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The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
HE ALCOTT GIRLS,
A Merj gtVnc 0os IA" We're tn. Far
htSraaa aud lI.u

MerI tvAc Ous i.iu We're tn. Famous
th're.a sd t"- s,.,...,
1.-The lcott girls. self-helpful kindly
and br came among the young people
of ConId and made themselves felt at
once" les Edward W. Emerson. Il
friend the Alcotts. of when Louisa
Alcott Giri, in the December La
dies be journal But they helped
their mother and did their part at
home. however little the girls follow
ed the[ [nther's philosophical flights or
grahaH ana vegetarian practices
(Which ker they grew up they abandon
ed). thV~ere loving and loyal family
Louisa hs ine-looking, had the most
regulaHi iatures of the family, and very
handsov wavy brown hait like her
motherV She hnd always IA rather mas
culine 4 and "a twinkle woke constantly
in her at the comic side of things
Anna. Veldest. was plain, but so friend
ly and 1eet-tempered person that the
beautyI expression made up for the
lack oQ II IN her features: but she had
a quicyense OF humor Anna had a
wcndeN dramatic gift May. the young
est thdA Arling of the family tAmy of the
stories as Il tall, well-made blonde the
lower OF her face irregular, but she
had be&iful eyes and brilliant yellow
hair. was oVerfiowing with spirits
and en{y. and danced we'll"
'Hob& wasn't so silly. after all -
"Whatk yol mean" M, rot nut of
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
Bromua Inermis Graasi

3Its the sreatest grass on earth-salzer
says SO. This grass yields to tons
better hay than timothy in dry. rainless
countries: yields even more than that in
Ohio. Ind. Mich, Wis. Iowa, ILL.,. Mo.
kans.. Nebr.. Mont. yes in every state
of the Union! Saizer warrants this! Po-
tatoes. Sl.10 a Bbl.
SEED CO.. LA CROSSE, Wis, and 10
cents postage and receive their great Seed
Catalogue and sample Of this grass seed
Tree. lW.n1
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
A Bell Ringer. Monoply.

The village bells of Potzbach. Ges-
many. have not been ringing since New
Years day. and the people have awak-
ened to the fact that the mana teacher
1who has done the work hitherto has
Been paid only s2.64 year and has struck
for higher wages. The people of the town
are troubled. for they have discovered
that the bell rope hangs lin the teachers
bed chamber and that he will not allow
anybody to disturb ms early snooze by
entering and pulling the rope. 1t is said
that the man for the last year has been
in the habit of ringing the bell while
lying in bed in the morning.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
STATE OF ONO. y,rr OF TOLEDO, ,a

LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank j. Cheney muEes oath that nc y !ns
senior partner Of the tirm of F. J. Cheney GO.
doing business In the City of Toieoc' Gi19,unty ", my
and State Aforesaid and that SAID hrm w pay ny
each md evcrv case of Catnrrh that cannot be
s1>N - ''e "'> FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me md subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day OF December. A. y 1850
Notary Public. :.
Halls Cntnrrh Cure Is taken internally: anc
acts directly on the blood and mucous suriaces
Of the system. Send for testi1nopinIs irse'
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, "
Sold by Druggists. 'bc. !,
HILLS Family Pills arc the best
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
A Social farveL

HE is the most nJable rich man, in
this section of the west. We have
plenty of rich men who came here
without a cent. but lie is the only rich
man who came her rich. tell you
he is to be credited with great force
of character .''-Detoit Journal j. -a-
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
DE-. Guns .u'e- Moves.

DR.. Frank w. Gunsaulus. pastor of
Plymouth Congregational church in
Chicago. has accepted a call to fill the
pulpit of Central church in that city.
He succeeds DIR. Hills, who has re-
Gently accepted the pastorate of Ply
mouth church, Brooklyn.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
Aged Woman Ride. "A n,cyc,e.

The. Oldest bicyclist is woman aged
03. who is an adept rider Most people
could enjoy health until old age II
they took precautions to prevent dis
eases of the digestive organs by TAX
ing nn occasional dose of Hostetter's
stomach Bitters. Even after dyspep-
sa. indigestion ana constipation have
secured Il foothold the Bittcrs will af-
ford relief.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

WAS Beatrice weeping because her
husband had uppendicitis?' - mo. she
went because he didn't get it until 1t
was out of style"
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
Soft Swder.

