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The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
FCOLiNG An APE.
Tis Curiosity Always Led to HIS Be-
Ing Caught.

The big ape in the 200 needed exer-
else. This he obtained by being allowed
the run Of she large monkey house, in
stead Of remaining in a side rocm, be-
fore the visitors came, says the London
Spectator. As he knew he would be
caught and put back into his uwH room
at this hour the ape used to climb up on
to the top Of the other monkeys cages
and refuse to come down. AS he could
no. be tempted BY food, Mr.. Bartlett
appealed to his mind by working on
what he had noted to be his weak
points, curiosity and cowardice.
This IL Mr.. Frank EGcl;llnd's account
of the daily proceedings at this hour:
"Mr Bartlett went TO the keeper, and,
touching hinl gently on the shoulder,
directed his attention in q mysterious
manner 10 the dark passage under
meath the gas pipe which irarcrses the
house, pretending to point nut TO Sat
ton some horrible unknown creature,
using an energetic manner, but saying
nothing except words to this effect:
Look cut-there he is--thcrc he isl.
At the same time the two men would
peer iuto the dark place under th2 gas
| pipe. Phc monkey used presently to
conc down TO see what the subject Of
fear and interest was, when NJ. Part
lett ard Sutton used to shout Ties
coming out. He's coming cut" AID
rush away in the direction of Joe's cage.
The monkey would rush for the same
place Of safety, which happened to Gc
the docr of his own house, and some
times enter it before them. BuckiGnd
notes it rs curious that the monkey
never learned the deception, but would
be taken in by it whenever the time
came to finish his mornings airing.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
Certain irish Stories.

A Roman deacon was sent for to bap-
tize baby. In the cabin he could find
no water, but there was pot Of tea.
Tea" he reasoned. contains water,
the rest is but accident" and proceed
ed to pour out cup. But it was strong.
even to blackness, and he went in search
of water, and, having found some, wa
tered the tea down to more reason
able color. cbristcned the baby with it,
and reported the circumstance, rs a
case Of conscience, to his superior. 1t
had not occurred to him, having found
the water, to use it by itself.
a tutors letter of coincidence sent to
n bereaved parent. This was unkindly
attributed to Oxford. The tutor wrote:
81 am sincerely grieved to hear the
sad news OF your sons death. Bu. I
must inform you he would have had TO
60 down in any case, as he had failed
10 satisfy the examiners in classical
moderations."
One other story may add here, as
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
FLOORING MATERiAtR
Artificial Much More Lasttng TAea
the Natural.

The comparative durability Of az
ferent flooring materials is set fort41n
an article in the Scientific American
based upon careful and accurate 5n-
vestiga.!ons. In these tests IN ordinfrs
iron rubbing wheel was uscd, like IA
employed by stone workers for rubhAg
a smooth face on marble or sandstonr.
and the samples to be tested 10 blocRgci
sandstone. laid face downward on tte
rubber wheel, which revolves at the
rate Of 75 revolutions q inmate, betng
supplied with sharp sand and water
The blocks to which the 1oorilRwtrc
cemented were of equal weight, sdthut
the rubbing was effected under rcEriy
the sane pressure in all cases. CIrious-
ly enough, the material, which resistea
best this severe trial was India ruiJaer
tiling, which, after an hour's rubbing,
lost only onc-sisty-fcurth OF an ilcli Of
its thickness: and. next to this, English
encaustic tile gave the best results, los
ing only one-eigth of an irch in an
hours treatment. The artificial stone
known us "granolithic," was third, los
ing threc-eigths of m inch; while North
river bluestone lost nine-siSteenths of
an inch. All the marbles wore away
very rapidly; a piece of marble mosaic
disappeared entirely in 35 minutes,
while solid white Vermont marble lost
three-fourths of an inch an hour.
Most of the wood floorirgs resisted
abrasion better than the marble; thus,
white pine lost only seven-sixteenthso Of
an inch under treatment that removed
rearly twice MS much from solid
marble; yellow pine about like white,
ard oak lost more than either Of the
mines
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
LlaHTNINo's sTRANGe FREhk.
How It Tore a. Scottish Army OGiccr's
Clothing. to Fragments.

