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The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

Am. Hollowell OF Keokuk has a
curio that beats anything be ever had.
Il was found in q sandbar in the Des
Moines river near St. Francisville by
the man from whom MI. Holtowell OBJ
tanned 1t. 1t il d head. smaller than
any child's, curlously and perfectly
fashioned by the forces Of nature. 1t
- Of stone-gray, striped. with pink
about tho size Of billiard ball. On
one side h q remarkable face the cary
ine being the result Of parts Of the
stone mot having calcihed In the river
bed. There are the two eyes, u just
the right size. cavities and TN. sto04 Of
proper shape, another cavity and nark-
in9 for tho nose and big mouth StAnd-
ing open 20 naturally that one looks for
the teeth that are not thefe (satA6il
Uu.) DispateA. =
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07
WOMEN
AVOID
OPERA TONS

eridanviIle, Pa. writes: "DEAR
had suffered for sew
ars with female troubles and
until was discouraged. I felt
d and tired of living. had dis
ease of kidneys. bladder trouble.
dropsy and bloating. had womb
trouble and a large tumor had
formed; in fact all my organs
were out of fix.
"Seeing a woman's letter prais-
ing your remedies, ! wrote to
her and she begged of me to try
it. telling me all that it had done
for her. 1 bought six bottles Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and now cannot ex-
press my gratitude to you. Tho
tumor began to come away in
pieces and I got better all tho
time. believe now that / am
entirely cured.
my doctors could not believe
it at first. as they all had told mo
that my case was a hopeless one.
and no human power could do mo
any good. Theywere astounded.
If l can say anything that can
help other women. I shall DO
glad to"
1t is not safe to wait until the
last moment. Head off trouble
Don't be satisfied without Mrs
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07
TENEMENT HOUSES.
NEW Works. HARD PROBLEM.
3aA nsssss Baiit on Nssssw Lsts Allow
NV e the ConfsRts or DessasAas of

Fer sixty years there has been ten
em0t house problem In New York city
eiDee the nrst assembly COMMITTEES was
Appointed In 1855 thers have been var
iooo commissions selected to investi-
gate tsnement evils. All Of these have
Agreed, I am Informed, that the build
ing OF tsnements on single lots Is feet
wide b. 100 feet long 10 the source OF
al the evil conditions that exist" You
can go how this is II you will draw "A
parallelogram l inch wide by inches
desD and think how you could occupy
. space Of this shape with building
sig stories high, arranged to have -four
or more families on each door and to
draw all the light and air from the
front and rear ends 100 feet-or 90 feet
apart Naturally the law requires
Light and air shafts. but even when the
shafts Of two adjoining tenements art
unitsd their combined width is less
than 3 feet-I think 2 feet inches is
the common measurement. These mar.
row, long pockets, six stories deep, are
said merely to assist In the accumula-
tion Of foul air. the destruction of pri.
vacy and the communication Of nause-
ous doors and diseases. The rear ten.
sment evil, AZ 1t is rapidly growing up
IN Chicago-one building crowded be
hind another on the one building otis
fast disappearing from New York city.
Instead are coming the modern ''dou-
BILE decker, dumbell type" of buildings.
whose name you will understand by
copceiving buildings 90 or 100 feet
deep and six stories high, each with
sides followed out a foot or two and
all standing together In a close row.
In Paris, within its Notifications where
land 10 especially costly, houses are al.
most all built on plats 70 by 100 feet,
with q large, open court In the center.
In London, "if the lots are narrow the
buildings are low and shallow" In
New York city a tenemnt house COM
mittee appointed by the Charity Organ
tzation Society has bravely struck at
the root Of the trouble by suggesting
new ordinances with the view of max
ing the construction of tenements On a
single 25-foot lot SO Improbable tha,
builders will commence building on
lots Of greater width"
Forty thousand tenements are said
to be in New York city. As 1t ID Diff
cult to distinguish where ''nats" o.
apartments" begin and tenements
cease these 10000 are said to be
"homes occupied by three or more fam
lilies using halls, etc., in common" The
tenement population Of New York city,
a. based upon the census Of 1885, was
LOCO, 701 persons, including 1t9,24a
children under years, who weeS Nv
thrse or more families.
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

