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The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Americans who visit France and
Italy and come home with complaints
Of the inferiority of our roads, would
do we'll to remember that this country
is still young, that our population is
comparatively small and is spread over
wide spaces. and that We have had our
hands full Of the business OF setting ur
national housekeeping and training a
wild continent to civilized uses; but
our countrymen are practical folk
and now that the good roads move
ment" has fairly begun, 1t is sure tc
spread from sea to sea. and from the
rivers to the ends OF the land. The
advent OF the bicycle helps: the COM
ing propulsion of carriages by storage
batteries will help more: and mean
while every enlightened owner Of a We
hicle or draft animal is quick to sec
whore the economy comes in. And the
invention and use OF road building ma
chimes is creating new art and a new
industry.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Surprising as the development oi
electricity in practical ways has been
during the past twenty years 1t re.
Quires a statistical exhibition of tho
subject. particularly on the financial
side, to furnish an adequate picture O,
this progress, says Bradstreet's. A re.
cent examination of the subject fur.
nishes some interesting details. Fol
instance. 1t is stated that as recently
As 1884 the total investment in elec.
trical appliances throughout the Uni.
ted States did not aggregate much
over Sl,oOO,000. while at the present
time the total capitalization Of elec.
trical railroad. lighting and other con.
Germs is put down as fully $1,000, ,O00,-
coo. The $4,000 miles Of electrical rail
roads which exist today in the United
States represent q capitalization, at It's
par value, of about 81. .00o, ,000. 900, while
the electric lighting stations and
plants in the country are believed to
represent an investment Of fully $780,
00O.o 900. the capital involved In the tel
ephone business and all Its ramifica-
tions being placed at not less than
500, 100000.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
WHEEL CAUSES HER TO LEAVE.
oiri 0.is. whs, Mistress osssss, q.
KespSag It.

Gisi 4sits when Mistress 0Ajssss ts
Kespaas It
II tried new theory of mine ON that
last girl l had" said one Warren ave-
nue. matron to another a. they aus-
siped over the back fence. After hav-
ing had a dozen or 80 In rapid sue
cession. l made up my mind that I
must lack tact, was too irritable or
did not make sufhcient allowance for
the annoyances encountered BY every
household servant. determined to
be more considerate and more diplo-
matte" "Oh, pshaw! l know them.
But 20 ahead with your experiences"
II received that last one just as pleas
antly as I would have received favor
ed guest. went with her to her room.
showed her where to put everything.
had awnings put over the windows.
because she thought the heat and light
. little too strong, placed q couple Of
extra shelves In the closet. hxed . nice
place for her bicycle in the summer
kitchen. voluntarily offered her an
extra night out each week. personally
assisted her to get run of things In
the kitchen and then praised her for
everything could approve. without
pretending to notice her mistakes or
to miss the dishes she broke My idea
was to win her by kindness and con-
tinued assurance OF appreciation, Am
sure that every nature is susceptible
to such treatment" well. I'm not,
by good deal. But how did II. come
out?" "At the end of the first month,
convinced by my constant approval
that she was about the best girl in
the city. she demanded 81 more per
week and the right to put her wheel
in the front hall. where the gentle
mems kept theirs. or she would leave.
or course she left. Don't they 5ust
try your souls out?"-Detroit Free
Press.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
THE FUSION TICKET,
c. 8. THOMAS FOR GOVERNOR.
TAs saivs~ Rsp.b,se..s ..d Pe,.l,sss -
Name cosgress.sa-rhs Rssais sf .
Loas Coatsst

