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The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
sn,pLoAps OF sRIMsroNE.
1.ss.ess Amount Of Crude s.issss
Received In This Country.

1nasnoss Amount Of Crude eslpsss
Received In This Country.
Birthstone, as . commercial commo-
d1ty. 10 Of great importance In many
branches Of manufacture. but the fact
u not generally known in business c1f-
cles that 1ls. 1877 tons came to the Unit
I'd States from Sicily In 1897 and that
the year before the importation was
even larger. says the New York Tr1o-
uns. This commodity comes exclusive
II from Sicily. and to . great extent
from the port Of Palmero. 1t u ship
Ped in bulk, like coal. and looks. In its
raw condition. like pieces OF broken
stons about the size Of those which are
used on macadam roads. 1t II . duh
cray, and from that to q bright yellow,
according to its quality! the higher
the grade the yellower the stone. 1t IS
handled by the large importers In its
crude form only and these dispose OF II
to the manufacturers. by whom 1t Is
subjected to processes which eliminate
the dross and bring to the surface It's
valuable properties. 1t is used by the
manufacturers of fertilizer mrterials
and sulphuric acid. and large quantities
are consumed by the manufacturers OF
wood pulp and paper. The birthstone
goes In great quantities. also. to the
sulphur reflners, and after It becomes
sulphur 1t plays an important part in
the manufacture OF yulcanized rubber.
The addition OF sulphur to plastic rub
har l-,,1o ,{1ip No KAt~
tin sheets as an experiment, gave the
world the valuable commodity known
as hard rubber. and no substitute has
yet been found for the yellow dust In
the process. The birthstone statistics
show that United States receives more
of the material than any other country.
For the same time that 1887 tons
reached the ports of New York. Balt-
more, Philadelphia. Charleston. Boston.
Wilmington ard Norfolk. the following
exports were made from Sicily to other
parts Of the world; France, "a, 1896 tons:
Italy. 73,062 tons: United Kingdom,
24,520 tons; Russia. 1882 tons; Portu-
gal, 1854 tons; Germany, 1874 tons;
Austria. 1898 tons; Greece-Turkey.
1856 tons; Belgium. 9.253 tons; sws-
den, Norway and Denmark. H.
226 tons; Spain. 4,039 tons;
Holland. $500 tons. The wine
growing districts OF Europe use
large quantities Of the material to de-
stroy the insects which attack the
vines. and although many substitutes
are employed. the most careful grow
ers never abandon birthstone for that
purpose. The supply in Sicily ready for
transportation is larger than it has ever
been before, there being no less than
FAC, 1867 tons in storage.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
PAID HIS DEBTS,
All Becsass He Found . Asrsss q
Lawsuits.

AA uec0S9 1Ou0o b0810D "a
Calvin Huson, an old-time lawyss
Of this city, who died In Libby prison,
used to tell good story Of william II.
Seward, IN whose once he studied law
for about two years. Seward retired
from the governors chair $4,000 in
debt He returned to Auburn and
went TO practicing law. says the Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle. It was
not long after this that woodward, the
famous manufacturer Of plows. began
to have lot Of trouble with firms all
over the country who infringed his
patents. He began to look about him
for Q lawyer to prosecute them. ReAliz-
ing that it was 4 gigantic task. he
would have none but the best lawyer
to b. secured. In his search he went
to Albany and attended the court of
appeals for several days. Seward was
arguing case In that court and Wood
wards attention was attracted to him
woodward became convinced that the
lawyer. whom he did not then know,
was the one to conduct the case, %
one day when court was over he made
his way to the clerk Of the court and
asksd who the young lawyer was. He
was much surprised to get the reply:
why, that's Gov. Seward" When
woodward went to ind Seward At his
hotel 1t was to learn that the latter
had taken the train Immediately after
the close Of court for Auburn. Wood
ward followed him on the next train
and engaged Seward to conduct his
case for him. After some months Sew
ard went to Albany to have the nrst
case against the infringers tried. The
opposition was represented by twelve
lawyers, among whom were senators,
congressman and some of the best at
torneys in the state. After much de-
batting among themselves ~ to who
should conduct the defense, they final
ly settled the job upon one Of their
number. He was no match for Seward
who easily won the case and got .
strong opinion from the court. Armed
with the opinion, Seward went back to
Auburn and began to tight all along
the line. wherever there was an IN
fringemeot He sent COPY Of . vol
luminous brief to every man who WAS
concerned In the infringement. and
they were scattered all over the Unitsd
States. together with the opinion. Tor
several weeks briefs left Ssward's a.
fice BY tie bushel-basketful. He cGr-
ried the enemies works BY stoem.
There were NO moro suits. At the end
Of year Seward had paid up the dsAe
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
vALuAsLELINcoLn DOCUMENT
Bssasy Ciain for serviess In the Black
Hawk War Found

