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The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24
Richard Bland.


Speaking editorially of the famous
silver champion, Richard Bland. who
died at his home in Missouri last Thurs
day, June 18th, the Salt Lake Tribune
says:
"A patient, plodding, strong man. con-
scientious in reaching conclusion, but
once reached immovable as the very
mountains, was Richard Bland. He
had none of the eloquence, none Of the
magnetism, none OF the swift intuitions
and lightening-like Inspirations of Col.
Bryan. He climbed heights just as
great, but it was through weary stages
and over stubborn distractions. There
was none of the eagles flight in his as
cent. In his youth he visited the West
coast and for good while was resi-
dent q Virginia City, Nev.-over the
great Comstock. Through the exper-
fence gained there he was led to lnves-
tigate the money question, and reached
the natural conclusion that civilization
advances or recedes with the yolumne
Of the worlds standard money. Hence
when the proposition was mSde to de-
stroy half of it, he undeptood at .
glance that it was blow direct in the
face of civilization. Hence for more
than twenty years he sought in Con
gress and out to have that wrong un-
done. He never wavsred for an hour.
II ever cast down he never showed it.
1t became at last with him the chiefest
business of his life, and with him 1t
was principle 80 sacred that he waS
willing at all times to burn all the
bridges behind him and to make his
fight along that line, whether victory
or defeat should come to his banners.
1.-THE chances are that except for the
stampedlng of the Chicago convention
in 1896 by the cloudburst of Brvan's
eloquence. he would have been nomi7
mated for President. But he accepted
the result with all cheerfulness and was
the earnest supporter of Col. Brya,
through all that campaign and since.
Never a brilliant man, he was alwayi
strong, always conservative, Away
sincere In his presentations of the causs
which was nearest to HIM, and partisa,
malice and hate have never questioned
the integrity of his purpose. or the IL
tensity of his desire to see silver Se-
stored. The friction of the years had
softened very much his original nature.
Of late years he has drawn to himself
the sincere affection Of = great many
thousand people. They respected his
motives. respected the man. for no ad-
vantage Of position ever changed In
the least the simple straightforward
ness of his nature. and while he will be
sincerely mourned throughout all the
country, the most intense grief for him
will be among his neighbors and friends
who intimately knew him and appre-
ciated the inner nature of the stalwart
man. The cause of silver in his death
has lost q sturdy, honest champion, and
aside from the silver question, the coun-
try has lost one whose life was type of
the simple, gentle, strong Democracy
on which our country was founded"
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

"Christian science" is getting some
hard blows these days, from pulpit
press and judiciary.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

Emile Zola has received no higher
honor in America than being called "a
champion of justice" by President
Patton, of Princeton University, be-
cause Of his course in the Dreytus case.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

1t is not generally known, but really
Great Britain is the worlds great Mo-
hammedan power, her subjects who
adhere to the Mohammedan creed, num-
bering some 100000.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

Mayor Sam Jones, Toledo. was moi
mincing matters when he said the
other day: "Hannaism, Plattism, Gro
kerism and bossism are all the same.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24
One Night to st. Louis.

Only one night on the road, Denver to
St. Louis. II you take the 1T. Louis
Special, the BurlinRton's new and
splendidly equipped Denver-Se.- Louis
dyer. Leaves Denver 1.40 p. m.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

Kaiser Billy is credited with sticking
pins in the arbitration balloon, just as
the czar's peace conference was getting
ready to initiate it and make an ascen-
sion.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

With the aid of 5000 soldiers the
president of France was enabled to at
tend the Sunday races without being
insulted.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24
FARMING AND IRRIGATION

Emerson once said, "a man thinks
he owns his farm, when the fact is the
farm often owns him."
+x*
Every rule and bit Of information and
experience urge the wisdom Of culti-
waiting them better, rather than plant
ing the maximum acreage, giving it the
minimum Of attention and getting the
minimum returns per acre.
- @7t
That irrigation brings with it numer-
GUS small and prosperous farms is shown
by the last census report. This indi-
Gates that in 1880 one-half Of the total
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

From the way Aguinaldo moves,
every day must be the first OF the
month N the Philippines.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24
2W PSssas5z THE PIONEERS ae15 eAY5s szsasss
j. HUGUs COMPANY.
Dealers in General Merchandise
J. W. HUGUS,
President.

