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The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
Good Housekeepers.

immaculate linen is the mark Of good
housekeeping To get the best results use
"Faultless Starch" 1t makes collars, cuffs,
shirt fronts, ETC., look like new. All gro
Gers sell it, 10c. package.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
Financial Foresight.

Harry is horrid, mamma"
"Why, daughter"
He gave me SO for birthday present,
and then said had better save half OF 1t
to buy his birthday present next week.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

"There! I fancy this shirt has stripe:
big enough to make me the envy OF all TN
other men in the office" e! think SO
what is the material?" Awning goods.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
RlH.00 Par Week.

We will pay a salary Of si5 per week for mar
with rig to introduce Perfection Poultry Mix
ture In the country. the greatest egg producer
ON earth. Address with stamp. Perfection Mfg
Co., Parsons, Kansas
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
Hall's Catarrh Cure
Il taken internally. Price, 76c.

"Rodney Jones is awfully in love with
Alice Virgins "How do you know,
HE sat behind her at the theater and
heard him tell her there wasn't anything
on the stage half so beautiful and inter
esting to him as the back of her nat.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
Great britain. Lixhthou..,,

There is lighthouse to every four
teen miles Of coast in England. to
every thirty-four miles in ireland. and
to every thirty-seven miles in Scot
land.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

Gracious, what is Percy Perkins
wearing long hair at golf for?"
1T gives him chance to say that
football is really his game"
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

The man who owns a paste diamond
isn't necessarily an Irishman just be
cause he wears a shamrock.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

I'VE never had any trouble. getting
women to look in at our show windows" "
"Why?" Look at the big mirrors We
have put in as a background to our shirt
waist exhibit"
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

Nancy, you ought not to attempt golf.
You don't like exercise. and know you
can't manage the dialect" mo, but
suit"
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

'.Is your mandolin club proficient?
Eyes; we can all chew gum and play at
the same time"
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
Aaar... Letter. Backwards.

The japanese address letters the
reverse of what we do. writing the
country hrst. the state or province
next, and then the city. the street and
numbsr. and the name last OF all.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
A Book That Should Be In the
Hands of Every Woman

Hrs. Mckee Rankin, one Of the fore
most and best known character ac-
tfesses and stage artists Of this genera
tion. in speaking of Pe-ru-na, says:
mo woman should be without a bot
tie OF Pe-ru-na In reserve. Mrs. Nc
Kee Rankin. Mrs. Eliza Wike, 120
1ron street, Akron, Ohio. says: Il
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

Ibid you hear what Reginald gave Lu
cretia for a graduation present. "Wha
was it," "a Communication ticket on
downtown soda fountain"
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
DO Yeur Feet Ache and Burni

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, . powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight OF New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

conceit is not virtue. yet every
man should have . little Of It Iu his
maks-up,
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

.Does YOUR suburb make any literary
pretensions?" "Oh. yes; we've got man
who has taken three prizes for soap po-
etry."
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

Anthony Perkins has such refined
tasteo." Eyes, but he has such N un-
rennsd way Of always Dragging about
the0."
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethin, softens the gums, reduces In
nslnmation aays pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

.~Well. did you have a good tripr'' mo.
zSSiy sold a lot of goods to men that
caM good trip?" Selling lot Of 9oods
- 0eN who don't want th0m,"
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

Our typewriter girl won't take her va
cation trip until late in the summer.
why not?' "She says she can't AFFORD
to get worn out so early"
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
Laundry Work Made EAs,

To do away with the drudgery of the
laundry use Faultless Starch" It gives
the best results with the least amount of
labor. All grocers large package, 10c.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

THAT italian author travels with four
teen trunks" Fourteen trunks? Well.
I'd be ashamed to make such an expose
of my rejected manuscripts"
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstead, Kent, England, Nov. 8. 1895.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17

Pay o1B Week and Expeasao
eo1a with figs to introduce our Poultry Compoxnd
A11RSsi with stamp. Javeile Mfg. CO., FarSoos, kan
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-17
Chronic Constlpatlon Cured.

ChrOniC CONTEMPLATION Cured.
The most important discovery of recent years Is
the positive remedy for constipation, Cascarets
Candy Cathartic. Cure guaranteed. Druggists. lOc,
!5c, JOc.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
Professor WiIcy's Report.

