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The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
Trained ColoreI Nurses.

The Training School FOR Nurses at the
colured institute at Tuskugce furnished
four nurses for the army at Santiago ana
nine for the camp Mt thickamauSa. One
of the most interesting features of the
parade before the President down there
was float representing the old kind OF
nursing in the South compared with the
new. ON the first float was the interior
of n negro cabin. with an old 'mammy
In the chimney place. while her patient
lay on pile of straw in corner covered
with a ragged bcduuilt. The other float
represented neat bedroom, with an iron
bed dressed in snowy linen, u nurse in
uniform with white cap, and the differ
cnt appliances that are in common use ii
wcll-0rdcred hospitals. II made a very
striking contrast as well as "A pretty pi'
tlIre.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
JONATHAN AND JOHN.

Should Jonathan and John fall out
The world would stagger from that bout;
With John and jonathan as one
The worlds great peace will have begun.
With Jonathan and John at war
The hour that havoc hungcrs for
VIII strike in ruin of blood and tears
The world set back thousand years.
With John and Jonathan sworn to stand
Shoulder to shoulder. hand by hand,
Justice and peace shall build their throne
From tropic sea to frozen zone.
When .Ionatha and John forget
The scar OF an ancient wound to fret
And smile to think of an ancient feud
Which the God Of the nations turned to
good
When the bond of common creed and
Speech
And kindred binds them each to each,
And each in the others victories
The pride of his own achievement sees
How paltry a thing they both will know
That Srudge of n hundred years ago
How small that blemish of wrath and
blame
In the blazonry of their common fame!
Charles G. ID. Roberts in the January
Century.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
Advantages Of the Nicaragua Canal.

Captain Crowninshield. writing in
the January Century of the "Advall'
tages of the Nicaragua Canal, sum
mnriZeS some of them in this wise;
when the divide between the Allan
tic and the Pacific is cut through. part
of the waters of the lake, which for
untold ages have flowed east to the
Caribbean sea. will flow west to the Pa
citc. Lake Nicaragua, covering as il
does nearly 5000 square miles. be
comes not only n part of the water
route itself. but grand reservoir 10
Gated exactly where 1t is most needed
at the summit level. Thus ii will h'
seen that while nature has not quite
opened through Nicaragua a complete
water route to the Pacific. she has
come very near to it. In fact of al
the routes for an interoccanic cana
that have received consideration. il
must be admitted that so much has nj
ready been accomplished by nature to-
ward this end that the work which re
mains for man to do will be far less
than by any other route
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
INSTRUCTIONS TO OTIS.

Ordered to Avoid Fighting u Possible
Reinforcements to BE Sent.
Denver Jan. ga special dispatch
from Washington to the Rocky Noun
tain News says:
The following dispatch was SENT 10
General Otis yesterday:
"Otis, Manila: Twentieth infantry
will leave San Francisco Immediately.
Fourth. Twelfth and Seventeenth IN
fantry will sail from New York by way
Of Suez canal
"Other regiments will be sent as soon
as water transportation can be ar
ranged
The War Department appreciates tne
seriousness of the situation at 1loilo. II
proposes to stand by General Otis III
his cndcaror to assert and maintain the
sovereignty of the United States IN the
Philippine group, no matter how many
men may be needed.
| But that the administration still
hopes TO avert clash is conclusively
shown in the instructions sent to Gen
eral Otis yesterday by the President.
| The full text OF these instructions has
been carefully guarded. 1t is here
with given:
Washington, Jan. 1.-Otis, Manila
The President considers 1t of the first
importance that n conflict brought on
by us should be avoided at this time
il possible Cannot Miller get into
communication with the insurgents?
president instructs giving them the
assurance and informing them Of the
! purpose of the government, assuring
them that while II will assert its soyer-
, eighty, that its purpose is to give
/ them a good government and security
in their personal rights.
1T il most desirable that Miller
should hold his ground, and, as the
health Of the soldiers cannot admit of
their remaining on the transports, can
not a landing at some healthful place
| be effected without n conflict?
Your report of the excited cOndi
tions In Manila makes 1t incumbent on
you not to weaken your forces at that
| point. ALGER."
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
Seasoning Lumber by Electricity.