An immense stock in every line is
always carried-,,-Prices so low that
goods---We want your business and
offer every inducement.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

area irrigated in the arid and sub arid
states and territories was operated by
small holders. Out of the 81, 1856 holdings
upon which crops were raised by irri-
cation, over 91 per cent averaged 81
acres each.
Governor Hale, the famous peach
grover of Connecticut. says that before
the farmers of Connecticut knew much
about commercial fertilizers and were
taught about them by Professor At
water, Connecticut farms were produc-
ing very light crops and good many
Of the places were mortgaged, but as
more was learned about the intelligent
use OF fertilizers, the mortgages were
paJ off and tile producing value of the
farms was increased three fold. Many
"a acre of western land has never yet
felt the need of pound of fertilizer.
The sugar-beet expert of the Agri-
cultural Department, Mr.. George F.
Saylor, has prepared report of the
work which has been done in the govern
ment beet sugar investigation and ex-
perimentation during the past year.
Some Of the very best results have been
obtained, Mr.. Saylor says, in the West
where irrigation has been used. A
high sugar content is produced in these
beets and their coef1icient of purity is
also high. This means that the beets
have small proportion of solids, other
than sugar, and which it is sometimes
difficult 10 cheaply separate from the
sugar. Whereas the conditions of beet
growth in the East are extremely varied,
Mr.. Saylor finds a marked uniformity
throughout the entire western irrigated
region where experiments with this crop
have beer, made.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24
HrsRY A. wIlDHAcK'
United States Commissioner,
NOTARY AND COhvEYAhCER

Attend. to Presumption and Desert
Land filings, take and acknowledge an
nual or final proofs on Desert claims as
we'll as Pre-emptions, institute contests,
etc. Necessary blanks on hand.
MEEKER, COLORADO.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

The best biography-the life which
writes charity in the largest letters.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

The best mstiematics-that which
doubles the most boys and divides the
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

Mistah Mose-"I tell yo' dat Pompey's
pergressivel Jes' look at him putin
all his ground h flower bedsf' Mistah
Smi6-"Watas progressive bout datp''
Mistah Mose-"Why, he won't hab tub
20 aftah chickens nowl Deyll come to
him i'-Kansas City Independent.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

The best telegraphing-6ashing . ray
Of sunshine into gloomy heart.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

The best theology-a pure and beuef
cent life.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
DIsposTNG OF HONEY.
Up a Profitable Retail Trnds
OF Their own.

The great difficulty with the average
farm bee keeper is in finding a market
for his surplus. This matter of mar
kcting the products OF farm is one
that should be given more thought by
producers. They have so long sold to
the grain buyer or merchants accord
ing TO what they take to market, allow
ing the buyer to make the price, that a
good many of them feel that il is rather
small business TO try to sell at retai,.
They look at il in wrong light. Not
one consumer in "A hundred but would
prefer to buy butter, eggs, honey, fruit
and vegetables directly from the pro-
ducer, il he could do so. In selling
honey go directly TO the best families
and give them glass full of your ex-
tracted honey or present them with
quarter of u pound of nice con- b money
and tell them you have it for sale. nam
ing the price. A few days .hter call
again and ask for orders. Very often
more than half the families will buy
and gradually others will come in with
their orders until you will have a Sc
cure market for all you can produce.
1t is fact that family that once gets
into the habit of eating honey will in
nine cases out of ten miss it so much
when they get out of it that they Will
wish for more at once.
The great difficulty with buying
honey at the average country town
store is that merchants rarely keep it
in stock. They may buy few pounds
if they can get it in the way If trade,
but they do not make practice of
keeping it and usually when they do
they demand a greater profit on it than
on any other line of goods they keep.
Almost any honey producer can get
more than the wholesale city price by
selling at home and by doing this saves
the cost of freight and commls-
sions and runs no risk from GLOWING
his goods to get into the hands of risky
commission merchants. = Farmers !
Vnipp
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
JEWELED IN BARBARIC STYLE.
Chains, Buckles, Bracelets and Ear
rings WOrn In PrOfusion
Nowadays.