A most remarkable example of the
terrible effects of Il lightning s,rokc
is described in the London Graphic.
Maj. jameson, formerly of the Scot
tsh Rides, accompanied by his father
and mother, went into a meadow to
pick mushrooms. Maj. jameson was
some distance in front. and there was
q single clap Of thunder and fash OF
lightning, which frightened Mrs. Jane
son, and she and her husband went into
n wood and returned to the house, OK
pecting that Maj. Jameson would fol-
low.
About half an hour later Maj. Jamc-
son was found by game keeper. ly-
ing on his face in the field quite dead.
Around him, i'll radius OF several yards,
were his clothes and boots, which had
been torn and scattered about in ana
extraordinary manner. The Lightning
appeared to have struck Maj. jane
sen on the right side of the head, tear
ing the cap lie WIS wearing 10 pieces,
and burning his hair of. 1t thcu
passed inside his collar, dovn the front
of his body and both legs, into his boots,
which were torn TO atoms, and then
passed into the ground, tearing hole
about II inches in circumference and
three inches deep.
The deceased mans collar was torn
into 100 pieces, .nonc larger than six
pence, the front of his jacket was rent
into ribboHs, and the jacket ard under
vest literally torn to shrcdf. and the
l>nicl;orboclsers he was wearing We're
stripped off and scattered on tho
ground. Mnj. Jameson's stockings and
CATERS were similarly torn in pieces,
and on the boots the lightning had re-
markable effect.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15

C. o. Taylor whissios. nothing rurcr o. better.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
LEGEND OF THE Az SABLE.

HoFsenan Crossed the Chasm At
Night on . Single stringer.
To the lover of curious scenery the
Adirondacks present an infinite varie-
ty. The region abounds in lakes, large
and small. surrounded by mountains
or embowered in forests; and the rivers
which find their way between the
mountains seem, in some places, to
have cut their wsy through, leaving the
sheer prccipices on either hand to mark
their pathway. The most famous OF
these gorges il the Au Sable chasm'
which is not far from where the Au
Sable river flows into Lake Champlaiu.
The galleries. caves and castellated
columns attract Thousands of tourists
yearly; but 10 years ago It was com
paratively unknown. In those early
days the precipitous cli1Rs were spanned
by . wooden bridge, over which the
farmers had to pass on their way to
Au Sable Forks. The bottom Of t.,s
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
A CURIOUS POCKET PIECE.
Railroad Engineers Transform Hicl,
els Into nuttOna,

els Into buttonh.
a Union Pacific engineer has a fashion
of making unique pocket pieces for his
friends, says the Tacoma Ledger. He
runs a passenger engine west, ard
when oiling previous to run he drops
nickel fve-ccnt piece into the bras
oil cup on the cross head of the piston
rod. His run is 300 miles. When he
top Of the oil cup and takes the nickt |
out. 1t has been metamorphosed into
n curious little button with nn evenly
turned rim, within which, on the one
side is the countersunk head of Liberty.
divested Of her stars, and on the otin
side the V and the wreath. The edge Of
the crown is rs perfect as if it had been
pounded on an anvil by an expert silver
versmith. s,.is
The perfection OF this ia dne ~ ~
even vibration the coin has BEEN sub
jected to. The motion OF the pistonis
horizontal and it travels As inches, back
and forth, with every revolution Of the
wheels. The interior of the oil cup Ii
round and the edges of the nickel as II
travels back and forth in the oil strik-
ing the sides of the cup, are turned over
and pounded into perfect rouHdnc-s.
Sometimes a nickel is left in the cup
during the round trip of 600 miles.
When taken out it is nickel bullet, a
perfect polished sphere. Who digcov-
cred this unique method Of turning the
edges of nickel is not known, but
many engineers know of it.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
A KINGS APPAREL.
The Crown, One SHIRT, One Pair OF
EEnniettSM and Three FcnthcrN.

EEnuiettcn and Three Fcnt,crB.
An order which has been received in
England from dusky mcEaach il o
British colony, for his regal robes and
crown, indicates that civilization is
making very rapid progress in West
Africa. The kings who were content
to be clothed solely in a top hat and q
pnir OF arklets, if they have not actual
ly all gone, are fast disappearing, says
the London Telegraph.
Thcenumeration of the articles asked
for will no doubt be of interest as show
ing the clothing of a king-in west
Africa. They are:
One pair trousers, black superiinc
cloth. embossed in rich, heavy silk,
One shirt, black superfine cloth, en-
bosscd with gilt, straight lines OF gilt
braid.
One mantel to design, lined black silk.
embossed all around edge in gilt oak
leaf, with fixtures for epaulettes.
One gilt nine-inch crown.
One pair epaulettes, with gilt tops
and gilt fringe.
One cap to design (star in center).
Three feathers for ditto.
Six yards silk lining.
1t is a circumstance worthy of note
that cap (stnr in center) with three
feathers, is an Indication of royalty in
Africa when the crown (gilt, nine-inch)
is absent, and also that his majesty is
the proud possessor Of one shirt and one
pair of trousers.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
Theodore Durrant WAS hung week
ago at San Francisco.