Colorado Springs, Sept. 1.-THE fol
lowing fusion ticket was agreed upoI
yesterday by the Silver Republican
Populist and Democratic parties, IL
convention here:
Governor-Charles 8. Thomas, Arap
shoe, Democrat.
Lieutenant GOvernor-Francis Car
ney. Ouray. Popullst.
Regents of State Unlversity-E. ]
Morath, Weld. Democrat; ID. NJ. Rich
ards, .Arapahoe, Populist; Harolt
Thompson, Ell Paso, Silver Republican
Treasurer-John ii. Fesler, Garfield
Silver Republican.
Auditor-George W. Temple, Rit
Blanco, Silver Republican.
Secretary of State-Elmer Reckwitb
Boulder. Populist.
Attorney General-E. C. Campbell
Pueblo, Populist.
Superintendent of Public instructor
Helen NJ. Grenfell Gilpin, Silver Re
publican.
Chairman State Central Committee
A. NJ. Stevenson. ArapahOe, Silver Re
publican; Milton Smith, ArapahOe
Democrat.
1t was also agreed by the conference
committee that the Silver Republicans
should name one congressman and the
Populists the other.
After having been In session all
night, the conference committees Of
the three parties reported at IL O'Clock
that their labors had borne good fruit
There was a slight manifestation of IN.
dividual disappointment, naturally, in
the Silver Republican convention be-
cause the conference committee of that
party had not been able to secure the
governorship. This feeling quickly dis
appeared and the delegates settled to
the work of making nominations for
the offices allotted to 1t. This was ne
,onplshed with little delay. The Dem
ocrats were even more facile In nnnl-
ing their two candidates and early in
the afternoon there was only the POpu-
list convention to be heard from. That
body took all afternoon and much Of
the evening to carry out Its part Of the
program.
The delegates, after they had ex-
pressed their various personal disap-
pointments in the matter Of candidates,
were almost unanimous in their aI)-
proval of the weeks work.
In Importance second only to these
events OF the day was the speech Of
Senator Teller In the Democratic con-
vention. He spoke plainly. He declared
that the hope of the people lay in the
Democratic party. III God gives me
life, said he, Il shall be found fight
ing for you In 1900" And again: in
conclusion. l repeat that not only on
silver, but ON other great questions,
the hope of the country Is the Demo-
cratic party"
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
yellow Fever Situation.

Jackson. Miss, Sept. 1.-No new
cases Of yellow fever have deyeloped
In the city since the single case re-
ported Saturday afternoon. Only n
few exposures have been made to the
infection and the fear Of a general en-
idemic Is less. Nearly half the popn.
lation have left the city. The streets
have been filed with vehicles ali dav
and the highways leading into the
country are lined with wagons flied
with households and provisions, Most
OF those who are fleeing from the In.
fection have gone only a short dis.
lance into the country to await deye,.
opments. The Board of Health frmlv
believes that the disease was brought
from New Orleans. To-nisht's report
from Taylor shows no new cases at
oEwood and two 1t Taylors.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS.
Business Part of New wsstmlnIstsr, B. g
Totally Destroyed.

IOtAuy DeAtHOyed.
Vancouver. Sept. 1.-THE business
portion Of New Westminster was to-
tally destroyed by fire this morning
1t is impossible to estimate the prop.
erty loss at this writing, but It will
run up Into the hundreds of thDus-
ands.
Despair and suffering are the lot of
hundreds Of homeless people. Food,
clothing and aid of all kinds Is being
hurriedly dispatched from Vancouver
to the Inflated Royal City"
1t is not known how many peopl,
lost their lives, but 1t il feared sever
al have burned to death. Campbell.
a fireman, fell of the roof of n burn
ing building and was killed. A woman
dropped dead from fright. One woman
who had been confined two weeks
ago died while they were moving her
from q burning house. while another
suffering from typhoid fever. who
had been twice removed from resi-.
dences which were In the burning
zone, did not survive the shock.
The loss Is roughly estimated at 2H
The loss Is roughly estimated at 80
10000; insurance, $1,5OO,OOO. Bank
vaults withstood the fre. One ipsur
ance company's vault was blown up
by gunpowder.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
SUNDAY IN SANTIAGO.
Protestant Services Hsld-spanish Prlsoa.
sss Nearly All Zone.


