Report me
all you want to. That old trunk isn't
fit for the ark" and he gave it a savage
kick.
Il don't cnre a copper about that
old trunk" screamed the now angry
woman, but if You kick it again I'll
have you arrested and fined and sent
TO Jail I've got some feeling if that
trunk hasn't, Bill Peters!'
And that time the baggageman heard.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24
EXPRESSED AN OPINION.
what Countryman Thought OF the Work
of a Physician.

What "a Countryman Thought OF the Work
of Physician.
One of the most prominent physicians
IN Washington owns farm somewhere
in New England, and whenever he gets
unbearably tired of his fashionable pa
tients in town he goes there, puts on
his Oldest clothes, lays in a stock of corn
col pipes and rusticatcs. One day last
summer, says the Washington Post, he
was jogging lazily along country road
in a ricl1ety old cart drawn by II horse
almost as rickety. A countryman walk
ing on the same road asked for lift
and the two fell into conversation.
"Who are you working for?" asked
the countryman.
"Oh, I'm working for DR.. j, down
there answered the physician.
What doin'2"
"Oh," went on the doctor. 81 do
everything for him. take care of
him, you know. l dress him and | feed
him, and | even wash his face and put
him to bed. / do everything he needs
done"
How much do you get for it?'' asked
the native.
"My board and clothes"
"An' you do all that for him-wash
him. an dress him, an feed him. an all
that?"
Yes"
The countryman looked at the doc
tor momenti in silence. Then he leaned
over the wheel and spat solemnly.
well, of all the dern fools ever see!"
was all he said.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24

very gladly. Kenyon went down TO
his stateroom and told Wentworth
what was going TO be done. For the
first time in days George Wentworth
exhibited something like Energy. He
went to the steward and bought the
stamps to put on the telegram while
John Kenyon wrote it.
The message was given to the man,
who put it into his inside pocket, and
then Kenyon thought all was safe, but
Miss Longworth was not so sure OF
that. Jennie Brewster sat in her deck
chair, calmly reading her usual paper
covered novel. She apparently knew
nothing of what was going on, and
Edith Longworth, nervous with sup
pressed excitement, sat near her
watching her narrowly while prepara-
tions for launching the boat were being
completed. Suddenly, to her horror,
the deck steward appeared, and in
loud voice cried: Ladies and gentle
men, anyone wishing TO send kilograms
to friends have a few minutes now to
write them. The mate will take them
ashore with him. and will send them
from the first Office that he reaches.
No letters can be taken, only tele-
grams"
Miss Brewster looked up languidly
from her book during the first part of
this recital Then she sprang sudden
ly to her feet and threw the book on the
deck.
'Who is it that will take the tele-
-,-,- IL, a-lyaI thn C+axr-a-l
"The mate, miss. There he is stand
ing yonder, miss
She made her way quickly to that
official
"WII you take a cable dispatch to be
sent to New York?'
eyes, miss. Is it a long one?" he
asked.
"Yes, it is a very long one"
"Well, MISS was the answer, you
haven't much time to write it. We
leave now in a few minutes"
TT is all written out; l have only to
add few words to it." Miss Brewster
at once few to her stateroom. The
telegram about the mine was soon be-
fore her with the words counted, and
the silver and gold that were to pay for
it piled on the table. She resolved to
run no risk of delay by having the
message sent "to collect" Then she
dashed Off, as quickly as she could, n
brief and very graphic account of the
disaster which had overtaken the
Caloric. If this account was slightly
exaggerated, Miss brewster had no
time to tone it down. Picturesque and
dramatic description was what she
aimed at. Her pen flew over the paper
with great rapidity, and she looked up
every now and then, through her state
room window, to see dangi1y from the
ropes the boat that was to make the at
tempt to reach the Irish coast. AS she
could thus see how the preparations for
the departure were going forward, she
fingered longer than she might other
wise have done, and added line after line
to the dispatch which told Of the dis
aster. At last she saw the men take
their places in the long boat. She
hurriedly counted the words in the new
dispatch she had written, and quickly
frcm her purse piled the gold that was
necessary TO pay for their transmission.
Then she sealed the two dispatches in
an envelope, put the two piles of gold
into one, after rapidly counting them
again, cast quick look up at the still
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24
THE MISTAKE OF HIS LIFE.
1t WIN Not be Very Long Before Quay
VIII be sorry He Spoke.


