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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
THE BELL HORSE,
An Animal That Flags the Fart
DraA Major Of the Male Tsaan
n BoePlanA.

The most energetic and peace-de,
stroying feature of army life in til
Transvaal Is the mule train, and thu
most necessary member Of this outfit 4
the bell horse.
This animal leads the caravan and II
the drum major of the whole outfit
He carries no burden save 4 great re.
sponsibility and clear-sounding bell
AL mules destined to serve her ma jesty
are trained to follow the bell horse. a
white animal Is nearly Invariably Sc.
lected, as for some reason or other
mules follow this color most faithfully.
Pack mules become very much at
tached TO the bell horse of their train
and refuse to move either forward OF
backward IL he is not leading. For is
reason the greatest calamity that can
befnll an army is the death Of the bell
horse. On one occasion of the Indian
frontier wars the whole mule train
came TO sudden standstill owing 10
the death OF the bell horse. Nor would
anything induce the animals to move
till one Of the officers substituted ar
other white horse in the dead ones
place. On seeing, as they thought, their
old favorite in his place once more ell
the mules moved forward to greet him,
and only by driving the fraudulent bill
horse forward quicker than the mtles
could follow was the deception kept mp.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

49, saw R.iasA ~ 0.s TAat uaA
Dssn IN ths Tree Hi1ty-
El1he Ysass..

"A curiosity was disclosed at local
'sawmi.l lately, says the RayenA IN. "
Republican. A large oak log was put
ON to be sawed. Aslab nearly Is inches
In thickness was cut on the butt. Then
. plank one and one-ha,f inches thick
WA severed and the saw started on
trip through the log for another plank
OF the sane thickness. When about
four feet from the butt there was .
cracking, buzzing and fling Of teeth.
The saw was choked down SO that It
stopped the engine. The log was run
back and when the raw was free 1t had
been stripped Of all its teeth, 80 in
number.
The obstacle was dug out and found
to be q horses shoe. II was hand turned
and in good state of preservation,
having rusted only little since being
covered The superstition is that the
shoe was nailed on the tree for hitch
ing purposes and the wood grew over
It. 1t 10 said that the age Of tree can
be ascertnined by counting the number
Of grain rings, each grain representing
. year. II this be true. the horaeshoe
has been covetsd over half century,
for So rings were between II and the
bark.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
Masks As CHICKEN SALAD.
ons u tAs hystsrssss Usss t. WAssA
the pessiAAsa Bsb Veal
IL Pit.

Many persons who read from time
to time Of attempts such ~ are now
being made by the state department
Of agriculture and the local health
board to suppress the bob veal trafnc
wonder where all the bob veal goes
to that IL said to reach the New York
markets, a. they never SEQ any Of it.
One of the most common Of the uses
to which IL y put escapes the atten-
tion Of the Misunderstanding utterly.
That In It's use ~ . substitute for
chicken In chicksn salad. says the
Sun. -
In the highest clan Of restaurants
in which the chicken. In salad IL cut
into reasonably large pieces. there II.
Of course, nothing Of this sort done.
But where the supposed chicken u
almost minced. ~ Il 700 often y even
In good restsurxnta, thsrs \ gsn-
orally room fee ssspision Of tie
sabot1kntien u bob ssal for cAisken.
ugv.fSy n II = = 4nss~ raaAst1
e. - rot jsng aRo 70 ind
thanse1s1s served with . salad Of bob
val with, : scattering Of bits Of
eAieAsA u Il In : Broadway restau-
rant. TAS propsistor Of the reatau-
rant hSs several places Of refresh-
msnt In town and his name has been
held to b. . guarantee Of the quality
both Of the edibles and the drinkabies
served IN his eating plscss.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
STOPPED TRAIN FOR MAJ
Experiences Of . Mail Clssn 4
Had Work He CealAn'ts ~
In the Das1s.

