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The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04
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Seattle. Wash, Aug. 29-The steam
er King City Of Kingston arrived to-
day from Dyea and Skaguay. The
following letter was brought from the
Associated Press correspondents:
Skaguay. Alaska. Aug. 25.-The new
deputy collector Of customs at Skag-
uay-Dyea has imposed IA duty of $50
a head on Canadian horses unloaded
Mt this port from Canadian territory
to be used in packing owners outfits
over the summit Since the new Brit
ish collector a few days ago announced
that his government would waive all
duty on miners clothes and outfits in
tended for personal use, for the next
six months. II is feared this action on
the part OF the United States collector
will react on American miners. The
duty was paid under protest. The col
lector also assumed the right to ap-
praise horses ut their value here One
man paid $540 on horses that cost
him $500 at Victoria.
An effort is being made to improve
the Skaguay trail. The miners camped
at Skaguay and on the trail are to do
the work, while the citizens Of Skag-
uay furnish all food and transporta-
tion of supplies. There are not less
than 5000 miners between the land
ing and summit and all travel is sus.
pended. Trees have been felled across
the trail and no one will he allowed to
proceed until the entire trail b fin-
ished.
There are only five bad hills where
much blasting will be needed. The
rest can be done with picks. axes and
shovels.
Hf,ar rInp In. - 70.
enced railroad contractor. will be ST.
perintendent OF construction. There
are several civil engineers here with
their Instruments, and they will pro-
coed at once to make the survey. The
work will be completed and thrown
open to travel in from ten to fifteen
days nt the latest. and 1t Is thought
can then be kept open all winter.
There are four ships in the harbor
unloading. the Farallon of San Fran
cisco having just anchored with $50
passengers and $50 horses on board.
The Elder. with 152 passengers and
the same number Of horses The City
Of Kingston. with 175 passengers and
61 horses. dropped anchor just "a
houw ago and is about unloaded. max
ing the quickest dispatch of any vee-
sci in the harbor
The Bristol Of Victoria has been
here five days and has hardly begun
unloading. as the charterers refused
to furnish lighters to land the stock
and supplies. and also refused to fur
nish meals to the passengers after the
boat dropped anchor. The passengers
appealed to the vigilance" commit
tee and this morning the chairman
went aboard to Interview the captain
and purser After stormy interview
the captain and pnrser engaged the
''BJachs," lighter brought up by the
steam tug Pioneer. OF Seattle and the
passengers are helping to unload the
| ship.
The price of whisky has jumped In
ten days from three and five dollars
per gallon to twenty dollars. on ac-
count of the many seizures made by
the new revenue officers, who have
captured about twenty barrels in that
time.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04
Currost Topics.

There is no effort for the improve
ment of the people that has taken :.
more prominent form than that show
ing itself In the establishment am.
maintenance Of public libraries. Tho
and the natural love there In Of reading
have led to the popularizing of pub
lie libraries until few villages Of any
respectable size are without collections
Of books to which the people have free
access. Men OF wealth have devoted
their money to the establishment OF
large libraries and two Of the very best
Of these in this country are In Chica
20. the gifts of public-spirited citizens
who left their wealth for that purpose.
States generally have provided for
the support o public libraries, al
though the average state legislator has
about as much use for books as q duck
has for an umbrella. OF all the states
Minnesota has exhibited the best judg
ment In its laws relating to libraries.
There is an annual appropriation made
OF $4,000 to encourage the establish
ment of public school collections of
books. The law provides that so shall
be given the first year and so annually
/. thereafter to any school that raises an
equal or 4 greater sum for . library
the stimulus Of which donation has
reSulted in large excess Of individual
giving over the amount donated by the
state. This plan has been In operation
for the last ten years and since 1t be-
gan over 1900 public school libraries
have been established. having an aver
age of sixty-nve volumes each, making
4 total of more than lit 900 volumes.
This number of books, large a. 1t is.
is not 10 significant Of public interest
in the plan ~ the fast that the growth
OF each library II continuous, while the
number Of them il steadily increasing.
The plan pursued In the state 10 not
to purchase books at random OF ac-
cording TO the whims OF any one indiv-
idual but to purchase years qusta of
looks devoted to one special subject.
80 that the result IL the formation Of a
library especially adapted to reference
purposes. which supplements the edu-
eational work of the school proper.
While popular works Of romance and
travels are not omitted the body of
the books may be considered ~ sup
Elementary to the text books and the
work of the teachers.
II IL not probable that any eQuiva-
lent sum appropriated for any other
purpose brings the state Of Minnesota
so large q return as the SO 900 donated
to the purchase Of books for the pub
lie school libraries and the example
of that state might probably be fol-
lowed by any other. especially At the
west, where large cities are infre-
ouent and technical libraries are rare.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04
STARVATION is INEVITABLE.
Plain Figures Show That There II No,
Enough Food ON the Yukon River.