\ new process is announced for sea
souing wood by electrical action. The
timber to be treated rs put into n quad
rangular tank of liquid, immersed to
rather more than half its depth. and an
electric current applied through met
allie conductor. 50 arranged ms to dis
tribute ii throughout the area, ana 1t Is
stated that in Il space of four minutes
the sap begins to eXudc ut the lower
end of the wood; in six hours ii is all
extracted. The wood is then placed i'll
another tank from which septic sol,l'
ZION is forced into the pores by an elec'
trO-capillary method. If, says the
Builder. this process has successful re-
suits AT Il cost which will not be com.
mcrcially prohibitOry, 1t may prove OF
great importance.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
More Equipment for Baltimore Ohio

The Improvements that have been
made on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road during the past two years have
rendered it possible to operate cars of
heavier capacity than have been in
use in the past and the receivers have
just ordered from The Schoen Pressed
Steel Company of Pittsburg 1000 steel
coal cars of a capacity of 100000
pounds each. These cars Will be used
for the seaboard trade and are ex-
pected to be in service during the early
part of 1899. In addition to these cars
the receivers have also ordered from
the Pittsburg Locomotive Works 80
more of the consolidated LOCOMOTIVES
with 22X2S~inch cylinders.
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surpr.sed the Far SLAMS.

All the French papers are caught hy the
fact that the five American commissions
nights session Of The peace COMMISSION.
When the American delegation first ar
rived In Paris the Madrid papers spread
members were il-mannered. addressed
and without personal servants-thal. in a
word. they looked like a company of per
sonally conducted tourists Ambassador
Monson's recent reference to American
diplomats had revived the French phrase.
comme.ii-fa1l anpearance Of m" Amer
leans in the final scene of the nogotia-
ticns made quite an impression on the
public mind. The explanation is found In
the. simple fact that the commissioners
had dressed. not for the signing Of the
treaty, but for a dinner party to which
they were invited for the same evening.
but that humdrum circumstance thus far
has escaped the Partisan newspapers.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
INDIANA TRUANCY LAW.
It Is Resulting In Increased Attendance
Schnnl.


The state truancy board of Indiana has
Just completed appointments OF the truani
ofhcers for the present year. Ihe report
which 1t has prepared shows what Indi-
ana's new compulsory education law. in
the first year of its enactment, did i'll In
diana schools last year.
In 1897 there Were %, truant officers:
Two hundred and ten of these made full
reports, showing that their cost to the
state was $25,5ii.Gl, or about sldS for each
officer. As IA consequence OF the law and
rs enforcement 5000 non-attendants were
forced into the schools.
In assisting the poor to Clothe their chli-
dren and to buy school books. only Slj.
hV6.l3 was necessary. The law being new,
there was considerable trouble last year
in enforcing II and Il little needless eN-
pcnSc. The ant-Child labor law, which
rather co-operates with It. is also better
understood and it is thought that about
lnUW more children falling under the re-
quiremcnts of the law will be brought into
the schools. There are some defects in
the law which one years experience has
brought out, but they will be remedied by
the next Legislature.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
OLD SORES HEALED.
Incidents In the rr-,idsnt'S southern Trip
Sh P,trlotisn.

Incidents In the rr-,i,isnL's Southern Trip
sh P,trlotism.
At every place visited by President Nc
Kinley during his recent southern trip
there We're manifestations of patriotism
that We're very gratifying to him. An oc-
casion of this kind was the banquet given
at Savannah 1t would have been II
notable event In any city for the perfec-
ton of the arrangements the distin-
guished character of the guests. the
speeches. the enthusiasm that greeted
every aliusion to n reunited country and
the renewed relations of affection be
tween the two sections. 1t was yeritable
love feast and the demonstrations OF
honor toward the President and the 10y
atty to the flag could not have been eN-
ceeded in sincerity in any city of the
North Secretary Alger again ofhciated
as chorister and led the singing; The
guests and the hosts united IN singing
The Star Spanglcd Banner, Dixie and
The Red. White and Blue. The Presi-
dent joined heartily as IN" most en-
thusiastic and cheered as loudly as the
rest the expressions of love. pride and 10y
atty that came from every sprakcrs lips.
The address of welcome delivered by the
mayor was notable for Its patriotism and
eloquence, and when he alluded TO Cen
eral Grant as the greatest am most mag
unanimous of soldiers the outblrst OF en-
thusiasm was greater than greeted any
other name or sentiment.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
Training tn. otter.