The report of Professor Wiley, of the
Department of Agriculture. on the charac-
ter and edibility of timed meat put up by
American packers for the home and for
eign markets, is both interesting and reas-
surfing. We think that after reading it, no
citizen need be afraid to go to any first
! class grocery and there purchase his fill
Of the attractive commodity. Indeed, it
| seems to be finally settled. ON the author
| ity of the eminent chemist reporting, that
our patriotic beef manipulators are as
careful as possible TO expose nothing of
their tOothsome wares for sale thai is not
pure and wholesome.
This IS one, and reasonable deduction
but another is not like unto it, We are
unable to see that 1t follows that the
timed meats produced for the satisfaction
of native and foreign consumers. who
would make trouble If even occasionally
they found something wrong with them,
are OF necessity identcally like the goods
| furnished TO our troops in the field in car
load lots. under contracts with the Govern
ment. 1t may be because our perceptions
are dull. but, in like manner, we have some
difficulty in understanding why it might
not be possible for canned beef on the
shelves of our frst-class food purveyors to
be very good and consignments of the
same brand Of meats very bad after being
rejected first by the japanese government
during its war with China and later being
returned from the Klondke as spoiled.
As far as we cen learn. there has never
been any objection made to the sort of
canned meat usually sold TO welI-to-do
families in Washington. But we do know
that bitter complaint has come from the
army on account of the veteran stuff be-
lieved to have suffered final decomposition
before the Mikado turned sick at the sight
of it,
1t is with satisfaction we note that Pro-
fessor Wiley's report clears our daily sup
ply OF canned beef from the suspicion of
chemicals. Commissioner Beaver will 10
doubt assume that corned beef in tins,
being proven free from borlc or salyciIic
acid, the question OF the use OF deleterious
preservatives on the foul carcasses issued
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23

The most encouraging reports of Amer
lean progress in the affections of the Gu
bans come from Havana and Santiago.
The recall of Secretary Ayers instruc-
lions to the Spanish Bank TO collect the
taxes, including the back taxes of Spain,
will expedite that progress. Whatever
troubles may have arisen between the diff
ferent American commanders from the in
definite understanding as TO their respective
duties, they are united in the desire to win
the confidence of the Cubans. A few months
ago there We're mischievous demagogues
who boldly affirmed their intention TO re-
sist American authority, but they have few
followers now and they have been reduced
to silence. At Matanzas, also, the Of
ficers of the Cuban army fraternize with
the Americans and are entirely satisfied
with the methods that have been adopted
to bring about good order. There is
some reason to hope that eventually the
Cubans may have some sense OF the great
service performed by this Government, and
may even express gratitude for their free
dom.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
FIIz IS READY TO FIGHT.
sbarIsey and JeGrIcs Await the
Champion in New York.

New York, Jan. 22.-Fitzsimmons, after
caneeling his theatrical engagements. is
booked to arrive here tomorrow. looking
for fight. Sharkey and Jeffries. through
their managers. are prepared TO receive
Bob and it is likely there will be all kinds
OF war talk. If Fitzsimmons cannot lind
4 reputable club that will offer a big
purse for fight with Sharkey. and if he
will waive his objection to the LenOx Club.
which he says he will not do, a match with
the sailor, it is thought, can be arranged
as quick as z wink.
II Fitz sticks to his determination not
to box at the Lenox Club there is On'y one
other place where he can meet either
Sharkey OF Jeffries. unless some club Up
the State or at Coney Island gets into The
game. Carson is the sole battleg. ound
outside OF this State where the big fe.
lows can meet, and FitzsimmOns knows
this, but he must also appreciate the fact
that there is more money to be picked up
here than in the wilds OF Nevada.
Sporting men in the East want to s5e
Fitzsimmons fight, for many Of them re-
gard him as the biggest attraction in III.
ring. The great demand is for the cham
pion TO battle here. II not at the LenCN
Club, then in the ring Of the b amphi
theater at Coney Island. which nav be
taken hold OF by responsible persons in u
few days.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23

