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The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04
RICHARD FISHER.

ony of his fate. Surely this is one OF
the most remarkable instances OF
manly fortitude ever recorded. The
name Of this hero was Richard Fisher.
He persisted near Tombstone, Ariz..
victim of a cave-in of the Tranquility
mine, where he was working. When
the crash came Fisher was In an old
"stope" of the mine. Countless tons
of earth descended, carrying with them
death and destruction, splintering the
big mining timbers as though they
were SO many matches, and causing
the ground in that vicinity to tremble
meath this awful avalanche poor Fish
er was caught. 1t seemed impossible
that he could have escaped instant
death, but the miners Immediately
went to the task of rescuing their un-
fortunate comrade. Dead or alive.
they would search until they found
him. After digging diligently for some
hours they heard sounds coming from
where they had located as poor Fish
ers tomb and toward which they were
working. Hope replaced the sadness
in their faces, and they renewed their
efforts with all possible speed. Could
they reach him before 1t was too late?
Old and experienced handlers Of the
pick and drill were there, and young
men full OF vigor. When one worker
fell out of the ranks from sheer ex-
haustion, another instantly took his
place, Three hours more, and they
had excavated through 20 feet more Of
earth. The next four hours brought
them so feet nearer Tie doomed man,
and then the cave-ir ground was en-
countered. Headway here was tedi-
GUS, because of the constantly running
sand and dirt, which was removed a.
fast as possible and Tagging" driven
overhead to hold the superimposed
weight, The nearer the miners came
the more distinct were the sounds from
the entombed miner. The men worked
on in desperate excitement. Twenty
four hours after the cavern they came
within speaking distance Of their COM
rade. now some so feet or 80 away.
Fisher, who was sturdy miner and .
typical Westerner who knew not the
meaning of fear, said in his familiar
voice, by way of greeting:
Hello! boys; you are getting
closer. Take your time" Asked II he
was hurt he assured his comrades that
he was not seriously injured, although
badly cramped. Realizing that in
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uncertainty Of his release from the
blackness Of his grave. During The
work Of the rescue an occasiooAl mes
sage Of hope and encouragement vas
spoken through the wall to Fisher, and
each time came q reply from within.
recognising the speaker By hs voics
and calling him by name. But there
came not word of complaint or In
patience. Three hours later fisher
said: Boys. the loose dirt and SAND
have been running down on me con-
.tinually and gradually piling aboot
my head. but I think ! can hold out
all right"
At this the faces Of his comrades
grew pale. They knew that he was
being buried alive. Slowly the send
about Fisher piled higher and higher.
Presently 1t reached his neck. crept 70
his chin. reached his lips and then BIZ
nostrils At this supreme moment the
workers without heard q sudden moan.
Repeated calls failed to bring any re-
Spouse. Fishers soul had passed the
portals Of death, and q Drawer man
never answered the ANAL summons. oi1
hours later the miners reached MS
dead body. So compact and solid was
the loose dirt about the tnAnimate
form that it required four hours OF
ceaseless labor to extricate 1t. Inc
funeral which followed was ATTENDED
by every miner in camp. and was the
most impressive one ever known IN
Toni stone.
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PLAYED SEvEN-UP
On the Body of Their Dead Conreds
Thus Keeping . Compact.

