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The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15
WHAT A DROUGHT COSTS
. Loss of Many Million
Dollars.

What the drought of the last few
years has cost New South Wales has
been estimated, and the estimate makes
up7a bit of very doleful arithmetic,
says Westminster Gazette. The flocks
Of the colony have shrunk from 6e, ,OOO,-
Ooo.to 100000. representing a loss Of
20,0o0.o0o sheep. If to this is added
the loss of natural increase the shrink
age amounts to 50.0OO,000 sheep;
enough, that is, to equip considerable
sized colony. In addition there has
been loss Of nearly 100000 horses and
10000 cattle.
That the colony has been able to
survive these terrific losses is a strik-
ing proof of energy and resource.
Translated into money the colony has
suh4fed loss of from G12,OO0, 900 to
saoA91 0oo. For 10 much. when ex-
pressed IN pounds, shillings and pence,
do few inches more or less of rain
fall countl We are probably entering
on q cycle of years, contemporary
thinks, when the kindly skies will pour
on the far-stretching plains their bene-
diction OF rain, and these vast losses
will quickly be made up.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Rules For Measuring Hay. q
Sand Burr" writing to tho Lamar
Sparks, o1ers tho following bases for
calculation:
For Hay In Round stack-Divide CIR
cumference by 8.141e for diameter Of
stack, substract diameter Of stack from
distance over and take one-half Of diff
ference. which gives average heixht.
Square the diameter and multiply by
1854, which gives square feet. Multiply
this product by the average height,
which gives contents ee stack In cubic
feet. Divide cubic feet By 5l2 cubic
feet, or eight fest cubed, which viii
give number Of tons Of hsy in stack.
For Hay in Rick-Neasure length Of
rick and width Of rick. Measure dis
tance over rick from ground to ground
and substract the diameter, OF distance
across the ends Of rick, from distance
over and take one-hah Of the differepce
for average height Of rick. Multipay
the length by the diameter, and thts
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15
NE w
1fsI NEW
THROUGH PULLMAN SERVICE
.Itff IN ST IOIITS

iteA -tt. NEW
THROUGH PULLMAN SERVICE
Itln TO ST. LOUIS.
On June Goth. the Great Rock Island
Route inaugurated through Pullman
Sleeper from Denver to st. Louis via
the Missouri Pacific R'y from Kansas
City. The car will leave Denver daily
at 2.35 p. M. on the Colorado Flyer"
arriving In st. Louis 6.15 z. NJ. the
next day. One hour and forty minutes
faster from Denver to st. Louis than
any other through car line. Excellent
connections from Pueblo and Colorado
Springs. These cars are broad vesti-
buled, Of the latest pattern and most
luxurious type. Advantages in patron
izing this service will be: The quickest
time to st. Louis, no change of cars,
absolute comfort. The hest Dining Car
Service in the world. For full infer
nation write w. II. FIRTH,
Gen1 Agent, Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15
Genius.

"How is it Wilkins over there looks
so cool when everything else is swelter
ingp"
"Ah, wilkins is smart. Do YOU see
those old papers he is reading2" Well,
they contain the account of February's
blizzard. Every time Wilkins begins
to feel the least bit warm he reads about
the 20 some below zero and shivers. His
scheme is cooler than fans and cheaper
than ice. Chicago News.
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M. e. Church servlc,.

Sunday school 10 O'Clock a. m.
Morning service with sermon II
,'clock q. m.
Evening service with sermon s p. m.
POWELL PARK.
Sunday school 2.3O p. m.
Preaching service $40 p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
REV. WILLIAM JOHN,
Pastor.
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A giAkulaR BNqueat.

1t has been stated that John Walter,
Of the London Times, left legacy to
his daughter one of the advertising col
umns Of the Thunderer. 1t brought
the lady . steady income of $3.50 a day
enough to keep her from poverty.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Although the average bucket shop"
promptly fails when the stock market
makes big profits for its customers.
there is no diminution in the number
of suckers who think they can make
living, if they don't get rich, playing the
stock market.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Gov. Pingree also puts the blame upon
the reporter who interviews him, when
the sentiments in cold type do not gee
with his second thoughts. Poor re-
pOrters!
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

That education doesn't always edu-
cate was shown BY the actio..' the
Boston school committee prohibiting
the use of well-known edition of Ovid
in the schools, because it contains pic-
lures of figures from Roman and Greek
mythology.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15
Household Furniture for Sale.

