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PIN AND POINT.

w NAT an aristoCratic air Mrs. HigI
roller assumes" Yes: She reminds m
Oh the best millincr in a small town
Chicago Evening Post.
old Grabbcr ought to be sat,sGc,
WIN the money he has" "IIc is salts
lied so much 30 that he wants a 10
more Of exactly the same kind."-Tit
Bits.
she "Julfc and Joe are engaged. bnt
they have decided to keep their engage.
meni secret; Julie told me So" He.
Yes. know it; Joe told me Yon.
kcrs Statesman.
Heavens" shrickcd the heroine. 81
ain undone," Come away. ST." audi.
Dly remarked the old lady in the audi
ence' as she arose; 81 amt n-roin' ter
watch any disroDin' act Puck.
Too Tame. First Agitator VIVA.
did you think Of BiIikins' speech
against the money powcr?" Second Az
''ator "It was weak very weak. IIo
mentioned the deadly upas tree only
three times. "-C Chicago News.
Did you know" said Mis-, CAYENNE
that the young man who was irving
10 propose 10 you writes poetry" ION
spring. yes" well. he ought 10
be in sympathy with his subject. He j.
certainly very backward" - Washing.
ton Star.
His ldca.-Littlc Tommy Papa. did |
you ever sec cyclone that bowed
everything up in the air; COWS and /.
horses. and houses and things. upside
town. Papa Well. no. Tommy. al
.hough I've heard Of il often" Littlo
lommy- Well. think it'd be rather
.Tosomc 10 live 50 long and never see
nylhing. - Harlem Life.
lamentations Now the gravcdippcrs
lad become weary Of what they
eemcd thos" elderly ieste. Sad dog.
'e'' one Of them consequently took if
pom himself TO remark. indicating
iamIet. Great Dane" replied the 9th {
r. boldly This fable teaches how east t
uncouih persons may jump from the )
rIing pan into the fire. Detroit Jour /
al
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Homeseekcrs' E,curs,ons

and On line ane first iJsa and third Tuesdays in Nav
~ Raul Railway will sell ronnd ~
son tickets (good for u dsysj 70 = @ Hr"'
many points m South and North DFtofa
S"u olhcr western and southwestern st,tc.
A. practically orc fare for the round tr,n
Idhe = TRIP west and sec what an amo,,nt If
good land can be purchased for very l,ttIo
money Further information as TO- ~ ,,,c.0
,o;n' prices OF farm lands etc. may be OBJ
o eoIntu on Application TO any coupon ticker
%so nn. or 10y address ing George II. IIeafTorJ
'eHeidi Passenger Agent, Chcao" III.
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IT'S a little tough on ouryoung Chicago. >
laughed the man from Saginaw. and
wouldn't tell u IN Bay City / bad som,
business down IN Texas that required
good deal of railroad travel. Ono dlv
found myself on Inc plrlor car with mo- or,
but the porter and the natural da~l,, H.,
rompan!onshlp asserted itself Alter h.,
had talked Tor a time. during which lc baI
the tact 10 address mc as 'Guurl. oven.
urea - inquire M an dpologctc way whcr.
! Was from.
Saginaw ! responded.
Sag nav, ouuncl. vhor. dat. >,h"
IN Michi.an. my boy
=. % y.c,, sab. Michg gan. Daf,.a De-
f2E' had a gcn1 from dlr hs' u.atah.
- simply went into the smoking CON.
p2rtmcni and communcd with my~lf -or
the rest OF the trip. Detroit Free Press.
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AZ the Quick LUNCH noo,,,

iroprietor-Don't you want some y,
this pepsin gum. Best tbipo - ~, ~
world for Indigestion. - ''e
Ncwcomer-But l never have ;,di
gest;on. ""'e mar
rroprletor-That makes no differ
sr an,. , LOT, w'll have it in few DAYS.
any rate, all our customers have IL
Transcript. DOs'on
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Shake Into Your Shoes