Bsenty Clain for servicss d. the Black
y Hawk War Found
From the New York Journal: A yalu-
able Lincoln document has just been
unsarthed in the pension ofice in
Washington by Colonel Dalton, chief Of
the old war and navy division. 1t ID q
bounty land claim. made by the mar
tyred president in 1856. in which he
makes application for leo acres under
the Law allowing such allotment to all
soldiers who served fifteen days or
longer in any war previous to the civil
struggle. Captain Lincoln, as he was
then, received the land for which he
asked. The. document. which was
sworn to by Mr.. Lincoln. declares that
he served forty days in 1882 a. captain
Of . company in the regiment Of ILL.,
nois mounted volunteers. commanded
by Colonel s. W. Thompson. in the war
with the British band OF Sacs and other
tribes Of Indians ON the northwestern
frontier known as the BLACK Hawk
war"
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

Four healthy cocker spaniels. which
were born in lso5-the males being
brothers and the females sisteIs-havs
been for three years the subject Of an
Interesting experiment by 4 professor
in Clark University. Alcohol, not
enough to produce intoxicstion. has
been mixed daily with the food of two
Of these dogs. The others have had
none. One result il that. as compared
with sober doss.tle alcoholics. Bum and
Tipsy. have become timid. slovenly.
lazy and weak. Yet the worst effects
Of the whisky diet appear in the OF
spring Bum and Tipsy have been the
parents OF twenty pups. SIX Of which
were born dead. and eight malformed.
six only being healthy. On the other
hand, the normal pair have had six
teen pups. of which fifteen are living
and healthy. Remembering that the
alcoholics have never been drunk.
sucL an experiment helps one to under
stand the downfall of many a family
whose head has prided himself ON be-
Ing moderate" drinker.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

The hint that N. Zola may YET be
accorded practical freedom. although
his sentence of Imprisonment and Ane
may be left hanging over him. indi-
becoming tired of the war they have
been making upon him. The govern
ment is evidently anxious to hurry the
Dreyfus case out of sight, but It 10
doubtful II 1t will be permitted to do
so with such conspicuous example OF
unjust judicial methods standing un-
corrected.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

Oh. you men!
Dainty Dolly Paunce was singing the
lively ditty. of which this 10 the re-
train. In three parts of the metropolis
every evening. and four parts OF the
impressibls youth Of the city were
singing It after each meal and before
retiring, ~ the doctors prescription
reads. Cards and howsrs occupied
half her hanson each night ~ she rode
10 her modest home uptown. She
threw the cards into the grats with =
half sighed prayer that men be born
with more sense and that engraving
were not 20 cheap. The flowers she
allowed to die IN her ovsr-heated par
Ior without . shadow Of compunction.
Dolly had been working long and
hard enough to be convinced that her
success would last Just about 20 many
swift years. even with the best OF tend
arce. 30 she serupulously saved her
rrlncely salary against the days OF the
sere and yellow leaf, whom. perhaps.
the same cards and flowers should be
flung nightly at the twinklinS toes Of
another Dolly.
One dismal. raw night. being In mel
ancholy mood. Dolly read her batch
o. cards in = spell of curiosity. She
had not done this since the early days,
now good while past. when there
were only two or three. To her
snazement she found that three of
them bore the same name, Clarence
Lowderidse.
The goose must have followed me
from one place to the other" she
thought, with a fine curve Of scorn on
her pretty mouth.
Again the next night-she tried to
tell. herself It was force of habit-sne
read the cards Of her admirers Again
she found Clarence Lowderidge thrice
gepresented. On one Of his cards she
read these penciled words:
Il have worshipped thee or thirty
nights. thrice the night 'Tis equiva-
lent to three months devotion. Is this
not religion? Thy adorer. C. L."
The impudence of the fellow. I'll
give him lesson In religion. and that
on next Sunday morning. II live"
she snapped out to the CONSERVATION
of her Angora, stamping her little foot
in Its satin slipper.
She sat down at her writing table
and scribbled OF few words, which
were posted the next morning to the
address, on the card
Sunday morning at II precisely.
Clarence Lowderidss appeared before
Dolly Pauncs. He was tall. thin and
pale. His clothes were mot too new
AID his yellow hair needed trimming.
But when he stammsred by way Of in
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

There is a serious question in our
mind whether the practice Of christen-
Ing ships should be perpetuated. We
cannot see that It is either necessary
or beautiful They should be named,
Of course. under such simple forms -
may seom desirable, but why treat
them a. though they were human be-
ings with souls to save and "christen"
them? II We christen ships at ALL
surely the employment Of water consti-
tues the nearest approach to sacrilege
Wine or spirituous liquor at least saves
the performance from the charge of
burlesQuing holy things. But why
christen them al all?
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
TROOPS MOBlLlZED.
ARE ORDERED TO THE SOUTH.
Entire Uaissd s.atss Army. wni 500. Bs
Under Way 70 Poiats Coavseisnt to
Cuba.