Seattle. Wash. Aug 29.-H. A.
Stanley. who went to ST. Michaers for
the Associated Press, returned to this
city on the steamer Portland, He
says:
II have been seven weeks at the
mouth OF the Yukon. at St Michaers.
where saw nearly all the miners com.
ing out and interviewed them. As a
result. feel it my duty to advise .y.
erybody to stay out until next spring.
Wild. and in many cases. exaggerated
reports have been circulated since the
first discoveries were made. The strike
however. was, and IL one Of the great.
est. II not the greatest. in the worlds
history. Probably S2OOO,OOO was
cleaned up this spring and next spring
l look for from x5.OOO.OOO 10 s., 900 OOO
THE fields have hardly been opened
up as yet. but those going in now must
bear In mind that everything in that
region was staked long before any re-
ports reached the outer world, and that
those going in now must prospect for
themselves. buy claims from the pres
ent owners or work for the owners,
'No new strike has been reported nm
to the time of my leaving. and another
may not he made for five years. al
though Alaska is an enormous country.
and will yet. I believe. produce more
gold than we dream Of. But II 10 also
In many ways bleak. barren, desolate
country-a country incapable of sup
porting any great amount Of animal
life and n country Of such rigorous eli
mate. both winter and spring. that
none but the most hardy can POSSIBLY
live in it. Even they must have abun-
dance OF food and warm clothing.
II am aware that there n q popular
impression that supplies can be bought
In the vicinity Vf the mines. They
may al present buy at six times Seattle
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04
STOVE FOR HOT WEATHER.
II R.a,s,ss Geld I.ssssd Of Heat. sn'
VIII He sopuisr.

II RaAIotss Geld gnstssd OF Heat. sn'
win He ropaisr.
Prof. william NJ Watts OF St
Pond. Nd, has o novelty in the fol
of 4 cold stove. The stove Is for n'
In the heated months Of summer f.:
reducing the temperature. Just a
stoves heated by fire are used to RAJ
the temperature in winter. BY tn
use Of salt, small quantity of iee an
. patented chemical the most intens'
degree of cold is secured. 80 sreAt Ia
the cold that 1t Is as dangerous
tsSpch this cold stove when 1t Is L.
operation a. 1t would be to place tn
hand on q IRE stove at high deEre
OF heat. The skin 10 instantly take
Oh and painful injuries are the result
Of the slightest contact. Prof. Watt
states that during the hottest weathe.
the temperature of a room may be rui
down and made pleasant by the us.
of this novel device. The new prcces
was dicovered by q college mate Of tn
teacher OF the Still Pond school. Th
cost Of operating the stove Is yer,
slfGht
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

A remarkable discovery has been
made In Connecticut. BY an error In
the statutes 1t is almost impossible to
punish a man for bigamy. 1t is not q
crime for q man to be married TO more
than one woman SO long as he does not
live with his wives. Who knows but
the mem bers OF the legislature Intended
to have the law read Just as 1t does!
OF course, the women will see that 1t IL
repealed.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04
sRoxE OUT OF LeADv.lLs JAIL.
Five Rsiseesrs Kscaps and Left the Night
Jailer Securely Locked In.

