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The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Queer Cards of Lawyers.

Not all men of the legal profession
are content with the severe inscription
on their cards to which etiquette and
custom usually confine them. An
Ohio lawyer who makes speciality Of
collections calls attention to this fact
by a novel device printed on his cards
and letter-heads. On great red
splotch intended to represent drop of
blood are the words. Claims collected
in cold blood" the capital &C" for the
three first letters Of those words being
of sufficient size to encircle the other
words. In Maryville. Mo-. a lawyer
presents his portrait on his card. With
the suggestive motto: He that is not
with you is against you. See me
early"
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

"our party was about the first 70
land on the Kowoon side. and can
tell you that 1t was an awful thing to
be obliged to witness that creatures
agony, feeling our own weakness un-
comfortably marked. 1 would have
given considerable for the privilege OF
cutting away the thongs that bound
the mans hands and feet. But we
were only lot of plain civilians, who
had no right to interfere with the
Aajesty Of the law, so we were Obliged
- content ourselves with the poor
consolation that the mans sufferings
would soon be over, as - o'clock was
the hour set for the execution, and as
a rule they are pretty prompt in such
matters over there. l had fan in my
pocket. and 1t struck me that l might
in some way lessen the prisoners
agony by brushing away the flies that
were now swarming all over the de-
fenseless body. AS I stopped over to
fan them away from his hands and feet
I found that the lashings had cut deep
into the flesh, but that the wounds had
begun to tester. l stepped back hor-
ror-stricken by the awfulness OF this
barbarous treatment of a human be-
ing. The wretched man looked at me
without one particle of gratitude in his
sullen stare, for he did not seem
capable of understanding that 1 was
trying to relieve him as far as it were
in my power. Poor devil. he little
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
IT COSTS ss MILLIONS.
An Enormous Sum spen. In R.b.l,d'n

An Enormous sum Spent In Rsbaildinx
and ke-equipping the b. O. n. r.
The receivership of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. which has just come
to . close, was remarkable in many
ways. Messrs. Cowen and Murray did
not follow precedent, but went ahead
and placed the property in hrst-class
shape. instead of attempting to main
tain 1t in the condition that they found
1t. OF course the receivers were up
held by q majority of the security hold
ers and the court, but the Baltimore
and Ohio receivership marked an epoch
in such Affairs that will be historical.
The vast sums expended were put out
in '96 and 81. when trade was at low
ebb and money scarce. During their
Administration the receivers purchased
Is, $50 box cars. 6.751 wooden gondola
cars, 5000 pressed steel cars, $40 mis-
cellaneous freight cars. postal, express
and dining car equipment, At q total
cost of $17 ,000. 900. The ZIG locomotives
cost nearly two and one-half millions
The steel rail purchased amounted to
123.010 tons. costing $2.142.162. and
there were bought over 5000, 900 cross
ties. costing $1.200,000, and 100000
cubic yards of ballast amounting to
S625, 900. The new steel bridges aggre-
gate in value $750,o00. and fully as
much more was spent in improving the
several terminals, erecting new build
ings, reducing grades and changing the
alignment. The maintenance Of way
payrolls, or the amount paid directly
to men employed in making improve
ments on the tracks, etc., In three
years was nearly twelve millions of
dollars. The total amounts to about
$35, 900. 600, of which about $4,000, 900
were secured by the issuance of receiv-
ers' certificates and the balance
through car trusts, earnings from the
property and from the reorganization
managers. Most of the purchases Of
equipment and rail- were made when
material was low in price and manu-
featuring concerns were in great need
Of orders to keep their plants In op-
Grafton. Steel rails are worth now from
IS to 50 a ton more than when the re-
csivers made their purchases. and To-
comotives have advanced from $4,000
to $4,000 in price. The equipment
alone, II purchased today. would cost
81, 600, 900 more and the other improve
ments 81 ,0O0, 900 more. President Cow
en- is authority for the statement that
the new company intends spending
$10.000,00O more in improvements in
the next year or two.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

The completion OF the million ana d
half dollar terminals of the Burlington
Railroad at Quincy. H.. marks an I'm.
portant stage III the development OF
that system. 1t was only Ave years
ago that the road built into st. LOUIS,
and established there an enormous
freight yard, with a capacity OF 3.oUo
cars. Elsewhere. at Chicago, st. Paui'
Kansas City and Denver, the Burning
ton has facilities for handling freight
and passengers that are unexceiled.
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400 Reward, 500.