A radical change is being made In
Tie APPEARANCE Of the baggage. mail
and express cars on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. The platforms and the
hoods are being removed to increase
TIE element Of safety and save weight.
fAs favorits riding place Of trAmps h
aloo eliminated when the patterns
ass removed. General Manage Under
wood has also issued m order 70 ~.
move the numbers from locomotive
teadeRs; 10 that in cases Of emsrgsn-
~. those Of the same style VIM - In
tercAaAgeable.
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.Ar. Mi.is.ss. ssaAsAs"

An interesting correapoadsncs = 60
Ing On in the London papsfs under the
general title Are Ministsrs Ssadsa r
It was started BY . letter from pro-
vincial deacon, complaining that pop
ular preacher demands sxoFbitAnt fees
when he goes 10 help struggling coun-
Try churches. But though the cOrrss-
pondence has exposed few undoubt-
Cd cases Of ministerial meannsss, the
general testimony ID In the other direo-
don. Men having from ten 10 thirty
years experience in securing "bis
guns" on special occasions write that
they have never known . single case
Of selhshness ON the part Of such per-
sons. In most instances. II appears
from this correspondence, distinguish
I'd visitors decline to receive more tha1
bare railroad expenses.
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

By local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseas ed portion of the ear. There 10 only one
tutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
tnfamed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube When this tube is infiamed
you have = rumbling sound or imperfect hear
Ing. and whom II is entirely closed deafness IL
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored TO its normal
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inflamed condition OF
the mncus surfaces.
= We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot
bo cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills arc the best
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

There arc In .he republic of Mexico 125
sSeds a .ns ssinss RSsas 9se.orls sas con-;
tain tain ~ - spindles and 4. as looms. and
sumed from July /. 1898. to June 50, 1899
U,6T.7ao pounds Of cotton. They pro-
iIi,s77 pounds Of yarn. The value Of the
Production was 1885, s9 in Mexican
silver. and they pay into the govern
ment taxes ZOO. 900 annually.
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07
Are You Using

Are Yea Using AlIsa's Eest-Aasss
II II the only cure for swolisa.
smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease. powder to b. shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shos
Stores, CSC. Sample sent FREE. Al
dress Allen 8. Olmstsd. Leroy. N. Y.
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

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, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address, Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

In q congress of representatives OF
sixty-two cities Of the province of Brand
mously adopted at the final sitting recom-
mendng the employment of school ply
sicians to watch over the children In lhe
hygiene
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

rbslisvs Piso's Cure IL the only medicine
that will cure consurnption.-Anns n.
Ross, Williamsport, Pa, Nov. II, %.
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

got the right advice at once and
stop taking chances. 1t will cost
you nothing for advice if you write
to Mrs. Pinkham At Lynn. Mass.
for it. and if you let the trouble
run along 1t will surely cost you .
great deal of pain and may mean
an operation.
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

whats the matter with little Jim?''
He wanted q watch for his birthday and
We gave him an alarm clock"
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

There's nothing worse than . spoiled
child" 81 don't know: there's . spoiled
cook"
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

FITS ty Cured. 10 hts nsrvousnsss after
kr,t 1ay . use Of DIR. klns's Great Nerve Rsstorss
psnd for FREE a2.OO trial bottle and treatss
De. r. H. KLINE Ltd. 83i Arch St.. PhiladslpAte. Pa
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07
Raoksd BY Reputation.

The Union Pacific has added new, mod.
srn equipment to It's service both eaat
and west from Denver. and gives even
better satisfaction to Its patrons than in
the past. 1t stands without rival ~ the
quickest and most elegant route, With
Glasses Of passengers. Only one night to
Chicago, 81. Louis and St. Paul. and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast Ticket ONCE ~ 18th street
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

'You have a real dinner in that new
play-baked beans, roast turkey, vegeta-
bles and mince pie" Yes, but they
to eat IL"
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

Are you and Mr.. Simpson engaged.
Kittyf" Not exactly, but we hold about
six primary meetings a week.
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

What kind of umbrella do you want
% buy7" "A rainy-day umbrella"
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

How about the trust conferenceT'
IT'S kreat; we had a photograph taken
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07
Denver Directory.
HARNESS

