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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-24
INCOME OF A NAVAL OFFICER.
Juss How the Youn: Clerk Must Dres'
aud Act In General

Juss How the Youn: Clerk Must Dress
aud Act In General.
On about the salary of ayoung clerk
An ensign of our navy must dress well,
his wife and children must; they must
live in a presentable part Of any city;
the children must be educated, and
well, somehow. The very nomadisr,
Of their lives is q great source OF ex-
pense, and there is no escape from
unpaid bills. no living on from year to
year In debt. as do a recognizable num-
Dor Of people In civil life; for trades
man has but to send his authenticated
bill to the navy department and tn.
1t through ofhcial channels. resulting
in = court-martial II his shortcoming
ID 20 often repeated as to be "unbe-
coming to An oflcer and a gentleman"
But even all this sordid counting OF
dollars and debts seldom succeeds IN
subdulng. certainly not In breaking.
the spirit of people naval. Every
body knows what everybody has" and
this fact at once lifts of social bur
den which Is responsible for half the
misery of poverty Of the 'genteel" de-
gree. Then, too. to have even little
II that little comes regularly and with
absolute certainty. is rest in . coun-
Try where leisure Is still looked at as
Rance. In return. however. an oficer
gives up his whole life, very often
smothers his talents and ambitions
and Is "on guard" every hour OF his
existence. Politically he is practically
disfranchised, must always be for tbs
government and remain discreetly ST.
lent In land given over to "oratory'
and In time of extreme Individual
ism OF opinion.-Woman's Home Com
panlon.
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TEXAS POWER UPHELD.
supr.ms Court s.y. It Ca. Regulate Oh
Trust.

Trust.
Washington, March COX. the Unit
ed States Supreme Court to-day nn
opinion was handed down in the case
OF the Waters Pierce OIL Company, In
vOlving It's right to do business In the
state Of Texas, contrary to the pr0vls-
jous of the state antitrust laws OF 1889
and 1875. The opinion sustained the
decisions Of the state court to the ex-
tent Of affirming them, and was thus
opposed to the contentious Of the oil
company, but It did this upon the
ground that the state laws imposed
condition which the oil company had
accepted. and hence was without
ground Of complaint.
The basis Of the action was the
Standard OIL trust, organized in 1882,
and 1t was owned that its Intention was
to control and monOpolixe the petrol
cum Industry Of the United States, in
restriction Of trade, dividing the mar
kets Of the United States into various
subdivisions, awarding Texas to the
Waters Pierce company. The decision
OF to-day was based upon the proposi-
tons which were submitted to the jury
in the original trial. Justice McKenna
said:
THE transactions Of local commerce,
which were held by the state courts to
be violations Of the statute. occurred in
contracts with certain merchants, In
which the plaintiff in error required
them to buy oil exclusively from 1t. and
from no other source, or buy exclusive
ly Of the complainant in error, and not
to sell to any person handling compel
Ing oils. or to buy exclusively from the
plaintiff In error and to sell at a price
fixed by II.
THE statutes" he continued. must
be considered in reference to these coll
tracts. In any other aspect they are not
subject to our review on this record,
except the power of the state court to
restrict their regulation OF local COM
merce, upon which contention Is
raised"
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lie Matin, founded in Paris by two
Americans ten years ago, has now
grown to be one of the most powerful
newspapers In the French metropolis
Six months ago 1t raised enough money
in one week to build two submarine
boats-Le Franchise and L'Algerien-
which 1t presented to the government
Now the paper devotes 100000 to
equip surveying mission for the
trans-Sahara railroad. declining to &C.
cept any help In equipping.
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Col. Count Georges de Villebois
MAreuil Is the brains OF the Boer army.
He recently received the thanks of the
Transvaal government. in its Official
paper. for the victory at Colenso. The
count, who is Gen. Joubert's chief OF
star. served in the French army,
through the Franco-Prussian war, ris-
ing to the command Of a regiment in
the foreign legion. and was afterward
with the French forces in Tunis, Ton
Quln and the western Sudan. Two
years ago he threw up his commission
because he was not promoted to the
rank Of general From. DR.. Leyds he
procured the rang of lieutenant general
In the Boer army. He had said that
the Boer country Offered every ad-
vantage for a campaign OF surprises
and war of ambuscades.