me readers OF this paper will be pleased to
leaen that there is at least one dreaded disease
thas science has been able to cure IN al Us
stases and that is Catarrh- Halls CataIrn
Cure Is the only positive cure now known TO the
medical fraternity. Cotnrrh being q consttu-
tional disease. requires constitutional treht-
nent Hnils Cstarrh euro Is taken internally.
.ctjr. Directly up0u the blood and mucous sur
iSces Of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease and giving the PStiemdi
s1isiane nature In doing its work. The pro-
pretoFS have 80 much faith in It's curative
poverv that they offer Ono Hundred DoliHrs iot O,
any ease that 1t fatls to cure. Send io1 hs' Vi
Hddress F. j. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. O
Sold by druggists 7bc.
Hall's Family pills arc the best
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

Remember that cholera morbus.
dolera infantum, summer COM
talnt, bilious collie, diarrhoea and
Ssentery are each and all catarrh
the bowels. Catarrh is the only
orrect name for these affections.
>e-ru-na is an absolute specific for
,hese ailments, which are 80 com
mon In Summer. Dir. Hartman. In
/ practice OF over forty years, never
lost a single case OF cholera infan-
tum, dysentary, diarrhoea. or chol-
era morbus, and his only remedy
was Pe-ru-na. Those desiring fur
ther particulars should send for a
free copy of Summer Catarrh
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus. y.
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tioner took passage on the same
lighter. The prisoner was allowed the
privilege Of little chat with the man
who was soon to make mincemeat of
his defenseless body. The lighter was
finally towed over to the other side of
the bay, where the crate with its
human occupant was landed on the
beach. The prisoner was carried
short distance from the water, where
he was unceremoniously dumped out
of his cage. He landed ON HIS face.
and the coarse sand and gravel cut
quite = cash on his cheek, which added
greatly to the poor fellows sufferings.
for in that hot climate the flies were
soon attracted by the fresh wound. and
a. the poor fellows hands were still
tied down to his ankles. It was impos-
sibie for aim to drive away the pests
thst were torturing him.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Mrs. Perkins Lettcr.

81 had female trouble of all kinds,
had three doctors, but only grew worse
l began taking Lydia e. Pinlsham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash, and cam
not praise your remedies enough
Mrs. EFFIE PERKINS, PEARL, LA.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

Railroads generally East and West
are rapidly fitting their freight cars
with air brakes and automatic coup
lers. An officer of the Burlington
road said in Chicago recently that on
his line there are $4,000 freight cars.
so per cent of which are equipped
with Westinghouse Air Brakes, and 30
per cent with Master Car Builder Au-
tomato Couplers.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

Ash ys.r Dealer for Arss's rsst-kase
A powder to shake in your shoes. 1t
rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching,
sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails.
At all druggists and shoe stores, IS cts.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen
8. Oimsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Head Blown ON.

A boiler on the Moran & Wilson
lease, located on the hillside on Main
street, Oil City. Pa. blew up the other
morning, instantly killing Leal Nc
Cray, the fireman. and inJuring John
Turk. a teamster. McCray's head was
blown entirely -. He was a SON Of
william McCray OF Petroleum Center.
10 years Of age. and unmarried. Por-
tions of the boiler were blown clear
across the Allegheny river.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Backed by Kepu,ntion.

The Union Pacific has added new. mod
ern equipment to its service both east
and west from Denver. and gives even
better satisfaction to its patrons than In
the past. 1t stands without rival as the
quickest and most elegant route. %ith
Accommodations to accommodate all
classes of passengers. Only one night to
Chicago ST. Louis and st. Paul, and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast. Ticket office Oil 18th street.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Taxes in Germany.