Washington, April 15.-Decidedly the
most warlike step taken by the depart
ment for the possibility Of an encounter
with Spain, was inaugurated to-day
when orders were issued for the concen-
,ration at four points In the South Of
aix regiments Of cavalry, thirty-tw0
regiments of infantry and the light bat
tertes Of five regiments OF artillery. At
ChIckamauga there will be six regi-
menis Of cavalry and the light batteries
Of five regiments Of artillery: At New
Orleans eight regiments OF infantry; at
Tampa seven regiments of infantry and
at Mobile sevent regiments of infantry.
Since the Civil War no such proportion
Of the army has been mobilized, and
the movement itself IL the best evi-
dence of the gravity Of the situation
As looked upon by the President and
bis advisers.
The determination TO rendezvous the
troops in the South, where they can
be acclimated to the conditions Of
more tropical climate, has been under
consideration by the President and his
Cabinet for some time. II was not un-
til to-day, however, that the President.
In view Of the enormous expense which
will be entailed. felt justified in taking
this step.
When Secretary Algel returned from,
the Cabinet meeting he at once called
into conference General Miles and Ad-
jutant General Corbin. and acquainted
Them with the result of the Cabinets
deliberations. There were hurried
consultations. in which the quarter
master general, who has charge OF the
transportation Of troops, the commits
sary general, who looks after their
subsistence. aud representatives In
Washington Of the various railroads
running to the South. participated.
The orders. as finally given, contem-
plate the movements of troops to the
places indicated. as follows:
To Chickamauga battlefield: The
First, Second. Third. Sixth. Ninth
and Tenth regiments Of cavalry and
the light batteries of five regiments of
artillery.
To New Orleans: The First, Seventh,
Eighth, Twelfth, Sixteenth, Elgh-
teenth. Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth regiments of infantry.
To Mobile: The Second. Third,
Tenth. Eleventh, Nineteenth. Twen-
tieth, and Twenty-second regiments OF
infantry.
To Tampa: The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Nhtn, Inirteehth, SeNcn'ceHth' "eh-
ty-tirst regiments of infantry.
The heavy batteries Of artillery in
each of the five regiments mentioned
will remain at their present posts The
two new regiments of artillery au-
thorized by Congress have not been
recruited to their full strength. and in
addition, are not well equipped with
horses and other necessary requisites
for service, and, therefore, are not in
cluded in to-day's orders. The depart
ment has SO distributed the twenty-five
regiments Of infantry at convenient
places on the Gulf that they will be &C
cesdbie for transportation to Cuba.
Proposals have been invited from
steamship companies for chartering
vessels to the government for this
work.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
TYPES OF WAR VESSELS,
Difference In Contraction and Ps,psss .
Various Styles.

Difference In Contraction and Ru1Dsss Il
Various Styles.
A battleship is not built for speed.
but for weight and to support enor.
nous guns. 1t is intended for coast
and harbOr defenses and will mot be
sent across the sea. Its sides are COW
cred With heavy armor Of Harveytxed
metal, q mixture Of nickel and steel,
from SIX to ten. inches In thickness,
which extends in q belt about tan or
twelve feet Wide from stem to stern,
the greater proportion of It being
above the water line. An armored
cruiser Is a fast-sailing vessel with q
similar armor. A protected cruiser
has an arched- deck Of steeL begin
ming about the water line and extend
Ing over the "vitals;" that is, the ma
chinery Of the ship. SO as to give them
protection and turn the force Of pro
jectile. A shot or shell striking this
arched deck is expected to glance OF
and not penetrate. A monitor 70 q
submerged vessel, the upper deck Of
which, when 1t goes into action, 70 Al
most on a level with the water, and 1t
carries turrets above the water, In
which the guns are placed. These tur-
rets are arranged SO as to revolve In
order that the guns may be fred In
any direction without turning the ship.
A gunboat is an ordinary vessel, car
rying guns which may be Of any size
and of any material. At present most
gunboats are built of steel. A ram Is
gunboat so strongly constructed that
1t will resist collisions. and, in addition
to its guns, is armed with PROV OF
prong, with n sharp point, which
would cut in two any vessel 1t might
happen to strike. The machinery IL
also constructed Of unusual power, 30
that 1t may strike with great force
Chicago Record.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
spain Buy. Two r... sh,p..

