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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-08

Gibraltar, June 6.-The Cadiz reserve
squadron is now a week out and hound
for Cuba.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-08

miles nofth.northeast' OF Cape Finis-
terre (most westerly headland of
SPAIN he sighted a large vessel
painted white, with yellow funnel,
showing the American colors.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-06-08

Cape Haitien, Haiti, June GA re-
port which can not be verified is cur
rent here to the effect that the Ameri-
can feet off Santiago de Cuba destroy
ed the Spanish feet. But no direct
news from there has yet been received.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
a eENEFAcrREss. KIND ACT.
From the Erentno News, Detroit, Mich.

From the Evening Ners, Detroit, Mich.
Detroit. Michigan, is one Of those women
Who always know just what to do in all
trouble and sickness. Ono that is mother
eothose in distress. To q reporter she said:
u am the mother of ten children and
have raised eight of them. Several years
NO We had a serious time with my daug hter,
which began when she was about sixteen
years old. She did not have any serious
Illness but seemed to gradually waste away.
having never had any consumption in our
family, as we come of good old Irish and
scotch stock, we did not think 1t was that.
Our doctor called the disease by an odd
name which, as afterward learned, meant
lack Of blood
''lt is impossible to describe the feeling
john and had we noticed our daughter
slowly passing away from us. We finally
fo0nd, however, a medicine that seemed to
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

first layer has the grain running from
right to left; the second layer has the
gfaaA running up and down, and the
third and fourth diagonally, cross
wise and every other direction. The
result is that the "built-up" board can
neither crack, split. warp nor twist.
Moreover, it is lighter than any solid
hardwood board, more flexible and
durable.
This ''built-up" idea of wood origi-
mated in the shops of America, and 1t
has been worked here more generally
than abroad. although all of the Euro
pean factories now avail themselves
of the system. 1t is really the old
idea Of veneering improved and devel-
oped. 1t was first discovered and EN-
ployed in the manufacture of the old
three-ply chair and car seats. The re-
markable durability, strength and tiex-
ibility OF these seats We're apparent at
once, and they have been in vogue
ever since. They were made by ce-
menting together three thin veneers of
some strong wood. such as maple. ash
or oak, with the grains running in Op-
posite directions. The amount of
strain these wooden seats would stand
WAS beyond belief
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
4 Solar Engine.

A solar engine has just been COM
pleted in Boston, which will be tried
for the purpose of generating power
for pumping in Arizona or New Mexi-
co in couple of months. This engine
is in the form of a half barrel. with
framework of iron, 15X15 feet. with a
coating of mirrors on the inside. These
mirrors concentrate the rays Of the sun
upon a copper boiler. covered by thin
class, fifteen feet four inches long and
eight inches in diameter. The base of
the mirror frame is on cog wheel that
runs on roller bearings, is to be con-
nected with powerful clock work,
which will turn the machine so as to
keep the mirrors directly opposite the
sun during the day. This engine is ex-
pected to generate power enough to
run a f1ve-horse compound condensing
engine placed in shed near by.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
AM OPEN LEr1ER no MorAEaa.

We are asserting In the courts our right TO the
exclusive use OF the word "CASTORlA." and
'PITCHER's CASToRIA.' as our TRADE Mark.
I. DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis. Massachu-
setts, was the originator of .'PITCHER'S CAS-
TORIA. the same that has borne and does now
bear the fac-simile signature Of CHAS. H
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This IL the
original PITCHERS CASToRIA" which has
been used in the homes Of the mothers OF
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that 1t is ''the kind you
have always bought, and has the signature of
CHAS. II. FLETCHER on the Wrapper No
one has authority from me to use my name
except The Centaur Company of which Chss-
II. Fletcher is President.
March 6, 1897 SAMUEL PITCHER. N D.
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=. and O. Presidents.