As a rule the people of the German en-
pire are taxed rather heavily. There are
taxes of every description, and 1t is diff
ncult to escape. however small a mans $
income may be. Among the many taxes
those levied by the municipalities are
often the most burdensome, because they
have to be paid even by the poorer class,
es of the population. There was u miid
sensa ton the other day when the little
town Of Gausbach. district of Rastatt
Baden, published It's annual financial
statement for the year 1895. The towns
citizens have to pay municipal taxes
Gausbach is not only out of debt. but Is IN
n position TO pay bonus of $l3.So to every
male citizen and to every widow in town.
BESIDES this, every one gets his fuel free
from the vast forests belonging TO the
town 1 have Investigated the matter.
land found that the town has been in this
splendid financial condition for the last
tmunicipal taxes: has paid the annual per
Eapita bonus and has given @ each citizen
his winters supply Of fuel. There lre e,,d 4
ike to be citizens Of Gausbach.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Ten for Everybody.

When Admiral Dewey and his flag
ship arrived at Colombo. June I'D. Sir
Thomas Upton. the yachting tea iner-
dhant, whose Shamrock is soon to try
for the Americas cup. had character
lstic part In the welcome. BY Sir
Thomas order n tive-pound box of tea,
marked with the recipients name, was
presented to every one-otiicer and
man-on board the Olympin.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

have received
from the use u
Lydia E. Pink
hams vegetn-
BILE Compound.
Soon after the
birth of my first
child, i com.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Ladies' Can Wear sho.s

One size smaller after using Aliens FOOT
Ease, u powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or new shoes easy. Cures s"ol-
len, hot. sweating. aching feet, ingrowI,
ing nails, corns and bunions. At an
druggists and shoe stores. % cts irlal
package FREE by mail. Addic IS Allen
i. Olmstcd. lie Roy, N. y.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
A few Years ago hard times made

"A few years ago hard times made
the Western farmer deny himself
Everything save the barest necessities
-bf life. Then came the great crop
Eear of 1897 ard with it story.
Nebraska farmer carried mortgage
BIZ $4,000 on his property and 1t was
| burden hard to contend with. Inc
wheat crop in '97 was enormous and
Srices were high. He appeared at the
hank shortly after harvest. pulled out
A.OOO and asked for loan of $500 to
enable him to cancel the mortgage
notA The banker, who held the note,
urged him not to bother about 1t, but
go and buy cattle with his $4,0oo, feeo
his corn crop and in that way get tho
maximum for his product. NO, SIT
replied the farmer. II want to pay
that note now Then when l harvest
the corn crop I'm goin' to pay you back
that 5000 ! just borrowed. and then
do you know what I'm going to do!
and his honest face beamed all over
with pleasure. I'm going to buy
buggy" This little incident tells the
story of thousands of others out IN
Nebraska, and the fact that during tne
past six r.onths one concern CIhe
Stover Carriage Company of Chicago)
have shipped to one firm in Omaha
alone one hundred and thirty carloads
of buggies and carriages, averagine
about % to the car, makes 1t very svi-
dent that prosperity is with Nebraska
It is wonderful state with great re-
sources, and the crops Of the past rev
years have put Nebraska farmers IL
an enviab1e position.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
uox tn Make N1oney.

subscriptions for Georges Weekly for
merly The Road. Liberal terms Write
for particulars. Inclose &c stamp for
r. o. Drawer 1924. Denver. Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Too Good to Believe.

william. are my cherry pies anything
like your mother's?"
Mot a --.!"
"Oh. William!"
THAT'S SO; mother was too lazy to
stone her cherries. and her pies always
had a soggy undercrust."
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
For Easy Ironing

use Faultless Starch" No sticking, bis.
tering or breaking. 1t leaves beautiful
finish and does not injure the most deiicntH
fabrics AL grocers sell it, lOc a package
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

(L.,r., TO mrs. risK1Ax no. e,sst1
"DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM-For sosne
time have thought OF writing to You
TO let you know of the great benefit
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
NO ReulEN EQUALS PERuNA,
SO HE WOMEN ALL SAY.

Niaa usn wymar. teacher in the
Richmotd shool, Chicago, ILL.,. writes
the folltwig letter to DR.. Hartman re-
eardina P.ru-na. She says: "Only
those who lave suffered as I have can
know bat blessing It is to be able to
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
A N.i.hharhou.l Gain,

THAT girl next door lost her pet dog.
feel sorry for her."
"well, can't feel any real grief: SHE
hasn't touched her plano since the dog
died"
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
A SuncrIor Sort.