1t is said that Indian fishermen have
an ingenious way of training the otter.
They catch the small cub and put a
collar round the throat. The little
creature, finding itself unable for days
together to swallow anything 1t catch
es, gives up trying to do SO. and firmly
believes for the rest Of its life that an
otter can only swallow such food as
1t receives direct from its masters
hand, and accordingly, 1t faithfully
brings to the bank all the fish 1t may
capture.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
EXPLOSION AT THE CAPITOL.
Martha A. shuts aud Her As,istant Ter
rlb1y Burned.

Denver, Jan. 3.-Strs. Martha A.
Shutc. secretary of the State Horticul-
tural Society, and Miss Nettie Ziegler,
her stenographer, were burned be-
yond recognition in an expIO-
sion of illuminating gas that shat
tered glass and fairly shook the
capitol building at 12:15 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
Miss Zeigler is lying at st. Joseph's
hospital. Her recovery depends upon
her escape from inhaling ignited gas.
Mrs. Shute is at her home, 2046 Wei
ton street, out of danger, but suffer
ing tortures from her burns.
The cause of the explosion is mys
ter. No match was struck by either
woman. 1t is thought by some that
the opening of the iron doors Of the
:ault may have struck forth spark
into the gus-tilled chamber.
Mrs. Shute, with her dress ablaza,
ran to her fallen assistants aid, aud
when doctors came walked the floor
half an hour in agony, refusing to
have her wounds dressed until Miss
Zeigler was attended to.
The explosion occurred in the rooms
of the horticultural Society MS the
women opened the door to the vault
containing official records. A gas jet
had been left burning in the vault
Saturday night, so state house otfi-
cials think, and according to custom
the flow had been shut of the main.
When the gas was again turned into
the pipes Monday morning the vault
soon filled with the explosive ether.
As the iron doors swung open ter.
rible explosion hurled Mrs. Shute and
her companion several feet into the
room, igniting their clothes and hair
and breaking to small pieces half
dozen panes Of heavy glass.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
Strong Pie. far m..r,monx.

Every almshousc in the land Is full
Of old bachelors. pale moping men.
who mediate on childhood and its
memories of friends. If old age comes
with wealth then the bachelor realizes
that the sweetest things of life cannot
be bought. His house is not home.
Those who wait on him work not for
love, but for wages. He is like trav-
eler in a strange land, who wishes for
Il genuine resting place. and some one
to look at whom he loves.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
a FORTUNE rsLLER's LEGACY.


Says dispatch from Old Town. Me-,
to the New York Sun: Every French
Canadian resident of Maine believes
that miracle has been performed
over the grave OF Paul Beaupre, who
died and was buried in the woods above
Grindstone Falls, four years ago
Beaupre. or Bo Peep, as he was called
by his acquaintances. was fortune
teller and peddler Of snakeskin charms,
who Travelled from camp to camp in
winter selling his amulets and preying
upon the credulity Of his countrymen
by pretending to reveal future events
Four years ago he was taken Ill with
pneumonia while staying at camp on
the East Branch and died inside Of a
week.
Before his death he expressed wish
to have his body taken to Montreal for
burial pronouncing a fearful curse
upon those who neglected to obey his
last request. Among other catastro-
phes that were to follow denial OF his
wish were the sudden death of the
camp foreman. the loss of the years
cut of logs, and the burning of the
camp. He also said that If he were
buried in the woods living cross
would grow up from his grave which
should serve as perpetual warning to
all unbelievers.
Beaupre died in November, 1894 His
in
and carried to rocky point above
Grindstone, where the bearers placed it
under the roots of great yellow birch
tree which had lately been overturned
in a gale. When the remains had been
duly disposed in the stony opening one
of the men chopped off the fallen tree
trunk with an axe, allowing the stump
to fly back, thus filling the hole and
burying the body under tons Of erath.
Two weeks later the camp boss was
killed by a fallen limb. The following
spring the logs were hung up for want
of water and while they were lying on
the shore waiting for rains forest fire
swept through the woods, burning the
logs and the camp where the men had
worked. This autumn party of
Frenchmen who had been hunting deer
stopped at Bo Peeps grave and were
surprised to find that the yellow birch
which covered his remains had sprout-
ed from the stump, sending up three
shoots which had interlaced so as to
form a cross about ten feet tall When
they saw that the last Of the dead
mans predictions had been fulfilled
they came out and circulated the story
all over eastern Maine, since which
time the grave has been visited by
scores Of French Canadians, all of
whom believe that a miracle has been
wrought above the dead.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
ElectroIysls of Water T. pc.