The recent annual meeting Of tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company.
which was its seventy first, brings to
mind the fact that the B. & o. has had
ten presidents in seventy-one years
as follows: Philip E. Thomas.
Louis McLane. Thomas Swan, Will
lam c. Harrison, Chauncey Brooks,
John w. Garrett, Robert Gar
rett, Samuel Spencer Charles F. May
er and John X. Cowen. The line was
put in operation to Harper's Ferry in
1884. was built to Winchester, Va. in
1885. and to Strasburg in 1870. West
ward 1t went to Cumberland In Novem-
Der, 1872. and on to Wheeling. w. Va,
by Jan. 1, 1853. The Parkersburg
branch from Grafton to Parkersburg
was opened May 1, 1857. 1t is the only
great railroad company that is being
operated under its original name and
charter,
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

help her, and from the first we noticed .
decided change for the better, and after
three mOrths' treatment her health was so
greetly Improved you would not have re-
cognized her. She gained in flesh rapidly
and soon was imperfect health. The medi-
cine used WIS DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
fac People. lhave always kept these pills
In me house since and have recommended
them to many people. l have told many
mothers about them and they have effected
some wonderful cures.
every mother in this land should keep
tness pills in the house, as they are good
Tor many ailments, particularly those
aridng from impoverished or diseased
blood, and weakened nerve force"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
American Apple. for Germany.

The arrival of 6i,53S barrels of
American apples in one day at the
port Of Hamburg affords new source
of anxiety to the German agrlcultur
lists. The crop of 1896 in the United
States was large and prices were low.
American apples We're sent in great
quantities to Germany. and created
market. The crop of 1897 was small
and prices are high, but the German
taste demands them even at the in
creased cost. The German newspapers
are sounding the alarm. They are
telling the fruit growers of that coun-
try that they are losing their market
for choice apples to the Americans.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
BETTER THAN A SILVER NINE.

The editor estimates that the in
crease In yields had by the American
farmer by planting Salzer's Potatoes
and new creations in Wheat, Oats.
Corn, Rye. Grasses and Cloyers the
past year amounted in round numbsrs
to $50. 900. The reason of this is
Salzers farm and vegetable seeds are
bred up to big yields, Salzer is the
largest grower of grasses, clovers and
farm seeds in the world; 100000 bar
rels potatoes. $1.50 barrel and up.
just Send This Notice with 10 Cents
to John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse.
Wis, and get their great catalogue and
IL packages farm seeds. positively
worth $40, to get a start with. w.n.&
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
MONSTER VANDERBILT SYSTEM
VIII Include In One Company all the Rail-
roads That They Now Control.

VIII Include in One Company all the Rail-
roads That They Now Control.
New York. Jan. 31.-The Tribune to-
morrow will say:
The consolidation of the Lake Shore
railroad with the New York Central,
under the name of the latter, is simply
the initial step in railroad plan that
in scope and extent eclipses anything
hitherto undertaken in the history of
railroading. The truth is, however, that
the present scheme. the first step in
which has been taken by the practical
ly admitted amalgamation of the Lake
Shore and the New York Central, is to
consolidate into one company the
whole Vanderbilt system and such
lines as 1t may be able to control and
lease, and place the whole enormous
organization under one management.
The next step in this gigantic plan of
consolidation will be the merging of
the Cleveland, Chicago & st. Louis rail
road, generally known as the Big -Four,
with the Chesapeake & Ohio, under
the name of the former. Melville +.
Ingalls, is now president Of both rail
roads. The Big Four is Vanderbilt
property. Probably the same plan of
consolidation will be followed out in
this road as the Lake Shore.
The next step Will be to bring the
roads into the new combination Of the
Lake Shore and the New York Central
The next road to fall into line will be
the Chicago & Northwestern. This,
like the Lake Shore and the Big -Four,
is an in-and-out Vanderbilt property.
In the meantime there Is talk of a
consolidation of the West Shore and
Nickel Plate and the Michigan Central
This is still embryonic. Cornelius Van
derblt Is chairman of the board of the
Michigan Central and nothing can be
done until he is heard from. But such
a consolidation will be effected in time.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
BUiLT-UP WOOD.
A vsneering Process That Makes substan-
tial Furniture.