Jsiler Securely Locked In.
Leadville, Colo, Aug. 29.-A daring
jail break from the county jail oc-
CURED at $50 tonight. Five prison
ers made their escape and the night
tailer at lnte hour is still locked up
In the Jail. while the prisoners who es-
capped made way with the keys to both
the outer and inner doors.
The prisoners who escaped are the
two BohannOn brothers. charged with
the murder Of Deputy Sheriff Fahey;
]. d. Spann. charged with criminal as
sault; james Bristol. charged with for
gerry. and Jim Dawson. charged with
assault with intent to kill.
When Night Jailer Martin entered
the corridor to make his rounds to.
night. Spann, who was walking In the
corridor. jumped on him and clapped
his hands back OF him. He was at
once Joined by the two BOhannon
brothers, who dragged the jailer 10
the rear OF the cells. where they bound
him. A big posse have started In pur-
suit.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04
Pointer Beat. Two Minutes.

Readville. Mass. Aug. 2S.-The Chi.
cagO pacing stallion. Star Pointer, own.
ed by James A. Murphy, to-day wiped
out the twominute mark and ended the
controversy which has been going on
for years as to the speed qualities of
the light harness horse. Accompanied
by runner. the big bay Tennessee.
bred stallion, wiped out the mark and
had three fourths of a second to spare
when he went under the wire This
wonderful performance was witnessed
by about 5000 persons.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

At the unveiling of the monument
to his grandfather at Cologne. the
Emperor William referred to the sym
bolioal figure thereon as Neptune and
his trident" AS matter OF fact. the
sculptor had struggled to represent
FATHER Rhine" and garlanded vines
and this was his reward. Our repub-
lican eyes make odd mistakes with
some OF our statues. and the imperial
eye may fairly be pardoned their artis-
tic astismatism.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

A man OF figures says one pound
Of wool will produce one yard o: cloth.
1t will also produce 1887 .s63. .204 words
which are called congressional de-
hate.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

Even the Chicago grand jury IL
tainted with bribery. and the public
eye seeks In vain for . pure object
connected with the administration of
justice. Lawyers wriggle their clients
out Of trouble with the bold help of
courts. and there appears to be little
o. no chance Of = square deal In be-
half oe the vast hoasst majority of the
people.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04
Irony of Fate.

Guest-"Who is that pale. frail look
ing man with spectacles who comes
here every evening and drinks bottle
of Apollinaris?" Bartender-"Why.
that's the man who writes those lively
drinking songs that the students like
so,"-JuEend
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

As JOAQUIN Miller sees 1t" is the
headline over the poets letter from
the ALASKAN gold fields. And when you
read the letter you know Mr.. Miller
sAw II through a dictionary.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

II Germany gets too rollickins Uncle
Sam may compel her to bury all Linn
burger cheese that has died q. home
and been shipped over here,
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04
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The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04
No Insurance For Eareatsra

Denver. Aug. 2S.-rhe American Or
der of Foresters decided finally yester-
day not to revive the endowment fea-
ture of the order. In other words the
Foresters VIII go perman'n',. out Of
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

To save an trouble Judge Jackson
might sn3oin the coal from remaining
longer In the mines.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

Others zee our .aalts as plainly a.
We see theirs.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

II you would not be known to do
thing. never do il.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

Ths man who plows deep makes the
right kind of prayer for good crops.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-04

no oppos.,.~sg-rp tyrlgg deve76pe,.3to the
invitation made~6s the Michigan dele
The herald., 1897-12-26
Looking Back Over 1897