A curious state of things WAS OBJ
served recently in observing the clec-
trolysis of water pipes in Dayton, ohio,
in which it was found that stones and
pebbles near the pipes in some cases
seem to have been clectro-platcd with
the metal of the pipes. which one of
the experts believe has never been OBJ
served before.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
How'a ThlsI

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward FOR my
ease Of Cstarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
CatArfh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY CO., Toledo. Q.
We, the undersigned have known F. j.
Cheney for the last is years and believe him
perfectly honorab In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
West 4 Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o.; Walding, kinnan & Marvin, wholesale
DruGgists. Toledo, Ohio.
Hslk-s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood nnd mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free Price
i5c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
rs. sn.l,... Island in tn. World.

The bnAHsst Isf1nu IN tn6 WORLD.
Rockall is, perhaps, the smallest
island in the world. 1t is situated in
the Atlantic over 300 miles west of
Scotland, and is mere rock about 90
feet high and 225 feet round, arising
from a reef of sand. The rock is basalt
and granite, very magnetic. It is
haunted by sea-birds. and the mackerel
Of the surrounding seas are very fine.
OF course, it was never inhabited, and
is very seldom visited, owing to the
dinculty of landing on it.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

The Joslin Dry Goods Company of
Denver make n bid for the western
mail order business. You will find
their ads. in this paper from now on.
They have been in business in Denver
for twenty-siX years, and are most
reliable. Implicit confidence can be
placed in their statements
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
LAW as to sh pwreck..

English law allows in case of ship
wreck damages to the amount of $40
per person II no life is lost and $I5 in
case of such n loss. French law. on
the other hand, does not recognize any
responsibility on the part of steam
ship companies.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
MAY u,,n. L,pro.v to Tn. Coun,rv

Our soldiers in Hawaii may contract
leprosy and bring it to this country.
While leprosy Is to be dreaded. there
are thousand times as many victims
to stomach disorders. but there is II
cure In Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Other ailments that the Bitters are n
specific for are malaria. fever and
ague Sold Mt all drug stores,
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
Animal. which Like PERU me.

Animals which Like Perfumes
An investigator of the effect of per-
fumes on animals in the London Zoo
logical Gardens discovered that most
the lions and leopards were very fond
Of lavender They took piece of cot
ton saturated with it and held it be-
tween their paws with great delight.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
Tit for Tat,

1.-The lips that touch liquor shall never
touch nina"
So warbled damsel with zest quite divine.
Then retorted the man with wickedest gle-a
1.-The girls that kiss poodles shall never
kiss me-
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

Eight United States senators Were
born in Ohio-Allcn, Allison, Baker.
Carter, Elkins, Fairbanks, Hanna and
Turpie.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
Fond Recollectl0ns.

The girl who married last summer
sits at the parlor window now and
watches her unmarried girl friends out
sleighing.-Somervill Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure
prevented quick consumption.-Mrs. Lucy
Wallace, Marquette, Kan, Dec. IL, 'a6.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

Il always appreciate 1t when Bibbs is
pleasant to me-" ''Why?" Because 1t is
hard work for him to be pleasant to any
body
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

FITS Permanently Curcd. Nonts nervousness afte
first days of Dr. klnc's Great Nerve Restore
send for FREE e1.OO trial bottle and treats,
DR. r. H. KLINE Ltd s3l Arch ST.. PhilAde phia, Pi
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

Little Dick cried when he wore his new
shoes" Don't they ftp Yes but they
don't squeak"
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

Mrs. winslow's soothing syrup
For children teething softens the reduces inarn
nation allsys pain wind collie rs cents bottle
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
nm CuRE A COLD I'M ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure.
&c The genuine has L. b @ on each tablet
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She
Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
Advice, and Is Now Well

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-Before using
your Vegetable Compound l was a
great sufferer. / have been sick for
months, was troubled with severe pain
in both sides of abdomen, sore feeling
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