"when I was Jseharged my en-
pIeyef let me dow easy" How so?"
,"He said could 81 work more readily
than an infsrio. man."GDetroit Froe
Press. -
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Harry. please don't whistle The Girl
Left Behind Me- =" why not. clHraY
You know we haven't an idea whether
Bridget will be there when we get back
home or not
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

For Lung md chest diseases, Piso's Cure
is the best medicine we have used Mrs.
J. L. Northcott, Windsor, Ont, Canada.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

"Eugenia isn't going to marry that rich
octocenarian after all" why not?'
He fell out with her because she couldn,t I
remember the boys he used to play with
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
Health for Ten Cents.

Cascarets make bowels and kidneys act
naturally. destroy microbes, cure headache,
billiousncss and constipation. Ak druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

The Jinkle girls have given up all their
ociai ambitions" Money run out"
No; they couldn't teach their mother to
ay 'candslabra' =
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

Mrs. Wlnslow's soothing syrup
" children teethng, ,softens the gums inan
Aton, ,allys pain. .curss wind collie 2s bottle
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

Richards Magic Cutarrh Expellant Co.
Omahn. Neh. Write for particulnrs.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

Take Laxative Bromo Qulnl inc Ia blets All
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure.
sc. The genuine has l.. u 9. on each tablet
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

Concerning wirtry problems there is
this thing to be said: The evening fires
get hottest when it's time to go to bed.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

"All great works arc written by famous
men between the ages of 40 and 60. Yes
by that time their children are big enough
to play out of doors"
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

PermAnsntiyCurod Il nts or nervousness sf,Sa.
hays use Of DIR. klne's Great Nerve Rsstorer,,
for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatiSs.
r. II. KLINE. Ltd. s3l Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
The Arab Cavalry a, omdurman,

The Arab mode of attack was quaint to
h degree. Formed in n line, each tribe
&dvanced against part of the village
When about 500 yards from the mud
4puses they halted and commenced to
49nce. brandishing spears and swords in
air and firing on rifles. After a few
nents they resumed the advance
cling and firing all the wilhelm the
bed at the houses, and. having effected
entrance. they slaughtered every one
Aln-From with the Sirdar," BY Ma
Edward Stuart Wortley in scribner's 8,
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant Co,
Omaha. Neb. Write for particulars.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

II 1t was only health, we
, might let it cling.
But it is a cough. One cold
no sooner passes of before
another comes. But it's the
same old cough all the time.
And it's the same, old story,
too. There is first the cold,
then the cough, then .pneu-
monia or consumption with the
long sickness, and life tremb-
ling in the balance.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

Richards Magic Catarrh ExpcIlant Co,
Omaha. Neb. Write for particulars.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
:, .s4s s's, s,s, SO T,'n Tss Tom.scns Eye Water.

WANTED -tas, or hat health lhut i:!p-A.N.S
will not benefit. send rcuts L. l.ipuns Chemical
Co, New York. for 10 samples and 1000 testimonials
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

"Hob& wasn't so silly. after all"
| "Whatf You mean? He got out of
The cou&y before NnIentine.s DnN..
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

The GREAMERlE RESTAU RANT,
1918 Curtis Street, Denver Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

OXFORD HOTEL Depot, ;H st strictly Nsa, y%Ie@ r,s.
Glass. Popular Prices. kAPPLER X MORSE
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
PERIODS OF PAIN.

Menstruation, the balance wheel Of
woman's life, is also the bane of exist
ence to many becausc'it means n time of
great suffering.
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

SEALS, RUBBER STAMPS Den sHHSS'"; sS9t;,
works NJ X, Co, lois l.nwrcnce II 4, u BJN
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25

LOCAL AGENT %ANTED yShi sr,h IS and Assi;
Life Insurance Co. 3l6 Boston Build.nE, Denver
The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
Denver Directory.

ALRAEY DENTAL EA6h1Es s 6aa rs:,5ss ASsnGass Hss,
work in the city Al half Il will cost you elsewhere
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30

has just finished a second novel, which
Stone & Co. It's title, AN Opera and
Lady Grasmere," has a ring to 1t which
Is enough to excite ones curiosity Mr..
k1nross for several years has written let
ters from London to the Boston Tran
script which have aroused a great deal of
interest because of their originality and
their keen perception of the quality Of
London life.
Teachers and all who are interested I'm
introducing attractively to young peo-
pie the fascinating study of botany will
be glad to learn that Messrs. Houghton,
Miff1in & Co., of Boston, New York and
Chicago, have just published book by
Frederick LIE Roy Sargent, entitled Corn
Plants, Their Uses and Ways of Life"
One vol. 12mo, IS cents. The author, who
has been Instructor in botany in the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, and teacher in the
summer school of botany in Harvard
university. gives in compact form and in
readable style clear account of the six
important grain plants of the world
wheat, oats, rye, barley. rice and maize
McClure's Magazine for May will intro
duce new writer, Mr.. Booth Tsrking-
ton, or indianapolis, with the opening in
stallment of a novel of present-day Amer
lean life. The story Is pronounced by
those who have read 1t in manuscript
as fresh and absorbing IN plot and re-
markably pleasing in It's atmosphere and
SDirit
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
"The scapegoat"