AIIen's Foot Ease, \ powder for The feet
IT cures painful, swollen. nervous. smarting
feet and instantly takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery ofthe age. Aliens Foot Eascmakes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure tor sweating. callous and hot tired. ach
ing feet IrB to-d0U. Sold by all druggists
ind shoe stores. 25c. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen :. Omstcd. lie Roy. y. Y.
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Many People Cannot DrInL

coffee at night. 1t spoils their sleep. You
can drink Glaln-O when YOU please and slcer
ilke top For Gra!n-O does not stimulate:
]. GoniiShes, cheers and feeds. Yet il looks
ana tastes Ike the best coffee For nervous
persons Young people and children Grain.O
o, me perfect drink Made from pure
Day Try 1t IN place of coffee. - and 25c.
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The Hobby-Horse Craze I'm Am.r,..

me first American appearance Of tbo
lralSlne was made in New Yorl o;,'
nr people Of the new world eagerly
Weicomcd the new sport. Small mann.
'"c'orleN Sprang up all over town. hnt
'ne demand for wheels far evceedod
me supply Near Bowling Green tbcse
Neh'cIeS were first exhibited Around
Nl'y iiali park and around the Bowcry
al all times of the day, riders mjgbt
ne seen The crazc-for craze it wa"
soon spread over The land. and tbe min
elP'i cities each had wheels. How
ever reaction soon set in. and os s,I
1 s as the DraiSine had risen into
''s ,, so suddenly did it fall from grace
FRANK H. Nizetelly, in st. Nicbolas
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irOnicn1 Ifs.

ell III manners make the man tba, ovnlo;r,
some mems undonc condition mat 'Ap'a'us
% I'm man IS ruled by his feelings he ie ant
70 ,travel IN a zigzag course. ~ Is apt
fowo ,'t a, didnt have wings there would bc
TT " Myers IN the stock market "'''' 10
see hin, man h eonld only see himself as others
II " = ne W4uldn t say n word about it.
can ycr ~,"n links life isn't worth living he
If tbc Ssh DJS.lg ma way to give it up.
II might be possible TO nol V I'll g, ,C DAY
on ~ rye hadn't been forbidden to cat tb,,
T 'en INC chances are it wouldn't have ham,
Chicago Evening News nap
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Dad Pay md Hard Work.

The bad pay and hard work OF trained
nurses has often been made the subject OF
cal men and nonprofessionaI phianthropists:
II il well for an invalid. before he gets so bad
as TO need a nurse or DOCTOR 10 use Hostel.
ter's Stomach Bitters if he has chIlis and
fever, constipation, rheumatism, dyspepsia
and ner, business. Use it regularly.
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BIG MUSTACHES NOW A FAD.
war l"ik Has Started u Tendency 10
Grow Fierce Hirsute Ap-
pendagcs.