"Hobson dotes on his mother-in-law." ="
"Just to be pecular?' No; at Christmas
she always sends him something that his
wife can't USE"
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

"Our Audubon Club had an interesting
meeting to-day" What bird are you
studying now?" Turkey
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

Those new neighbors must be very or
dinary people" Why?' Their cats
catch MICE"
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tions, and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what it has done for me.
Many thanks to you for your advice.
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and will recon-
mend it to my friends.-Nlrs. FLORENCE
Il. HOFFMAN, 512 Roland St., Canton, o.
The condition described by Mrs. Hof
man will appeal to many women, yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until overtaken by
actual collapse.
The present Mrs, Pinkham's expert
cnce in treating female ills is unparal-
lclcd, for years She worked side by side
with Mrs. Lydia L. Pinkham, and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
OF the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand ailing
women during a single year.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-07

Vi purJol DOW
!, also suffered
with dizziness,
headache, and
could not sleep.
] wrote you Il
letter dcscrib-
ing my case and
asking your
!. advice. You
! replied tell
ing me just
what to do. I
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
LOCAL EgWS NOTES


"A food exhibition viii shortly be
held in this city by manufacturers.
The Wilmington clearing house on
Saturday reported c,ear.ngs amount
ing to SS2S ,245 for the week, against
S709413 for the same period last year.
The American Rifles Association
will meet on Friday evening to ar
range for a dinner.
-The tugs Baltic and Fred d. Walls
towed the dredge International and
two barges down stream yesterday.
After the morning service at ST.
Pauls r. c. Church yesterday the
choir presented to Father FallOn a
handsome clock and candelabra.
The regular meeting Of the War
ren Athletic Club will be held tonight
in its new quarters, IN the Smith
building.
Miss Sophie Preston Of Baltimore,
who has been singing at the evangel-
istic meetings at Epworth NJ. +.
Church, closed her engagement last
night
SPRINGS have been placed on the
door Of the P.. W. & B. railroad wait
ing room. at Perryviiie.
The Wilmington and Northern
railroad pier, on the Delaware river,
was examined this morning by Super
intendent McCaUs,and.
"A horse attached to a transfer cab
ran away yesterday. but was caught
before any damage was done.
Eden Lodge will give an enter
tainment 20 its members and their
women friends On the evening of Feb
ruary 9.
Department Commander Robert
Addell and stan. OF the G. A. r., paid
an official visit 10 the Pleasant Hill
Post, G. A. r., on Saturday night.
The steamer Kershaw viii be
launched tomorrow morning about 10
O'Clock.
The Pusey and Jones Company is
loading paper mill machinery on cars
for shipment this week.
Evening journal., 1899-01-23
EDITORIAL COHMGsT

A Philadelphia man GS years old is
iust cutting his eye teeth. He is Wis
itlng Chicago. Denver Post.
Brigham Young's grandson is maxi
ing an attack upon polygamy, and he
at least has some reason 10 know what
it leads to- Richmond Times
I'm China the faith Ina heredity IS so
strong that when a "habiual cr.mi-
MAJ s captured they not only cut him
90 pieces, but put all his sons and
grgndrOns 20 death The Ce.estiae
evidently believe that faith without
works Is dead-Boston Globe.
Spain is one country that can count
with confidence upon a better year in
1899 than 1898 was. When q nation
has gone through such am ordeal as
Spain has endured the only way TO
have a change is to get a little faIther
from the bottom Of the abyss.-Ceve-
land Leader
The North Carolina Legislature
meets once in two years for sixty
days, at a time. and there Is a move.
ment afoOt in that state to hold a con-
stituuonal convention and have the
Legislature meet only once in four
yeara. It is only reasonable TO ex-
pect that the public will yes wake up
generally to the threatening aspects Of
too much law making. Dallas News.
Army engineers say the defenses cf
New York and BCGton are now equal
to any in the world. The country Is
getting in good shape for a long term
OF peace.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The so-called badger" ana black
mailing scheme which has recently
been exposed In New York has proved
the last that the man in the case VIII
engage in. Recorder Goff did his duty
as a judge and conferred a beneat on
society when he sentenced
the coward 10 nineteen years I'm Sim
Sing prieon-Harlord Couraut.
Ant-v2ccinaton movements do not
take. New Orleans Pic8yune.