1.-THE Scapegoat," by Hall Caine. New
York. Appleton & Co., S15O. For sale
by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company.
In the uniform and revised edition Of
Hall Gaines works which is in process of
publication by the Appletons, the latest
Issue is ''The Scapegoat." The author
calls it a romance and a parable. and
says that this subtitle expresses fairly
well his present feelings toward this off,
spring of eight years ago. 'It was, per-
haps. natural that when I wrote the
story, fresh from scenes of unparalleled in
fquity, my heart should be afire for the
sufferings of humanity in a barbarous
country that lay so near the doors of
civilization. My opinion about Morocco
and the responsibility under which
Europe rests In respect to 1t, have In
no way changed, and I still foresee a
great cloud on the forehead of the fu-
ture, whereof Northern Africa and ITS
inevitable partition will be the principal
cause. But I see more clearly than before
that II The Scapegoat' has any value as
literature It's interest comes closer home
than any question of the condition of the
Meors. The real motive of the book cen
tiers in the character of Israel ben Oiiel.
in the physical and psychological expert
ences of Naomi and in the relations of
these to each other. It is not for mo to
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
NEWSBOY A CAPITALIST.
Pet Paper Seller Comes
Into $4,000 Fortune.

Into Il $4,000 Fortune.
PRINCETON, N. j., April 29.-Johnnle
Han.HtoE for five years the accredited
newsboy of Princeton university, wos
born under a lucky star A week ago he
was a poor lad, making a scanty living
by the sale of New York and Philadelphia
newspapers; today he is worth $50 900.
Two days ago Johnny was walking
down Nassau street, the main thorough
fare of Princeton, selling papers at
lively rate. as it was o'clock and con-
sequcntlY his busiest hour. Unexpected
~ a stranger tapped him on the shoulder
and askede whether his name was not
Hamilton. Sure" said John. "In that
case, come with me- said w. J. Hayes,
Trenton attorney who had charge of
Hauilton's Identification, 'for 1 have
good news for you. You are worth $780,
0Q0."
A bundle of papers which Johnnie was
carrying were thrown into the gutter, and
he meelIly followed the lawyer to Tren-
ton. whore the preliminary law matters
were quickly adjusted, and John received
his first payment. Diamonds a new
bicycle, imported cigars, champagne, and
theater boxes were none too good for
him. and today he said that he was ne
gOtiating for the purchase of the Titus
Woolen mills in Trenton, at cost of
$27. 0o0
The money was left to Johnnie by pa
ternal uncle, Samuel Hamilton, who
years ago went West and made fortune
in silver rcining in Colorado. Hamilton
is twenty-one years old. He lived for
fourteen years in New York, most of the
time as n newsboy, and for the last seven
years in Princeton, where he gradually
has built up a fiourshing newspaper
agency.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
"Letters to a Mother.v

Letters to a Mother" by Susan E. Blow.
ID. Appleton & Co., New York For sale
by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
compony.
A book which mothers and teachers
will read with profit and delight is Let
ters to Mother" by Susan e. Blow
The letters, nine in number, deal with
the subjects discussed in Froebel' 8
Mother Play" In her preface the au-
thor says: "There is an old superstition
that no arrow goes straight to it's mark
unless it has been dipped In the marks
mans blood. The study of the Mother
Play has taught me truths through
which, had I known them when 1 most
needed them, l might have avoided many
errors and been spared much SORROW &
With the desire to help others not yet
familiar with Froebels teachings, this
book has been written.
The subject of the first Of the series Of
letters is Heart Insight" wherein the
author discusses the subject Of the
child's faith in his mother, as exempli-
fled in the falling game. When the child's
eye follows the ball which the mother
playfully jerks by it's string from his
hand; when he eagerly hunts for a hid
den button, and tirelessly takes apart
and puts together the blocks which he
has been shown how to build into a
cube, these games seem so infantile.
Yet they are cast in one mold Of all spir-
itual activity
In the letter on "Self-making" the
mother learns to see what deep meaning
turks In the contrast betweea the young
animal and the young child.
The mother and kindergartner Is warn
ed against multiplying song books SO
that the minds Of her little pupils are
overloaded and given spiritual indiges-
ton, or for the sake Of variety, sacri-
flcing essential and typical plays to those
which have no educational value Every
woman who reads Letters to a Mother
cannot but have greater reverence and
love for childhood and nature, and a
more earnest desire that little children
shall be rightly taught
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30