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The famous Ross case, by which the
Supreme court of the United States
held that 4 conductor of = freight
train II . vice-principal Of the rail-
road company In his relation to other
traiamen. 10 overruled In the recent
case Of New England Railroad COM
pany vs. Conroy. Advance Sheets U. g.,
p. IS, which holds that the conductor
is fellow-servant OF the engineer
and brakeman. unless special and un-
usual powers have been conferred upon
him.
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A Yukon mail-carrier writes to the
general superintendent at San Francis
co. telling how he has had to sacrifice
CELEBRITY" one of the requirements OF
the star" postal service, to safety"
in some recent experiences. On his
arrival from the trip up Forty Mile
river. he found the Yukon jammed
with huge cakes of ice. which 1t was
unsafe to cross because of the great
holes through which a man or mall
pouch might easily fall. Whenever
any mail has gone to the bottom In an
ice-jam, he says, every man therea-
bouts feels certain-that at least a dozen
OF his letters were In that particular
pouch. So this carrier waited favor
able opportunity, which came on Nov.
6, when his party started forth at day
light. They made ten miles before sun
down, having two sleds loaded with
300 pounds each drawn by dogs. The
ice was piled SO high in some places
that they had to chop passage
through 1t rather than attempt to go
over. These are some Of the Aimcul-
ties that Uncle Sans servants in the
pos,al service havesto surmount.
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The American workman Is declared
to be more alert In action and quicker
in perception than his foreign com
petitor. The writer asserts, as "a
well-knowu fact" that in given
amount Of work to be accomplished In
. given time, by an equal number oil
eorsign and American workmen, with
equal appHancss and facilities, the
American will excel his foreign rival
In the proportion OF almost two to
one. Qualities so essential in the
struggle for mercantile supremacy
should not be overlooked. he thinks
in estimating the causes which are
contrtbutory TO this result
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Moody's death brings to mind the
fact that he and his collaboration, Mr..
SanKey. exerted the most beneficial in
fiuence upon the organ trade for many
years. When they were at the height
Of their success people all wished to
be able to sing their hymns at home,
and an organ seemed to produce the
best effect. 10 that their tour was al
Why's sure to be followed by substantial
orders for small organs suitable for the
household. Thousands were sold In
consequence.
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Although charges Of wanton crueity
have been made By Boer against
Briton and by Briton against Boer, the
contest thus far has been marked by
chivalrous humanity on both sides
when the fury Of battle has left its
stricken victims to be succored by their
foes. In Boer operating camps and
hospitals. as in the British, no dis
elimination was shown between friend
and foe. Common suffering has ap-
pealed to common humanity, enmities
have been forgotten, and the same
plying kindness and tender care ex-
tended to one as to the other.
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pekin, March 2O.--The nsccndancy
of the anti-foreign party Is becoming
pronounced daily. The dOwager EN-
press appears unable to sufficiently re-
ward the officials who exhibit marked
hostility to everything not Chinese.
Hen Tung, probably the most bitterly
anti-fOreIgn official of the empire. has
been decorated with the three-eyed pea
cock feather. which had never been
conferred for eighty years; the motor
ious III Peng Hing. who was dismissed
from the governorship of Shan Tung
on German demand. has been advanced
to the first rank. and the former gov
eruor. Yuh Sen of Shan Tung. has been
appointed governor of the Shnns-S 81
district. snub to the powers interest
ed and likely to prejudice British in
terests in the province. as the powers
believe his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is the
cause of the present state of affairs In
Shan Tung.
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9lnilar natural advantages 10 those
o9sesd In California for homes eaa
b foand In many parts OF Mexico, to-
es<hee with the far-reachinS argument
that an American dollar goes - faS
- two Of Mexico. For all expensss
eoansetsd with housekeeping. says
Modern Mexico. and all the little incl
deataA In the rural districts this Will
b found true.
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The Samoan treaty was ratified by
the senate with scarcely any opposl-
tioa-with none. In fact. which in
volvsd principle. So this country has
become possessed Of one large Island
and several small ones. hve thousand
or more miles distant from the CONT
nent Of North America, the very names
OF which few Of NJ know how to pro-
nounce. It shows what an excursion
into the world we have made In the
last three years..
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Cosnt Boni Castellane's reiterated
expressions as to the generosity and
hospitality of the United States indi-
cate that he held New York up for
more than 10 generally suspected.