II noticed In the paper ~ /
day." observed nm old railwaysydl
clerk. according to the 0ioux
journal, ''the story Of how nm
tain Of the little gasoline t1st J!
left here for up the MisAnvst In \
come baek overland Tor ~: ia r
i repair Inst cost biza D3n f
bat which ~as just as ns3 sssary e
II Il cost the price Of the whole en-
sins. recalled to my mind an lsx-
pefience I once had ON the run be-
tween here and Missouri Valley, on
the Sioux City & Pacific. illustrating
how much may hang upon somsthipe
ordinarily quite insignificant. De
tween Whiting and Onawa one night
q gust OF wind blew out every lnmI
in the mail car. which, of eeursc
made It impossible for me to work
and had considerable to do yEt Il
tie up Onawa's mail. I put my hant
in my pocket to get a match,s bu
couldn't find amy. Something hst1 Il
be done quickly. and all thers Nh.
left for me to do was to pull the ~
cord and signal the engine to stap
The conductor, brakeman and semi
of the passengers came running. Il
the head Of the train to learn wAa
was the matter. The darkness IL m
car suggcsted that perhaps there NJ
been hold-up and robbery Of u,
mail; but when / called to tho CO..
ductor to give ne . match, II relievki
his anxiety, but II did not entirely n
store his good humor. lit my lamrI
again and had my mail ready whsi
we reached Onawa. Since that tin
I am especially careful to see that
have an ample match supply"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
MEEKER HERALD.
nesker, Colorado.


n you want . bust or statue Of your.
eol1vou need NO longer feel Obliged
~. - 70 . high-priced sculptor and
oontrsct for II regardless of expense.
Yop can have the thing done by ms
ehAnical process. says the Saturday
Evening Post. a
The machine-sculptor will place you
on : pedestal which fsyolves, and viii
turn you slowly around while he takes
series of photographs OF you with
. Axed camerdh As result he Will
have views Of yourseH from every
standpoint, and thsn1tf only remains
to convert these p into the por-
trait in marble that isdesired.
There il NO preliminary modN In
clay. A piece Of mash1nQf the neces-
say .ize il provided. The outlines
of he first photograph, with suitable
Enlargement, are traced una the
stons, . process being used tn9t'makes
accuracy certain. Then the stone IL
rsvoived certain distance. so ~ to
correspond mathematically with the
view taken In the second photograph.
and the operation Is repeated. This II
done with all the photographs sue
cessiveiy. the chisel doing Its work
meanwhile. until replica Of yourself
II produced In the marble.
Though the proces1 is In the main
mechanical. some artistic SKIN Is re-
qnired The outlines are well repro
duced in the manner described. but
such details as the ears and the hair
must have treatment with the chisel
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
THE new YORK WORLD.
nhnioe-a-wsek Edition.
The Most Widely Read News
paper in America.

Time has demonstrated that the
Thrice a. Week World stands abne In
its class. Other papers have initiated
its form but not It's success. This Is
because it tells all the news all the time
and tells it impartially. whether that
news be political or otherwise. 1t is'
in fact, almost daily at the prics OF a
weekly and you cannct afford to Ike
without it.
Republican and Democrat alike can
read the Thrice.a- Week World with
absolute confidence in its truth.
In addition to news, it publishes first
class serial stories to the home aud
fireside.
The Thrice-a- Week Worlds regular
subscription price is only SLIGO per year
and this pays for l5e papers. We offer
this unequalled newspaper and TIE
HERALD together one year for $40.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Mr.. HouseEIt doesn't seem to me
that our new cook Is great success.
Nrs. House-Not as cook, I grant
you; but she has lived in nearly half
the families In town and her converse
ton is so neutrality-suspicious.
Transcript.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Ida-The grass widow has not been
very successful In her game Of snar-
Ing the old baaker. Il shs very much
Disappointed
Nay-Indesd sAe Isl One would
think she was from KENTUCKY.
IdA-Why sof
Nay-she L such . blue grass
wdow.-ChiSago Daily News
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Mrs. Widder-My first husband al
ways worried over the ice bills.
Mr.. Widder-Well. let US hope he Is
where he has none to bother him now.
s-HAltimore American.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Il 1As Boarder-I protest against
0rinking any such water ~ this. It
= positively warm!
The Lady Of the House Gracious,
HAAni that's not water! That's your
Oo1eei -Yonkcfs Statesman.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