VIII be sorry He Spoke.
Senator Quay must be losing his nerve
at the prospect before him in the senatorial
fight II u recent published interview is
correct, and there is no reason to doubt
It's truth. He expresses himself ms "op-
posed to the entire scheme of the National
Business Mems League" In tho present
instance Mr.. Quay has the best OF reasons
for disliking the organizations of business
men forming all over the state ono pur-
pose OF which Is TO work for the election
of John Wanamaker. Mr.. Quay would,
no doubt, greatly prefer a league of ward
heelers or one of professional politicians.
He could put them to better" use than
he will be able to put the League of Busi-
ness Men.
We fear that Mr.. Quay has barked up
the wrong tree in his latest attack on the
best element of his party, and will some
time acknowledge 1t as the mistake OF his
life. In calling the league an association
OF MILL onaires he says what he knows to
be untrue. The ranks are open to all who
do business" The man who sells pea
nuts from stand on the corner, or the
farmer who raises and sells stock, grain
or vegetables is as much business
man as the great iron merchant or manu-
bership OF the league. Mr. Quay will find
that his attempt to emulate the late la
mented Bryan and array the ''masses"
sgainst the "classes and vice versa, will
Jesuit, like that OF Ter endeayor, in the dis
,omfture of the perpetrator. Wilkes
oarre Times.
PottsyilIe Business Mems League Adopts
Forcible RESOLUTIONS.
nf
the Business Mems League of Pottsville
the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That in the interest OF hon
est politics and good business methods,
and TO the end that this government of
the people, for and by tho people shall
not perish from the earth, we do hereby
nledpe ourselves to aid by every nonora-
HE means the Hon. John Wanamaker To
attain the seat In tho United States sem
ate now occupied by the Hon. j. Donald
Cameron, believing that In the present
political exigcncy he is the best rcprosen-
tative man to aid In restoring business
confidence and TO sustain William Nc
Kiuley president elect, to carry out the
political pledges made at the last election
"Resolved That in Hon. John Wana-
maker we have the exponent OF all that IS
honorable in politics, honest in business
and patriotic In sentiment, and that In
him the state will have mouthpiece
whose words. nationally promulgated,
will be listened TO with attention and
whose business experience will be OF the
utmost value to the business world, and
through il to the great world OF labor,
which is the wealth Of the nation
These resolutions are indorsed by over
600 of the most prominent residents OF
Pottsvillc representing the laboring man,
merchant. manufactures, banker and mon
OF every occupation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24
Photographic Clocks.

The phonograph is well known, but
as usually constructed It is a tolerably
large instrument. An English firm,
however, has succeeded In getting such
an instrument into an ordinary-slzed
drawing-room clock. There are many
amusing and useful possibilities OF this
phonogruph clock. Imagine sitting In
a room with not a soul near and sudden
ly hear the "Star Spangled Banner" or
a voice in sudden, mahatma-lile fash
ion crying out: Don't forget" With
a phonograph clock, now trade nov
city, oil this is made possibility. The
photograph is set to go off like an or
dinary alarm, and the hands are set for
the phonograpb to commence its opera
tions at n certain time, either to amuse
or startlc friends or to give gentle re-
minder that you have an engagement
or have mt given time TO perform some
business
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24
WANAMAKER WILL WIN.
The People Have Made His Fight
Their Fight.
OERTAI.. -2aNoE OF VICTo BY
That Ex-Postmaster General john :. IA
maker VIII Succeed Cameron in this
Senate of the UniteS States Docs Not
Admit of n Doubt.

PM ,pur pryr, nac T,a No., Uoh,
IvanaaI-a- -, - - -. T-...-1
e,.N.-l
""o "le 0onuuo'ihe ms cam palgh nave
boast; the men who are promoting his in
terests are not men To judge rashly or to
speak hastily. They express their knowl-
edge with quiet confidence that carries
conviction with it hey decline, and
wisely perhaps, 20 ".ye estimates Now
they know their s-"1gth and they are
content IA th2t Know tSa.
1t Ism % p,,tririts victory. 1t Is "A tri-
umph of Gee people who have expressed
their viii 50 str4a .iv that thsir repre-
sentative in tha Lee tstlrc know what is
expected o. iAsW, a'... Save pledged them
selves to o.seF n ass,.'s u their constit-
uents. Dur. the wtsS these pledges
have been tefs.1eG timex and fast, and
now there l. ho loH-at doubt as 70 the
outcome John Hln:inaker has many
more votes pledged 60 nim, and pledged
without S'.tc's 'tion 'aan are necessary to
insure MS election. So" tiat the current
mas oeeh eSliDllshei his strength VIII
rapiuly lncte"'s' 80 .i'e hoV ohly VIII ne
DC eAec'eu' put nc Wal receive vote tha'
VIII DC most lAtterihS
Inc soilcl'aV.oh' II such IL may De called,
mas Deeh uohe oy 'ue people Ihey have
declared lor anahiaHer' ana their repre-
sehIa'tNe9 arc pu' 'heir agents ana they
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24
JUDGE EWlNG'S HUMOR.
His Keen and Effective Thrust at th,
lone Man" Political Power.

His Keen and Effective Thrust at the
lone Man" Political Power.
Judge Ewing, Of Pittsburg, is u phil
ssopher. He Is something Of q humorist
too, ms the following story fully vouches: :
Judge Ewing has recently naturallzed n
number Of applicants for citizenship. One
man. in the course Of his examination to
ascertain how much he knew about the
government OF this country, was asked
how "a United States senator was chosen.
81 don't know" replied the applicant.
well" said Judge Ewing, II don't
blame you very much. l think we are
all littlo mixed in this state on this
question We used to think the repre-
sentativcs of the people had something to
say in the matter, but just now in Penn
sylvania one would think the United
States senators are nominated and elected
by one man"
Looked at calmly, the proposition to
send a man to the United States senats
because he is the favorite Of one man 10
the most outrageous as IL Is the most
ridiculous piece of business
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-24

sition. In the silence that followed
the steady splash of oars could be
heard, and again n rousing cheer rang
out from those who were left upon the
Tuotionless steamer. Edith Longworth
raised herself on tiptoe and looked out
OF the open window. On the crest of
a wave. 500 yards away from the vessel,
she saw the boat for 4 moment appear,
showing the white glitter of her six
dripping oars; then il vanished down
the other side of the wave into the
trough of the sea.
''Now. Miss Brewster, you are at lib
erty TO 60"