On the Body of Their Dead Conreds
Thus Keeping . Compact.
Washington Post: Il have seen
gambling in nearly all Its FORMS.
said an old employee of the postofnce
department the other day. but think
the most unique performance l ever
witnessed along that line was game
Of seven-up during the civil war.
was a member Of an Ohio regiment
that had a part In some Of the fercest
fighting of the whole four years strug-
gle. Among my comrades were three
privates who were devotedly attached
to one another They were the Aramis.
Porthos and Athos Of the regiment,
with d'Artagnan left out. During the
days in camp they were inseparable
and they spent most Of their time play
ing seven-up. They did not gamble,
for 1t Is doubtful II their friendship
would have remained a. steadfast II
money had been laid on the cards. The
trio made compact, which was sworn
to over drumhead, that II one OF them
was killed in battle the remaining two
would play q game Of seven-up on his
dead body. OF course the agreement
was made with all the daredevil care
lessness of the soldier, but 1t was -
binding az II 1t had been an oath
bound pledge on . more serious sub
ject. Possibly they never thought they
would have to execute 1t. At any rate.
1t was known throughout the regiment
that the contract had been made. and
1t was the subject Of more or lsas COM,
ment, But the time came when they
were called upon to perform the agrse-
ment. 1t was 1t the bloody battle Of
Stone river that one Of the triumvirate
died with bullet through his heart.
He was one of those chosen to add to
the awful carnage Of the. day. Then
came the opportunity to see the true
metal Of the soldier of that day. The
other two carried the body Of their
dead comrade on the field when the
fighting was over. and laid It in their
tent. / was there when they came in.
They looked at the lifeless form for
long, long time. and at the same mo-
ment each looked at the other. Get the
cards, Jake said one. The pack was
produced, the cards were shufIied and
dealt. The faded blue coat Of their
comrade, with the bullethole through
the chest, was the table on which the
played. The tears rolled down thei'
cheeks 10 that they could hardly see
the spots, and the sobs stifled their
voices until they could not say wheth-
or they begged or gave They played
the game out, but l don't believe either
knew which had won.S
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HEARD A SUDDEN MOAN.
underground workings 1t ID especially
hard to locate the direction Of the
human voice, one of the men asked
Fisher to tap the wall with rock that
his exact whereabouts might be better
traced. Then came an answer which
showed the andaunted spirit and mar
vslous fortitude Of the imprisoned
man: II can't move; am pressed
against the wall, with dirt I'D to my
shoulders; can't stir my hands or
TEST TO make sound; but have plenty
Of air and can hold out until you
reach me-" This from man who had
besn for more than "a hours without
food or water, enduring the cruel
panss Of hunger and thirst: suffering
sxcruciating pain from his cramDsl
position, without use Of arm or limb:
wrfthing from contortions Of bodily
pain from the crushing pressure upon
him while pinioned to the wall; undSt.
setns msutsl anguish At tas fssgAaesl
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04
4 HAN OF IRON NERVE
WAS RICHARD FISHER. A MINER
BURIED ALIVE.
And Snothersd By Failing sand. which
= In His Pinbned STATE. He Could Not
Remove -Untu Death Cane He
Chosred Wpsld.Ds Resoasra.

This is the story of a brave man.
who was buried alive. He lived for
nearly two days while entombed 800
feet below the surface OF the earth.
with thousands Of tons Of debris above
him. Too courageous to despair. he
hoped almost against hope for rescue.
Zoo iron-willed to give way to fear.
te maintained a cheerfulness almost
phenomenal turing this ordeal. the
forror of which cannot be surpassed
~ any other mans experience. He
even so far controlled himself as to
sctually say to his rescuers when they
bad dug within so feet Of his impris-
cned body, Take your time. boys"
Tie was suffocated at the end Of IS
Fours, without having uttered a COM
plaint at the mental and physical az
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

MAJOR General Joseph Wheeler, COM
maniiIg the cavalry forces In front
Of Santiago and the author Of The
Santiago Campaign" In speaking OF
the great catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na,
eays; \ Join with Senators Sullivan.
Roach and McEnery in their good
opinion Of Pe-ru-na. It is recon-
mended to me by those who have used
1t as ar excellent tonic and particu-
iArly effective as cure for catarrh.
United States Senator HcEssry.
Hon. S. D. McEnery, United States
Ser ltor from Louisiana, says the fol-
lowing In regard to Pe-ru-na:
"Pe-ru-na Is an excellent tonic. !
haye ussd il sufficiently to say that !
believe 1t to be all that you claim for
its, D. McEnery. New Orleans.
Louisiana"
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VYYOMEN do suffer!
wv Even so-called healthy women sufferi
But they are not healthy
The marks left by pain are on the young faces OF
daughters. Pain that leaves its mark comes fro

cause. II that cause IS not removed It's
influence reaches out and overshadows .
whole life. The reason Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound has been SO uni
formly successful for over q quarter of .
century in overcoming the suffering Of
women, Is that 1t is thorough and goes
directly to the cause. It Is Q woman's
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

Man IL known by the company he keeps
out Of.
Only inferior people make the mistake
of assuming superior airs.
When two women are said to resemble
each other both are secretly vexed.
One Of the valuable privileges we often
overlook II the privilege Of not saying
anything.
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