II see DR.. Skoop has got disheart-
sued with the results Of his treatment
Of Fritters and has given up going
there. l really don't suppose he was
able to ind eft what was the matter
with him.
.Oh. yes; he found out all right
enough"
ale did. what was it9"
Observation-Disclosures Courier.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

"what . saving Of time and other
things there would be-" remarked the
Observer Of Events and Things, "if .
man could take his first ocean voy-
age and his first smoke at the same
time."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

-In spite of the lucky stone you
carry in your pocket, you lost all
your money and . sisn fell ON you
end broke your arm"
.Yes; hut wasn't It fortunate I had
4hat lucky stons7 Think what might
have happened to me otherwise!"--
Chicago Post.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
Ne Foetie Flight fer ner.

Ne Poetic Flight fer Her.
He-Darling, will you place yourself
forever In my keeping7
she-No; but II you really mean
business Ill come down stair and let
you in when you can't hnd the key
hole.-Chicago Record Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Easterner-why don't you build
your courthouse over thsref
westerner-Why. II W did we'd
have to cut that tree down.
swell, what ofitr'
''What Of III Man alive, that's the
only tree In this neighborhood At to
lynch . man onl"-Phfladelphia Rec
ord.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Further PFoef. "a
The Music Teacher-JusAt tAiaki
That opera was rejected 80 man
AGsrs.
Pupil-well, its success proves that
managers are not infallihls.
The Music Teacher-Indeed.t they are
noti have had an opera rejected BY
1sl-Puck.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Doctor-I see what the matter Is.
IT'S dyspepsia. All you have to do is to
laugh heartily before and after each
meal
Mrs.. Binks-Impossibae. I get them
myself. and wash the dishes.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
MS Ta.to laa. ChanesA.

HIS Tasto Has ChanGeG
Nrs. Benham-You used to say
that was the apple Of your eye.
Benham-Well, what of it7
Mrs. Benhsm-Nothing; except that
you don't seem to care as much for
fruit Al you once did.-Towh Topics.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
A vi.ti.n OF rssasse.

4wynn-Poor Rickst1h death re-
suited from his .fondASsg for tobacco.
Triplett-I heard that he was killed
BY an explosion.
Twynn-well. he opened key Of
powder with lighted cigar In his
mouth.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
Consiaerate,

II thought. Mrs. Sharpe. I'd II
and ask how you were. I must
again immediately"
"You are very kind and Thought
Mrs. Borum."-Philadelphia Times1
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

Mrs. Throop (timidly)-But isn't
poker an awfuliy wicked. gambling
game?
Mrs. AcDonough Stretch, but We
are not going to play it for money
only for a $50 Tiffany vawse as prize!
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

The sunshine came from my lady's eyes.
Her frown was my stormy weather.
! dreamed in the light of gray blue skies,
When she and were together.
The first frost came from those gray blue
skies.
A freeze from her hand-another:
Then sero weather from her cold hard eyes.
And am-only brother.
m Y 0un
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
Alnese etartlinx.

SIT seems strange that such an old
man should be in love with me-
ayes, doesn't lit Usually they are
after some young Cir" Free
Press.
o.0..Tsysss Mhlskiss. q rsrs psrty.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

U00Gef0 d hdtfInony.
Hewitt-It is said that staying out
late nights will cause . man to lose
his hair.
Jewett-It win. IL he is . married
man.-Town Topics.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

DR.. TAFT Bros, MEDICINE Co. |
Gentlrmrn: | write this teAt {
wonderful effect ut your Axthm.l(
been afflicted with spisn.odic Hx,h
my own skill rs well as many 1t
windows on l30,h street. New YOl
My wife commenced taking II abb
a radical Improvement. After VI
md she Is entirely free from symu
mend the medicine to sll who arc :
Y Yours Rsspl
DIR. TAFT Bros. MEDICINE Col
Gentlemen: l WAS troubled n
GUS remedies. hut they have all "A
started will, u trial hottie. f014
full-size bottle. and | am ever Rrakl
for six years was unable to work. 4
business every day. This teatSu1d
Home address, 25j RivingtOu q
II. u.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
send NE Their Names.