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Last November the United States
bought $751; worth OF Mexican or
anges.t the shipments for that month be-
ing nearly as heavy MS for the entire
rear 1888.
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Shades of Face Powder.
There are as many shades OF face
powder as there are shades Of color.
almost.
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ObedAsnt hobby.

Bobby, didn't l tell you not to go III
the parior when Mr. Hopkins comes To
80 your sister!"
"Ma, didn't go in. jes' stuck my
head in the door and made some faces
at him."
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1rs,.na Object. to Burden.ome war TIA.

Ireland Objects to Burdensome War Tax
London, March 20.-During the bud
get discussion. John Redmond. the
Irish lender, said the Irish members alb
stained from this discussion. but they
did not regard it as IL humdrum bud
get. as 1t imposed upon Ireland an adj
ditlOnal war tax of over million n
year. at which the conscience of Ire
lind, he added. revoIted.
London. March 2O.-In the House of
Commons to-day the chancellor of the
exchequer announced that the total
number of applications for the war
loan was 39.sOO. and that the subscrip-
lions were f335,JOO, 600.
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According to Liebig the alkali in
asparagus develops form in the human
brain.
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"Are you putting anything by for a
rainy day?' Yes; every bright day
I postpone lots Of work"
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wirclsSs Te:eRraphy
Has had 4 new demonstration Of use-
fitness by the captain Of llghtship.
who used 1t after ordinary signals had
failed to notify the shore authorities
Of danger. In like manner Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, the famous indiges-
ton and dyspepsia cure. acts when 9TH
q medicines fail. 1t regulates the bow
els and improves the appetite.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02
IN A DILEMMA.
The Republicans Can't stop Drynn's
Exposure of shnm Pntriotihn.

Exposure OF Shnm PHttlotbhh'
New York Evening Post, Ind, Rep.
The melancholy condition of apathy
which causes so much concern to SENIOR
Hanna is likely to be ended II Mr.. Bryan
keeps on talking as plainly as he did yes
terday. He took ho.d of one OF the most
cherished of the republican scarecrows--
the awful sacrllege o. hauling down lola
Glory"-and showed UP its composition
very happily. He pointed out that the ad
mlnlstration is now engaged in hauling
down the flag In Alaska, for the very good
reason that 1t was flying over territory
that did not belong to us. He asGed
whether the fact that the flag had beeu
raised over Pekln compelled US to main AIN
an army permanently there TO keep Il
from being hauled down. And he inquired
particularly as 10 the matter OF haul us
down the flag in Cuba is President Mo
Kinley going to haul down our Gag when
the Cubans set up a government or not;
II he Is not going to haul 1t doHn, what
is the meaning OF our talk of Cuban free
dom and independence? II he Is going
TO haul II down, what does he mean "
talking as II the act was sacrllege? On
this subject Mr.. Bryan has scored dis
tinct advantage. He has offered the re-.
publican orators a dilemma from which
they can escape only after the manner Of
the cuttefish. They have formed the habtl
Of uttering a large quantity OF cant and
b0mbast and platitude, and passing II oil
on patleut audiences with the idea tnat
1t would be received as profound vision
Now they have to deal with an orator who
is not afraid to expose their sham patriot
ism, and who makes their most exal,ei
and impressive appeals ridiculous. Mt.
Bryan IS vulnerable enough himself, bat
his adyersarles are vulnerable on tne su'.
ject which NEST interest the public. ana in
spite OF their protests and evasicns hs
seems likely 10 keep them on the defen>
sive.
MIR, Bryan did no; conhne himself 10
ridlcpllng the republicans, but laid down
somo sornd and true doctrine concern ng
imperialism IN general aud its rssults 10
the Philippines In particular. Imperial
SIN. he declared, IS the d9etr'ne OF tnt
bully and the coward. The spirit thsl
carried US into the Philippine ISLAM Is VII
lead us wherever we can find ipeools
weak enough TO be conquered
He took the position, clearly and
definitely, that we have no title TO the
Philippine Islands. according 70 the Deela-
ration OF Independence. We can not buy
people. II is better 0 have twl hags,
representing two republics than one re-
publ represent ing an empire. aud wien
the American nag comes down In the Phil
lppipe Islands L Will be replaced by III .
