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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10
She Declined to Fish Any Morp.

She Declined to Fish Any More.
The Boston Globe has discovered a
new use for Il wife. II says: Queer
things occasionally happen down in
Maine. The papers there are now tell
ing how a well known woman in Sebat-
tis. while skating on the pond, teli
through the ice and when her husband
pulled her out she found trout caught
in the wire me:shes of her hustle, which
had served as Il kind of life presefver
Her husband, greatly pleased, requested
her to go back again into the water. and
be set over again" as ie said, but she
declined the proposition.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

We have saved many doctor bills since
we began using Chamberlain Cough
Remedy in our home. We Keep bottle
open all the time and whenever any OF
my family or myself begin to catch cold
we begin to use the Cough Remedy,
and as q result we never have to send
away for a doctor and incur a large
doctor bill. for Chamberlain Cough
Remedy never fails to cure. 1t iS GER
tainiy a medicine of great merit and
worth.-D. S. MEARKLE. General Mer-
chant and Farmer. Matte. Bedford
county, Pa. For sale by Louis #.
Strehlke Y Co.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

Cruel, barbarous Spain placed a duty
Of ten per cent on Porto Rican goods
and granted the island representation
on a population basis in the Spanish
Cortes. The enlightened. merciful
United States places duties of 25 per
cent of the Dingley rates-say 50 per
cent ai valorem-on Porto Rican goods.
and declares that the island shall have
no representation.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

Two Easter solos of exceptional
beauty have been secured by Inc
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

Elliot Marsh, Dentist.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

The American Monthly Review Of
Reviews for March discusses the war in
South Africa in its various phases. tht
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. the Puertc
Rican tariff. our situation in the PhiIip
pines. the steamship subsidy bill, TIL
Kentucky disorders. Governor Roosa
yeIt's administration in New York. II
approaching Presidential campaign, an
many other timely topics.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10
I,iti Not Know His Brand.


1t al happened in a church not over a
mile From the city postofiice. There
was Al young peoples reception atoot,
and tsfre was program upon "iiich
appearfd the name OF tenor so!olsS,
who is given to scrambled hair. SOM
hreros And neckties that are voclferons'
Ii was Getting well along in the even
ing. and the so!oist had failed to appear
Presently one of the men active Ill
greeting the guests noticed large
pictures4ne-appearlng man enter the
church larlor. and after looking curious
Iy around him. slide into seat BESIDE
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

The Cardiff Mail explains that a
kopje is not SO much a hill AS the stump
of hill; that is. u hill from the top Of
which the earth has all been washed
away, leaving great bed Of boulders.
These enable detachment of troops to
iortifY themselves in fifteen minutes in
such a way that they cannot very well
be hurt, while at the same time they
can send perfect rain of bullets upon
an advancing enemy. South Africa is
filled with kopjes. They vary in size.
hut many of them can accommodate
several hundred men, Salt Lake I'ri-
bune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

You can see at glance that hence
forth the Gazette is not to be local, but
metropolitan. Upon this. this city is to
be congratuled. II Mr.. Stevens will
remember to never mention his circu-
lation in his editorial columns, eliminate
from all dispatches and articles the
stereotyped phrase "appeared ouly in
the Gazette" and leave things of this
character for his readers to decide, the
veteran editor" of the Democrat win
TAX. comfort.-El Paso County Demo
Grad
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

Crops, says an expert, evaporate 3Oo
times their own weight of growth
annually. To allow the growth OF weeds
IN an irrigated field means an immense
loss of the precious fluid so necessary to
plant life. While the man causing the
waste gets all the water he needs, silil
he deprives the irrigation works of
portion of its capacity thereby cutting
off some one or causing an increase III
expense and perhaps resulting loss to
himself in the end.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

Ladies' Home Journal for publication
in tile March issue. The date of giving
lhem to the public is timed 50 as to ad-
nit six weeks rehearsal before their
first rendition on Easter Day.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10
FUrs Wanted.