During the past two years Mrs. J. w.
Alexander, wife of the editor of the
Waynesb0ru {Miss.l Times, has in Il
great many instances relieved her baby
ing it Chamberlan's Cough Remedy.
She looks upon this remedy as "A house
hold necessity and believes that 20 bet
ter medicine has ever been put in bot
ties. There are many thousands of
mothers in this broad lanG. who are Of
the same opinion. 1t is the ONLY remedy
that can always be depended upon as u
preventive aud cure for Group. The -
and 80 cent bottles are for sale by Hay
Il JoIIantgeu, druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
ABOUT GALLANTRT.
New Ways of Llvip. Bring New Rules
in Manners.


in Manners.
That element of gallantry which is
nothing more than a hypocriticai dis
play of insincere devotion has Tor many
years tended to disappear and IN the
march OF progress Will continue to do
so, not more because of the wilening
of woman's interests than becauEe oi
the broader view of life and ones duty
toward ones neighbcr among both men
and women. True gallantry, in its best
and sincerest form, will never be "out
Of date" as long as men are mon and
women are women. Men will always
respect women, and if gallantry be paid
to intellectually rather than to ig-
norance it is no less gallantry.
A man who gives up his seat in n
street car to pretty girl and then goes
home and clicks" because dinner is
not ready is not gallant. With new
why's of living for both men and wom-
en-, gallantry must take new forms,
adapting itself to conditions, but it will
ever exist in the hearts and be shown
in the actions of generous men and
noble women.
A homely bit of gallantry was enacted
In Springfield few days ago by a
driver of an ordinary, everyday water
Ing cart. A woman had fall from her
bicycle just in front of the street
sprinkler, and although not at all hurt
her hands were considerably the worse
for contact with the dirt of the road.
The driver watched her from his high
seat and then called out, cheerily:
Want to wash your hands, miss?'
she admitted that it would be de-
dable thing, SO the man turned on 4
small stream from his cart and held
hla horses still while the woman washed
her dirt-covercd hands. Then. nckrowl-
ed4ing her .Thank YOU with smile
sA8 bow, he drove on ard the woman
r11amed her ride. The drivers action
wae as true gallantry as ever knight
pe&zormed in olden time-and such rs
fe51Aians would never think Of
Sangheld (Mass) Republican.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15

g. o. Taylor wh'.lle. I.virosn,e the .y.tsH.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
BUYING ONE SHOE.
Other People DO 1t Besides One
Legged Men.

Othcr FeOp!c 30 1t Besides One
Legged Men.
"What does Il man do for shoes when
he has only one leg, or his feet are not
matcs?"
This question was thrust at big
Market street shoe dealer, but il didn't
seem to bother him bit, says the
Philadelphia Bulletin.
"JIc comes in here and has his feet
fitted just rs easily as the ordinary
man." he said at is common oc-
currcuce in all shoe stores to have one
pair of shoes, sell the one required,
and charge the customer little more
than half tie cost of the complete pair
No, the odd shoes are not allow ed 10
accumulate. They would simply be
come incumberanccs. They arc prompt
ly sent hrCE to the factory and mates
made fer thcTG on the same last. II IS
not only for onc-lerGcd mea that we
arc thrs compelled to break pairs, There
are lots of people in the world whosa
feet are not mates. It is curious fact
that nearly every mans left foot is a
triflc larger than the right one, but us
II Gcnetai llilB tniS uoc5 Hot IhlcfteFe
with correct fitting. In many cases.
however, We encounter men cnc of
whose feet are SO swollen by corns, bum
ions, gout or some other aiiliction that
he has to wear shoes of odd sizes. For
these customers il is necessary TO break
two pairs. both of which aftcIwarl have
their missing mates supplied at th,
factory and go back into the general
stock"
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15

it serves to illustrate certain dis
parity often noticeable between Saxon
and Celtic word values, and also the
way in which Irish orators discount
their own rhetoric. a home ruler was
Earanguiug on English terrorism, aud
after drawing horrid picture of babies
speared on the points of bayonets etc,
he concluded: IF that's your civiliza-
tion you may keep it. l call it most inn
proper."-Cornhill Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
w. s. BHuNER, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
ONCE. Seventh Street. Near Main.
IklOndfke.