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for SIS. With
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double team har-
ness. with breech-
ing. SIG: SIS steel
horn stock saddle
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buggy harness for
IS. so. Do not be
deceived by worth.
less imitations but
order direct from
us and get the
lowest wholesale
prices. Catalogues
d. FRED MUEL
Denver. Colorado.
EXAMINATION.
The Meeker herald., 1899-10-07

1aHE very word operation strikes terror to womans
soul. ,....,. n.o....z.
through neglect.
If tho very painful frequent and excessive.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13

Thursday morning, at o'clock. an
nounces that the Roers have seized AL
bertina station and demanded the keys,
which were delivered to them by the
station master, who reached Ladysmith
on a trolley car. The excitement at
LadysmIth is increasing and troops
are ready to act at moments notice
1t is now definitely known that the
British government sent no final pro-
posals to Pretoria, The Transvaal's
ulrmatum forestalled that intention,
So far as the news received thus far
shows no shot has yet been fired, The
evacuated district lies between Pretoria
and Charlestown. There is no abate-
ment in the anti English feeling on the
continent,
The Times Berlin correspondent de-
clares that he German nation as a
whole is untr1endly to England and
that there would be rejoicing on all
sides it England should suffer disaster
OF damage.
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MEDITATION NOT ASKED.

This Country Can Interfere Only on
Request From One Of the Parties.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE state
department today issued a statement
regarding petitions sent the president
regarding mediation in the Transvaal
difficulties, The statement says that
while the president sincerely hoped
hosuliues might be averted, there Is
nothing in the rules OF international
usage to justify an offer Of mediation,
without intimation for one Of the par
ties to the dispute. The efforts Of this
government shall be to see that Ameri-
can interests do not suffer unnecessary
injury.
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IN OLD VERMONT.
The Hero n Manila Bay Again
TiOniZed.

MONTPELIER, oct i2.-The state
Of Vermont gave her welcome 20 Adml-
raj Dewey today with a parade and a
reception at the state house. over
10000 visitors joined with the hero and
the townsmen In the ceIebration.
Admiral Dewey spent the night on
board the Sleeping car Geneva and ne
car and railroad yard were plcketsd by
national sui rdsmen. The prade was
completed at four o'clock and when
quietness hal been restored. Governor
Smith. turning t. Admiral Dewey. ex-
tended tn him he welcome Of the state
~ Vermont, at the same time present
ing him a medal which the state had
enacted should be given him az mem
orlal. Then the mayor offered him the
welcome Of the city and the formal ex-
er Uses we're at an end
The admiral was escorted back TO his
car after short reception at the state
house
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BLANKET OF FOG
AND NO WIND
THE FIFTH TRIAL A FIZZLE
The Shamrock and Columbia are Not
Discouraged and will Try
Again Today.
The Shamrock and Columbia are Not

NEW YORK. Oct. IA blanket ot
fog over the course and the utter alb.
senoe OF wind caused the fifth success
sive fizzle when another attempt was
made today to sail the first OF the Co
lumbia- Shamrock races for the inter-
national trophy. The yachts will try
again tomorrow.
The repeated failures have had a
most diseouraging effect on the general
public and there was great falling OF
in the number OF excursion boats as
well as number of their passengers
when the hest gathered around Sandy
Hook lightship today at the time Sc;
for the start The heavy fog made nav
igation not only exceedingly difficult,
but very dangerous.
Mr.. Iselin's interview in this morn
ing's papers protesting against the
savage criticism OF the Columbia which
has been literally indulged in by some
newspapers and appealing for support
for the Yankee yacht and her crew un-
Ill the series is completed, evidently
touched a patriotic chord, for on the
way back every excursion steamer in
the fleet sailed alongside and saluted,
while the passengers gave the whit
beauty three rousing cheers and tiger.
The repea,ed iukes off Sandy Hook
have led to some agitation for change
OF the course to Newport, where there
is usually a breeze, or to Marblehaad
off the Massachusetts, coast, where no
difficulty would be experienced in get
ting plenty of wind, but it is hardly
likely that any change will now be
made.
The regatta committee argues that
this sort of weather cannot last at this
time Of the year.
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BoERs sIEzE ALBERTINA.

