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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

enhancing, lighted by the mellow. sill
very light of the full October moon.
Checotah was the son and only child
of the chief of the Delaware tribe, and
from his boyhood he had given prom
Use OF being great leader of his peo-
pie. In using the bow and arrow none
could compete with him; In spearlng
nsh while they swan about in the deep
blue waters of Sulphur creek, no hand
was 80 unerring as his. In all the tribe
none was SO swift on foot as this dar-
ing son of the old chieftain. This young
brave would chase deer and capture
1t without the aid OF weapons, by fol-
lowing 1t until it became his prize from
sheer exhaustion.
Chaliska, the second chief of the
tribe, had an only daughter. Sala was
his only child. She was beautiful and
as graceful as the plant willows which
she wove into baskets. The good feel
ing between the two families had ever
been secure, but soon 1t was to be
welded more firmly by the union OF
these two children Of the ruling chief
tains. AS was the usual custom of the
tribe,a long series Of amusements were
to be INDUCED in during the month
prior to the marriage. The first was
to be a grand hunt along the shaded
banks and the wooded hills of this
beautiful stream. The young men were
impatient for the hunt to begin, and
finally, headed by their fiery and i'm
petuous leader, Checotah, they started
down the creek and were not out OF
sight of their camps when they saw a
deer on the brow Of the hill a short
distance above the falls. The deer was
hne big buck. He started OF to-
wards the falls. followed in swift pur-
suit by the nimble footed Checotah.
Upon reaching the falls the deer pick
ed its way around on some narrow
shelving rocks overhanging the canon
below. Checotah undertook to follow
the same dangerous route, when his
footing gave way, and the young man
was precipitated to the deep gorge be-
low, alighting on the rough powders.
His body was horribly mangled. In
stantly the death cry was raised by
the horrifed young braves. and upon
reaching his body they found 1t bruis-
ed, bleeding and quiverlng mass of hui
man flesh. The grief Of the old chief
tain, when he learned that his son,
the pride of the Delawares, was q
cDrpse. was terrible. The girl, Salala,
threw herself across the breast Of her
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19
JAPANESE ART.
They wiped Up tn. blood and Said No
More About 1t.

Ivy "sksOu W VIZ Shd SAiu W.
More About It.
From Sea to Sea-" by Rudyard Kip
ling: Long ago great-hearted king
came to Nikko river and looked across
at the trees. upstream at the torrent
and the hills whence 1t came. and
downstream at the softer outlines Of
the crops and spurs of wooded noun
tains ut needs only a dash of color
in the foreground to bring this all to-
gether." said he, and he put little
child In a blue and white dressing
gown under the awful trees to judge
the effect. Emboldened by his tender
ness, an aged beggar ventured to ask
for aims. Now 1t was the ancient priv
ilege Of the great to try the temper OF
their blades upon beggars and such
cattle. Mechanically the king swept
on the old mans head. for he did not
wish to be disturbed. The blood squirt
ed across the granite slabs of the river
ford In a sheet of purest vermilion. The
king smiled. Chance had solved the
problem for him. Build bridge
Ihere." he said to the court carpenter.
"of. Just such color as that stuff on
the stones. Build also bridge Of
gray stone close by, for would not
forget the wants Of my people" 30 he
gave the little child across the stream
q thousand pieces Of gold and went his
way. He had composed q Landscape.
As for the blood. they wiped 1t up and
said NO more about II, and that is the
story Of the Nikko bridge. You will
not ind It in the guide books.-Chica-
20 News.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

street. this city, about two years ago
A Great Dane dog was abandoned by
the family to which he belonged. For
= week or more he roamed about the
neighborhood. vainly seeking his
protectors. The cook In a restaurant
fed him we'll. but no one cared to
give him home. One morning he
appeared in front of the apartment
house where his family had lived, ran
up the stairs and leaped from an up
per window into the street. He was
so badly hurt by the fall that a po-
liceman shot him. Investigation proved
that neither by word nor by gesture
had any one in the house threatened
him.-Chlcago Inter Ocean.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19
ROMAN BOYS.
Never Had to VERY Over the na.,t,pas-
cotiea Table.