Prosperity brings peace" That's SO;
the man next door Is SO busy now that he
comes home at night too tired to practice
on his cornet."
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II came pretty near getting engaged
once" "Why didn't your 1.-THE day !
q man came along and asked me to go
fishing"
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04
De Yo.r Feet Ache and Bur,1

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, q powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

'T feel sorry for Cousin Amanda; she Is
moving away out West" "Oh, don't
know; she can learn to throw lariat and
keep her children at home.
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

I've been shopping every un,. this
week. Then you must be ready for
j bought : pair Of Shoes and the other
five days bought hat
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

What Is the greatest mystery Of life?'
at is why n hat that looked stylish last
year doesn't look stylish this year"
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Does your wife talk until she gets tho
last word?" Yes, and she talks after
that, too"
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

Runs Every Day In the Year
The Overland Limited" via Union Pa
citlc for California and the Pacific north
west Quickest time and finest equip
ment. Ticket Once. ~ 18th street.
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Denver Directory.


The best 80 dou-
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for $lS. With
breeching. ~; rs
double team hRr-
ness. with bresch.
ing. SIS. IS steel
horn stock saddle
for SIS: SIS single
buggy harness for
.. 80. Do not BE-
deceived by worth.
lees imitations,but
order direct from
M and get the
lowest Wholesale
prices. Catalogues
1. FRED MUEL-
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We will forfeit 81 900 IL any Of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to b. not
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT.
THko Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AL
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure
-. u ". Groves signature on each box.
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Ask for the hest Reading.
Liberal religious literature sent FREE
on application to Mrs. II. d. Reed 1872 N.
3Sth ave, Omaha, Neb.
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Even when man makes his own oppor-
tunlties they are not made to suit him.
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04
United States Senator Roach.

Persuaded by friend l have used
Pe-ru-na as a tonic, and am glad to
testify that 1t has greatly helped me
in strength, vigor and appetite. have
been advised by friends that 1t 10 re-
markably efiicacious as a cure for the
almost universal complaint OF catarrh.
w. N. Roach, Earimore. North Da-
kota."
free book on catarrh sent to any
address by The Pe-ru-na Drug M'rg
Co.. Columbus. Ohio.
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When . man brings his wife an unex-
BouSSt Himself somethins e1travaEant
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FITS rsTmAn tiyCured. its nervousnsss after
hrst days use Of DR.. khne's Great Nerve Restorer
bspa for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

New Cockatoo-'Does the girl we live
with seem clever?" Parrot-"No; I've
been here year and she hasn't got me
to stop swearing yet
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

Keeps your breath pure and nostrils clean. eent
name for fires sample to W. A. Hover or Bridahan
4 QuerOau, Denver. All dru3g ats, 80 cent?.
The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04

United States Senator Sullivan.
II desire to say that have been tax
ing Pe-ru-na for some time for ca
tarrh, and have found 1t an excellent
medicine, giving me more relief than
anything l have ever taken.-W. v.
Sullivan Oxford Miss"
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GOODS SENT FOR EXAMINATION.
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THE BOWMAN ART co.

Everything in Pictures, statuary, Porceiaina
and Picture Framing.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09
NO BALD HEADS In ALASKA.
Intense Cold Weather Causes a Thick and
Quick Growth of Hair

The experience of Roderick Dhu
Smith, who recently returned from the
Klondike region with big budget of
experience, quite little sum of money
and a head of hair which almost quail
ifies him to take an engagement as a
Circassian girl in a circus, is of spe-
cial interest to a large contingent of
his fellow men and women. For be it
known that Roderick before making his
perilous way to the arctic regions,
Though otherwise pleasing to look up
on and still on the sunny side of 10,
was the owner of head which made
theatre ushers, whenever there was a
ballet on the programme, escort him
down to the front row without even
glancing at his seat check. While this
might have been considered an adyant-
age to some people, it was not pleas
ing to Mr.. Smith, who is an essentially
modest man and averse to being made
unduly prominent on any occasion. 1t
is said, too, that his badness was the
real cause of his starting out in search
of. gold, since he spent all his patri-
mony in the purchase of hair restorers
and it was necessary for him TO do
something, no matter how desperate,
to retrieve his fallen fortunes. Be that
as it may, he went to Alaska and after
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09
WORK ON 16-INCH
GUN RETARDED.
The Big Rifle Is Not Yet BaIf
Finished.
1t Will Not Be Completed This Year.
Description Of the Diff
cult Processes.