vsnesriur Process That Makes substan-
tial Furniture.
II NAV come as a revelation to some
to learn that the veneered table, side
board or other article Of furniture
with a core Of white pine is more dur
able than the solid pieces OF our FORE
fathers. In high-class store, where
antique furniture is kept, a close ex-
animation Of the various articles Will
show that most of them have some de-
fects; the wood is warped, checked or
cracked somewhere This is one Of
the inevitable mishaps to hard woods,
no matter how carefully they are
cured and preserved. In about nine
cases out of ten the wood will show
defects before half century old. The
old yeneered furniture has its defects
also; but they are in the form Of chips
and pieces knocked out. This can be
remedied by yeneering over again, but
the cracks in solid wood cannot well
be repaired, says the Boston Tran
script.
The so-called system of building
up' lumber is now employed in the
manufacture of most of this handsome
furniture. This is great improve
ment over the old-fashiOned one-layer
veneer work and it is the most dura-
BILE ever made. 1t consists OF cement
ing together thin veneers Of different
woods transversely with the grain.
The veneered wood runs in thickness
all the way from one-sixteenth Of an
inch to half an inch. Generally only
hard woods are used for veneers, but
a core Of soft and light wood is nearly
always employed. On this core of
pine the veneers are cemcnted. The
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

The attention OF our readers is call
ed p the advertisement of the John
4. alzer Seed Co., which appears else
Whtre in this issue. Those who expect
10 1ake any seed purchases win make
Mistake not to write this concern.
They are thoroughly reliable. and are
he largest seed growers in America.
It il advisable to make seed purchases
without further delay. as the season is
rap ally advancing. The John A. Sal
Ger feed Co. will send their interesting
catalogue for cents in stamps to de-
bray the postage. They have made
nerous offers this year. which de-
serH consideration.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

Then is more Catarrb in this section
put to;ether. and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For great
many ears doctors pronounced II a local
iiseast and prescribed local remedies, and
oy constantly falling to cure with local
treatment, pronounced It incurable. SCI
ence has proven catarrh to be a constitu-
ional disease and therefore requires con-
stituti,nAl treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo. Ohio, is the only constitu-
.ional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally In doses from 10 drops to a
teaspunful. 1t acts directly on tho
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenl. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case II falls to cure. Send for circu-
ars and Testimonials. Address
F. ]. CHENEY & CO,
Toledo q
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
A Now Crazy Sec. in Connecticut.

A lot Of fanatics in the state recently i'm
mersed an old rheumatic woman bodily In
the water to 'heal her. as they said. She
nearly died in consequence. How much bet
ter It would have been to have treated the
Door old woman for her inirmity with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which not only
cures rheumatism. but prevents kidney COM
plant and remedies dyspepsia. constipation,
liver trouble and nervous prostration. Give
II q syGtematic trial.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
Fighting in rhe.ssly.

Athens. Jan. 31.-Seyfullah Pasha,
with 1000 soldiers and two guns, re-
Gently went to the village of Lazarina,
near Trikhala, to enforce the payment
of taxes.
The peasants met the troops with a
sustained fire, and an engagement en-
sued. The next day the attack was re-
newed with results not yet known here.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
A Hasty Conclusion.

Attorney-You say yon had called to see
Miss Billings and was at the house at the
time the burglary was committed?
Witness-Yes. sir.
'tThen how did it happen that when the
prisoner dashed into the room and assaulted
you, you leaped through the window and
went home making no attempt to defend
the lady or give the alarmy'
ssI thought 1t was her father."-Llfe.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
Alger Il Retter.

Washington. Jan. 31.-secretary Al
gers condition tonight is reported bet
ter, His fever which has been de-
cidedly higher in the past few days.
has subsided and to-day he was quite
cheerful and apparently stronger. He
is not yet well enough to be moved.
so that his departure for the south is a
matter Of conjecture. He will not
leave for at least a week.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
D.rvi.lses Ar. Adv.nc,pr.

London, Feb. la dispatch to the
Daily News from Wady Halfa on the
Nile. near the second cataract, says
there are unconfrmed reports that the
Dervishes under Osman Digna. the
principal general of the khalifa, have
commenced aa advance,
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
Beauty is Blood Deep.