What does it cost to get there? When
and how should one go? What should
one take? Where are the mines? How
much have they producedP Is work
plentiful? What wages are paid? Is
living expensive? What are ones
chances Of making striker"
Complete and satisfactory replies to
the above questions will be found in the
Burlington Routes "Klondike Folder, y
now ready for distribution. Sixteen
pages OF practical information and an
up-to-date map of Alaska and the Klon-
dixie. Free at Burlington Route ticket
Offices, or sent on receipt OF four cents
in stamps by G. W. Vallery, General
Agent Burlington Route. Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
J, HUGUS, &c. DAVIS,
President. Vice-President.
A. G. MouLroN. Cashier.
BANK OF MEEkER
isuccessor to ]. w. Hugus & Co, Bankersl

tsuccessor to J. w. Hugus & Co., Bankers)
MEEKER, COLORADO
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15
Real Aris,ocrntic Touch.

George met duke while he was
abroad"
~ real duke?'
"lie must have been, George loaned
him seven dollars."-Clevelan Plain
Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1898-01-15

Transact a General Banking Business.
Highest price paid for County Warrants. In
terest allowed on Time Deposits. Drafts
irawn on Eastern Cities and Europe.
CORRESPONDENTS. Kountze Bros. New York;
First National Bank, Omaha: First Ma
tional Bank. Denver: First National Bank,
Rawlins, Wyo.; First National Bank, Glen
wood Springs; and In all principal cities Of
Europe.
Collections Promptly Attended to.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01
TERROR TO GIRLS WITH sRAios
Hnirclipper Finds Another Victim in Car
rie Raflton.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-The hairclipper-
that unidentified fend who attacks lit
tie girls and cuts or tears long braids
from their luckless heads-was abroad
again and hundreds Of children spent
the morning indoors. afraid to go out
without protection.
His latest victim is Carrie Railton, 13
years old, who lives at 1926 Roscoe
street, Lake View. About o'clock In
the evening, as the little girl was re-
turning from a visit. she was attacked
by an unknown man. who emerged from
an alley. struck her blow in the face
and severed one of her long braids with
a pair of shears. The girl was so sur
prised and frightened she could not
Identify her assailant she says. II he
were to be captured. The Lake View
police were notified OF the assault and
have been searching for the miscreant.
so far without result.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01
THE BIG COTTON STRIKE.
Third Week Sees but Little Change in tn,
situation.

Third Week Sees but Little Change In the
situation.
New Bedford, Mass, Feb. 1.-The
third week Of the big strike OF the New
Bedford cotton mill employees began
with affairs in relatively the same posi-
ton as at the outset. 1t Is thought the
exodus OF the mill hands will continue
this week. Hundreds have already left
town. The manufacturers have not yet
made any statement as to their future
policy. 1t Is the general opinion that
they will not make any effort to start
the mills for some time. The mill
hands are apparently as determined as
ever to resist the reduction and some
Of them predict that the strike will last
well into the summer.
Contributions from cities and towns
throughout New England and New
York state have come forward freely
during thelast week and the union OFF,
cials assert that IL there is no serious
disturbance In other bill mill centers
the strikers here will be able to hold out
indefinitely
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01
HORRIBLE CONFeSSI ON.
Abe stormer Tells How He Murdered Mrs.
Eaihburn and Child.


burlington. Ia, Feb. 1.--Abe Stormer
has confessed the murder Of Mrs. Fan
ny Rathburn and her daughter Mary
with all the sickening details of the
crime. The confession was made to
Chief of Police Greiner and the county
attorney. He says he committed the
deed Sunday night, Jan. %. He killed
the mother first i'm the cellar; then he
enticed the little girl into the bed room.
After terrible struggle to outrage her,
he cut her throat. The confession was
obtained after long siege OF sweatbox
examination. After Ii was obtained
Stormer was taken to the morgue, al
though he begged not to see the bodies
of his victims. He turned sickly pale
and trembled violently when he gazed
upon the terrible sight of his victims.
Wild threats Of lynching are heard on
all sides and the mayor announces that
he will issue a proclamation that the
county jail where Stormer is confined
will be guarded by armed men, who
will resist any attempt at iynching with
bullets
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01
DEATH IN THE TUNNEL.
Foreman of Night Shift Buried Under
Tons of Dirt.