Some weeks ago eminent Englishmen
were quoted as saying that war between
England and France could not be avoided,
even if it should be delayed for a time,
and the extraordinary preparations for
war by England showed that this was
an official opinion also Now the word
comes from France that men OF authority
there believe that war is inevitable The
French public has been too hysterical over
the retrial of the Dreyfus case to pay
much attention to the approach of a crisis
in the relations of the two nations. II
is now to have a brief rest from that
cause of domestic discord, as the govern
ment has decided that the verdict OF the
court shall be withheld for some weeks,
or until it can be announced without dan
ger to the state. This will enable the
public mind 10 consider the virtual es-
adjustment of n British protectorate over
the Soudan.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
The CLARK BRIBERY TANGLE.
New Developments in the Noataua
Senatorial Contest.

Helena, Mon, Jan. 22.-The speech OF
Senator Whites.de before the joint assem-
bly, charging that W. \. Clark's managers
gave him $1,000 with which to purchas.
the vote OF Representative Carr OepJ. has
caused that gentleman, in an interview. ~
denouncc Whiteside in unmeasured terms
denying that he knew anything whateve.'
Of Whteside's actions until he exposed
them in his speech. Carr says that he
had made no deal in any particular aGI
that Whiteside deliberately falsiied-
This has created a great sensation here
in view OF the fact that Wniteside arl
Carr are from the same county and would
seem to give some weight to the charges
OF conspiracy made by Clark. although the
DAILY men are equally loud in their charges,
they having been able to sustain them be-
fore the grand jury by iudisputable evil
dence
The fight is growing desperate aAd starr
ling developments are looked for this
week. with the grand jury and legislative
investigating committee reports expected.
The leaders are tied with So votes each.
with l. Republicans holding The balance
o. power
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
a CHESS MATCH BY CABLE.
Challenge Frcm American Universe
ties Acknowledged.

New York. Jan. 22.-The Steamship Paris.
which carried the challenge OF the chess
clubs OF the Columbia. Harvard. Yale, and
Princeton universities from here to Oxfor,i
and Cambridge on January +. and which
arrived here on Saturday brought a reply
from Frederick Soddy. the secretary of tn
oxford University Chess Club. Soddy's
letter says:
| have much pleasure in acknowledging the re-
ceiPt OF your letter conveying challenge Ifoui
the UNIVERSITIES Of Columbia, Harvard, Yale, .rf
Princeton oxford and Cambridge universities
for a cable chess match. shall have W'Ioi
pleasure in LAYING it before the committee Ci
the oxford Chess Club nj special meeting o.,
soon after the commencement OF the term
possible, probably in about Ten days / viii
also communicate with Cambridge on the subject,
and Will let you know what i decided igu4iiad-
atclv after decision Is arrived At. 1t will not bc
possible. however, to do anything before the be-
ginning Of the tenn
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23

New York, Jan. 22-Mayor Samuel NJ.
Jones. of Toledo, addressed a mass meet
ing of the Letter Carriers Association
this afternoon, in the Grand Central
Palace on the r!sr x Ons- third Of
The large auiig OF womsn
He spoke in fave socialism ami
said that the moSt I'll, kind OF Wo K
was to be found In "a postalica. Every
man who would wogk had 4 right to get
it. he said. and to establish the eigat-holr
day was step i'll the direction OF provid-
ing il for all
\ Socialist asked him why he did not
join the Socialist Labor party Mayor
Jones said that he did not think it would
be proper to DO SO. MS people might thiak
he had a political bee in his bonnet. lie
added that he did not believe in figat
OF class against class or wage earners
against employers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23

to the troops in Cuba and Porto Rico.
good many of which were thrown over
board from transports. because sea-sick-
ness was exalted pleasure compared with
their presence. lis now disposed of.
We do not in the least hold Secretary
Wilson or Professor Wiley responsible for
any comfort Alger. Eagan. Credit Mobilier
Dodge. or Beaver may think they extract
from the report under consideration. The
announced object OF the Department Of
Agriculture has been 10 show that Ameri-
can timed meats, as sold and exported
commercially. are sound and safe articles
Of diet. and concerning that we are salts
fed that a good case has been made out.
But something more will be required to
prove that the national and international
stencil of the decayed meat army scandal
never had other foundation than the in
ability of generals. colonies, quartermas-
tiers, surgeons. nurses, and enlisted men
ALL OF course. lacking noses-tO tell the
difference between carrion and altar of
roses.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23