Madrid, April 15.-The report that
Spain had purchased the Hamburg.
American liners NormanniA and Co
lumbia was confirmed tonight. !, 1t IL
said that the minister for the colonies,
senior Moret, bought them without
consulting Admiral Bermejo, the min
lister Of marine.
As indicated tonight in the Hei.
aldo, Spain is figuring on yellow fever
being an Important factor Of the Gu
ban situation. 1t says: I'VE have
200, GOO troops on the island, perfectly
acclimatixed, and any Americans who
are landed there will die like flies"
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

The antarctic continent-for every
thing indicates that the great ice cap
OF the south pole covers land and not
sea-presents attractions to no one but
the scientific observer. There is no
life there. either human or beast. no
vegetation. Penguins have their rook-
cries at some points where the stu
pendous wall Of glacier is interrupted,
but that is all. There are no fisheries
Il is region of ice and volcanic IRE
and desolation. but the secrets which
1t holds for terrestrial science are of
the first value
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
I 90, HEART-BRoKEN.

PRODUCTION that he wrote for a living
and was purely and intensely literary,
Dolly excused his hair and his attire.
He was just about to start upon his
religion tack when Dolly stopped him
In amaxement by asking:
"NF. Lowderidge. do you believe in
Buddha!"
Madam" replied the literary young
ster dreamily. mot. to believe In Bud-
dha woulu % to mistrust you"
"That settles It," ground ont the
pretty soubrette with q very unsou-
brsttish grimacs; and she proceeded to
lay the lash Of her quick tonru. nm
mercifully upon her adorer. n
II go away heart-broken," he mur-
INJURED when she had finished her IT,
rade. but with faith unshaken. dav
will come when you will be kinder to
me and not send me OF like the starn
yet adorable churl. who refuses ths
beggar the glass Of water"
"Belinda." Dolly called to her maid.
who was passing through the hall et
this moment. hand Mr.. Lowderides
glass Of water. Good morning str."
Ten years later Mr. Clarence Low
deridge. the most successful and blood
curdling melodramatist Of the decade.
was speeding aloag 4 lonely country
road on his bicycle. His last ,six
months of labor. worry and sleeplees-
ness had resulted in the greatest melo-
drama within the recollection Of the
critics-aAd tAs worst But it caueht
the crowd and Mr.. LowderidKe WA -
deavoring to recupssats his spent enef-
eies far from the busy haunts Of No..
The dust ross IN clouds. parchiax hjs
throat. and he vas fain to aligAt -
fore rather shabby cottage in the sn-
deavor to buy . glass Of milk or cider.
fat, short woman came out q -
heard the Sats SIAN behind him. -
was not . rsvisAins. but q decidslay
realthy efeaturs: and her homeb -
lures sssmsd to grow npon him h -
terest despite the unnentionabls 49,
! of her kitchen aDton. Mr. LowdsriAn
asked ~ IL nix aAA rsesivsd -
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
M.,..cbu,e,.. Act. Promptly.

Boston. April 15.-Governor Wolcott
sent a message, this afternoon to the
Legislature recommending an emer-
gency appropriation Of $5OO, 900 to in
crease the efficiency Of the state MI
litia.
The bill was framed promptly, en-
bodying the recommendation of the
governor, was referred to the proper
committees and reported back, and uIl-
der suspension Of the rules passed both
branches.
Twenty-Five minutes from the time
the message was received the bill was
signed by the governor and had La-
come q law.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

The Canadian parliament has killed
a bill designed to prevent the circula-
tion OF Sunday newspapers. In less
eventful times such measure might
have become law, for conservatism
runs high across the border; but even
the Canadian mind is fain to recognize
that in these momentous days the pub
lication of the Sunday journal il re-
sponse to an imperious public senti-
meOt
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

Tho people q the United states ars
wealthy and have faith In the epv-
ernment- Theos two facts are shown
in the report Of the comptroller Of the
currency. which states that the inAi-
vidual deposits in the national hanks
now aggregate uAofs than $1.oee. .ooo.-
900. being the largest amount ever re-
corded in the history Of tAoss fnsttt1-
tions This stnta0sAt does noe tAks
into account IL deposits IN sfats anl
private banks. nor tAs iansase sum
known to b head ~ saviAO baAkA
When these ere addsd IL Wsa1tA 4
the country = Gsso - - OseDo1s.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
Coz, co.sr.sa.a Of VA.