"Jonns Hopkins braEs more about Iii:
Youngest baby than about his other two.
Yes: he has been told that 1t looks Ik'
him..
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
c,,,,t,,, the Cost.

"Aunt Julia. do YOU think Is II us
grace to die poor? .,,.. ..,.,,,
mo, David but it is an awfully mean
trick to play on your relatives.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Tortures Of Indeclslon

"Is that woman crazy? What II she
rushing back and forth that way forf
There are two elevators in this shaft
and she can't make up her mind which
one she wants to take"
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

Maud. would you sue n man Tor
breach OF promise?" Not unless the
promise he had made was to buy me Ice
cream
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

you're for expansion. aren't you. Ene-
line?" II don't know. Have the Phil
ippines any literature we shall be expect
ed to keep up WITH
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

"What is n cosmopolitan"
Hes a man who can go all around the
world without buying souvenir spoon.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Wnshinr Day

b relieved c9 much Of its drudgery by tbs
uss o; ..Raultiess Starch" Once tried.
erucss, 100. Book Of Wit and Humor frss
With every package
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Reuntx L. Hood Deep.

Not skin decp-b!ood d 'op. Pure healthy blood
means pure, hsnithy complexion. Cascarets make
the blood urc and healthy. Druggists, lOc, Zoe Voc
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
Miss Susan Wymar.

MISS Susan Wymur
and Ielief In Pe-ru-na. This has been
INV Experience. A friend in need Is a
fried indeed, and every bottle of Pc
ru-n / ever bought proved a good
fried to me. Susan Wymar.
MI Margaretha Dauben, 1914 North
Supehor St. Racine City. WIS,
wdt1: 81 feel SO well and good and
happy dow that pen cannot describe It,.
Pe-rSna is everything to me. l have
taks1 several bottles Of Pe-ru-na for
femIh complaint l am in the change
of III and 1t does me good" Pe-ru-na
has % equal in all of the Irregularities
and emergencies peculiar to women
causd by pelvic catarrh.'
Atdrees DIR. Hartman. Columbus. o.,
fora free book for women only.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

in n few words" 'Yes. the Spanish knew
what he meant when his first gun said
sRaDrv -
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

He-so Pea give me the mitten7 She.
Yea. He-And this is all? She-I might
throw in . fsW moth balls.
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12
wisdom of AdvnncinE Years.
-oncy Tompkins is older than Ell

looks" ,,,,,,
what makes you think 50? >, $500, an
why she won't wear a tran dress az. o'
the street. and says she'd rather be neat
than Stylish,
The Meeker herald., 1899-08-12

"Dor't you dare touch my shoulder
again sir ''I was only taking a pinch
ing bug OF your back. Here. I'll put 1t
on ag1in II you say So
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-04

amUs @ ON IN i E stranger whose features resemble bicycle
ice pick ehng his solitary
& uOgs nair you will be safe in meanoees pcpes
Ns Dug In order to
the Smithsonian Institution "' o'''ineu ny uilS Ine'"'
mucous called manOleste
insect Until recently
cubu
Ioinr hat Dug has had
tnls way eiano etc. OF
"tnou' Nc"iio''
~ le ne KISSING bug black has fat body all its hunting by night
pointed neau ana oeak as sharp that mosquito When IL sucks
VINO Always asleep svoI
% ZINES % nT SIZE IN from two to four days Codn used in the treatment
% % @ Ur insect @ ne to be found everywhere has provided
anGe of these the meanoees will Again not has nryi
h melanoless pcpes
Inc insect runs with m onnt
night In the
California
country considerable
- eOOAS KNOWN as the Great Big Bedbug."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-04

what is now known as standard time
and which also has the sun dial as it's
basis. -Four meridians, each one hour
apart-sun time-were chosen us stand
ard meridians. They are the seventy
fifth, which passes near Philadelphia; 4;
the ninetieh, passing near New Orleans
and st. Louis; ;the one hundred and fifth.
passing near Denver and the one hun
dred and twentieth, near Virginia City.
BY the division thus adopted the space
between them readily became divided
into minutes and they into seconds,
so that after all the world is thus trans
formed into one great sun dial of mag
mary lines not only tracing the min
utes, but even the smaller divisions.
Theoretically it was intended that each
meridian should govern the belt seven
and a half degrees on each side of it.:
but there has been a slight variation
from this. The local time of those
places at the edge of the belt will differ
from the standard time by half an hour.
The details Of the system were worked
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-04