| Gems md trinkets are more in evil
dence at present than for many seasons
past. Indeed, this species of decoration
has reached such pitch that in order
TO be strictly fashionable the up-to-
date girl must load herself in way
suggestive of oriental stones, and of all
ornaments none for evening wear is
regarded as more essential than dia-
mond aigrette for the hail.: The wing
pattern appears to be the favorite just
now, though sprays of flowers are also
greatly in vogue. The bowknot, so pop
ular in embroidery and applique work,
makes pretty diamond ornament for
the hair. Side combs are more jeweled
than ever, the latest design consisting
of diamond walls of Troy on the edge
of the comb. Both bracelets and ear
rings being again in favor many hand
some and novel specimens of this sort
are to be seen. Turquoises, diamonds
and pearls, either singly or combined,
are the stones most used for bracelets
and earrings.
The latest novelty in corsage decora-
tion is smaller chain of gold, so much
shorter than that which we have been
wearing that ii only reaches the decoi-
letage. and TO which Is attached
round empire ornament in filigree.
Buckles increase in size and costliness
and are much worn on all varieties of
gowns, Buttons really come under the
head OF jewelry nowadays. A big CON
sderation in trinkets NOWADAYS
is the jeweled muff chain. A nov
city in these is one entirely of jewels
set transparently in invisible frames.
OF all chatelaine developments that the
world has seen since chatelaines be-
came fashionable the most elaborate
consists OF gold rope cord suspended
from the waist. TO which is attached d
finely latticed gold webbing dotted all
over with small diamonds, while at the
opening of the small sack is a spray OF
flowers in diamonds and pearls. Chi
cago Chronicle.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
What Happened to the Crown

A novel way of discovering gold
field was recounted BY Hon. f. Invite
noon, agsnt-general for western Aus
;raia. in his lecture at meeting of
the Royal Colonial institute, held al
the Whitehall rooms recently, under
the presidency of the earl OF Onslow
In 1883 the Malina gold field was dis
covered by lad in this wise; The boy
in picking up stone TO throw at a
crow observed speck of gold in It.
and reported 1t 20 the nearest residen.
magistrate. This gentleman was 80
excited at the news that he telegraphei
TO the then governor and stated that a
lad picked up a stone to throw at a
crow, In his excitement omitting TO say
land saw gold in IT," So the governor
wired back these words: What hap
pened to the ?"-London Teie-
graph.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12

1t is not necessary to cut up potatoes.
carrots or beets for poultry. Put them
in the feeding places. cut in half and
the fowls will pick them TO pieces. 1t is
well to mention that if dark yolks in
eggs are desired, feed carrots, and the
yolks will be colored deep yellow. The
color of the yoke does not indicate
quality. but there are some who prefer
the dark coloT. Vegetables may be
given poultry. and also iubers, without
undergoing unnecessary labor for that
purpose.-American Gardening.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
HINTS FOR STOCKMEN.

Feed some chopped feed. with meal,
TO the hogs.
Keep the pigs warm. Sometimes in
very cold weather better throw a blan-
si1et over them.
While pigs should be kept warm.
never let them bunch together for any
considerable time; it will produce dis
ease.
One of the most fatal things for the
pig is cold, damp nest to sleep in.
Remember the nest must never be
damp; let it be either warm or cold.
Very much is said about feeding
warm water TO cows. The same prin-
-ciple applies to swine. Cooked or
steamed food does the hog an immense
amount of good.
AS pigs increase in age it may be well
to increase slightly the proportion of
corn in order to make the alton little
more carbonaceous toward the finish
ing period.
With good dry bed and good dry
feeding-rocm that is warm and lignt
and kept clean. the pigs will do well to
ibe confined TO these two compartments
snntii they are six months old. when
they should weigh not less than I50
pounds EACH Western Plowman
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
Scientific Crop Rotation.