Having sold my residence, 1 wish to
dispose Of my household furniture.
Everything will be disposed of at a
sacrifice as 1 have to give possession of
house inside of two weeks.
AssT5f -. A. WATSON.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Great Briuan's profits from her
colonies are not derived from taxation.
but from increased commerce thrown
into the hands of British merchants.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Ones sympathy naturally goes out tc
the hot weather striker. We should all
strike in hot weather, If our necessities
were not greater than our inclination.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

product by the average height gives
number of cubic feet in rick. Divide
number OF cubic feet in rick by sxsxs,
OF 5l2 cubic feet, will give number Of
tons in rick.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

I'm In eternal disgrace up at the
SlaterS,."
whats the trouble?'
"Dephne Slater lsft her new hat in a
chair md sat on it,"
''Rain the bat?n
"OA, i didn't mind that 80 much, but
she'd M Aer hat pin in it!"-Cleveland
PIaia Dsaler.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Yes, it was a GLORIOUS fourth" If
you doubt it, get any Of the big dailies
of the 9Th and read the list of casualties.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15
MEEKER, COLORADO.

Our baby has been continually
troubled with collie and cholera infantum
since his birth, and all that we could do
for him did not seem to give moro than
temporary relief, until we tried Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. since giving that remedy he
has not been troubled. We want to
give you this testimonial - m evidence
of our gratitude, not that you need Il to
advertise your meritorious remedy.-G.
M. Law, Keokuk. Iowa. For sale By
Louis F. Strehlke & Co.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Gov. Pingree has his faults, but he
knows how to make what the late
Horace Greeley called mighty interest
ing reading"
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HEsRY A, wrLDHAok.
United States Commissioner,
NOTARY and CONvEYANCER

Attend to Presumption and Desert
Land filings, take and acknowledge an
nual or final proofs on Desert claims as
we'll as re-emptiOns, institute contests,
etc. Necessary blanks on hand.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Schley day was extensively celebrated
elsewhere. IL not in the navy depart
ment.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Money Thrown Away.
"John 10 30 absent-minded."
"What's the matter n0w?"
He bought . load Of hay for our auto.
mobile. .s-Cbicago Record.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

Commissioners Proceeding.
Following business was transacted by
the commissioners at their last session ::
Present Commissioners Mclaughlin,
Wilson aud Martin and Attorney Gray.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

ADVERTISE in THE HERALD.
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15
He Swore. .

GO Taylor wh.li.s are not .1p...,vs. Good. tos
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j. ". HUGUS.
PRESIDENT
THE PIONEERS

An immense stock in every line is
always carried---Prices so low that
you can't afford to send away for
goods---We want your business and
offer every inducement.
Al oRrERs SOLICITED AND WILL RECEIVE CAREFUL ATTENTION
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15

G. o. Taylor wh.sls. of great ,ala. to the .ics
The Meeker herald., 1899-07-15
T. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law.

General practice in all courts and the United
States Land ONCE.
eLENwooD SPRINGS. COLO.
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of, he estimates. from As to SO cents on
the 500 valuation.
TO SELL OR EXCHANGE.
Knights A. B. 437, amending the
societies under the control of the State
to sell property held by them, so that
such property may be exchanged for
other property more suitable or avail
able, was reported back favorably from
the Judiciary Committee yesterday.
This il OF local interest, as it affects
the disposition of Agricultural Park
here.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Richards A. B. $50. introduced yes
terday, provides for supplying the Sec
rotary Of State with a set of standard
weights and measures, to be kept I'M
der seal, and to be used, under the pro-
visions of the bill, to- keep up the stand
ard throughout the State. For this pur-
pose the State is divided into fifteen
districts. The Governor is to appoint
seventeen inspectors, one for each dis
trict and three for the ninth. Their
duties are to inspect and compare all
weights and measures in use in COM
MERGE, report delinquencies, etc. The
salary of each inspector is $3.50 per
month, and he is allowed another 500
per month to pay an assistant and
travelling expenses
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Continued on Sixth Page)
CATARRH OF STOMACH.
A Pleasant, Simple, but Safe and Effec-
o tual Cure for 1t.