T. New YORK BARRIERS. who are Of an OBJ
servant turn Of mind, have noticed
since the crisis with Spain became
acute and war talk was in the air every
WreTc, that their customer. are run
} ming TO big mu>'aches. That is. when
the muStache is'Wiilng TO grow biz.
During the last year or two the heavy
military mustachc had been on the de-
cline. People whose hrsute appcn-
dageS are naturally bold and heavy
got INTO the habit Of trimming them
closely, and heavy mEstachcs became
so rare except among police captains.
tha> their Wcareis attracted attention
in public.
Now This is all changed. Military
muS'achcs bristlc up iicrcely i'm incrcaS.
ing numbers. and hcayily-mustachcd
men no longer look ed. The pro-
puctor of quaint little barrier shop
III second avenue. whose patrons in
cIude number Of members Of tLe G.
y. H.. told Tie result Of some of his |
observations TO a journal reporter the .
other day:
! was young man. and worked rs
Jonrneyman barber in Maydeburr
HermanN. shortly before the Franco.
PruSSian war" he said. "Pcoplr WIN
had muStachc~ a. rule kent then,
trimmed. but As soon as the war tnIl.
broke out military mustaches were the
go. TIE smaller the man the bie@pcr
'n' huStachc. People who had rot
sweeping muStachcs naturally and had
uNurIant Whiskcr> got me 10 50 shave
Inc face that part of the vhi.kcr.
ookcd like a continuation of the n,us-
ache. The same thing is happening
lcie now. and the mustachc craze il
lothIng to what it. will be "a month .
a'cr It Is pathetic to see people with +
mail mustaches trying to pet them J
urIed up so as TO look fierce. Ofcoursc {
ne craze has only struck a certain per j.
ehtage OF the people, but there is no G.
lying when II viii become epidemic"
ne opened a drawer and, pulling ont !,
photograph from number of others n
nd: +
Now III show YOU this if you prom !,
not to mention tie mans name" 10
} ne reporter gave the required prom.
and was shown the photoeranh. #
as that Of middle-agcd man. with nm
ormous mustacne. which fell like - y,
rtain over his mouth There bul
en- no attempt apparently to Part the -.
ustache. ne
Now that man, he continued "ur on
Il month or six weeks ago. used 10 co.
eP ms mustache trimmed closely. So al
10 look as young as possible. Hes foo
y proud of this Photographic" yol
mother face was shown with y no;r
sweeping mustachioS. which SIent -''
IN almost TO the wearer's Sbouldo,. "
'Ilrd had mustache of cnormor. >"
portions which stuck ont like = v u-n
ON Photographs of other mon
re SHOWN with muStaches Of voird
uncanny proportions. the wearo,e
'n''h mad gone about closely shaver
ore the war scare began. LIF-
nc propretorS of other barber .bons CAL
were seen said they were doino ~ log
trade IN hairrestorers amonovo,,n,.
who wanted to raise mustoobor SHE
man who had n preparation which iL0t
i"oeled "mustachc promoter" said DkA
vas dong land-ofiicc busiro.s G,
>NtTS were unpopular among voupo @.
since Butcher" VIEWERS nictrro HtY
- q" III 'he papers.-N. Y. journal rhP ~
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She Wing Snrnriscd.

Mrs Huntcy-Tt must have been very n.
moving TO have had to appear in court.
What did you do when they asked you to
give your age;
=. Mrs. Du>tleigh-Why, | gave IT, of course,
g.
MY goodness, And didn't they fine YOU
Tor contempt Chicago Evening News.
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4 Round of Pleasure.

BELLE low would you like to enjoy a cen.
Bettie.Oh. ] have, you know. VIII and
! Gnioyed one last SIMMER, on his tandem.
-Yonkers Statesman.
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The man who goes fishing and sits in n
crSSmPed,. unInvltlng position all dav and
sdls II iun Is the chap who never goes 10
Vt Wi because the pews are uncomfortable,
Chicago Daily News. '"''N'
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Rcunrfec.

r. we were asked TO define repartee most
of MS would say that il was the brilliant
thing we thought OF saving when the occa'
Chicago Times-IIerald.
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Both tho method and results when
Syrupof Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the svs.
tenn cffectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac.
eeptable to the stomach, prompt in
Its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthyand OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Donot accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FHG syrup co.
SAY FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. SE hsW YORK. ~
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y tlls stopped free and permanently cured.
20 itS after first days use of DR.. Kline's
treat Nerve Restorer. Free s. trial bottle &
'Ieatise. DIR. Kline. 933 Arch st. Phila. Pa
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Ted-What KIND Of fellow is it that buv.
green goods? ''''' "u'
Aed~He, must be a man who wants monev
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\ Natural Eject.