There has been some delay in the
construction Of the sixteen-inch gun
being assembled at the Watervliet ar
senal, opposite Troy. The setback was
connected with the preparation of spe-
cial machinery and apparatus to aid in
hosting and carrying the big piece of
ordnance, and with the construction
of new furnace in the shrinking pit
in which will be heated the jacket that
will be shrunk on the tube.
The gun at present is not half fin
ished and it will not be completed this
year. The date when it will be as
sembted cannot be fixed, but it is sur
missed that the final work will be done
before next March, or within a year
after the first forgings were received.
The installation of machinery for
preparing the several parts of this and
succeeding guns of 16-inch calibre cost
the United States government upwards
of $250G00 The entire south wing Of
the large gun plant, which is about one
quarter of mile long, is occupied by
the lathes, threading, slotting and
rihing machines.
The assembling of the first 16-inch
gun ever made in this country is an
interesting process, and is accomplish
ed with little difficulty by the machin
cry and the 150-ton travelling crane.
The tube for the big gun arrived at the
arsenal last March, and it is the largest
piece Of forging of the kind ever made
by the Bethlehem Steel Company. It's
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09
rHE EYEs on A III.

Twas only a winding mountain road
THAT held its tortuOus way,
.I,trofgf fields Of waving goidenrod
And r!cks Of new-mown nay.
Where the mountains reared their tree.
capped eresis,
In me day all velvet green.
Now rolled great waves OK amethyst
In the moonlight's fairy sheen.
And the pool in the fretfui sireamlsts
.Nssth the falls SO they foam and switt
In the soft light turned, now white, now
Az the sun turns mother-of-pearL
the land vas clothed IN a shimmerirg robs
A. the soft beams downward stole
From the harvest moon Ike molten gioDS
That swam In an azure bowl
And the myriad stars CLEANED white ana
AZ we walked In the fair moons light,
I've rosrntc fingers 70 backward hold
The curtains Of zOft-bTeathed night
cr my arm there rested touch az soft
a. the ebD OF ms pulses tide,
while an upturned face gave glinp&eS otp
OF two sapphire stars al my Sias'
N,o,v they we're planets with steady beam,
,TTen sfars that twinkied with fun:
Now they were tender as mo0nhsntk
Ard now they flashed Ike the sun.
r, was but the off-to!d story OF love.
~ now man. be ne beggar or earl.
viii turn from the study Of stars above
- sac Harlem Life.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09

q two years residence there has re-
chevalure is concerned and he declares
that the transformation is entirely due
TO the rigors of the climate in that
quarter of the globe. "The intense
cold kills al germs and microbes" he
asserts, "and stimulates the scalp and
nature does the rest" and he proudly
exhibits his lionlike name as proof CT
what nature can do when she takes a
fancy, unassisted by washes or oils
or unuguents of any kind. p. j. Nc
Leod, who has spent twelve years in
Alaska and the northwest, although he
has net the pleasure of knowing Mr..
Smith personally and did not therefore
see the sprouting and the bourgeoninS
of his especial crop of modified epider-
mic cells, still corroborates his story
as to the virtues of that frigid climate
as hair producer.
MY hair always was thick" he says,
$50 / cannot speak from personal ex-
perience, but the way dogs put on hair
up there is caution. They get as
shaggy as Shetland ponies, and now l
think of it, never saw a baldhead d
fellow anywhere around there. To tell
the truth. they all look after they
have got to work as though . razor and
- %
ed than a hair restorer. and | think a
missionary barber could do good work
among them
G. H. Henderson, who has q claim on
| Dominion creek and has been up in
! that vicinity for two years, heartily
echoes Mr.. McLeod's sentiments. There
is something about the intense cold,
asservates, that makes the hair on mah
and beast flourish nightly. DandruR
and falling hair are unknown in that
part of the country but he thinks that
the fact that people are too busy TO
bother with their hair" has something
to do with Its unusual growth.
1.-THE man who is vain enough TO put
his time in on trying 70 increase the
thickness of his hair" In this gentle
mans decision, will generally manage
TO worry off what little belongs to him
naturally. He will scrub 1t and put
fertilizer on it and lay awake nights
thinking about It until his head Is as
hot as a furnace and burns the rots OF
it to ashes and end by getting up the
shiniest kind of bald head, but up
there 1t Is too cold to fool that way aud
the hair gets a chance for it's life"
J. S. Woodstock, an Alaskan OF five
years standing. puts in his testimony
/ In regard to the efficacy OF good freez-
| ing weather as hair rejuyenator or
resurrector, and another gentleman re-
Gently returned from the arctic gold
fields, who, not having made his
nile" as yet, Is ayerse TO having his
name in the papers. says he Is seriously
considering the practicability OF estab-
fishing a fair sanitarium in some rea-
sonably accessible spot, where he will,
for a satisfactory consideration, enter
tain bald headed guests and tell them
pleasing little tales about Alaska
San Francisco Call.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09