Never Had 70 worry Over the Msitipas-
catiea Table
One of our boys wants to know how
the ancient Romans performed simple
multiplication. They did not under
stand multiplication, or any other part
of the science OF arithmetic, as We do,
Their system of notation was clumsy,
and yet It was. to certain extent. sat
isfactory; at least, 1t was founded on
principles that were easily understood
and remembered. The fundamental
principle is the use of i've letters of
the alphabet to express numbers; thus,
I represents one; v, 1--WE; X, ten, l.,
nifty: G, one hundred. d. five hundred;
M. one thousand. They expressed ad-
dition and multiplication by combining
these letters according to certain fixed
rules The first rule is that the repeti-
tion Of letter repeats its value; as X,
ten; Xxx, twenty. The second rule Is
that when letter is put before one Of
greater value than 1t represents. the
combination expresses the difference in
their value; as. l, one; v, five-lV,
four. The third rule is that when a
letter is put after one Of greater value,
the combination expresses the sum of
their values: as. v, five; l. one-VI, six.
The fourth and last rule is that a
dash over the letters in an expression
Is equivalent to a multiplication by
one thousand; as, Nv, with a dash ex-
tending over both letters, expresses
four thousand. So, you see. they had a
system Of multiplication, though it was
a clumsy one. They knew nothing
about the system that We now have,
which came in with the introduction of
the so-called Arabic figures.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19
TIL. i. tn. Ar. of Cement.

Gen. J. 8. Clarkson, formerly OF
Iowa, but now president Of the New
York and New Jersey Bridge COM
pany. and also of the Monolith Inn
provement company, who was at the
Auditorium in Chicago. recently said:
THE stone age is passing. and the age
of cement Is upon US. American cities
are in the rough, and they must in the
next few years be completed 80 that
they will be safe and sanitary. The
work of development will be done in
great part with Portland cement. That
will be the material for bridge PIERS
for foundations Of buildings. for con-
Quits, and for the tunnels in which
underground transportation will in
time be placed"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19
Serious
Ills of
Women

Tho aos,aRvensenEo Of
hso female 0s,paRIsss flsaf
brood ~ kissds Of fr0sabk0
and ssAbkojb ordinary psao-
doe does not 0us'e, ase0 tho
worry AbASgs that gSN0 way
psossspfly to Lydia e. anJk-
hams Vegetable 00sss-
pound.
UfoPIno and ovarian
troubles, Kidney fs-osAekes,
uio0raffons, fusss0s'0, Nn-
usual discharges, hsok-
solbos and painful p0sA0as
those are the NE 0bal
hang on and wreck heath
and happiness and DIS
DOSfff0n.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19
Family Nearly Wiped Out.

Eight people out Of travelling party
Of fifteen, composed of two families,
were drowned at the junction of the
Middle Concho river and the Kiowe
creek in Iron county. Texas. The
names Of the families are Queen and
Wilson, and they were from McCul-
Tough county, Texas. OF the eleven
members of the Queen family seven
were drowned.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19
Danced Her.sl. Into . M.dhou.e.

Jennie Harwitz. young girl OF
Bridgeport, Conn, became insane dur
ing the week from excessive dancing
and is now confined In an asylum.
During the winter she danced night
after night at receptions and balls and
was very popular. Physicians aare
hope that she may recover.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

May 24th Santa Fe Route will sell tick.
cts to principal points In New Mexico and
mile, good for thirty days, with stop-overs
on return trip. Low rates one way also.
A rare opportunity for tourists. miners
and rich mnexpiored mineral lands recent.
~ opened by new railroads. For full
AGENT Ganta Fee Route. Denver. Colo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