G9 HERE was hint Of autumn in
the woodland tints, where the
"a colOrs shaded from softest gray
est gray-green through russet tones to
deepest red and brown, and the breeze
that swept over the uplands was sug-
gestive of chilly October but the gold
en- spell of Indian summer lay on the
valley, touching the ripe peaches with
an added bloom and wooing the late
roses to unfold their fragrant hearts
before it was too late to give their
sweetness to the dying summer.
IN the rectory orchard, under the
shadows of the fruit-laden trees, vii
lage lads and lasses hid and sought,
and out in the meadow the children
laughed and played and danced to the
music of their own voices.
The professor stood at the outer
edge of a circle of infant revelers, his
spectacles pushed up on his. broad
forehead, his soft Hamburg hat tilted
forward to shield his eyes from the
sun.
OIdS Eyes Iuey "ele' Will Ncch
ness in them that was reflected and
that lent them a clearer vision for
things that time had set at distance
than for present realities.
The iron-gray hair was brushed back
and outlined features that were not
unhandsome, though their sternness
gave him a semblance Of severity, I'M
til he smiled
When the professor smiled children
understood that the tall figure with its
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-04

wire. The date of the construction
1S21-was printed across the top in
letters of fire-in other words, burned
in, as were also the hours. At the top
and in the center is the figure of the
sun thing of glory, with a mans
smiling face and rays jutting from all
sides. From the nose of the sun the
steel wire was run, coming to a point
and then fastening directly below the
sun. The sun was then put to work
and the hour markings were defined.
OF course, the - noon hour was where
the wire ended at the bottom of the
board. On the east side-from the top
the hours ran down in the following
order: q, I, s, 8, 10. Eleven was on the
bottom of the board, between 10 in the
corner and y in the center. On the
west side of the dial, running down the
side, were placed 6, 3, 4, 3, 2, and l
was on the lower edge, occupying a po-
sition on the west which II did on the
east. 1t will be seen that there were
two skies. 1t was the beginning and
ending of the day. Other markings
until the sun went down could be reck-
oned on the wall very readily.
Though the storms of seventy-eight
years have beat against the dial, it has
not begun to show the wear. The fig
ures are as distinct as though they
were placed there yesterday. The col
ony passed, another one took its place
| and passed and New Harmony became
an ordinary town. Generations have
passed and babies have grown old and
died, but still the old clock knocks off
the hours just as reliably as 1t did in
| 1921, when 1t was put into place. The
| old building Is now occupied by a mer-
chant who has shown good business
Judgment by utilizing the surrounding
space on the walls by signs setting
forth his line of wares.
Sundials are curiosities now. Proba-
bly, less than one person under 80 years
out of every 1000 population ever saw
one. Still 1t has been but a short time
since the sun dial regulated affairs, and
though watches were used they took
their time from the dial. Up to 1869
there was no uniform time. In that
year Professor Charles F. Dowd first
took active measures for establishing
standard time. He sought the rail-
road managers as the persons best
adapted to bring such plan into gen.
eral service. In that year in this coun-
try alone there were about seventy
five different standards-all Of them on
the sun basis.
Adoption Of Standard Time.
From his work and energies evolved
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-08-04

The controversy over the boundary be-
tween Venezuela and British Guiana has
been waged for years. 1t brought the
United States and Great Britain to the
verge of war in 1895, when President
Cleveland sent his famous message to
Congress declaring that this country
would not. permit Great Britain to deter
mine the boundary line by using violence
against Venezuela.
Venezuela never recognized the differ
ent boundary lines proposed by Great
Britain, even as demarcations of disputed
territory.
A brief description of the most impor-
tant of the boundary lines follows. The
map shows all the several boundaries and
is an Invaluable guide to the proceedings
of the tribunal:
1S14-The British acquired 10000
square miles in Guiana from the Dutch.
1S36-The British resident minister in
Caracas notified the Venezuelan Govern
ment of the urgency of erecting light
houses and placing buoys in Barima Point
and Boca Grande of the Orinoco, show
ing these places were acknowledged to be