Great Excitement at Ladysmith and
Troops are in Readiness 10 Act.
LONDON, oct. ls.-When the cabinet
meets al noon today IL Is evident IN,
Boer advance will be in full swing.
Judging from present Appearances
the Beers are preparing for a simultan-
eous invasion at ave separate points,
Therefore II Is almost impossible "a
guess the plan Of campaign.
A dispatch from Durham, dated
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AN ATTACK HOURLY EXPECTED.
KIMBERLEY Oct, 12.-Authorities
Of Mafeking are hourly expecting at
tack, In which event wires between
Mafeking and Kimberley will be cut
and information entirely shut of. The
latest information regarding the num-
Der OF burghers assembled along the
Kimberley border is that II does not
exceed $500. The Beers lave only four
field guns. A successful attack upon
Kimberley is therefore considered i'm
possible.
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ENGLAND'S REPLY.

Refuses to Discuss the Beers Ultima
tum
LONDON, Oct. 12.-Following is the
text Of the British reply to the Boer
ultimatum:
Chamberlain to Miner, high commits
sioner, sent I0:45 p. M, Oct. 10;
Her Majesty's government has re-
ceived with great regret the preempt-
Dry demands Of the South African re-
october 3.
You will inform the government Of
! the South African republic in reply that
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13
CENSORSHIP ESTABLISHED.

All kilograms to and From Natal Must
be Vised
NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE CONNER
clal Gable Company has issued the fol-
lowing notice:
We are advised that the Natal adj
ministratlon announces that a military
censorship has been established over
all messages to and from Natal
Messages in code will not be accepted
without the production Of a code for
verillcation.
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AGENT GREENE wITHDRAws,

AGENT GhEENh WllhbiNANS
CAPE TOWN, Oct 12,-News has
heen received here that the British dip
lcmatic agent in the Transvaal, Mr..
Conyngham Greene, paid his formal
farewell visits to Kruger and high Boer
officials at Pretoria last evening. In the
Cape house of assembly today Premier
Sohreiner made an impassioned appeal
to the country and press to preserve
peace,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13
RESERVES CALLED OUT.

DURHAM, Oct. 12.-The Imperial re-
serves In Natal have been called out.
Everybody has left Charlestown. The
Fifth dragons arrived this morning
from India, landed Immediately and at
once proceeded to the front.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13

the conditions demanded by the gov
ernment nf the South Africa republic
are such a. Her MaJesty's government
deems 1t impossible 10 discuss"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13
KoMATI BRIDGE MINED.

LORENZO MARQUEE. Oct. 12,-In-
formation has reached here that the
Beers have mined three piers OF the
bridge at Komati port, on the Komati
river.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13
ORDERING CHICAGO BEEF.

CHICAGO. Oct. l2.-The British SOL
dlers will eat American corned beef in
the Transvaal Orders for somethin
like 100000 pounds were received in
Chicago today.
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No RACE PROBABLE TODAY.

At 2 O'clock This Morning There Was
Still a Thick Fog and no Wind
NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Sandy Hook
at 2 a. m. reports a thick fog and no
wind. The prospects of race today
is not good.
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THE EXPEDITION
is RETURNING
General Schwau'S Soldiers Abandon
Towns They Have Captured.
THEY NET MANY SURPRISES
The Advancing Troops We're Gener-
ally Attacked From Unex-
pecIed Points.