The burlington will on June 18th and
18th put on sale tickets from Denver to
Chicago, St. Louis, Peoria and all Mis-
souri, river points at rate of one fare plus
u for the round trip. Tickets good for
return till October 3lst. This rate open
to everybody. q. w: VALLERY.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

First Horse see the finish of the hut
man race. Second Horse-"What do
you mean?' First IIorse-"Just wait un-
i'll men try 10 drive those sneaky. treach-
erous automobiles four-in-hand.'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. Fl. Green's
Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists In the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

Did you read about that poor mar
who expired while laughing" Yes.
well, II is terrible strain to have j.
laugh at some stories you hear.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

This IL the oldest glass lamp In e1-
istence" GLOW do you know" Don't
be too inquisitvc: II man who collects
curios is bound to have some interesting
data connected with each one
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

That grief often leads animals to
attempt suicide seems unQnestionable.
There was clear case In Thirty-first
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

Remove the causes that make your hair ifelese
md gray with PAEKEEs HAIR BALsAN.
HINDERcOHn S, the bcst cure for corns. l5ct.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

Now everything Is higher, oh, great
goodness let us pray
The bottom OF the berry-box in statu
QUO will stay,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

porothy-We've invited 5000 guests t.
our wedding. Donald-WelI. say! We car
sell enough duplicate presents to pa,
thing
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19
THE WAR in SOUTH AFRICA

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
IL causing IN Increased demand for potatoes and
circumstance promise better prices II you
plant, you will save many backaches, much time
and expense by purchasing the Little Giant
Potato Gutter. complete machine for only
800, fully qua anlecd Write for free Circular
A,ents wnntel. Dealers especially solicited.
J. X. Elliott & Co. Platteville, Colo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

mo woman but a crazy woman would
Jump on bridge" "Of course not; a
eous she would look with her hair out
OF crimp."
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Bend for "Choice Recipes"
By waiter Baker & Co. Ltd DorchestaY Nsaa
mailed frss. Mention this paper. :
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

The average man is apt to believe
what the world doesn't say about him
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

Plus s.. via Union Pacific. on June 18th.
18th, sd, July l2th, Goth and August 4th.
Rate applies to Chicago, St. Louis. St.
Paul, Duluth. Omaha. Kansas City and
intermediate points. Ticket Office. 81
18th street,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

Carriers lux Is tho Bcst Ink
made but no dearcr than the poorest. Has the
largest sale o, any ink in the world.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

1t II the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, burning. Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

do you paint to keep the wolf from
the door? No. ! paint to bring the
grocer and the milkman around regu-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-19

Lydl. E. plnkh.m', Vegetable Compound
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-23
WHAT FARMERS WANT.
Congress az Colorado Springs Passes
Series of Resolutions.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Aug. 23-The
| Farmers congress W8s addressed today
by Senior Jose Romero, second secre-
tary 20 the Mexican legation az Wash
iugton. He spoke ~ General Agricul-
ture' but with particular reference 20
the industry OF bis own country. he
showed that no country In the world has
made more rapid progress. He heartily
approved of the interest being taken In
the department of the vast resources of
his country by citizens Of the United
states and gave an extremely bright
picture OF what the results OF the next
few years are bound Co be IN Mexico
The congress passed resolution
thanking the speaker and also his gov
eminent for sending him here
The committee on resolutions re-
ported Resolutions were adopted IA
voring liberal appropriations for rivers
and harbors, f8yoring the early con
struction OF an intor-oceanic canal be.
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific.
iavoring he bin now pending IA Wash
ington makins limitations subject 20 the
laws Of any State where taken. and in
creasing tho taxation 0u imitation of
yellow butter. adding however no adj
ditional burden on olnmargsr1ne which
is OF such distinct color as 90 apprise
the consumer Of lts nature. commend
ing Secretary Wilson IN his efforts Tor
the collection and distribution OF seeds
but recommending that the distribution
be through United States experimental
stations and not through members OF
congress favoring rural mail delivery.
protesting against leasing Of public do
MAIN favoring investigation OF irrl-
gated agriculture by United States ex-
perim-ntal stations, and favoring Lib
eral Appropriations Tor the Same.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-23
Lord Roberts Reports Battles With
BOer Forces,
GEN. BULLER LOSES 20 MEN,
baden-Powell Has a sharp Contest
bewcrs Army Diminishing
Spelling the Hallway.