Highest cash price paid for choice fox,
coyote. wolf. wild cat. mountain lion.
and bear skins. Correspondence with
trappers solicited. ROBINSON " MAt-
LERY, taxidermists. Glenwood, Coo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-10

Under the new management the
Colorado Springs Gazette ranks with
the best of them in point of editorial
ability.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
Advantages OF Hay Cans.

At the present prices of cotton cloth
set of good hay caps a yard square
would sometimes pay for themselves in
a single season, when a wet spell
catches the farmer with a lot of hay
nearly cured enough for the barn. 1t is
both provoking and sure loss to have
good crop of what should have been
good hay converted into bedding or
something worse than that, after one
has worked two or three days to get
it fit for the barn. Yet we have often
seen this happen. A cap yard square
will cover a good-sized tumble of hay
or shock of grain, as if it does not
reach the ground it is enough to have
the top well covered if the heap is prop
7erly made. We have heard some say
chat the hay would spoil by heating
under the cap, but we never have had
it do so.-Prairie Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
NOTES FOR THE SEASON.

Treat the rose slugs to dose of paris
green and water.
Stir the soil frequently among the
growing tomatoes, onions, etc.
busting in the early morning with
powdered white hellabore is effectual
treatment for the currant and goose
berry worm.
Shading celery plants, cabbage, etc,
for a few days after transplanting is
good practice, especially if the wealth
er is warm and dry. Boards eight or
ten inches wide, supported over the
row on bricks, laid on edge, will answer
WELL
Picking off the seed pods as soon as
the flowers fade saves the vital force of
the plant for another season. What is
probably better is to gather the flow
ers in their perfect condition and have
them in water in the house, or give
them to friends or to the sick.
The young CRAFTS and buds in their
first seasons growth will need atten-
ton occasionally. The sprouts will
come out very freely from the stock
and will act as robbers if left alone.
They must be rubbed off from time to
time, being careful to do no injury to
the growing bud or Irrational
Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
MUST USE WIDE TIRES.
Provisions of an Excellent Law
Passed by the Progressive Leg
islators of Massachusetts.

The wide-tire law, passed by the Mas
sachusetts legislature through the eff
forts of the Massachusetts division of
the League of American Wheelmen, pro-
vides that on and after January 1, 1902,
ut shall be unlawful, except as pro-
vided in section of this act, to use
upon any road, street or way in this
commonwealth a draft wagon or cart
having tires of iron or steel, or of any
substance equally hard, which are less
in width than one and one-half times
the diameter of the axle, measured at
the shoulder thereof; but in no case
shall tire more than four inches in
width be required, and wagons and
carts built with wooden or hollow axles
shall have tires not less in width than
the diameter of the axle, measured at
the shoulder thereof.
This act shall apply to all wagons
and carts the axles of which are two
inches or more in diameter, measured
as aforesaid, and to all stage coaches,
tally-ho coaches, barges and other pas
senger vehicles not built to run on iron
or steel rails and constructed to carry
eight or more persons"
The fourth section states that the
act shall not apply to wagons or other
vehicles owned and used in the state on
January 1, 1902. This is the weak
clause in the bill, putting off the best
effects of the law for many years. The
penalty for violation of the law is
fine not exceeding $500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
EVERGREEN HEDGES.
As an Effective Windbreak and =
Real Ornament to the Farm
They Have No Equal.

In planting evergreens for wind
break, it is well to remember that the
best results are obtained when the
trees are closely branched clear to the
ground, thus giving an upward curv-
ing surface that seems to turn the wind
upward, giving protection to building
even taller than the row of trees. This
idea is shown in the cut, the dotted line
showing the direction of the wind. If
the trees are not thick at their bases
the wind will not be thus DETECTED up
ward and the chief value of the hedge
Rs a windbreak is lost.
And right here tits to be remembered
that to secure an evergreen tree close
branched to the ground the trees must
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
KNOWN BY THEIR TUNES.
A Boss Carpenters Queer Way of
Discerning Capable
WOrkmen.