:, I'm a good deal stuck on those Jewels
Mrs Bongpong is wearing tonight" 81
d9n, wonder at il. Everybody saws they
are aste."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
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\ man marrics lovely creature in white
satin. and then lives with a woman who
wears Mother Iubbards and dressing sacks.
-Atchis0n Glohe.
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When firm. decisive sp,ri, is rocorpizoi
1t Is curious TO see how the sroec ,i@,,'
around a man and leaves him room and f,r..
dom.-John Foster. GNU 81 '1'
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Marriage is failure only TO sourcd people
VINO cannot find marrying mates.-N. o.
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Nine times out of ten a woman is promr,cr
70 70 pay a debt than a Washington
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c:n riso C"rG Sv is a wonderful Cough mcdi
Blake Ayes, Brooklyn. y. Y. Oct t'' 9G ,o ana
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The pulling Of Q sound tooth tries tbo
acoustics OF the dental chamber.-CGicaggoo
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80 Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets. A.
gals .e'und money if it failst to cure -.
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Ia 7 Y IN
the summer Oi
1897 | pro-
cure Il five
boxes of them
n q before
finishing the
second b O Y
! began toiul
prove and by
the time ! had
taken the five
boxes ! was
.ll,
"a d q a. IA ~
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c, SIGiorch'9S j. apt to SINCE the popularity Of
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Bad Eruptions
'o'es Broke Out and p,sonax
49, nut Hoods Cured sou

fec. NY y.., son had eruptions and sores on ri.
.r S. winch vi continued to grow worse n
. Uro, u medicines, The sores discharged
~ great deal A friend whose cbild IA SsI
" cured of similar tropblo I "' Ir naa
s;y;Dn p' ,n advised me to try it. began
sow sm"e inc boy this medicine and he wa, s
= 10" getting better. lie kept on tol;ns
u"'" ne was entirely cured and bo has
. %s.e' been bothered with crun,iona
since" Mrs. EVA DoLpr,pr M. e.up''ons
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NEW YORK
RALTIMORE

GRAIN Wbea,S X .''.'.... eco a
southern Nh, -'''.....- a. a.
Corn -NIiYoI "'''''''''... 40 az
Oats No orhnii,,o,'''''''''.. illsm
Ryc-No re" ".er, '''''''.' &4 10
CATTLE First onoii,,.. ''''... - %
HOGS Western N""'''S ''''''" Z 50 %
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Hood'sssssss;aI'i;s

pr Pea > Greatest Medicine g. six for e.
--percu only by c.. Hood & Co.. Lowell MasY
floods Pills are the best after-dia0cr
plis aid digestion "a
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INDIANAPOLIS.
OtISVILLE.

"hAlN- Wheat-No. .
Torn No. > mixed ..
JaiS- No. 2mixcd ''''
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Permanently cured ~ using DIR. WHITEHALL
skkE on mention OF this publication TuE
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09
stanps as an Article ~ Dsst.

stanps as an Article ~ Diet.
Every day some fresh sosrss Of food
supply il discovered. Adhesive stamps
have not hitherto been regarded - nu-
tritious; tho ostrich psefers gold
watches for a steady diet, Md the tEav-
cling tinker's donkey has reputa4aoo
for consuming any clean linen that may
be handy. A Hindoo paper, however,
gives an account of curious incident
that occurred At the residency In . re-
mote district in Ceylon htale while
ago. Mr.. Pieris, the official. .Assistan<,
placed on his table some jodioial stamps
70 the value of about two hundred ru-
pees. While his attention Yves drawn
to something else his pct goat was
slowly but surely making 2 neal Of the
stamps. This was not discovsssA until
the goat had swallowed soaDs 1Sty ru-
pees' worth Of stamps. ksately
the goats life was deman4ee - . PEN
atty, and the stamps a1tssAfd ta1cn
from ita stomach were sorwee1sa 70 the
commissioneY.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09
New spr,ng Colors.