1t is time for somebody to call n halt.
This business of deadlocks in numerous
State Legislatures sooner or later is bound
to ruin the manufacture and sale of SEN
atorships everywhere. Something should
be done TO prevent such occurrences in the
future. Inasmuch as the dominating in
tiuences in all the cases are sufficiently
identical. why would not it be a pleasant
thing for syndicate of adequate wealth
to get options on the whole lot of Legis-
latures and convert them into one big
trust. With money enough there is little
doubt that they could be taken over. and
what chance that would be for some
great promoter like J. Pierpont Morgan, for
instance.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
Comparisons Are Odious.

u'rum the Charleston News and Courer)
II is reported to Aguinaldo's discredit that he
as small, wears his hair pompadour. is badl,
smallpox marked. and is quite ordinary looking,
generally. 1t is Ia bc noted. however that all
our own statesmen and generals have not been
models oi manly beauty. Aguinaldo would prob,
ably not he Conspicuous in any group which in
cludrd onl. Mr.. Lincoln and Phil Sheridan and
too much is not 10 be expected OF mere Fill
f.iIin
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
DlScinIinc Needed

Grom the Columbus Press ost)
The ncwly-clccted Republican senator from In
diana sgnaIizcs his entrance into national poll
tics l,y declaring. that the business men of the
country not the American people, the cap
italists OF the country are not the American
people and that mo class has u monopoly OF
citizenship" II is high time Tor Marx Hanna 10
warn senator BcvcIidge to 90 slow. This kind Of
talk was called anarchy" in The last Presidential
ClmpIiyn
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23

minority in the Senate obstructs the ratifi-
cation of the Treaty. to the encouragement
of the self-constituted dictator and tine for
eign agents who advise aud support him.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23

tfrom the Chicago Ncws.)
The Americana anadan Commission las reach
ed that point of its work where it is necessary
TO refer it to another commission for arbitration
Thus has it ever been with all efforts to bring
the United States and Canada into closer rcla-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23

There is foreign commodity that is exceed
ingy cheap now; it is the crisis Some OF our
statesmen, who have short the supply.
might visit France and Hungary, and pick M
''criscs" for almost nothing.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23

When you see lions eating straw it NAV he that
England will join in the movement for dsafina.
mcnt. But Let the Car continue TO chew hay in
behalf OF peace Ii Is bound to do good anyway
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
VIII ouny Receive Democratic Aid.

VIII Qnay Receive Democratic Aid.
Senator Quay is understood to be at work
to secure Democratic aid in his fight at
Harrisburg to be re- elected TO the Senate.
Impartial observers are convinced that
Quay cannot win without Democratic as
sistance. Can he obtain it? is the question
the politicians were asking each other last
night The matter is likely to come to
focus this week one way or the other.
Il happen to know" said Pennsyl-
vanian last night, that Quay has reason
able chance of getting Democratic help.
Former Senator Don Cameron has come to
his aid and Cameron. YOU know, has al
ways had strong pull with certain DEM
ocratic leaders. Upon what ground, you
may ask, is Quay asking Democratic as
sistance? Well, as return for certain
fayors he has rendered in the past to the
Democratic party, chief among them being
the part that he played in defeating the
force bill. But for Quay and Cameron and
Teller and one or two other Republicans
the force bill would have become law. II
was Quay who made the motion in the Sen
ate to lay aside the force bill ana take up
the tariff bill. When that motion pre-
vailed it meant the death OF the force bill.
Senator Quay and his friends have been
using this fact with more or less effect on
number OF Democratic statesmen in
Washington during the past few days.
They have been requested to use their in
fluence with the Democrats at Harrisburg
TO persuade them to save Quay from de-
feat | am told that a number hare COM
piled and have written letters TO some Of
their friends in the Keystone State adYis-
ing the election of Quay. 1t will be just
as well to keep an eye on Harrisburg and
watch developments there"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
How Senator Hoar'S Life Was