Of purpose It Is q story which would
prove attractive for its word pictures.
for the force Of It's dramatic Incidents.
or for the skill with which its moral
problem Is made essential to it's develop
ment. More than this to the average
reader of fiction, 1t is a love story we'll
worked out to-a happy ending, and In an
is simple, and has to do largely with
three people. "The Professors Daugh-
ter" a mentally severe young woman
who loves books and hates men; New
York doctor, who might be described as
a moral rough diamond, and a Maine
coast fisherman, carry forward the in
terest Of the romance The woman.
threatened with blindness, is sent to q
little village for rest, and there meets
much of the doctor. The story has to do
with the development Of the love affair
Of the woman and the physician, with
the fisherman playing the part Of 81
fairy godmother in old clothes.
In OIL Peckham and DR.. Layton, Miss
Farquhar has sharply contrasted types
each of which well serves to set off the
other. The doctor, admirable as to man
ners and careless In morals, and the
fisherman Just the reverse, serve to
bring out the contradictions In the mem
tai makeup of Miss Fremont, the
heroine. AS for the woman. she is ar
interesting study in character, piquant
and consistent, even If not always love-
able.
To detail the plot would be to rob It
Of interest for the reader. but 1t may
be set down that their mutual love
serves to bring out the good points
in the characters Of both hero and
heroine, and to leave the man in the
end such one as to stand the severe
plication which is fngeniously worked
out serves the double purpose Of sus-
tanning the interest to the end, and Of
testing the severity of the better moral
nature which has been brought to the
front in DR.. Layton.
Justice cannot be done to Miss Far
quhar's story without a word as to the
minor character. In the main, they are
New England folk. not all of them as
closely worked out as to detail as Oh
Peckham. the fisherman, but all, even
where only presented In outline, true
to type, quaint In speech and ready In
humor. They are not people one cares
to forget, once an acquaintance has been
made.
Aside from its literary merit "The
Professors Daughter" has a local In
terest for St. Paul. Miss F'arouhar.
who has already published another
novel, 1.-THE Heart of a Singer" and
who is we'll known as q writer for the
better periodicals, is sister of Mrs.
Eugene Hay, of Minneapolis, and has
herself recently visited both at that
place and st. Paul
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
ON OUR BOOK TABLE,

From the publishers:
Laird & Lee, Chicago-"Lee's Guide to
N Gay z Paree''" by Max Maury, A B.. LII.
4; S. Barnes & Co. New York City
dlstory IahssoGy ! gP p to Date" by William A.
From the ST. Paul Book and Stationery
American Book Company. Chicago-
Oral Arithmetic by j. M. White, SOC:
Geographical Nature Studies,' by Frank
Owen Payne NJ. &c.
Houghton. Mifflin & Co. New York
City-"Corn Plants by Frederick Leroy
Sargent, 75c; Through Nature to God.S
by John Fiske. 81; Throne Makers by
William Roscoe Thayer, s15O; "a Tent Of
Grace by Adelina Cohnfeldt Lust, 81 so:
James Russell Lowell and His Friends"
by Edward Everett Hale, So; "The Ladder
lor, $150.
Lee & Shepard, Boston-"Fighting in
Cuban Waters" by Edward Stratemeyer,
]. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia
Our Island Empire" by Charles Morris,
$1.5O: "A Triple ENHANCEMENT" by Mrs
Burton Harrison, S1.25.
f. Tennyson Nicely, Chicago-"A Fight
for the Green and Gold" by John j.
Hagarty.
F.. Tennyson Neely, New York-"The
High Commission" a romance Of the
Spanish-American war.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
LITERARY NOTES.