ASo" GPs AAso SVAUAOs fs1ftt 1
Among the bright spring color ~ IN
will prevail, but not in masses, Of -
Tbers will be NO yellow frocks q IN
allyeiaow hats, but the frocks VIII !
|tdnnh .ae sellov = llajRss aaeinse = =
ming and Tie bat without . banch
primroses OF = twist Of yellow vsivet j
. chou Of yellow ribbon will simply nj
b in the height OF fashion. OranO
will be worn, too, alone and In oombina-
ton with pale yellow.
Next in popularity 10 tho bright Yals
blue. called pecheur, although this new
title will stand . poor chance for recoe:
nition with girit Whose brothers and
cousins and sweetheifts arc domicilsd
at old Eli.
The reddish. purple shades are labeled
pansy and dihlia, and the purplish-rsd
shades are reins and jscqueminot.
The newest gray is. Of course. alumni
mum, and the various shades Of whitish-
Pink are still known a. watermelon pink.
+ Brunette women will always wear
scarlet, both In winter and summer.
Gerauium red is their favorite hue and
Il seen this spring in flowers, ribbons,
silks and satins.
In cloths there are many new shades
+oe brown-golden. russet, tan, yellow
brown and oak-leaf, all Of which are be-
coming to blonde women or women with
Titan tints.-From "Review Of FASH
ions, /" bv AathiIde Verlet. in Demorest's
Fsmily Magazine for April.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09

F. A. Rinehart, an Omaha photd
grapler, secured the exclusive privl31gl
Of taking pictures on the Trans Missid
sippi Exposition grounds. The ~ d
tho kodak il subject to special ral1
Mr.. Rinehart viii pay the Expostt1ol
Committee for the sole privilege, S1yeo
in cash, and 20 per cent Of tho krOsl
receipts. The profits Of the bu.ineal
are to be derived from the public sale o.
photos and pictures Of the Expdssor
buildings, exhibits and grounds.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09

The Best Liniment.- .-"Chamberlain's
Pain Balm is the finest on earth," writes
Edwards & Parker. of Plains, Ga. This
is the verdict of all who use it. For
rheumatism, lame back, spriDs, swell
ings and the numerous slight ailments
and accidents common to every house.
hold, this liniment has % equal. With
it In the house, great deal of pain and
suffering may be av0i9ed. For sale
by Hay Il JoH antgen. %pGgists.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09
CHICAGO SPECIAL.

Ono Night, Denver to Chicago.
Commencing Sunday. March 9Th, the
Buriington Routes famous train, the
Chicago Special, will leave Denver at
$50 .. m. latter arrival of the Denver
& BIO Grande and Colorado Midland
trains from the West.) reaching Lin
coin at 1880 p. M, Omaha at ll:55 p. m.
and Chicago at 2:15 p. m. next day -in
ample time to connect with tn fast
afternoon trains for the East
Ths 'Chicago special"-the only fast
east-bound morning train out Of Denver
-ths only Denver Chicago train making
Close connections at Chicago with after
noon trainsfor New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, Baltimore. and all other eastern
c1tieo. !
Its equipment consists Of sleeping, re-
eliniu9 chair, dining and smoking cars.
1laals are served on tho European plan
--5ou pay only for what yon prier.."l
Tho Chicago Special will Be in addi-
t10U to snd in no way interiors with the
Haflington's "VestibuIed Fiyer, (which
win continue to leave Denver at 8:50 p.
n, reaching Omaha at 4p. m. the next
sfeesnoon. and Chicago at $50 the fol-
lowiug morning.
For tickets and full information call
= to0ces of connecting lines Or write to
GEO. W. VALLERY.
General ASaat,
Y NJ 1000 17th St.. Denver.
q. Q. fayIsr whsAsss. sstAing psrsR e better.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09
The Man From Havana.