Catarrh of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to incura ole.
The usual symptoms are a full or
bIoating sensation after eating, accom-
panied sometimes with sour or watery
risangs, formation of gases, causing
pressure on the heart and lungs and
difficult breathing, headaches. tickle an
| petite, nervousness and general
played out, languid feeling.
| There is often foul taste in the
mouth. coated. tongue, and if the in
terror of the stomach could be seen it
would show a-slimy infiamed condition.
The cure of this common and OBJ
stinate trouble is found in a treatment
which causes the food to be readily,
thoroughly digested before it has time
to ferment and irritate the delicate mu-
cuous surfaces of the stomach. To Sc
| cure a prompt and healthy digestion
| is the one necessary thing to do. and
when normal digestion is secured the
catarrhal condition will have disap-
peared.
| According to DIR. Harlanson, the
safest and best treatment is to use after
each meal a tablet composed of Diatase.
Aseptic Pepsin, a little Nux, Golden
Seal and fruit acids. These tablets can
now be found at all drug stores under
the name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's, and not being a patent medicine
can be used with perfect safety and
assurance that healthy appetite and
thorough digestion will follow their reg
ular use after meals
Mr.. N. J. Booher of 271O Dearborn
street, Chicago, ILL.,, writes: ''Catarrn
| is local condition resulting from a
neglected cold in the head, whereby
the lining membrane of the nose be-
comes infiamed and the poisonous dis
charge therefrom passing backward in
to the throat reaches the stomach, thus
producing catarrh of the stomach. Med
ical authorities prescribed for me for
three years for catarrh of the stomach
without cure, but to-day am the hap
piest of men after using only one box
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. / can
not find appropriate words to express
my good feeling. I have found flesh,
appetite and sound rest from their use''
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
safest preparation as we'll as the
simplest and most convenient remedy
for any form of indigestion, catarrh of
stomach, biliousness, sour stomach,
| heartburn and bloating after meals.
| Send for little book mailed free, on
stomach troubles, by addressing Stuart
Company, Marshall, Mich The tablets
can be found at all drug stores.
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ties and pQMers and fixing his compen-
sation; partially considered and COM
tinued until to-day
s. B. 2S3, Davis, Committee on FL
nance and Claims, an Act to appropri-
ate money for establishing an ice max
ing and refrigerating plant at the Pres
ton School of Industry-do pass.
s. B. 122, Dickinson, to pay the claim
california and making an appropriation
Eof $3,44O therefor; read second time,
Eamended and to printer.
NEW BILLS.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
Newspaper claims-Chapman, SOD
for Placer Herald; also, sos for
Mountain Democrat: Wolfe, $3.50 for
| Jewish Times and Observer; Mutt,
81, 600 for San Diego ssVidette"; Leavitt,
$3.50 for Alameda 'Encinar';; More
house. SLIGO for San Jose Herald;
ALSO. 1868 for the "News" Publishing
Company; Currier, SOL for Downie
Champion; Cutter. $500 for Marys-
vile Appeal" -all to Committee on FL
nance and Claims.
Nutt-Relating to appeals and the
practice relative thereto. Judiciary.
Ashe-For filling vacancies in offices
of Incorporated cities where there has
been failure of election for more than
two years, etc. Judiciary.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $4,000 for
the relief of j. E. Atkinson for personal
injuries received by him while in the
service of the State. Claims.
Also-Authorizing the payment of
compensation or commission to persons
employed by Controller and Attorney
General, or by Boards of Supervisors of
the different counties to collect delin-
quent State and county taxes and legal
izing all payments made for that pur-
pose. Judiciary
ace-Appropriating $500 to pay the
claim of T. v. Dewey. Claims.
Also-Appropriating $500 to pay the
claim of Ben M. Maddox. Claims.
Flint-To amend Section 1854 of the
Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the
appointment of guardians of insane and
incompetent persons. Judiciary.
Braunhart-To repeal Sections 1894
and 1925 of the Political Code, and to
add a new section thereto. relating to
the collection Of taxes. Judiciary.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. COUN-
ty of Sacramento, State of California.
In the matter of the estate Of GEORGE
M. HAYTQN, deceased
Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY,
the 24th day of February, 1899. at $50
D. m. of said day, and the courtroom of
said court. at the Courthouse, in the city
of Sacramento, county of SACRAMENTO,
and State Of California, has been ap-
pointed as the time and place for prov
ing the will Of said George NJ Hayton,
cation OF Peter Boil and Jesse Ilayton
for the issuance to them of letters tes-
tamentary thereon.
court this 9Th day of February, 1929.
(Seal) W. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
By b, H. Gallup, Deputy Clerk.
Indorsed: Filed February 8, 1890.
W. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY B. H. Gallup, Deputy.
Holl & Dunn, Attorneys for Petitioner.
f0-11t
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BUSINESS Houses Contractors and Public Men
FURNISHED wITH-
NEWSPAPER IMPORTATION OF ALL KINDS
by ALIENS
PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU,
$40 Montgomery street. San Francisco.
ORDINANCE NO. 6.