srs Nearly All Zone.
Santiago de Cuba, Sept. n.-Sunday
was observed for the first time since
the war terminated as a day OF res,
and worship. All the military and
civil ofnces were closed, as were also
the shops, and the city's appearance
was unusually quiet.
Religious services were held at the
palace, and General Lawton, General
Wood and other American officers at
tended.
This afternoon the correspondent Of
the Associated Press visited the
wrecks of the Spanish cruisers. The
work of floating the Infanta Maria
Teresa is nearly completed. but the
Almirante OQuendo Is not worth the
cost Of saving.
Colonel Ray, who returned from
Guantanamo yesterday, reports the
embarkation of all the SpanIards
save about 80. under General Pareja.
The American authorities are await
ing the arrival OF the San Juan. with
about 1900 Spanish troops from Sa-
qua de Tannmo and Baracoa. The
steamer IL expected Wednesday, The
Spaniards will be re-cmbarked here
on the San Augustin and the San
Francisco for Spain.
Tomorrow the Bessie and two
other vessels will leave for Baracoa
and Sagua de Tanamo, carrying sup
plies for the Americans, Cubans and
Spaniards there. The condition of the
Spanish Mt Guantanamo prior to their
departure for Spain was, Colonel Ray
says, most distressing. The death
rate was over eighty per day, and
Colonel Ray believes that more than
half will die on the passage. Seventy
died on the wharf the day the San
Ignacio was loaded, and there is vel
low fever among those who remain
behind. Colonel Ray had two mules
killed for fresh meat supplies to the
Spaniards. No fresh beef was to be
had. and the Spaninrds were glad to
get the mule meat. Indeed. there had
been no meat Of any kind in Guanta-
namo for three weeks.
The first battalion of Colonel Rays
regiment has contracted yellow fever
from Spaniard. Sixty cases have
broken out. Four hundred Cubans
have laid down their arms at Guam
tannmo and gone to work on the
Plantations near the town. No ratjons
are supplied to armed Cubans.
Santiago Is now filled with Cuban
soldiers from General Castillo's COM
mand. One result is large number
OF gala parties at the various clubs.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
A BOLD BANK ROBBERY
Famous Place of Moneys the scene of
the Strange Act.

Famous Place of Moneys the scsae OF
the Strange Act.
Between / and o'clock on a recent
Saturday afternoon daring theft was
committed in the banking department
of the Bank of England, which is re-
served for purely banking transac-
tions. general or public banking busi-
ness being done in other departments,
says the London Times. Two walk
clerks" or messengers, were sent from
Messrs. Coutts to the Bank OF Eng
land with an order for $1,000. One Of
the clerks. 1t appears. remained out
side In cab, while his colleague pro-
ceeded to obtain the money. which was
handed to him across the counter in
three canvas bags, each OF which con-
tained $1,000. The clerk seems to have
had his attention diverted In some way.
and he left the counter. His absence,
however, was quite momentary, but on
his return one Of the bags was miss
ing. An alarm was at once raised and
the police Of Old Jewry station were
Immediately communicated with. II y
stated that almost at the moment Of
the discovery Of the theft respect
able-lookins well-dressed man left the
banking department. carrying . bag in
his hand. and 1t is assumed that this
was the stolen property. The thief. or
thieves. however, succeeded In escap-
Ing. The robbery was particularly
audacious one, and 1t is believed that
the culprit had "shadowed" Nessrs.
Coutts' messengers for some time in
nYAop In IN hn 1nxt
ments before acting.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

leading paper Of England impu.
IDENTIFY remarks that the United States
''is not nation" Not content with
this simple statement, It goes on to say
in polysyllabic fashion, that the states
are 'an aggroupment fortuitous and
colossal, established on \ semicontinent
OF fabulous natural wealth. without his
toric roots. without traditions, without
internal resistances or external obsta-
cles which developed beyond measure
with all the exuberance of elementary
organisms" The "aggroupment"
seems to be doing well. all things con-
e3dere6
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

When spelling reform is urged, we
may say that spelling has already been
reformed. For example, we do not
now spell all the words in we'll
known verse Of the last chapter Of St
Luke's .GcsaA as they are spelled in
Wyclifs Bible. where 1t appears thus:
And thus 1t bihofte Crist to suffre;
and rise agen fro deeth in the thridde
day; and penaunce and remissioun OF
synnes. to be prechid in his name into
allie folks bigynnynge at Jarusalem."
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
A New Idea.

The man who believes in making the
worst OF everything happened to see
the Washington monument looming
up In the distance, Immediately he
heaved deep sigh. whats the trou,
ble?" inquired the friend. Don't IL
suit you?" Not quite" "It has beea
approved by the monument experts
from all parts OF the world" 1T y
very good as far as 1t goes. But II
some enterprising man would at II up
with mercury and glass tube what .
fine thing 1t would be for measuring
this her."-Washington Star.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
Kn,.a sy o.so,,a. Explosion.