London Aug 23- Lord Roberts re-
ports TO the war office under date OF
Pretoria. August %. as follows:
Buffers division marched 10 Van
Wycks Nlei IS miles south OF Belfast.
yesterday His casualties were twenty.
'Paget reports from Hammanskraal
that Baden-Powell engaged Groblers
rear guard all day yesterday Grobler
was driven back east u Pinaare river.
baden-Powell occupied the railway sta
Ton OF that name. During the fight
baden-Powells advance ana that of the
enemy gallupped into each other the
hhodosiaus losing COL Spreckley and
tour men killed and seven wounded
Many of the Beers We're killed or
wounded. They We're al Cyferkuile this
morning. Plumer and Hickman We're
closely pursuing them
~ seems certain that Dewet. finding
u hopeless 90 make his way eastward
mas recr0sscd the M8liesberg with a
Ie" wounded with the intention of ne.
turning 90 the Orange River colony. lie
is IN very different condition from
that when he left Bethlehem with six
OF eight guns and 1000 men, His guns
nave mostly been buried and his per-
sonal followers cannot be- more than 300
'lt is stated that Steyu. with "a small
body guard, has crossed PInaare river
on his way 10 join Kruger at Aiachado.
dorp.
The Beers yesterday blew up por-
ugin OF the railway at Koetzes drift. five
miles north of New Castle. and dam
aged the rails at q point thirty miles
south OF New Castle"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-23
ALL NIGHT IN THE STORM.
Women Left Alone on the Lake in a
Sail Boat.

John Hobrecken Of maha presents
the public with another sensational
story. II was he who played the star
part 10 the recent wreck on the lake.
which was talked about some. az the
time HObreCkcr repaired his small
craft, and IN company with Mrs. John
Hpbrecker % Salt Lake. Mrs. c. w
Eaton OF Denver. and Mrs J. w. Bright
Of St. Louis, and their husbands. sailed
out about half a mile from the pavn-
ion, intending 90 start for Antelope
island this morning The men thought
that there was not enough water 80
they returned 20 get more, leaving the
women alone In the boat Before the
men made ready 90 return a terrific
wind arose, and 70 was absolutely inn
possible 90 get 20 the anchored boat
containing the women The men spent
a miserable night fun " apprehension
and about o'clock this morning they
got ia boat and rowod out TO the
craft The women were grateful 10 see
them, as they mad spent a night border
ing on terror, not knowing az what
time the great waves would capsize the
boat.
The party returned 90 che pavilion
this morning Tor breakfast. and started
out on the cruise around Antelope sl.
aud this afternoon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-23
KEEPS HIM IN WASHINGTON.
Business May Prevent the President
Attending G.. A, n. EnCampmcnt,