Granting Certain Privileges to w. =.
Kesner for the Purpose Of CONSTRUCT
ing and Maintaining Wharf on the
Bank of the Sacramento River, on
Grand Island and Fixing Scheduie
of rates for Toll.
The Board of Supervisors of the County
of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section l. There is hereby granted 10 W.
A. Kesner, his successors and assigns, the
right to construct ana h,,ndr main nnd tftu
and one-half feet along the right bank OF
the Sacramento River, and twenty and
one half feet wide and being located upon
swamp and overfiowed Land Survey, No.
81, of Sacramento County, and between
the county road and the river bank, the
lower or southerly end OF sada wharf, s.r s ne-
soIltherly from the southeast corner OF the
tract of land owned by said W.. A. Kes-
n nst The an Heavier Slough road-so called-with
the river road at and adjacent to Ryde;
and the outer line of said wharf being
approximately even Win ane n Rayar tow to
gether with four necessary dolphins, To-
Gated about four feet from the outer
ass as the said wharf is at present con-
structed, and to take tolls for the use
of the same for the term or twenty
And said wharf, being already con.
structed and ready for use, the rates OF
toll. wharfage and dockage are hereby
Hogs and sheep, one cent per head
Cattle, horses and mules, five cents per
Luz Lumber, twenty cents per thousand feet
And other freight, twenty-five cents per
ton or fraction thereof.
DOCKAGE CHARGES.
Steamers. per registered tonnage up to
o0l toms per ton. 21a cents.
All in excess of 200 tons, cent per ton
Sailing vessels, registered tonnage. per
ton, cents. e4
Sention ? THE license tax to be paid
+,o~efor nv him to the county Is hereby
tixed for the first year at the sum of
$3.50. - r,rh4. - ....,,
,erei,, Granted shall continue and be in
fnrca for and during the period of twenty
vaars after the date of the granting of
this ordinance.
he in force 10 days from and after its
aAda66ted February 10. 1899, by the fol-
1owine vote of the Board of Supervisors:
Hves1Giliis, Mclaughlin. Morrison, Jen-
lSins and Curtis. Unanimous vote:
1>--- WIN. CURTIS,
Chairman Of said Board
Attest: VIM. b. Hamilton. Clerk Of
san 4lnudorsed: Filed February 10, 1889.
1SeaO VIM. B. HAMILTON, Clerk
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Upon reassembling the special file of
Assembly bills was taken up and A. B.
2S6. Melick, authorizing cities and
towns of the sixth class to obtain, by
purchase, donation or devise, lands for
cemetery purposes; and authorizing the
Board of Trustees of said municipalities
to make all necessary rules and regula-
tons for the government and DISPOSE
ton of the same; read third time and
passed-21 to Q. Title approved.
SEWAGE OF SAN JOSE.
A. B. 246, Kelsey, providing for the
establishment and maintenance of
sewer districts adjacent to municipal
corporations, created considerable dis
cussion regarding rather its specific
provisions than it's spirit.
Smith, while in sympathy with the
purposes of the bill, opposed the provf-
sion which made it mandatory upon
Boards of Supervisors to levy taxes
for constructing and connecting sewers
outside of municipal corporations with
the main sewer or sewers of such cor
porations. whenever one third, Of the
adult members composing the popuIa-
ton of such Municipality should SO pc
titions He was opposed to such plen-
airy 2Tewers being placed in the hands
of any Board of Supervisors.
Morehouse replied that the provisions
of the bill were aimed to apply partic-
ularly to San JOSE which, while the
city proper covered only one square
mile. had a population of 10000 imme-
diately surrounding it, which immense
district had no system of sewerage. and
could have none. unless allowed to con-
struet savers and connections with the
main sewer of San Jose, which reached
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BROWN AND YELLOW.
Japanese and Chinese Lawbreakex
in Walnut Grove.