flag OF a republic established BY their In
habitants- This bold and Aggressive atti-
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nevolent guardianship over inferior races
is in the very spirit OF dopotism. No
iyrant in the world ever confessed that
his own glory and advantage were the OBJ
iects OF his sway. Always and everywhere
tho plea OF absolutism has been that it
aimed at the welfare OF Its victims. which
they themselves were powerlcss to achieve
or TO ScSieve 10 equal measure. This was
the claim OF George III With reference
to the reyolted coioniss when he said:
II am desiriaus OF restoring to them he
blessings OF law. which they have fatally
and desperately exchanged for the calam-
tiles Of war and the arbitrary tyranny
OF thalr chiefs"
1t was OF auch presumptiors as THESE
OF George III and William Mckinley that
Abraham Lincoln seId
These arguments that airs made thst
Me inferior races are TO be treated with
rs much allowance az they are capable OF
enjoying that as much is to be done Tor
them as their condition VIII allow--what
are these arguments9 They are the argu-
ments that kings have made for euslny Ing
the people in all ages OF the world Yon
will note that all the arguments OF king
craft were always OF this class. They
aSays bestrode the neck OF the nearie
not that they wanted 10 do IT, but heoaus,
the people were better off for being rid
dea Turn It every way you viii, whether
1t comes from the mouth Of king as an
excuse for ensiavlng the people OF hi,
country or from the mouth OF one race US
reason fer cuslaying the men of another
race, It Is ali tho same old serpent"
Some of the present day critics OF tho
Declaration OF Independence think they
have disoredited it's authority when they
trace It's inspiration 10 Rousseau ana the
French philosophy OF the Eighteenth cen.
fury. But they wholly misconoeivo the
nature and purpose OF the instrument II
does not aim to state historic fact, but
civic justice; mot so much what has been
as what ough, 10 be and viii be. Lincoln
has somewhere said that the trainers OF
the Declaration aimed to set up for mar
kind az Ideal standard and maxim OF gov.
eminent. toward which By ceaselcss efforl
and struggle we should constantly more
and mere approximate when that goal
SHAH have been reached Indeed, then shall
We hshuld that halcyoa era OF the world
OF which poets have dreamed and phil.
osophers have thoorlzed, and for whicu
all history is a preparation.
TO the glory q advancing that con-
summation under LGGOia can q be pos
slble that the republican party is to ADJ
tbs ineamy OF retarding or defeating II
under Haunay
All the traditions OF our history al
the aspirations OF our people cry gu
spainst III padne-s.
The oarlotsm OF, America is toda
tins hope o., ne world.
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a shark or wolf. Besides. what good

a shark or a wolf Besides. what good
purpose would 1t subserve?"
We'll, in the first place, It would fo!i
the ACCOMPLISHMENTS something. isn't
ity''
"Yes-I suppose" replied Mckinley
talking through his nose In very uh"
statesmanly way. what next?"
simply this: The individuals OF d
lighting nation should ignore no opplr-
tunity 70 arm and fortify themselves"
True. but there's the consideration OF
humauity-the ethics of modern WARFARE,
my dear sir, would scarcely Hondone
biting
damned" exclsimed the mau OF bone ana
steel in sudden heat. THE keynote OF
modern times is efficiency. Victory Is ne
one end. The strenuous life Ign res petty
consideration OF means. 1t knows oliy
ends. To balk at expedients IS cowarly
evasion. II you can't break through inc
enemys ranks any other way. bite your
way throughi''
"on. I dare say you are quite righl, but
then II does seem so horrible. you KNOW :
like a New Zesander or u Bushnan, or
am Z these out ndish savases
cha for the horrible!' exclaimed the
Ion /. Swapping his fingers, bic eyes
elaznr thr Ugh his glasses In very e~-
III way Terror, sir, is the hrst plne!ple
u war THINK or the ubtlilts " hnS sHt-S
An enemy approaches; an ALREADY weary
from hacking down enemies; ] snow my
teeth; the enemy flies"
"Why' don't you think the enemy WI q
d that anyhow. ~ you LEFT them as IN
are?" ssid Mckinley with q oanierins
twivFla IA his eve
The colonel said nothing He WAS visioiy
pleased.
81 as simply considering Appearances
MeKirley continued, in grayeT ione.