From the beginning to the progress been
the wachword. and the banners science
Of business professional
church preates merchant princes
ten in robust characters the motto Excelsior Looking
1own from the heights which the world has climbed
Ing the twelve giant strides hay
been made in every direction.
The vast field of engineering science
sationa developments. Eighteen hundred ninety
seven has given us the mighty Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
queen of greyhounds and the fastest the
est and the largest steamer aoat;
to us the eeest battesp in the world in the shape
japanese fighting craft Yashma and the speedes small
vessel in existence torpedo Turbna this
last presenting in Itself the important advances
In steam engineering that she tremendous
of speed by means of her steam turbines Record
breaking has been the aim of
gneer; the time in which vessel the Atlantic
been down hours and minutes and seconds until a
last vessel has done the trip days Engi-
neers have hammered the record times
today accomplishment of speed of sixty miles
hour, which few years would regarded
as visionary and impossible. has become common
occurrence as to be considered scarcely worthy Of moro
passing notice. The of a motive power has
been improved upon. Electric railroadng has been
and found to be distinct advance operating
fully on the New Haven road in Connecticut the
overhead railroad in Liverpool, England, while in
1t is to make bearabe the choking atmosphere
nation the underground railroad Hoseess carriages
ceased to be the butt of the cartoonst joke
writer's In three cities of the World Lon
don, Paris and New York carriages have become
such familiar sight be object of curiosity to none
but country visitors The important advancement made
by electricity is shown by the there We're
eightysix miles of electric railway while us with
$4,000 miles of electric railway num-
Der of electric cars operated from 172 to $1,000
1t has been advancement of women
Even in the conservative Europe barriers to
the onward and upward been re-
moved In France this has been especially noticeable many
of the restrictions to the higher education having
been removed. The attempt 70 women equal
privileges with the male University proved
failure, although the faculty had the women to
study with the pass the examinations and beat
them when they could, which occasionally happened
In the field of sport in the science to break
records has been the aim every contestant The star of
he the bicycle track has been Jimmie Mich
Welsh wonder. a new ng haSa
-Eamburg-the mighty of Hanover and Lady Reel
about whose ownership there has much secrecy
but of whose right to his no cues
ton. Football has been fercer sport ever nd
occurred the gdiron with frequency that
in some states the legislature has seriously
question Of prohibiting the game. has more tba
maintained its popularity The indications that if 1897
may be called year in which people daft over the
game, 1898 will the growing an
dy in popularity and promises to take the among out
door sports.
Bicycling has gained anything by latest event of
The herald., 1897-12-26

year. sxday bicycle race and Ia to hoped thai
these shocking exhibitions have think the
asst days If this be and prediction
fled that contest Of endurance replaced b
x-day competitions in which the riders will be allowed
so many hours sleep the twenty-four then 1898 wiz
have opportunity at least to improve the preceding
year.
toned the return Of Tammany Hall to and favor with
majority of the pople The ancient political organization
f New York whose candidate has been elected to be rs
Mayor of Greater the black books oi
the tickle public but tide changed again. The DEATH
on the election. the champion single
Henry George who succumbed to the exhausng effects Of
campaign undertaken when he from being in good
political year.
An interesting incident of part Of 1897 the
great fire of London which reduced to ashes whole blocks
Of buildings and the of the Engishmen to
the fact that their fire department of which they had been
so proud was in reality untitled with large
fagration Eighteen hundred ninety-eight will
John Bull coming Cousin Jonathan for hints howo
run fire department. and after making of all best
Devices calmly claiming accusing u Of
copying London's pet plans for putting out flames.
Among the public events that make 1897 memoir
able year were the Inauguration of President Mckinley
which began and ended with such surprising suddenness
and with so little loss of life that the look
ing back 1897 of interests may forgiven
# he fails to recall the Turko- -Grecian campaign
Another great episode that brought together Of
and peace from every part of the country was the dedca
ton of the tomb of General Grant Who that privileged
be present that OCCASION when the banners OF
the marching blown straight by the fierce and
cutting wind and the spectators sat and roze in the grand
stands and the sidewalks chilled to the bone but deter
mined to do honor to the nations hero will forget the
day The of the discovery of gold is entitled to take
prominent place the of 1897 for set the whole
world agog is popular subject st and is liable to get
yet spite of the chness of the Alaskan atos
phere 1t is probable that 1898 will be Kondike dur
ing which the great ambition of the people of all nations
will be dig deve soil search of the
elusive yellow metal
In foreign events the great jubilee of Queen Victoria
takes precedence the most important In the minds Of
Brtshers, at least that stood out among
all others the chief incident of 1897 The sight
entatves of the Worldwide empire marching shoulder to
shoulder in parade acknowledging allegiance to the
august lady who held place for
certainly impressive to the people Of this
democratic land.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-30
The Policeman and tho Emperor.