Talking about the queer ways some peo-
pie have of sizing up mans capabilities
for job, said a resident of Paterson, N.
j., to Washington Star reporter the other
day, there recently died in my town a
boss carpenter named Hobart, who had one
question which he always asked of journey
men who applied to him for employment.
If the applicant was found to possess all
the other necessary qualifications Hobart
would ask:
'What are your favorite tunes?"
why, what do you want to know that
for?"
you whistle and sing some at your work,
don't you?'
ooh, yes"
"Well, what tunes do you generally whis-
tie or sing"
ooh, there's old Hundred and Aud
Lang Syne,' and Down by the Weeping
Willows and"
That's enough" the boss would exclaim.
You won't do for me. These tunes are
to2 slow for me. Good-day"
On the contrary, if the applicant answered:
"Oh, generally whistle Yankee Doodle,
or The Fishers Hornpipe, or something of
that sort, the carpenter would say at once:
81 think you'll do! Take off your coat
If you want to and go to work"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
The influence of Shade,

Experiments to find the influence Of
shade upon garden crops show that
shade retards termination of the first
crop of lima beans, but not of the mid
summer planting. All root crops, as
turnips, carrots and potatoes, grow
larger leaf surface in shade, but small
er roots. Shade improves salad crops,
noticeably celery. With seed or fruit
producing plants, as beans, peas, egg
plants, tomatoes and cucumbers, the
time of blooming is retarded and the
period OF fruitfulness prolonged. The
foliage becomes deeper green in the
shade with tendency to increase the
size of the blade of the leaf.-Midlano
Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

not be planted too closely together.
When evergreens crowd each other the
crowded portion is quite sure to dio
out, leaving open spaces for the wind to
blow through. In setting out wind
break, therefore, put the trees far
enough apart so that when they be-
come of average size they will form a
compact screen. In setting out small
trees one is always in danger of setting
them too near together, whether they
be fruit trees or ornamentals. The I'LL
innate size of the tree must always be
kept in mind when setting it out. 1t is
asserted by those who have had ex-
perience that double row of ever
greens do not afford so good protec-
ton from the wind as a single row that
has grown up into compact hedge,
since the double rows so shade some of
the trees that they do not grow we'll.
In transplanting evergreens it is i'm
portant to keep the roots from becom-
ing dry and to give plenty of moisture
after setting. When the roots of an
evergreen get thoroughly dried out it's
chances for life are very small, indeed
IN. Y. Tribune,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
COMBINATION CROPS.
A Mixture of Fruit Growing and Mar
ket Gardening That Possesses
Many Advantages.

! always like to make the best use
of every available foot of land. For
instance, l have set a new strawberry
plantation this spring las l invariably
do every spring.. Most people set the
plants foot apart in the rows. With
rows four feet apart this takes about
ZOO plants to the acre. When | have
varieties that are good plant-makers,
such as Splendid, Warfeld, Crescent,
Bubach, Haverland, and in fact most
others. set the plants not less than
three feet apart in the rows, and often
as much as four feet apart. Even then,
as l look over the patch set in this
way last spring, l find that have too
many plants in the row. Plants might
be set five feet apart and yet make a
good matted row. In the first place,
l have this saving of plants. as l need
only 5000 plants to the acre instead
of 1900, like most other growers.
Then l have u better matted row, and
l also have lot of space left for inn
mediate use that l can devote to cab
bages or other crops which will be
off by the time that the young run
ners will need the room. My COM
bination last year was strawberries
and cabbages, a cabbage-plant being
set midway between each two straw
berry-plants. To-day you cannot see
by the looks of. the patch that the
berry-plants were set so wide apart,
or that any other crop was grown be-
tween them. This year I have double
combination; namely, strawberries,
cabbages and onions. The ground is
laid off in rows IS inches apart. Straw
berry-plants are set four feet apart
in every other row. Between the
strawberry-plants in the row I have
set Prizetaker and Gibraltar onion
plants, the latter to be pulled up for
bunch-onions as soon as large enough
which will give to the strawberry
plants the whole row as soon as they
need it. The middle row, between the
strawberry rows, is planted with early
cabbages and caulifiowers. This ar.
rangement will necessitate close cult
walton and prompt attention to all
these crops right along.-Farm and
Fireside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
The Lost Thrill.