Then lowering his voice, 81 ray nothing
az the camp" he said. "out in court y9u
know, / should question the expealeney o,
so e~trerne'g b'codthirsiy an appearances.
colone Roosevelt laughed his rarr
largh. You're a great on 70 be eepre-
eating appearances" be shouted Tnete
you are, at this very moment, enltivatihs
anpears aces till you are red In the facs
Do you not spend fifteen minutes eveL'
morning here 10 the Reiearsiag ho. ~
mo'sing ycur nose into the oeak OF en-
pIre? II YOU can share yrur nose TO th'
pattern OF Julius CseFar's, why can
file nv eath to the TEMPLATE OF buzs
saw. II I want TO Ell, Why"
s.Nct s, loud. nv der sir said NeklL.
lev. holding Up his right hand. NJ 81
right suppose. quite right never
thought Of II In that way before, fip
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away, of course. 1t will be very effective,
l am sure"
Il d MT know whether I'll file them or
not" said Roosevelt, sur,ily.
ooh. / would, insisted Mckinley, IN
very friendly tone. "Itll be ali r.ght I'm
sure. BY the way. what do you thina OF
my progress. CHI" and he VIII seled around,
turning his nose full upon Colcnel Roo 'e
volt Ii was red ana swollen from rubo.ng
and squeezing
Roosevelt locked upon the presidential
olfactory organ with narrow scrwtihy
Wncu he spoke 1t was in the tone OF
nan Who expressed an opinion care.ully
and critically.
The vertical prohSa Is much improved
Pinch the tip down a triiio more and you
have the despotic outline 10 a kings ia5'e
There is room for Improvement in h RI
zontal profile. The hook Of the wall-cl1il-
age requires accentuatlon. Let's sell
you would get an oyster she'll and hold 1t
between your teeth for an hour or so every
day. with the rim resting on the ca til
age, | think you'd find ii come round all
right. Il viii be a little !nconvenl ent.
you know, but it's worth>tt. The efIeet
on the show-up Of COINS and deco atiens
and statues will be vast"
There was respectful knock on the
door. That you, SAM" called Out the
president.
"Yes, sab" came from without.
Come IN"
The door opened and tall, angular,
wei Sam, what is it7' said the presi-
dent c-isply.
''No? That's strange And Shakespeare
played by amateurs nearly every night,
Did you go to he theatersT
''Yas. sab, but dey said dc property
room was locked and de properly men
laid off"
well. what are you going to do?"
MAN Mckinley says she doan want
da, cedar bucket on de back garry na
mo-"
well, what about IT."
II can take one OF de hoops OF, san
whet s.ve hat you weah, sah?"
Number s."
gust fit you. san
what is It for" put in colone! Roose-
welt ITO practice with
why. yte," answered the president
sornewhat sheepshly. II thought d."
"oulte s-ht Fetch It in, sam"
sam went out. bowing low.
''By the way" said Roosevelt, wncn the
door was elosea ~ wish you'd nave a
ljttle laurel around here n the morning
You can put on the bucket hoop sne II
nit on laurel wreath and ~a can pfsc
tieo lot LAUGHING at each otaer
Colonel Roosevelt rose to ~
.,Er-a--wont you stay and see Inc "
II on?" suggested the president tlmldlv
oNo. guess not" rplled the colonel
"ril val. I'm YOU get little more uss'
N q II would he a tribe embarrnssini
now"
: BE IN tomorrow, Will you
'Oh yes: 10 PROMPT MsrK 1e'is W.
, hs,u be here Hes in Baltimore to4ay
We,ve got n keep iris 1ehaaTslns on
~ from, mis- en- There's sc l'etoss !
be trained. ara no end u m 70 nt,' =
"a Have YOU tried mourning the "Lat
i YOU u1ay-call- Fem ystf' ., .,,,
, isThrone?" whispered Ishin'eS Win
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tude viii be likely to win over many
doubtful voters to Mr. Bryan's snpro'i.
II appeals. to the sentiments ofjustice and
generosity in mankind, and suen SEN
ments are very powerful polltcal forces
when they can be aroused. To meet these
appeals the republicans are nliserably
equipped. So far as Justice is concerned,
all that they can plead is that We pa d
Spain 1000 900 for her title 10 the PM
ipplnes, at the end Of war waSed on the
ground that her colonial government was
80 bad as to annul her Title 70 Cuba. on
the score OF generosity the best thai the
republicans can cay g that our govern
lment has. killed large number OF FIJI
pinos, in order 10 impart civilization 70 the
survivors