Philadelphia, Sept. 11.-By the ex.
plosion Of forty gallons Of gasoline in
the cellar Of grocery store Mt 1aA
South street tonight four, and poasi.
bly, q dozen. lives were lost. As an i'm.
mediate consequence of the explosion.
the building where 1t occurred and
those adjoining It on either side col.
-lapsed. and up to 10 o'clock, four hour.
aftsr the occurrence, four bodies had
beso recovered from the ruins.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Sagasta frequently remarks that
Spain is perfectly calm. At first
glance that seems to be foolish lie:
but perhaps she has been metophoric-
ally put to sleep.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

When we read that I'VE reaffirm our
allegiance to the principles Of equality
and justice which have always made
our party" etc, we unconsciously feel
that war is a brief, passing fancy and
that politics is the only real thing.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Married men as rule do not liz
from choice, but their wives will per
sist in asking such fool questions.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

There are lots Of little things that
wise men do not understand, but it is
generally believed that hens lay eggs
because they can't stand them on end
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

New York's anti-swearing ordinance
has been defeated. the public feeling
that anything that will cramp the ex
preston OF person forced to live In
New York can not be tolerated
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

When prima donna gets a note too
high she drops her voice. That proba-
bly, accounts for many OF the cracked
voices We hear.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

The tramp has the only punctu.e
proof tire.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

When a man is sure that his friends
never say unkind things Of him. he is
sure that all his friends are dead.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Grasshoppers are so thick In some
parts Of Canada that 1t is said that
often the insects my be seen floating
foot thick down the Soorelois river.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
In Luak.

suburbanite-"o. yes, we arc Q deep
ly religion. community" City Frisod
-"That's good. It must be q great
consolation to you here to feel that
there is better world"
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

The average man earns much less
than his wife thinks him capable OF
earning.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Life may be grand, sweet song, bu,
one can't get much harmony out OF II
in "A fiat
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

When a man is bore he is always
the last to discover 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Self-praise is like church steeple-
the higher 1t goes the narrower it be-
comes.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Some people have weak eyes simply
because they are located in = weak
place.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Be sure you're right, then go ahead
regardless O.. the road others take.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

A tailor says that ready-made cloth
Ing will cure a man of having fits.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

As soon as the poor barber begins to
scrape acquaintances he cuts them.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

whats all this noise?" Those Boston
girls have gone to quoting Emerson
again.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Mrs. wlnslow'a Soothing syrup
FOR children teethinR ,soffens the gums reduces nA
nation ,aLys palm cures wind cole. Is cents bottle
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

Maria. I missed you dreadfully while
was in the army" lis that so? Dtdn
they permit you to find fault with th'
cook?"
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

There is no hanging In Mexico. and, out.
side what concerns the army and the
brigands. no capital punishment.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

FITS Permanently Cured. otit- or seriousness after
fret da, OF Dr. kline's Great Nerve Restorer.
eend for FREE S2.OO trial bottle and treatIse
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

6eware Of desperate steps: the feline bard
II left alone will seek some other yard.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17

10 Americas Greatest Medicine. 81; sig ior y
HOODS pills cure Sick Headache. "a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

,,aw, and there were Others who felt as
ne did
Later. and after a good deal of re-
hcctihn. Jock saw the good things that
would result from iudicious fish and
gam" protection. and he became an advo-
cate OF the game code. He discontinued
market shooting. and built one Of the first
sportsman camps in the State This he
made of spruce logs on Hardwood point
Nickatous lake. The camp contained five
rooms. and when. after a year or more
JOCK visitors began to increase he
built a frame house for private parties
and a shack for guides. He made money
rapidly in his new calling. and soon re-
rleNcd the losses incurred in paying fines
for Illegal killing.
When Nickatous became so well known
that the crack Of rifles We're too frequent
for good hunting jock sold out this out
tit to club of New York sportsmen and
Went up the east branch TO Grand lake
and Sebois, where he built camps and
made money. Jock saw to il that the
waters around his camps were kept well
stocked with trout and salmon. and in
this way he kept his customers from year
to year. He was at one time employed
ms a game warden. but he was not cut
out for such calling. He could not ar
rest a man for killing meat when he was
hungry and he 50 informed the fish and
game commission when he handed in his
resignation.
jock was skilled cauocman and a
maker of canoes. He was a good shot. a
fair moose caller and Il right good fell
low He left 4 small fortune of from SIS
00o To S2o,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
STRANGE FREAK OF NATURE.
Arboreal Siamese Twins at Mar!nsvIle. Ind.