CHAN blood means clean skin. No
beatty withoutit Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
dc cbans your blood and keeps it clean, BY
gttr1ng up the lazy liver and driving all Inn
pur4es from the body. Begin to-day 70
sanih pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and hat sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascasts,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
Risss. Atisfaction guaranteed, 10c. Csc, &c.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

To Quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netlc, full Of life, nerve and yigor, take No-ro-
Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists SOC. or 81 Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York,
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

Tho Denver Tent & Awning Company
ave recently removed to 1910 Arapahoe
ocaton. Any of our subscribers wishing
anything in their line will do well to
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

"Do you ever use postal cards for privat,
orresnondence" 'What ails you? Moth
ng written on postal card could possibly
'e private correspondence"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

"When you employed me you told me !
was to be your rght-hand man" well,
you are, aren't your" Yes; but you didn't
tell me you were left-handed"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

DO you believe In the good effects OF
aughterr "Of course: II | can get a man
q laushinG can nearly always borrow 50
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

g! know why people are so in.
tredulous about airshlps." "well, why is
e! They have had so much experience
With air castles"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

"Have you noticed how idiotIc have been
acting latelyf" ''Nes; what ails your ~
am cutting wisdom tooth
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

''Do you think the modern girl needs a
chaperoni" Not always. but ] think the
chaperon generally needs modern girl
along"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

do you lend money on furnIture?" "Noi
,ou ve got into the. wrong place; we lend
urnlture on money"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

THE GRAND CENTRAL. Denver, l7th ST..
Union Depot, newly furnished Throughout
Caters to Colorado business. European plan. Rooms
Soc, s5c and 81 % a day. II. A. BEARD, Manager,
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

n. WinsIow's Soothing syrup
rem teething, ,softens the gums. reduces nnam
natica faays pain cures wind collie. % cents bottle
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

Clones has married his cook" ''Well, he
is fxcd for good meals the rest OF his days
Perhaps; he married her to keep her from
cooking"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

ital but plenty OF brains" "Ycs. and they
die young, with no brains, but plenty Of cap
ituI-
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

"6imkins writes good poetry, and he
lever eems to get out of Inspiration" cot
.oufDe not; he Is bookkeeper In a brewery"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
All Kinda of Seeds,

ia England they call lady fingers fu-
aertl biscuit" well, they are generally
,noIgh to kill man"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

"Couen Sara didn't answer my last let
err do you know why?" '.Yes forgot
nyselfland spelled her name Sarah"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

"What 10 an absurdty. Aunt Louisef'
Fifty eollars' worth of silver toilet articles
pread teut on a "a bureau"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

Sebbns, never hear you say word
.Doui the weather" mo; | promised my
lytns mother that never would swear"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

Star Tobacco is the lending brand of
the world, because it is the best.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money If it fails to cure 25c
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

no-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Gusr1nteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men N9onR. blood pure. Soc. el. All druggists
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
A LETTER TO WOMEN.

A few words from Mrs. Smith. OF
Philadelphia, will certainly corroborste
the ella m that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound 10 woman's ever
reliable friend.
~ cannot praise Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound too highly.
"For nine S.A
! ! | |. | !; | | ! !: |
weeks Twas in ~
bed suffer- &
felt quite VS~
comfort
able; but as soon as / would put nv
feet on the floor, the pains would
come back.
EVERY one thought 1t was impossl-
BILE for me to get well. Twas paying 81
per day for doctors visits and rs cents
a day for medicine. l made up my mind
to try Mrs. PinlSham's Vegetable Com
pound. 1t has effccteda a complete cure
for me, and have all the faith in the
world in it. What a blessing to wo-
man it is!"-MEs. JENNIE l.. SMITH, No.
S4 Kaufman St, Philadelphia, Pa
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
To Cure Constipation Forever.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic loc or 25c
II c. c. c. fail to cure druggists refund money
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

Smoke sledec Cigarettes, 20 for s cts.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05
S$sEA!lS',,.RUBBER sea- STAMPS GsP' snnsSIHs SSH;
Works Mig. Co, lblS Lawrence o. Rox nj

81 0Qic1c COLFAN AVE FLORAL CO
lIUnIOIO CPS 10th St Tel. 1914. Green
nonses Cor. Collar and York Sts.. Denver.
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II .sss s.,ses stss, r'.n s.a Thomps Eye Water.

SA0RTHAHl FREE ssgd sS SG fsr s, L. IT.
NORMAN, ITO Eimore St., EscnnAba, Mich.
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Denver Directory.
WALL PAPER & CARPETS ':ts5i:: ssais:.i: /:
prices. THE DENVER FAIR, Sumplps frn<

o1hTE 0DE sampllnG works-onice Albany
OIPIE UnC Hotel Block, Denver. Pocketrsf-
srence book valuable To ore shippers, mailed frss
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-05

arch 8, ls97. SAMUEL PITCHER. " D.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-30
OTHER NAMES GIVEN.