Thousands OF Eastern people will take
.atantsgs OF the cheap rates to Colo
'a6a which the Burlington Route will
A. during June, July, August ard
jAosvMber.
hey are the lowest ever made.
RkkyOp havs any friends who are talk
k1Sf coming to Colorado. send me their
p ~ y and will hnve our representa-
nm TN thesn up flemish advsFtisinx
0if --ressrvs berths far tlpsls --sss
k6s have quick and comfortable
{ Ictsa Keepersi This is yonr oppor.
: hty. Whenever you receive IN en-
Z about your resort. send 1t to me-
. I'M take pains to sec that the writer
2 tads the summer in Colorado.
4 w. VALLEnY. General Agent.
n burlington Route.
!, Denver. Colo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31

AsthmaIsns BIills / Rsllsf and Permanent
Cua II CASES.
SENT ABSOLUTELY ON RECEIPT OF POSTAL.
WRITE YoUR nj 10 Address PLAINLY.

There 10 nothing like Asthmalepe.
II br,pgs instant relief. even in the
worst cases. 1t cures when all else fails.
The Rev, G. +. WELLS, of Villa
Ridge. ILL.,, says: your trial bottle OF
received in good condition.
4 CANNOT Tell you how thankful feel for
tlie good derived from IL. l was "a slave,
chainpd with putrid sore throat and
Asthma for ten years. l despaired OF
ever being cured. saw your adver..
ttnsrnent for the cure OF this dreadful
md tormenting disease, Asthma, md
thought you had overspoken yourselves.
but resolved to give 1t u trial. 10 my
es,onisbment. the trial acted like a
charm. Send me a full-size bottle"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
emith-Whst Was the cause

emith-What Was the cause Of the
Arsf
Brown = There was womsn's
rights meeting. and
emith-Ah. see-natural Gas a.
plosion. Chicago Tribune.
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Trial Bottle Sent Ab*ofy Free Receipt of Postal

nntd TAFT BROS MEDl-
CINE CO. 70 East s0h ST., Nsw City
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-31
Rev. DIR. Morris Wcchsler,

Habbi OF the CNIlQ. BDal lSFOI.
~ NEW YORK. Jan. 3. 1901.
|DRs. TAFT Bros. MEDICINE CO.,
Gentlemen: Your Astiimalene fs m
Excellent remedy for Asthma and Hay,
Fever. md Its composition allevlates all
ltrs,,ibirs which combine with Asthma.
IItssuceess ia astonishing and wonderful.
i After having 1t carefully analyzed,
he can stnte that Asthm.tiene contains
In ,Opium. morphine. ch!orofnrm or
IN. DR.. NORRIS WECEsLER.
Eos SPRINGS. N. T., Feb. 1. 1901.
ram a aense OF dntv. having tested the
the cure 1t Asthma. Ny wife has
!, he past y years. Having exhausted
lchsnced to see your sign upon yonf
a|tlcS Obtained q bottle OF Astlimalene.
J, lat at November. very soon noticed
! hottie her Asthma has disappeared
II feel that l can consistently recon-
j with this distressing disease.
II O. ID. PHELPS, NJ. ID.
Feb. s, 1901.
slhma for % years. have tried nnmer,
II ran across your advertisement and
lei ut once i,ave since purchased voul
/ have family 1T four children. a'lc
now In the best Of health and am doinl
II can make such use OF ns yOu see I'll"
=. RAPHAEL.
81 East l2Oth st., City.
y Free on Receipt of Postal.
DIR. TAFT BROS MEDI
City.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