Chicago Tribune: A man with .
bf8ad.brimmed hat and horid face, and
carrying a large valise in his hand, went
into o66 Of the hotels the other morning
and rsgisteded ~ Asa Boynton,
Hav&na.n
"Bsg pardon. sir" said alvnx-eyed re-
porter Who saw him write bis name,
but are YOU Just from Havana9"
II an, sir" replied the traveller.
"CanS straight from there without
stoppiss."
'in your judgement is it becoming
unsafe for Americans to reside there
any lsaesrp"
''Unsafsf Thunder. nol''
.Do 700 expect 70 returnp"
''lM going back inside Of two days"
"Yoa - Fitshngh Lee often. l PFC
sunlst" 80
'.1rsvsr saw him In my life"
THAT'S qassr. Are you in bssinsa
thsts. ~ I - :"
sfam.n
"1ss hsspsG " fun asros Wsglsf;
Bllnsga1 any 4 tniis fsljows w
"lGsa ,has IstxsW q. ] wstsdps
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09

ss1AsB Il ny duty to give You = truth
ful statement Of what Chamberlain 3
Co,ie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
did, writes J. 8. C.,llins, Of Moore, s.
c.. II had child about two years old,
that had the diarrhoea for two months.
txied Ill the best known remedies, but
noae gave the least relief. When this
reanedy came to hand, gave it 40 di.
reeted. and in two DAYS the child was
cured" Hold by Hay & JolIantgen.
denR0ists.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09

We knew that ths war feeling n "a
tensiye and getting quito warm, but N
eannos imagine how Hon. TAec1orI
Roosevelt found out that ss per esnk q
US were for immsdiats war. - hs 4
reported to have told the President III
other day.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09

Philadelphia furnishes another psos(
that the banking business and podfa
cannot be successfully MIXED. eooo
was the cost Of the attsmpt. to t
Peoples Banh.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09

The war excttsmsut seems - -
lessened the Kloodiks fsvsg. TA0e y
more glory in diving foe onsb esenesJ
than in dying huating for Gosd. anA ~!
dying is moro oertain in TIE Kload
than it Is likely to be In The war.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09

+, The Emperor of China would prcba
IL. believe that his luck was changing l.
be could 20 through one month withes1l
.nakiug some sort Of . humiliating -
toession to one or other OF the 91eo9
Epropssa powers.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09
q MEEKERV COLO. Ell 3URDAY. APt1t 1883

knov them II did So them"
THAT'S strange. Whats the fssiin1
of the Americans there about the
Aainsf"
"Well, they're mostly for war"
allow many Americans; In your
oginlon, arc there now In HatanaP''
II reckon there's about 5000"
three thousand You must b. mis-
nksu."
*Mistaken nothingl We had over
200 in 1880. Do you thing we haven't
grown any in eight yearsp Havana is
he biggest town on the Illinois river
between Pekin and Beardstown."
Il sse." rejoined the reporter. Twill
you n out TO the barroom and take
something with me. Mr.. BoyntoRi"
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09

cons.ls Of the DATED eHates.
There are 1,14o persons in the con-
sular service Of the United States, Of
whom ~ are consuls general. John K.
Gowdy, at Paris, receives the highest
pay, $4,000.
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09
A Proposed Monument.

A meeting was held In Warrington TO
orRani1A .. Soldiers' and Sailors Ma
tSonaa Aanument association. Its OBJ
ject is .t6e erection Of q monument at
the captt0 Of the nation in honor and
memosy Of the ofhcers snd enlisted men
Of tie py and navy Of the United
1AAsas yGfn kel1 n thssar Of the rebea.
lion, which ahsal serve a perpetual re
minder to the present and future gen
erataons Of The sentiment entertained
by all loyal people for the soldiers and
sailors who riskcd their lives in tha
defense of Sassir country"
The Meeker herald., 1898-04-09

The Rev. Charles A. Briggs Who
once nearly destroyed the harmeaf 9f1
the Presbyterian church. has dsci4d TO-
become an Episcopalian. This ouoSt taI
satisfy his old sect and also plea his
new, for he Is an able man in 10y
ways.-Donver Republican. -