The passenger list OF the Portland
contains the names OF the Misses Edna
and Eva Cummings Of this city, while
William HemenWay, an employee Of the
steamship company for IS years, is as
signed IS Worcester resident One
clue is that a Wen known young lady
Of this city VINO is thought to be one OF
tne ladies who gave Worcester as her
residence is Miss Marion Edna cum
mlngs q nurse of local reputation,
whose home is in Portland, Me-. and
VINO IS thought by her friends to have
taken the trip on the Inflated Portland
Miss Cummings was at one time at tle
office Of Dr. j. L. Lindsay, VINO resides
IN the Weston on Main street. and the
last that was heard Of her was that she
mad charge Of patient in Springfield.
While it is not definitely known that
she was one of the victims of the dfsas-
ter several of her friends who have
not heard from her since she went 10
Springfield are considerably concerned
~ the matter and called at The SPY
office last evening to ascertain if fur
tber reports had been heard in regard
to the case
Dr. Lindsay himself was seen. and
SAID that Miss Cummings had been en-
ployed IN professional capacity by
MIN, and that some time since she left
TINS city for Springfield, where she had
q case
The name Of William Hemmenway.
waiter on board The vessel. Ks NOT
given in the city dire tory, as the other
two are.
A call was made at the local ticket
offices, Healy's and RaWson's. but these
mad sold no tickets for the unfortunate
boat either for staterooms or cabins.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-30
HOW THE EMPRESS PAID HER
RENT

From The Newly ObserverO
While travelling in Spain some fifteen
years ago the writer was entertained
at dinner in Jerez by an Englishman
who was the owner of fine hunting
estate on the south coast of Spain,
where he usually spent the summer
months In the spring Of 1882 the Aus
trian consul called on Mr.. D. and
said that his mistress, the Empress
Elizabeth, understanding that he pro-
posed spending the season in England,
greatly desired to rent his place.
Mr., D. said he would not rent lis
place to any one but he would feel
highly honored if her majesty would
occupy ii for the summer.
When he returned with his family in
the autumn his wife received q note
from the empress saying that she
would pass through Jerez ON a certain
day and desired to breakfast with her.
Her majesty EXPRESSED her Indebted
ness for delightful summer, and
urged that she he allowed to make
some compensation for the place, but
the offer was gracefully refused. At
length the empress said:
is there nothing [ can do to show
my appreciation Of your kindness and
courtesy?'
well" replied Mr. D., IF on
your majesty's return to Vienna you
will send me d small photograph with
your autograph, | shall be pleased 10
possess it,"
Several months passed without the
appearance of the promised portrait,
and both MI and Mrs. D. rather
unWillingly arrived at the conclusion
that the iIlustrious lady had entirely
forgotten them and her promise, when
q few weeks later an enormous box
arrived, containing a finely framed full
length oil painting of the empress, eX-
ecuted by the Austrian court painter.
among the first artists of Europe
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-30
Portland.

Portland
The other body was that of a stout
woman. She too wore a life belt with
the steamers name on it,
Wreckage Is coming ashore for IS
miles along the coast | picked up
three piano keys and a piano came
ashore, but, of course. ! do not know
mat 1t was from the Portland. Among
the Wreckage was large quantity of
furniture upholstered in red plush.
Ihen there were cases of lard directed
to Portland
was Is miles south Of High Head.
There is nothing in the fact thae
Wreckage was found so far south to
contradict the report that it was at
High Head light that the P1rtlan /
struck, for the current runs south along
the shore
heard one theory advanced that
the Portland had foundered far to the
north, somewhere near Cape Ann, ana
that all the wreckage and bodies had
drltted across the bay TO Cape Cod"
In addition to the two bodies Dr..
Slchardson brought news that at o.
leans the body of girl of about 9N
was found. She had a sold watch and
ring marked a. G. E" Her watch
stopped at 9.17. There are three bodies
at Nauset, eight at Orleans and IS at
truro and Wellheet The double whccI
OF the Portland came ashore at Orleans