Washington, Aug. 23.-Secretary 10
the President Cortelyou. has just add
yised Mr. VIM. H. Harper executive
director Of the thlrty-fourth national
eucampment OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic that while the President had
intended leaving Washington tomor-
row, reaching Chicago Saturday after
noon TO participate in the exercises of
the encampment the condition Of pub.
he business here of immediate import
ance will delay his departure from
Washington, and may possibly prevent
him from visiting Chicago at this time
II the President finds that he can
leave here, so as 10 be az
present at some Of the exercises he viii
do SO, and Mr.. Harper and others hay-
ing them In charge win be promptly
notified
An official Of the government discuss
ing the determination OF the President
TO postpone his visit TO Chicago says
his action was taken on account Of
the Chinese situation. 10 Is expected
that information may reach this gov
eminent az any moment requiring inn
mediate action, ana 10 Is the wish of the
President 90 give his personal 8llen-
tIon Co everything that may develop ln
China from now ON until there is a set
Element of the existing conditions. The
President, II is said, realizes that while
going and coming from Chicago. and
while participating ln the celebration at
that city DE could mot possibly receive
information and give it the attention
which the acute stage Of affairs In Chi
ma demands
The probable inability Of the Presl-
dent 10 attend the Grand Army en-
Campment az Chicago Is a great disap-
p0intment 20 him. For many months he
has been looking forward with pleasant
anticipation 20 this opportunity To- meet
his old friends and army associates, ana
10 is only that his public duties impera-
lively demand his presence 90 washing
ton at this critical time that he has de-
Cided 20 cancel his Chicago engagement
Nevertheless, he has strong hopes that
the tension In Chinese affairs may re-
lax within the next two or three days
sufficiently TO warrant his leaving tho
city for q short time IN which event be
win notify the Chicago committee Of his
coming, even 81 De can arrive only ln
time to participate in the closing eXer-
cises OF the encampment The President
fully realizes that crisis IS rapidly
approaching In China. and that momen- |
tous questions which may involve the /
life or death OF the empire. may at any
time Doe presented for solution Under .
these conditions the President deems 10 .
to De- his duty 90 remain az the scat of |
the government until the crisis for the f.
present al least has passed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-23
ROBBED PASSENGERS OF MONEY.
Vnaha Bank Cashier Held Up on Northwestern Train Near
Boone lOwa-0ther Passengers Victimized Illinois
Central Caught Too

omaha Nst, Aug. 23.-Edward +.
zach assistant cashier OF the Omaha
"'aona Bank. was assaulted in bis
earn on The Northwestern road. near
'y,l.' Iowa, early this morning and
.9o''l % $4,000 on the arrival OF the
We. 10 this city he vas removed to
c ~. nome and q physician summoned.
""Is serious his injuries are not dan.
~. Ar and Mrs Amoretti. OF
., ~. Guy 7er- also victimized by the
80 20 The extent of q small sum.
4a@ were not awakened by the rob-
..''. IAe AFFAIRS Is a mysterious one as
We .a0 'n The car was asleep at the
,-'' 'al there Is no clue as TO who the
4 l.Ja.ar of the robbery H. Balch
H.. covering consciousness. and
a. n -..e IN talk mas shed some light
zoe al'.r Il IS supposed he was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-23
That Pretoria Correspondence.

London, Aug. 23-The colonial office
today made public the text OF the cor
respondenoe seized at Pretoria. Be
sides Henry Labouchere, John Edward
Ellis, liberal member OF parliament for
the Rushcliife division OF Nottingham
shire. wrote 20 Mr. Solly for acts IA
Norable % the Transvaal and Dr. Gavin
Brown Clarke, radical member for
Caithness and former consul-general Of
the South African Republic. wrote TO
President Kruger under date Of August
%. 1899, OF the unsatisfactory results
OF a communication he had with Joseph
Chamberlain. the secretary OF state for
the colonies Dr. Clarke said ne
thought war was inevitable and dis
cussed the effect Of President Kruger
Selling the passes
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-23
OMAHA LOSES POPULATION
Has 1881 Fewer People This Year Than
Ten Years Ago.
showing OF the Census Rolls Of 1899
May Have Been Padded First
Decrease ia the Country.

Washington, Aug. 23.-The population
OF the city Of Omaha. Nebo according
to the official count OF the returns OF
the lelfth census is lO2.5jj for 1900.
against l4O452 IA 1890.
The population IA 1850 was 3O5ls.
showing an increase OF lO9, g34. or 800. q
per cent from 1850 TO 1880.
This Is the first decrease in popula-
ton so FAR shown in the enumeration
OF cities.
When Director of the Census Merriam
was asked about IL he refused % say
anything but In other official circles
the charge was made that the rolls ten
years ago Were padded. II is claimed
that old hotel registers and other de-
Vices were utilized iu swelling the pop
ulation OF the city at that time,