Kingston, Jamaica. April 15.-The
colonial government has been notified
from London that coal is to be consld-
cred con,r1band OF war, and that shipA
must be allowed to take only enough
coal to reach the next friendly port
to take away Cuban families believed
to be In danger Of massacre VIXEN hos
tilitiea commence. s1Lllsei---s
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
Gu.f Clear OF. linton Pacific.

Chicago. April 15.--The United States
Circuit Court has confirmed the agree
ment between the Union Pacific and
the Dcnvers& Gulf roads, by which
all charges against the Denver 4 Gulf
in favor of the Union Pacific have
been wiped ont. They amount to ST.
100000 In consideration Of this the
Denver 4 Gulf surrenders the: guaran-
tee the Union Pacific gave of:its bonds.
The Denver & Gulf has now $500, 600
in its treasury.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
He. H.y..r An tn. Privileges.

She-"There's great deal Of unfair
neaa In this world. Women are barred
out Of society for things that men may
do with impunity." He-"That may
b tFus. but. on the other hand, men
would be barred out Of society II they
did sone things that women do With
impunity every day" she-"I'd like
TO have you name just one Of them"
Hs-'well. .kissing other peoples wives
and daughtsrs and sweethearts. for in-
stance"
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
The rwen,,.th century.

The Goth century will begin January
1st, 1901, and end with 1000. People did
not reckon time from A. ID. /, but
waited until about the 550th year of
the Christian era. People who begin
to take Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
Immediately after the first outbreak of
dyspepsia or kidney trouble will date
their cure from them.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
Cea.a.A fer asasraa x.ss.

New York, April 15.-The Preaadent
has. decided to give Consul General Les
the command OF the virginia voaun-
teerB IN the event that Aoq&llities
break out between this country ana
Spain, says the Washingtoa coFre-
spondent OF the World. This decision
was reached sitter . conferences with
secrctary Algef and . number q mi1l-
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

Every advance in war engines is a
swim advance toward universal peace.
Az soon as the mastery Of mind over
force and matter becomes 10 complete
that annihilation can be speedily and
surely visited upon hostile armies or
fleets the human race will be under an
unbreakable bond to keep the peace.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

Psstnastss General Gary ~ is,usal
a order o.. postal empioyuS vfli =;
granted Aaves Of absence r Tim
NJ - ptxfteipape In the Cullna ~
an1 Fst1fa 10 tnse dutSee af99 -
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

Big bond and stockholders are not in
favor Of war. but they can 90 to Eu-
rope until the trouble is over. 1t is
the poor man who must remain and
light.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

v....S l..a.As 1. I.As.. oe....
Betwssa Madagascar and the coast
Of India tAsrs are about 10000 Islands,
only coo q which are inhabited. bat
most Of which are capable Of support
ing population.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
1t VIII Pay.

It will pay to carefully read the de-
scriptive advertisement Of Alabastine
appearing in this paper. explaining the
difference between those goods and
kalsomines. Consumers should bear
In mind that Alabastine Is unlike all
the various kalsomines sold on the
market under different names. Ala
bastins stands pre-eminent and alone
- durable wall coating. and all con-
Ss0sss In -sayinG should sss that the
goods are In packages and propsrly
labeled.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
A Good Record.

Briggs-Was the Boston girl pleased
when you proposed?
Griggs-1mmensely. She said that
In twenty minutes straight talk !
didn't make one grammatical error
Life,
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

Tho grocer. 1t is said. wants but
little here below-little drops OF water
and little grains OF sand.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
Foolish.

He was mighty foolish man."
"Give us an example,
well, when he wanted to commit
suicide he pawned u revolver and
bought carbolic acid."-New York
Journal. W
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

The wings that make riches fly ara
those on your wife's new Easter bon
net.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
Aoeuh.

Il dont quite ses why that very H.
eaAsnt author b the recipient Of %
much attaAtion." said the old fashion, a
lady. That y very easily explainsA."
replied Niss Cayenne. There 70
natufal curiosity to 80 = person who
soaAA pat sncA things into Geld UDe
vtthput beinS sshaAed. d."-washlAgAe
etsr.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23

Papa, you said you would leave no
stone unturned to advance my social pros
pects." Eyes. my daughter, I did. :" Then
why do you refuse me another diamond
ringF
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-23
Wa1D0gMWf.

WaitH (who has spilled the contsats
Of water bottle over . guest)-shall
get yoa = napkin? 0usst-I think you
would bsttse ~ me . nackinteaA-
rutA. t