MANILA, Oct. 12.--GeneraI schwan's
expedition having accomplished It's OBJ
ject, his troops are all returning 10
their former positions, abanding the
towns taken.
General Schwan is enroute from Per-
ze de Marinas TO linus, with the infan-
try while the artillery and cavalry ana
all the mule teams are retraclng their
route from Malabon to Baccoor, with
the signal corps removing wires.
The movement OF the Nnited States
troops was a fine display Of American
generalship and energy. The whole
country is an immense swamp and the
FiIipincs never expected the Americans
could or would attempt to invade It
during the wet season. Moreover the
line Of march furnished a succession OF
surprises. the advancing troops being
generally attacked from unexpected at
tackled points.
Marines while reconnOitering about
the scene OF Sundays encounter find
that II etrenehes have been already
rsoccupied although the nemy mani
Tested more than their usual willingness
to retreat before the Americans. Bands
have appeared along the shore road be-
tween RacoOr and Rosario and troops
returning by that route expect another
fight at Rosario
At Aalabon, the Americans corTalled
two or three hundred natives supposed
to be fighting men. Few Of them were
caught with arms in their hands, but a
large number were found in hiding
dressed in khaki. like the American
uniform. A majority Of them were In
the grab, OF amigos. but they are sus-
pected Of shooting at troops from
houses. a growing habit. which flourish
ed through out the advance whenever
small parties of Americans strayed
from the main body.
All prisoners with the exception OF
those caught red handed will be re-
leased as. owing to the fact that the
insurgents have som many more men
then guns, the keeping Of prisoners is
useless expense unless the policy Of
RECOMMENDATION which General weyler
pursued is to be adopted.
In conversation with an Associated
Press representative. leading mer-
Chant of Rosario remarked: "They viii
all be engaged in their old business as
soon as released"
When asked where the army had
gone, the merchant replied: "A ma
jority of them are here They simply
hide their guns when the see super
ior force approaching"
Transportation Of supplies from Ros-
ario to Malabon seemed to be impossi-
BILE. Wagons had to be repeatedly un-
loaded and reloaded while being drag
ged through the mire.
General Schwan Is marching back
without the teams, all loads Of bag
gage being shipped from Bacoor by
canoes and the wagons going empty.
MANILA, Oct. 12,--General Young,
with two battalions Of the Twenty
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13

BOERS OCCUPY LAING'S NECK.
LONDON. Oct. IA special from
Ladysmith says: The Beers occupied
Laing's Neck the moment the ultima
tum expired. They are now pouring
into Natal and Ingogo Heights have
been occupied.
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TranSyaaI Troops Begin Steady
and Aggressive Advance.
ALL TELEGRAPH LINES CUT
Important StraSetiC Positions Are in
Their Possession.
RAILROAD LINES AND STATIONS SEIZED

English Representative Has Taken Formal Leave Of
The Dutch Government and Returned to Lady,
Smth-BrItISh Troops Preparing for an Attack
Which May Come at Any Time military Censor
ship Has Been Established.
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VRYBURG Cape Colony Oct. ia body of Beers
have cut the border fence advanced to the railway and
the telegraph wires.
Two thousand Beers occupying the railroad line
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13

JOHANNESBURG, Oct l3.-War was declared ycster-
day The formal declaration occurred 10 o'clock this
morning.
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TEGEGRAPH NEWS CUT OFF.

Beers are Negotiating With African
Tribes for Assistance.
LONDON, oct. 12-The Free State
bnrghers. according to private mes
sage just received, have crossed Orange
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13

MANILA, Oct. 12,-General Young,
with two battalions Of the Twenty
fourth infantry, nine troops OF the
Fourth cavalry and the scouts Of the
Thirty-saventh infantry left Santa Ana
this morning and occupied Arayat, af-
ter a sklrmish lasting half an hour.
The enemy, estimated at 800 men, re
treated toward Magellan. the swampy
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13

ALLEN LINE SHIPS CHARTERED.
OTTAWA, Ont. Oct. l2.-The Cab
iret met at noon TO consider the ques-
tion Of furnishing troops for the Trans
Vaal The Allen line has chartered To
the government four Of its best steam
ers
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-13
WAR BETWEEN BOERS AND
BRITISHIS IN PROGRESS

river into Cape Colony and have oe-
cupied rhilipgown Their object, II II
supposed, is to cut the railway at Deear
Junction, which II considered an I'm
portant startegic point. According to
dispatch from Cape Town. It ls as-
serted there that the Beers have ar
ranged with Chief LIuchye. a promi-
ncnt chief Of the northwestern border.
10 take up arms against Great Britain.
4 dispatch from Mafeking. under to-
days date. says Colonel Baden Powell
has Just cent strong British force
from Mafeklng toward the border with
field guns and ambulances. presumably
with a view OF occupying advantageous
defensive high ground
Dispatches from Durham confirm the
report .hat the FREE State authorities
seized u Natal train leaving Lady
smith yesterday morning for Harry
smith. They also stopped a train du
70 leave Harrysmlth in the afternoon.
All rolling stock has been ordered out
Of reach Of seizure Il is understood
t-legraphic communication with the
Transvaal ceased punctually at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
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