Senator Hoar," said a former
Senator recently. owes Joe Blackburn. of
Kentucky. a debt which he probably will
never have an opportunity to repay. He
n " not be aware OF it. but it is a fact
that he probably saved Senator Hoar's
! life. 1t was not because OF any special
| regard for the Massachusetts statesman.
| however. l have never seen the story IN
/ print and as there is no special re- son
| why it should not get cut, / viii relate
| It, Several years ago when the force
! bill was up before the Senate. Mr.. HoIr
/ started in to deliver one of his character
! istically bitter and partisan speeches at
| lacking the people of the South. When
on that subject Mr.. Hoar has always been
! exceedingly offensive and bigoted On this
occasion he out Heroded Herod. so 10
speak, in his invective. Finally he made
| an assault on the womanhood of the South.
| | do not recall his exact words, but his
| statement was in substance that while he
| hoped and prayed to God that there were
| honest and VirtuCus women in the South.
| he himself was inclined to doubt it, Prob
! ably no more outrageous and ineXcusab @
| SANDER was ever uttered on the floor OF
| the Senate. II beg pardon. | int nded
| to say that Blackburn was seated b sid
| the late Senator Walthall of Mississippi.
| one of the bravest and truest men that
| God ever let lve-as tender and gentle as
woman ordinarily, but when reused
| well he was probably as dangerous a man
| as could be found on the face of the earth
| Blackburn turned to speak to Wa,thall-he
| had known Hoar OF old, having served
with him in the House. and kneY low
| little attention ought to be paid to Hoar'
sayings. He was about TO make an oh
! seryation on this line but catching an ex-
preston on Walthall's face, he stopped.
Grabbing the Mississippi Senator by the
arm he said 'Walthall. come with me
| down to my committe, room. | want to
see you
No, said Walthall, quietly, 4 have
| business here
~ know you have, said Blackburn.
| but that can wait. | want you to go with
me now 1t was with the utmost diff
| Guilty that Blackburn got Walthan out of
| the Senate chamber, and down into his
| committee room Arriving in the commit
! tee room Blackburn locked the door and
put the key in his pocket
What did you do that for?' said
Walthall. 1 must go back to the Senate.
e No, you will stay here
=" 4 vii! mott Did you hear what that
-- creature said?' Missed Walthal
Yes said Blackburn. i heard every
word of it. and no more foul lie was
ever uttered by mortal man. but we must
not disgrace ourselves here in the Senate
! of the United States After half an hour 5
| reasoning Walthall quoted down. He
smiled family and sank down onto a chair.
| Joe he said, i think that you can
| safely unlock the door now. You were
| right.
~ thought that [ WAS right answered
| Blackburn"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
The War Department Ring.-Th

The War Department Ring.-The
retirement of Secretary Alger from the
Cabinet which is now spoken of as a mat
ter of course. will not of itself break up
the ring which has been running the War
Department for some time back. The ring
is pretty firmly intrenched in its position
and its first move will probably be to cap
ture the new Secretary. Failing in that
the members of the ring will put up as
stubborn a fight as they know how to re-
tain their'grp. No ordinary man, no mat
ter how honest or good mentioned he may
be. it is asserted. would be equal to the
task of smashing the War Department
ring The job will require man Of excep-
tionaI executive ability and force-some-
one who cannot be easily bamboozled or
swerved from his course. Little is known
in Washington regarding the calibre OF
former Governor Merriam. of Minnesota.
who is said to be slated to succeed Secre-
tary Alger However. if he is appointed,
he can hardly fail to be an improvement
on his predecessor.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
GENERAL WA SFiINGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP.


me EnG"n tourt-Har'iat. - The
trial of Commissary General Eagan by
court-martiai which will begin this week.
,,.f,, bo ,,,Io-,.o5 ,..;,h ,,,o 1ooras, iptersst
"'N', VIZ ,.,
oS poi'i'lahS seherahy' inc "iii'o9' ""'
versal opinion is that Easan viii be con-
victed ana sentenced to be dismissed from
the service. 1t is even limited that Eaean
would be willing TO plead guilty II he couia
by so doing save himself from expulsion
from the army What influence he is sun
able to muster. 1T is understood Is oeihe
brought to bear upon the President to per-
nit him to go on the retired list. rms boon
VIII be asked, 1t is stated on account OF