bones youis'lf!" asked several Of the
dogs.
Certainly not. 1t will keeplme busy
experimenting the division Of what
you bring in." Aud the wise inventor
Of the plan made such a persuasive talk
that the dogs agreed to the plan, but as
they were starting u on the bone
gathering expedition one dog said to
his fellow: "This plan seems to be all
right so far ss this head dog Is con.
cerned, hut ! have been wondering
why it wouldn't be just as well to keep
the ZONES We gather instead Of carrying
them to him and then carrying back
what is left after he gets his rake Off"
""
There was once a man who thought
it was a part of his duty to interfere in
quarrels between his n%eighbors. On
one occasion hearing a couple OF men
jaweripg at each other down the street
he told his wife that he would 90 down
and give those men some good whole.
some advice about the folly and wick
edness of their conduct. His wife, who
was wiser IN her day and generation
than her husband, advised against II,
but he was one of the kind of men who
knew it all. He said that the moment
he looked those men in the eye they
would calm down. IL was about three
quarters OF an hour before that woman
saw her husband again. He had the
appearance of a man wi o had been up
against q strenuous life since he had
parted from her. One front tooth was
gone, an elevation somewhat resembl-
ing IA goose egg appeared over n
optic, AID his nose appeared To have
been run over with u disc harrow.
III would be inclined to think, re.
marked the wife a. she bathed the sore
places On her husbands couutcnance
and put something on to reduce the
swelling, chat a u peaccmakcr YOU
are a heap stronger in theory than you
are in practice"
1t requires "A man OF remarkably good
judgment to check a fight after it is
well started and not have occasion to
regret that he was there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications because they can.
not reach the diseased portions of the
ear. There is only one way to cnre
deafness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inf med condition of the mucous lining
Of the e%ustacnian tube. When the tube
gets inflamed you have Y rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition. hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases nut Of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is moth
ing but an infiamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollar.
for any case of deafness Caused by
catarrh) that canno he cured by Hall
.;atarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, Use.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06
STOLEN BUZZSAwLETS

-
A great many hayward sons come
back aud ask forgiveness because. they
want u square meal.
Mules have been driven but you will
find children more susceptible to obed.
fence IL you try to lead them.
Some congregations % stand to
have their minister tell the truth.
A Chicago doctor has discovered that
disease turks in every garment we
wear, wen to the hat on our heads.
In the naine of mother Eve, what are
we to do, with a cold wave howling
about us?
There il an English corn doctor IN
81. Joseph who udvrrti,es that bee ha.
removed corus from all the crowned
heads If Europe.
An exchange says If the sun had
nothing else to do but shine on the
righteous it would not have To- rise
neal so early.
Ii you want Ia give the cause of ten
ptarance a BLACK eye just have a ralll
and have SOM old girl Of advanced
years aud rautankerous temper recitc!
LIPS that touch wine shall never
touch mine"
The principal Kick against the rag.
lans lies in the fact that from the rear
all women, robed in the new gowns.
look alike. a man never knows who
II - he is overtakiug until he gets in
front and rubhrrs back. Then he mas
discover he has rubbercd at his wife
The chief bandit who kidnapped Miss
Stone Was educated ON money sent To-
ChrIStianiz the heathens 1t is indeed
wonderful how apt those heathens are
IN catching onto American ways.
"Curried eggs" are getting to be a
very popular dish. Now il some one
will just give us curried butter no one
will kick.
There is n Young gentleman in this
city who is so extremely polite and
bashful that he tips his hat and bushes
when be talks to a lady through the
telephone.
Whenever we hear of an American
girl marrying "a foreign duke or lord,
We are constrained to forgive her: for
perhaps she could do 40 better.
A sneak thief stole a lot of small
baby clothes of a line ia the south
part OF town n night this week. He
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

An election expt nse statement Of q
woman candidate for membership in
the school board in Newburgh, N. Y,
Is: mo talk, no money, no promises,
no solicitation, no intimidation, no
bribery, no cigars, no scrooners." Per.
haps she added mo election"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

A number Of papers favor an island
for the anarchists, but are not agreed
OF the island. How would 1t do To
dump them out in the middle of the
ocean and let them build their own
island?-Ex.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

Susan-The pimples, sores and black
heads are danger signals. Take Rocky
Mountain Tea, you'll give a farewell
reception to your troubles. 35c. G. l..
Getting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-06

decided to try S. $ s.,
but must confess I had
little faith left in any
medicine. After taking
thethird bottle I noticed
n change In my condi-
ton This was truly en-
couraging, and | deter
mined 10 give s. S. S n
thorough trial. From
that time on t~hcimprove-
inent was rapid $. $. S.
seemed to have the dis
ease completely under
control the SORES and
ulcers healed and ] was
soon free from all signs
OF the disorder I have