soghe city Of Badad will always city of nnment
The result the ACCOMPANYING picture which gives
nidea of
which formed
in of
still in existence still enchanting they
Omar AnooShr
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09

Preafhes there a girl with soul so dead
she never to herself hath said.
ss'I-st5s Is my own. my lover true,
If he plays golf I'll play II, too.
II base ban Il his highest aim,
II! never miss a single game.
is he a STUDENT. grave and palel
on I4arnsrgts sea will / set SAIL
Does he await the rise Of stoeksg
Rreathless III share the tsckers SHOCKS.
III he adorex a navy blue,
All ny attire shall show that hue
In short whatesew his king be,
will abide by his decree.
Wnatefer be his aim or quest,
Gladly III follow MS behesL''
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09
MUCH IN LITTLE.


It's curious whut a sight o. good little
thing can do.
How. We kin stop the fiercest storm when
ii begins TO brew,
An take the sting from whut commenced
ter rankle when 'twus spoke.
BY keepin still an treatin' ii ez IL il wuz
a joke.
Yell ind tibet VI kin fill a place with
smiles instead o. tea S,
An keep the sunshine gleaz in thru the
shadows of the years
BY jes' laughin'
Folks sometimes fails ter note the posi-
biiities that lie
twinkle in yer eye;
1t amt SO much whur's said thet hurts
ez wlut We thinks lies hid:
1t amt so much the doin' ez the way a
thing is did.
An many a hpme,,s KEEP happy { n con-
tented day by day,
An like ez nst a kingdom hez b>en res
cued FROM decay
BY jfs' laughin'-
-Washingtoa STAR
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09

ting machine. where <he breech will be
prepared to receive the breech block.
When the latter mechanism is fitted the
gun will practically be finished and
ready for shipment to the testing
grounds at Sandy Hook.
When complete the sixteen-inch rife
will weigh 126 tons and will have cost
about $4,000. The cost of twenty
inch gun, the largest made in this
country until the assembling of the
sixteen-inch rifle was begun, is $4,000.
The weight of twelve-inch gun is fifty
tons. Thus it will be seen that the
sixteen-inch rifle, although only four
inches larger in caliber, costs and
weighs more than double one of the
twelye-ineh guns.
The gun will have muzzle energy
equivalent to the ramming power of
the battleship Oregon going at speed
of fourteen knots an hour.
This table shows the dimensions of
the largest guns in the British, German
and United States services:
United States. England. Germany.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-06
ACME

Born, March 80, to Mr.. and Mrs. l..
X. Markley, a bouncing big boy.
A number from this vicinity are
contemplating going east on the ex'
cursion which will leave the first of
May. Among them are j. r. Herr,
Mis-. jeremiah Engle, Mrs. j. c.
Kaufman and M. G. Engle and family.
The entertainment at Harmony
Hall on last Friday night was well at
tended and enjoyed by all. The pro-
gram consisting Of dialogues, decla-
nations and songs showed careful
preparation and was certainly a credit
to the school and energetic teacher,
Miss Alice Sterling.
There was no school at Heindle last
Friday on account of the sad death OF
one of its brightest and most promis-
ing pupils, Earl Hersh.
Miss Edna Anderson will close a
successful term of school in the Helm
die district next Friday after which
she will attend Baker University.
j. Morley lost two horses 'and a
COW last week from the bite Of a mad
dog.
The last two weeks of rough wealth
er have had a telling effect upon the
wheat fields of this vicinity. The
fields look brown instead of green and
it is feared much of the plant is dead.