in Walnut Grove.
Al couple Of japanese women of Wal-
nut Grove have been sentenced to the
County Jail for sixty days by Justice
Desmond OF that place for vagrancy-
They were arrested by Constable Cott-
rell, the local peace officer. who has de-
termined on Kidding the neighborhood
of all undesirable elements against
whom criminal complaints can be made
to hold good.
The officer complains that Chinese
lotteries and other illegal games are
conducted in Walnut Grove in close
proximity to the house of worship, anc
declares that he is on the warpath for
all these Asiatio offenders.
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Trust Those who Have Tried.

I SUFFERED from catarrh of the
worst kind and never hoped for cure. but
Oscar Ostrum, As Warren ave, Chicago,
Ill.
SUFFERED from catarrh it got so
Balm and am entirely well-A. c. Clarke,
34l Shawmut avenue. Boston, Mass.
A 10c trial size or the soc size Of Ely's
Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by
druggists. Ely Brothers, SIS Warren
street. New York.
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EDUCATIONAL LAWS.
State Superintendent Kirk Confer
With University Regents.

WITH U21veI6dty He8e0cSe
superintendent Kirk of the State De-
partment Of Public Instruction arrived
from San Francisco yesterday, where
he had held a session with the Regents
of the State University.
I'VE discussed various matters of in
terest to the University said Mr.. Kirk
yesterday, land it was agreed that as
sistance will be asked of legislators
wherever our aims and ends may be
reached by laws
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NEW TO-DAY.

THE Y. P. S. C. E. OF THE EN-
manuel Baptist Church will give a
Martha Washington tea and entertain
ment at the church, corner Twenty-ffth
and N streets FRIDAY EVENING, Feb
ruary 18th. Admission, including re-
freShments % cents 1t
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NOTICE.

Rebate on Personal Property Tax
Of 1898 collected by the Assessor is
now due and payable ct the County
Treasurer's Office.
A. s. GREENLAW,
County Treasurer.
Sacrmeanto Jan. S 1892
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Try McMorry's 6Oc unco1ored Japan
tea: E. B. tea. Zoe: G. P. tea. S5c; p. F.
Japan tea, SOC. 531 M street.
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Asparagus,

This week we sell asparagus at 15c q
can, usually sold at 25c, and asparagus
tips cans for 25c, at the Pacific, 727-
729 street.
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TIL slight cough may
soon become deep-seated and
hard tc cure. Do not let it
settle on thc lungs.
Think! Has there been
consumption.in your family?
Scott. Emulsion is Cod
liver oil with hypophos-
phites. These are the best
remedies for cough.
SCOTS Emulsion has saved
thousands who, neglecting
the cough, wouldshave drift
ed on until past hope. 1t
warns, soothes, strengthens
and invigorates.
SCOTT & S ~ ss. c sss,sss;s: New ye.l
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DEWEY SOCIAL

PROFESSOR O'MALLEY WILL GIVE
a Dewey Social at his Academy of Dane
Every person attending will be presented
with photograph Of Admiral Dewey.
Lottie O'Malley will sing What Did
Dewey Do to Them and dance the
sailors hornpipe 1t
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Free Social This Evening.

There will be Weigh social in the
basement Of the Seventh Street M. E.
Church, South, this evening. 1t is de-
sired that everybody attend and have a
good time
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-17

La grippe averted by drinking Glen
brook'-$3 a gallon. Theo Blauth, 407
K street., Tel. 297-
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DATE TAKEN.

THE ARION CONCERT COMPANY
and N. S. G. w. Band will appear WE'D
NESDAY EVENING, April 5, 1899, at
Clunie Opera house 1t
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Chickerfng pianos. Wiley B. Allen Co. :
Try McMorry's Blend coffee. 35c.