Chicago, Feb. death stalked
again in section of the northwest land
tunnel at l o'clock in the morning.
where twelve hours before James Prem
dergast had been crushed lifeless and
William Murphy fatally injured. In
the second fall Daniel Keeie. foreman OF
the night shift, was buried beneath
three tons of dirt and limestone. the
weight breaking the walls of his chest
His head projected from the heap and
by 1t the eleven men who had been
working with him were enabled to
Judge the position of the body and ex-
tricate il with all possible speed.
In eight minutes the dying man was
released and he lived TO be lifted up the
shaft and to be laid on a bench in the
office at Kedzie and North avenues.
He died before DR.. w. d. Leach. who
was summoned at once. could reach
him. In two months in this section OF
the tunnel four men have been killed
and one fatally injured.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01
Pastor for broadway Tabernacle.

New York. Feb. 1.-THE committee
which was appointed by the members
OF the Broadway Tabernacle to select
ard recommend a pastor, has unani-
mously decided in favor of Rev. Charles
Jefferson of the First Congregational
church of Chelsea, Mass. A meeting OF
the church and society will be held
Wednesday evening at the tabernacle,
to receive the report Of this committee
and to take definite action upon IT,.
There IL little doubt that the church
will ratify the action OF the committee.
DIR. Jefferson is ss years of age. He
was born in Ohio and was graduated
from an Ohio college.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01
Object TO sunday Work.

New York. Feb. 1.-After much dis
cussion the Central Labor union passed
a resolution opposing tie bill pending
in the New York legislature for the
opening of the theatres in this city on
Sunday. The resolution was introduced
by the delegate of the Actors Protec-
tive union. who said that the subject
was Of vast Importance to his organiza-
tion and the theatrical profession. A
delegate wanted to know why the the
atrical delegates objected to the bill.
"It is because we don't want TO work
on Sunday" was the reply. I'VE don't
get paid for Sunday work."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01
RIOT AT skAGuAY.
White Longshoremen I'm Desperate Hat
tie With Indians.

Seattle. Wash, Feb. 1.-Advices
from Skaguay under date OF Jan. q
say: A riot occurred here on the arrival
of the steamship Alki from Puget
sound, between local iongshoremen and
the crew of the steamer. The captain
OF the Alk had brought a number OF
Indian longshoremen from Juneau TO
discharge the vessels cargo and as soon
as the steamer made fast to the dock
and the Indian laborers went to work
trouble began. A mob OF at least 100 men
made an onslaught on the Indians.
striking and beating them In a fero-
cious manner. The first mate OF the
ship interfered. but I'm a moment he
was knocked down by the enraged
mob.
Several of the Indian longshoremen
were badly cut and bruised. but no IA
talities resulted. Then Captain Henkle
held a parley with the men, which re-
suited In the white longshoremen Sc
curing the work OF discharing tho
Alkis cargo. the Indians being kept on
board the steamer
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01

Troy, N. Y, Feb. 1.-The body OF
Mrs. George Connell, 81 years Of age.
was found early in the morning on the
road leading over Mount Olympus. She
had been frozen to death. 1t is thought
that the woman, who had been drink
irg. became dazed and fell into an old
lime pit. She must have crawled cut
of this, and. being too weak to go far
ther, lay down In the middle or the
road, where her body was found.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01
New Era i'm KIondike Travel.

Tacoma. Wash, Feb. 1.-Hugh c.
Wallace. president Of the Chiikoot Rail-
road and Transportation company, has
advices Of the completion OF the COM
pany's aerial railway over the Chilkoot
pass to Lake Linderman. This marks
a new era for Klond Ike travel. a. the
time between tide water and the head
waters Of the Yukon river IL shortened
from a month to one. day. besides re-
moving the peril and hardships. The
company made n contract last night
with the Canadian government at IL
cents per pound for transporting all Its
freight for the mounted police from
Dyea 20 Lake I.lndcrran.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01

New York. Feb. 1.-The cardboard
factory of S. Trier & Son. Brooklyn.
which caught fire early in the morn
ing, was entirely destroyed. In the same
building Samuel Schindelman had
knitting goods mill and Schneider Bros.
a cut glass factory. The firm Of Trier
G. Son had machinery valued at $4,000.
all of which was destroyed. Their total
loss is placed at more than 100000 The
losses of Schindelman and Schneider
Bros. whose plants were also complete
ly DESTROYED, could not be ascertained.