"Have you ever felt the thrill that comes
from having a sweet girl look up into your
eyes and tell you that she loves your
mo. My nearest approach to it was
when the loveliest maiden l ever knew put
her arms around my neck, and with her
sweet lips close to mine, said: George, l
adore you"
and you weren't thrilled by that?"
Nope, l was just about to be thrilled
when her father, who happened, without
our, knowledge or consent, to be standing
back Of me, got into action. l wouldn't
insult the feeling had by calling it mere
thrill. CHICAGO Times Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
VERY Low RATES TO TEXAS,


Low rate excursion tickets and one way
tickets will be sold by the NJ, X. & T. from
Kansas City, July 7th, Sth and 9th, to
Texas. The excursion rates to the more i'm
portant points will be:
Denison, Sherman, Gainesville, Wichi-
ia Falls, Round Trip. $40 90
Dallas, Fl Worth, Round Trip. ....... 1900
Waco, Round Trip. .................. 1900
Temple, Bolton, Taylor, Round Trip. 400
Houston, Galveston, Round Trip. 1900
Tickets good until July Both returning.
Good for ten days going and stopover in
Texas.
One-way tickets will be sold same dates at
$500 less than the above.
This opportunity does not come often.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
JIM'S JEWELED TOOTH.
4 Gold Crown Set with Diamonds in
the Jaws of a Boston Bull Terrier.

Jim is a bull terrier whose pedigree
runs back through many generations
of distinguished ancestry. lie is an
aristocrat, born into luxury, and his
five years of life have been a contin-
uous round of contentment and ease,
says the Boston Evening Transcript.
Everything that a pampered canine
could possibly desire is lavished on
Jim. The choicest tidbits fall to his
portion. The smartest of up-to-date
collars adorns his neck, and every
night he is tucked up in his own bed
with the clothes well up under his
chin, lust So" before he will shut
his eyes to sleep. Yachting trips and
country holidays make his summers
pass pleasantly, while his winter
quarters are such as BELTS a dog of
his position and accomplishments.
In point of luxurious living Jim is
not more favored than hundreds of
other Boston pets. He has one great
claim to distinction, however, which
makes him peculiarly interesting-he
is regular customer at the dentists.
Some time ago Jim's master real
lied that something was the matter
with his prize dog. He investigated
and found two decayed teeth. Ac-
cordingly they were pulled out. The
operation was not unattended with
difficulties, but Jim seemed to know
that the ordeal was for his ultima tie
good, and he behaved much better
than the average man or woman who
takes nothing" when the forceps are
applied. Relief from pain was evil
dent by the way he capered after the
troublesome molars were removed.
Not long after Jim's left cuspid,
which corresponds to the eye-tooth in
the human mouth, showed signs OF
decay in darkish spots. Again he was
copducted to the dental chair. This
time, a more delicate operation had
to be undertaken, which the patient
bore with fOrtitude. An entire gold
crown was fitted, giving the appear
ance of gold tooth. More than that.
three sparkling diamonds were set in
the polished surface. The largest is
near the gum and the smallest at the
point of the tooth. Much of the work
was done before the crown was adj
justed, so the operation was probably
not as painful as might be mag
ined, although Jim has never eX-
pressed himself on the subject. He
knows when his remarkable tooth is
to be exhibited. He cocks his head to
one side and relaxes his jaw so it can
be easily seen.
Another of Jim's teeth, directly in
front, has become loosened, and it
will soon have to be treated by hav-
ing bridge to tighten it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
Planting Trees for Timber.