The greatest curiosity in the way of
Il tree that can he found on American
soil is a sugar maple that grows near
to be more exact. Natural history does
not record that the sugar maple is akin
to the banyan but the Martinsville tree
cmulates thatqueer product of the Orient,
pictured in all Biographies to the wonder
OF the school boy.
ON the Mitchell farm a quarter of a
mile out of Martrsvile two sugar ma
pies began to grow years ago. about %
feet apart. In time one of them thrust
out a branch toward the other and this
branch grew straight on until it encount-
cred its neighbours trunk. The chances
were millions TO one that ii would be
turned aside or upward. but in this single
instance a strange thing occurred. The
horizontal branch pierced the heart of
the second maple. and welded itself into
it.
II IS not on record that anyone noticed
this peculiar growth until it was so well
advanced chat the cause could not be
traced. II stands to-day rs the wonder of
the country sidc-a thing to be pointed
out TO admiring strangers.
The trees are each about a foot in dia
meter, and the connecting link is nearly
the same size tt il now about Is feet
from the ground. Tie junction is perfect,
ana there seems to be no tendency to
split the tree. These arboreal Samese
twins are both in good health. and are
growing at about an even rate, so that
the strange limb preserves its horizontal
position as ii rises from the ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
Mustard as an Antiseptic.

DR. Roswell Park writes to the Buffalo
Medical journal commencing mustard as
an antiSeptc He says: "One never
goes into a house. or at least a locality,
in which mustard cannot easily be pro-
cured. and my custom is thoroughly to
rub ana scrub my hands with mixture
Of green or other soap. cornmeal and
mustard flour, for about five minutes
After rubbing thoroughly into all the
crcViCes and CreaSes of the hands and
nails by aid of uailbrush. one may be
absolutely certain that his hands are
Sterilzed. no matter what he may have
been doing previously. | have no hesita-
ton in proceeding from an autopsy to
the operating room if | may thus protect
my hands. Used as indicated, the mus
tard leaves no unpleasant sensation; and
one may feel that by the time it produces
unpleasant tingling or rubefaction of the
skin it's essential oil has done its desired
work as an antseptic. | have discarded
all other means of preparing the hands.
and in several years use of mustard in
this way have never been disappointed
or had the slightest reason to question
its effectiveness. | might add also that
il is an admirable deodorizing agent, and
will take away from the hands all Of
fensive odor of dead or dying tissues ana
all redolencc of iodoform.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
THE IkTEST SCIENTIFIC KNOW
e.: on FOOD AND DIGESTION

The real cause of most of our diseases
is simply an inability to digest food. This
induces thinness. weakness loss OF hesl
and fat. loss of vitality. wasting away.
Loss of flesh and vitality means con
slant liability to sickness. Wasting iwaN
is consumption.
If getting thin is what ails vou there is
only one thing to do-get fat The only
WAY to do it is to take something which
will help your stomach and stimulate il
to do its work.
If You are tired out you do not like Ia
move your legs or arms If your stom
ach is tired il does not like to digest i,
cannot do it's work
TO eat or even to eat with relish does
not necessarily mean that one Is being
nourishcd. Strength. vitality ana ilesl
are the true indications.
Getting thin is sign that YOU need the
Shaker Digestive Cordial. You would not
be getting thin if YOU could digest youl
food.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial not only
contains artitcially diSested food but II
viii digest other foods in the stomach
A SINCE 10 cent bottle will show whether
or not it IS going to meet the conditions
of your case and if 50, its continued use
may be depended on to effect a cure All
druggists keep it in stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

Charles Jesse Clement and bride ar
rived, Thursday morning, on the Pull
man, from Quebec, Canada, after IN
absence Of three weeks on their we'd
ding trip. They visited all the princi-
pal cities Of the Dominion and are de
lighted with all they saw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

Andrew j. Cony of Lynn Mass. Is
passing a few days in the city, huntin&
up old acquaintance. Mr.. Cony Wiz
he we'll remembered here, being grad
uale of Cony High school in the clas.;
of o.. He will engage in the pIumbin%
business. Feb. list, at New England
shoe Mecca. and his many friends pr
diet a prosperous future for him