A good land true?) story is going
the round which, shows to- what
extent the violent ebullitions and
caprices OF the German emperor are
regarded in his own country. An
English gentleman, it appears,
was walking with a friend Unter den
Linden and in the course of discus
sion on the kaiser's conduct committed
a grievous error of Maiestats-Beleidi-
gung. "The emperor's fool!" he ex-
claimed, whereupon an English-speak-
ing police officer tapped him on the
shoulder and said, "You must me
mid me to re police station" "What
for?" asked the Englishman. "Mein
herr did call re kaiser a fool" replied
the man. ''No, no." urged the cute
Briton, 'ft was the Russian emperor 1
was talking about" tDat will not
vash," went on the constable; "dere
is no emperor fool except the Ger
man emperor" After which, Dame
Rumor has it, the police officer aud
the Englishman agreed to keep each
others secret and parted on good
terms. Gazette.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-30
THE PREACHERS SALARY.
An Evangelist Makes Contract Which
Pays Him Very Well.

Pays Him Very Well.
In certain sections of the United
States, notably in those where the re-
ligious expression is the strongest, and
the congregations the poorest, and
these characteristics are always CON-
bined, there is an ever present con-
fict as to what the preacher ought to
have and what he is going to get, and
it was on this sub. .ect visiting preach
er talked the other Sunday at dinner
with reporter.
eat one of my appointments where
I had been called" he was saying, "to
conduct a revival I heard couple of
the members talking, though they did
not think was near enough to hear.
"I wonder what that fellow e1-
poets to get?' said one.
".All he can raise Of course, said
the other.
"'He wears good clothes, and they
hare got to be pad for
Eyes, and 1 reckon We might as
we'll make up our minds to pay for
'em.'
1.-The conversation was becoming
personal, and before it got too much
so, and 1 would be placed where it
would be decidedly embarrassing L
broke in:
".Now, look here, brethren, You
don't have to worry about what you
are going to pay me. You don't have
to pay me o cent unless you want to,
and am not here to get money for
my work. Still, have to live, and
I'll agree to this-every time you get
lick in my sermons while l am here
you just pay me nickel, and if L
don't hit you at all it won't costyou a
cent. Now, is that fair? Is it bar
gain?
"They agreed to it with great unan-
unity, and I went ahead with my
preaching, doing the best I knew how,
and praying for strength to tell the
truth to the people, and to help them
to be better men and women, and l
kept it up for week and was ready to
StdTt III Oh tuo ocCOuu WcchS VIVA S1S
of my men came to me behind the
little log meeting house where I was
reading my Bible.
so you're going to preach another
week?' he said anxiously.
"'Yes, said I.
"'Well, for the Lords sake, Brother
Hudson, he said in the most pleading
tones, 4 wish you'd quit and 60 home.
You've hit me 80 many licks already
that I'll have to sell the only Pair Of
mules I've got and yoke of yearling
cattle to pay you what I owe you al
ready, and if you stay another week
I'll have to give up the farm and put a
chattel mortgage on the old woman
and the children
"Of course" laughed the preacher,
''it wasn't quite as bad as he made it
appear, but I had made good friend
of him, and he not only paid his share
willingly, but insisted on my coming
again and staying twice as long. -
Washington Star.