The New Jersey experiment stations
principal systems are as follows, corn
being planted the first year in all of
them: Second year, oats; third year,
wheat or rye; fourth year, clover.
Second year, potatoes: third year.
wheat or rye; fourth year, clover. Sec
ond year, wheat or rye; third year,
clover; fourth year, timothy. Second
year. potatoes; third year. clover. Sec
ond year, potatoes; third year, pota-
toes; fourth year, melons. Second year,
potatoes; third year. tomatoes; fourth
year. clover.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,

There are AZ Chinese temples In the
United States.
During the siege OF Paris butter was
sold at $40 pound.
Three thousand marriages are per-
formed every day all over the world.
A speck of gold weighing less than
one-millonth part of grain can be
seen with the naked eye.
The heart beates ten strokes min
ute less when one is lying down
than when in an upright posture.
Emperor Charles V. carried a watch
in 1880 that weighed 81 pounds. In such
a case it is proper to say only carried"
such a watch Is never worn"
Most Chinese mandarins pass the
whole of their lives without taking a
single yard of exercise. Under no cir
cumstances whatever Is mandarin
ever seen on foot in his own jurisdic-
tion.
A woman without arms has been mar
ried at Christ church, New Zealand.
The ring was placed upon the fourth
toe of her left foot. A similar mar
riage to this was performed at ST
James church, Bury ST. Edmund's, in
1882, The ring was placed on one OF
the brides toes, between which she
grasped pen and signed the marriage
rPUiSter
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
Angle of n Horses Foot.

BY the angle of horses foot is meant
the angle formed by the wall and the
ground surface of the foot at the center
OF the toe. In order to get the feet
alike in shoeing trotters horseshoers
usually measure the length OF the toe
and the height of the heel from the
coronet to the bottom of the wall. 1t
is well to remember that different
horses may have toes and heels of the
same length and height, and yet the
angle of the foot may be different in
each case. A study of a picture of the
bones of the leg will show just what is
meant by straight line striking the
center of the pastern and coffin joints.
1t means when a straight line will pass
through the center oil both position
bones and the coffin oone.-Harse Re
view
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12

With many coats there are waists Of
very elaborate material. Brocades Of
the richest texture, satin and velvet.
wrought with embroidery. beads and
passementerie of the most elaborate
kind. There are simulated bolero
fronts that are exceedingly pretty and
stylish. These are sometimes quite as
becoming to full figures as the sepa-
rate sections. One point, however, must
be noted. The best effect is secured by
narrowing the trimming to a very fine
point, or allowing 1t TO cover the space
from the sleeve TO the waist line. The
former plan is much the prettier. as II
gives slenderness TO the form under the
arms.-N Y. Ledger Monthly.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
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CHEAP STRAW BARN.
II Affords Winter Protection from
Cold and Summer Protection
from Files and Heat.

The illustration Fig. gives the
cheapest form of straw barn as at
tached to main barn, and having shel
roof. This is the form generally adopt.
ed and provides both covered barn
yard" and "straw loft" The roof OF
straw barn will necessarily have TO be
with very little pitch and is usually
made of metal. Were we TO build over
again we would make the covered barn
yard and straw barn in the form of a
wing extending off from main barn. and
have gable roof making ridge same
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
INTERIOR OF MAIN BARN.

has been raised from 10000 cubic fee
to 10000 cubic feet, or doubled, and
gives a much better opportunity for
light and ventilation.
Those who have covered the barn.
yard and straw loft in any form. how
ever. are very much pleased with them
and find they get double the benefit
from their straw and manure and at the
same time find their cattle do much bet
ter both summer and winter. Winter
protection from cold and summer pro-
lection from flies and heat.-John L.
Shaver, in National Stockman.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
ATTACHED STRAW BARN.

height as main barn. This would add
very much TO capacity of the straw loft
and give better opportunity for venti-
tation, as well as to provide for more
pitch to the roof.
Fig. represents interior of main
bars 40X100 with gable rooted wing,
straw barn and covered barnyard 40x
GA. The covered barnyard in this case
is but slightly larger than that in Fig,
1, yet the capacity of the straw loft
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
PROFIT IN SHEEP.
FARMERS Should Easily Make from 20
to 90 Per Cent. Annually from
Mutton Breeds.