The planting of waste land to trees
for timber is receiving more attention
than formerly. Farmers who planted
trees 20 years ago now find that they
then made good investments. 1t is
claimed that cherry and hickory trees
require about 80 years before they are
valuable for timber; maple trees, 20
years, and black walnut, Is years. a
black walnut tree is said to attain
from IL to Is inches in diameter in
is years from the seed. Nuts are also
source of profit with some growers
of timber.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
Marquette, ON Lake superior.

is one of the most charming summer resort:
reached via the Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul Railway.
good hotels and complete immunity from
hay fever, make a summer outing at Mar
quette, Mich, very attractive from the
standpoint of health, rest and comfort.
For copy of ''The Lake Superior Coun
try" containing description of Marquette
and the copper country, address, with foul
a. cents in stamps to pay postage, Geo. H
Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chi
cago, III.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
Hurt Him PROFESSIONALLY.

A New York barkeeper who was spend.
ing his vacation in Maine found himself one
evening in hotel in Portland. While he
fingered terrible storm took place The
windows Of the room in which he was sitting
were broken by hailstones almost as big
as eggs" The proprietor of the hotel no,
ticed that the barkeeper turned aside to
drop a tear.
docs the storm scare you?" he ventured
to ask his guest.
at isn't that" replied the barkeeper
but | can't bear to see so much cracked ice
wasted in prohibition staten. Y. Mai
and Express
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

from one to the other, winding the cord
about the tree as it passes. Tie piece
of burlap on the south side of the tree
as shown and the tree will be protected
from whipping by wind and from the
sun. A piece of leather or old rubber
hose should be put around the tree and
the cord tied around this to prevent
cutting in the bark and injuring or kill
ing the tree. This method will be
found very effective in preventing sun
scald.-American Agriculturist.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

Pimples, letter, Eczema or any disease of
reached by an outward application, it can
be cured by using Palmer Lotion, the great
beautifer and Skin Curer which should be
kept in every household ready for any
emergency. Lotion Soap will greatly assist
in curing all such Affections. If your drug
gist does not keep it, send his name to Scion
Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New York, and re-
ceive free pamphlet of testimonials with
sample of Lotion or Soap.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

No matter what ails you, headache to
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has G. C. c.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
CARE OF YOUNG TREES.
Simple Continuance for Guarding
Against Sun Scnld and Effects
of Heavy Winds.

Young trees need protection against
the severe heat of the sun, also protec-
ton against the whipping power of
the wind. Set stakes east and west of
the newly-set fruit tree and run a cord
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

A bow-legged Baltimore man has sub
mitted to an operation in order to overcome
the objections of a girl who doesn't admire
the wishbone effect in husbands Yet there
are, persons who affect to believe that love
is deteriorating.- Washington Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

MISUNDERSTANDING to your credentials
you are man of unimpeachable honesty.
How much wages do you ask?
Honest Applicant-That depends. If you
have cash register in the shop l should
have to ask S25 per week If there is no reg
ister I might be satisfied with $l5.-Boston
Transcript
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

They were sitting on the beach at Coney.
He turned at length and said "Why is the
ocean like June" There was futter of
interest in the groups sitting about them.
She shook her head. "Why% Because"
he replied, amid breathless silence, "be.
cause it is maritime" A man near by who
had been buryng himself in the sand arose
and left with every indication of Sickness
Princeton Tiger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
DO Your Feet Ache and Burnr

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, lot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy. n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

When a man does you favor, repay it
in your own way as soon as you can; other
wise the chances are ten to one that you
will have to return it in his way later
Somerville Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head.
ache. Price % and SOC.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

These pictures" the archaeologist of the
distant future is explaining, represent the
cake-walk of the ancients. The cake-wall1
consisted of a number of movementsevident-
y designed to assist the digestion of cake.
Hence the name" Detroit Journal.