Notable features Of Outing for May in
elude a trout1flshing S11 fish story THE Dam
and Plover Shooting" by Ed W. San
dys; 1.-THE Challenge of the Shamrock, -
by A. J. Kenealy; Angling for Eastern
Trout" by Mary Trowbridge Townsend: !:
"Golf1ng Round the Hub" by Geo. III
Sargent; Five Weeks AwheeI In
France" by Sidney Cross. and 'About
Fly Casting" by Geo. E. Goodwin Many
fine illustrations embellish a most read
able and seasonable number.
In an article the the Youths Companion
on Harriet Beecher Stowe as mother,
her daughter writes: AN Occurrences
which took place soon after the removal
of the family from Cincinnati to Bruns-
wick Me-, made a lasting impression on
the minds of her daughters. On a cold
day, when the ice had formed over lit
tie pond near the house, she called them
70 60 with her. Then. full Of enthusiast
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30

intention to live alone all his life, and
she believes him sincere. as he is at the
time
The girl is sensible and does not care
to play at love with a man who is an
avowed bachelor.
When she goes to New York to visit
her brother, he calls upon her several
times and shows her many attentions. At
length she tells him plainly what she
thinks Of his conduct, for she Is thirty
years of age and old enough to put things
In their proper light. She scorns him
for what she terms his deception, and
thus his romance ends.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
OLDEST D. A. E. DEAD.
"Aunt' Mary SpOOrer Was Also the
Oldest Old Maid in America

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April 2a.-
'Aunt" Mary Spooner, aged los years,
died suddenly tonight while at the supper
table. She had long been famed as the
Oldest resident of Massachusetts, as well
as the oldest member of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Her father,
Nicha Spooner, was one of the minute
men summoned to the defense of Boston
after the battle of Lexington. Aunt
Mary was the oldest old maid, so far as
her relatives could ascertain, in the
United States. In spite of her great age,
she retained most Of her faculties until
but a few months ago, since which time
she rapidly failed mentally. q
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
Guide to "Paree."

Lees Guide to Gay 'Paree and Every
Day French Conversation" Silk cloth,
5oc; leather. full gilt. 81. Laird C
Lee, Chicago.
A most attractive little volume has Just
been issued by Messrs. Laird & Lee, which
Is sure to be conspicuous object in the
hands and Overcoat pockets of the many
thousands of Americans whose thoughts
are now turned toward ''Paree" and
whose persons will be on the pilgrimage
to the Mecca of all worshippers of taste
and beauty in 1900.
Lees Guide to Gay Paree' is won
derful book. 1t is a guide, sure enough
Rut there are guides and guides This Is
none OF prosy, matter-Of-fact work-for-
So-much-a-day -autOmatons, dronlng out
the dry and dreary facts catalogue fash
| ion, not by thousand kilowatts. It's q
| smiling, genial companion, who delights
! as much by his knowledge Of American
ways and predictions as he interests by
| his art In presenting what you wish to
! learn, which is no small amount. You
want to know how to get to Paris, how
| to find your way in Paris after you get
there, how to avoid a conflict with the
dreaded custom-nouse officers, how to
order dinner or cab, haircut or a
| bath, etc.
| All this, and much more, the book
| teaches, giving the French pronunciation
| Of each word, which is besides explained
| In special, most entertaining chapter
The hints about French customs are put
forth in such happy vein that you will
| wish to read them again and again.
| which cannot but benefit you.
| There is full list of all the sights in
| Paris and the suburbs. with pronunciation
| marked. twenty-three maps Of the NUM-
| cipal districts Of the city. naming the
places Of interest situated i'll EACH An
| official plan in colors of the exposition
grounds. twelve half-tones of famous
landmarks and a colored map giving the
railroad distance and time to Paris from
all directions supplemented by table of
railroad fares from forty-eight import
ant European cities. There is a telegraph
code. French-slang dictionary, hints on
| passports and notes on the exposition
| Blank pages for addresses, cash account,
| ETC., make the guide true pocket
volume. The cover design IS original and
| unique.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
"Can We Disarm 2"

Herbert S. Stone & Co, Chicago. For
sale by the st. Paul Book and Station
cry company.
An Englishman has written a most sug-
gestive essay on the czar's proposal to
disarm 1t Is a study that goes to the
roots Of the motives. of men, and the
social forces which create or unmake
nations. He shows the relation of the
large armies to the economic conditions
In picturesque way, and discusses the
relation Of standing armies to question
of socialism. to the politics of the Vati-
can, and to the conditions of national
life in Europe. 1t Is a study to interest
thinkers rather than sentimehtalists and
is full Of suggestion to statesmen, wheth-
er the conclusions are agreed to or not