shepherd can make from 25 per
cent. to 50per cent. on his investment IN
mutton sheep, according to his skill. A
good breeding eve can produce enough
wool to pay for keeping her. A eve
can be kept in thrifty condition. being
fed such coarse folders as straw. clover
hay and corn fodder, with une-half
Ipound of grain daily when she requires
1T, at cost Of one cent per day. during
the period of most expensive feeding.
To pay for her keep she needs to pro
'duce no more than ten pounds f good
wool, and that mutton eve can do.
IN addition TO the wool the returns
from eve will be at least one lamb
the average of the mutton breeds is
nearer one and one-half From the
facts derived from our experimental
work it is safe to say that, charging
foods at market prices. mutton can be
put on the market on foot for at least
three cents per pound. Such mutton
as can be furnished at that cost will sell
for six cents, and the sheep should
weigh $50 pounds. Here is profit of
so from sheep under the most mod
crate circumstances. l have known
ewes of mutton breeding to produce
each year clear profit of ten 10 fifteen
dollars.-Western Plowman.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
A bright Stove pIacI.,nr.

Finely powder half o pound Of or
binary blacklead, sift it and mix with
the whites Of three eggs, we'll beaten.
Dilute these ingredients with sour beer
until thin liquid, like French leather
polish, is obtained. and set II over
hot fire to simmer for about quarter
Of an hour. When cold the blacking,
will be quite ready for Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune. n
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
A Way of Escupe.

Flooding Paul-Say, Weary, what's
yer reasons fer wantin ter be crema ted
when yez die?
Weary Walker-Yer know that Satan
alters finds some work fer idle hands
ter don. Y. Journal.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12

"Hasn't she past?" inquired the gos-
sipy man.
"Yes," answered the sensational ac-
tress, but it isn't of much use to her.
Somehow she doesn't seem able to get
any of it into the newspapers. Wash
inCton Star,
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
FARM WORKBENCH.

keeping tools. The cover of the box
can be hinged to the front for the pur-
pose of keeping the tools more secure.
There is not farm in the country THAI
can afford to be without at least small
bench on which to make repairs and to
construct the small articles needed for
carrying on farm operations.-N. Y.
Trihuna
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12

Askins-What has caused the change
in Maj. stiff's appearance, of late? He
used to look like one born to command
Grimshaw-He is married now. and
has made the discovery that he wasn't
born for any such purpose.--Puck.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
A Bird of u Librarian.

Regular Frequenter tat public H.
brary)-l want to get history of the
Black Hawk war, and l can't find it in
the catalogue. Have you such book ?
Attendant think so. Look under
the head of neutrality-suspicious.
Tribune.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
A Marked Change,

Assistant-Here is testimonial
which might be worth publishing.
Patent Medicine Man-Wha: is it?
Assistant (reads)-"Before taking
your valuable specific was afflicted
with weak lungs. but to-day am po-
litical orator"-N. Y. Truth.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
The WriggIer Thing.

throat
BY keeping his larynx with liquor afoat;
Now frogs" do not yex him. but oft he
computes
The number and size OF the snakes In hi
boots"
Il. A. w. Bulletin.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12

Mrs. Gotham-The doctor says l
must so TO the country for my health
Mr.. Gotham (busily)-All right, my
dear. Which would you rathe. visit,
your aunt in Brooklyn. or my aunt in
Jersey City?-N. Y. Weekly.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12

Philanthropic Matron-It was pov-
erty that drove you to drink, was it
not, my poor man?
Tuffold Knutt-No, ma'am. Hits
mostly poverty wot keeps me I'm
drinkin'. ma'am.-Chicago Tribune.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12

She-People talk of Sunday being a
day of rest, and yet look at the way
the poor women have to work to get
their husbands to go to church.
He-Yes, and yet look at the way the
poor husbands have to work to get out
of going.-Brookly Life.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-12
COnnIImenfarY.

Miss Jackson-Dese am nah new
photographs, Mistah johnson. Don't
yo' fink dey makes me out fright?
Mr.. johnson (effusively)-No, indeed,
! don't, Miss jackson! Dey makes yo'
out positively goodlooking, and dat'G
a fact.-Puck.