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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
MEEKEE HERALD.
Hccirr. o.uriGn.
A LECTURERS EXPERIENCE.
TAs rras sasaincases es what
sesA,ed TIatterinx Evidence
sf ~ MIS- Elo3acncc.

"When / a-st began public speak
Ing" said man OF prominence in the
lecture held. to New York sun man,
\ saw, Upon one occasion. after the
close Of Tie lecture, what seemed to
me cenelusve, as it was certainly most
DEL fnl, proof of my elogsei.ce.
'',sriSin, down the aisle IN tkc hall
f-',sn f.s H.ltforn. aftsr the lecture.
IRA 5sn. az the local CONF, ttcemen.
~, q 4 On mans hat u,.der one of
the ~, ~, and my heart a. the sigh: of
J.. Ger. ,.aly did give i good big jump.
i, Oae ui ri sisseners had evidently been
80 Impressed ,has HI. had got up and
gcas ;,gsay without his hat.
II IA led my friends attention to 1t.
just Incidentally, you know. without.
Of GO $50. in any way indicating the
pride ,.ss was in my heart. said:
.1ih. somebody has left his h1t.'
".Ie-cs,' said the committeeman.
We haG . drunken mar cor,e in Just
before ths lecture began and sit down
about here somewhere, and l guess
that must be his hat. They got him
out ak rirht. hut apparently they left
his hat behind
"Uf course. you know, said moth
ms, Lat really it was n great come
down. So far from his having gone
away ha.!ass, still! under the spell OF
my elcruence. this man had in reality
never beard my voice at all. ard RIOS:
probably would have gone to SLEEP
under IL IL he had. And, MS a matter c.
fact, while J have been trying faith
fully c"er since to move men. I have
never vet succeeded. so far "a know.
in making anybody do actually what l
though. for moment had led that
man to do that night At the outset Of
my career"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
VALUE OF srsr1nsHr.
II aas Prepared the wey "a. nx.,v
Worthy work the wsrA
Has Known.

In nothing are practical men more
likely to err than in Understanding
the value of sentiment, says a writer in
the Saturday Evening Post. How
often we hear OF mere sentiment" a.
II It were utterly impotent and virtue
less. There il a common contempt for
dreamers. To call . man visionary IN
to blacklist him among those whose
chief end ia to bring thing, to pass.
And yet, were We to read history
aright. dealing with forces back OF
facts, We should learn that some
dreamer or visionist, some soul euf-
fused with mere sentiment" has pre-
pared the way for every worthy work
the world has known. The Hebrew
prophet was dreamer, but he lifted
his race TO the crest of that civilization
which did for morality what Rome did
for law and what Greece did for art.
Not Garibaldi, nor Victor Emmau-
uel, was the creator Of modern Italy.
Grand old Maxzini had dreamed of a
free and united Italy, and had started
hundred thousand young men to
dreaming, and they were Garibaldi's
red-shirted battalions. every one in
love with hardship, privation, freedom
and DEATH"
Samuel Adams did as much with his
pen as George Washington with his
sword to unloose the colonies from for
eign rule. The poet Is necessary to the
soldier. He "sings us up to courage
with commanding rhyme" The man
of sentiment Is to the man of action
what the architect is to the builder.
There must be castles in the air before
We know how TO lay the stones.
Let not the hand say to the imaRina-
ton: II have NO need Of thee" Senti-
ment is mot the vague, nebulous thing
it seems TO be. 1t POUNDS empires.
marches before armies, writes con-
stitutions and governs the globe. 1t il
immortal, AID its character justihes
such = phrase as Emerson's, 'ths
eternal IDEAL"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
An EXTRAORDINARY TREE.
1t orsws in the VIVA. Of As,se. ..1
IL Knswa ~ the BaoAaA II
Ikinschasaa,

In the Congo region there is most
remarkable tree, of which Europeans
had often heard, but of which then
had never seen a picture until n fewI
days ago, when several phi ograph,1
of 1t. which were taken by order OF
the Congo government, arrived in
Paris, Berlin and London. The tree
is known as the baobab OF Kinscaas-
sa, and 1t is believed to be the largest
trae ~ itx Kind in nil Afr;r. s,,,.,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
SURGERY IN ANCIENT PERU.
Many YeAss Before the Euro
Dsan lnvasion.

Prof. w. J. NcGec. Of the bureau
Of ethnology In Washington. has re-
ceived official permission to exhibit
at the Ian-Amcrican exposition in
Buffalo his studies OF trepbinine
among the early Peruvinns. He will
show anei-nt skulls trephined by
stone indictments and IN connection
with this sane animal skulls. show
ing cSnerfmrntal work done under
Prof. McGec's direction, using the
same flint Implements which the
aboriginsca were forced to employ.
II IL deuhtful whether the ancient
operations were performed for 4
distinctly suf&icel purpose or wheth-
e. tho c,se3Attan was III some mya-
Ati4 alrns Adanep. n sosns cases the
fres5ne1;s II ~ wounlls Id ths bone
showed That tho patient did not long
survive thc operation. md in ono or
two Instances II h plain that the am
Gent generator must have cut dos, n
upon large blood vessel. causing nl-
most instantaneous death. but in
other cases the operation WINS more
successful and the patient must have
Eurv.veI for some years at least.
Prof. w. II. Holmes. of the Nation
al museum, will exhibit dozen
groups of models representing the
domestic life Of the aborieines OF
both North and South America and
will show also the houses in which
they lived and some of the garments
and implements of their daily life.
This exhibit. although under the aus
p;ces Of the National museum, has
been planned to supplement the reg
ular ethnologic and archaeologic ex-
hibit Of the exposition.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
THROUGH HEART AND BRAIN.
No olsFy In killias He.
First EIk.

A woman's first experience Of killing
An innocent animal is q disheartenina
thing Of which to read. Yet it il come.
what consolatory to know that sh<
felt the sadness Of It, as well as the
emptiness Of the glory. Let US hop,
that other women will not be moved
TO engage In similar sport" This II
how Mrs. Grace Seton Thompson sho,
her first elk, says the Youths Compau.
ion.
He was drinking from the lake. Nov
was the time. crawled a few fee,
nearer and raised the gun. The STAG
turned partly away from me. In an.
other moment he would be gone.
sighted along the barrel and terrible
bang went booming through the air.
The elk raised his antlered head ant
gazed in my direction. Another sho,
and the animal dropped where he stood
He lay a. still ~ the stones beside him
I sat on the ground and made NO Il.
tempt to 70 near him. One instant, 1
nagnidcent breathing thing; the next
soothing,
had-n no regret, no triumph, aalysa
~ ~ wonder a What / Nd -. q
fslt surpris<d tAa3 ~, bssafhsaf IN
ccAla be taken sway - easily. n
Meanwhile, Nimrd8 had becone
alasned at the long silence and fol.
lowed me down the mountain.
He had nearly reached me when be
heard the two shots and came rushing
up.
Il have done It," said, in ! dull tone,
pointing to the dark. still thing on the
bank.
.You surely have"
A. We went up to the elk, Nimrod
paced the distance 1855 yards. How
beautiful the creatures coat was
glossy and shaded In browns! And
those great horns, with II points
They did not look 20 big now. Nimrod
exatN3ned the carcass.
"You are an apt pupil. j" he said. "You
pnt = bullet through his heart, AMI
another through his brain"
Eyes" l said, "he never knew wha,
killed him. -.
I felt no glory in the achievement.
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ONE NIGHT ouT.
Rock ISLAND INAUGURATEs FAST
TRAIN MISUNDERSTANDING


ROCK ISLAND lNAUGCRATEs r aS
TRAIN SEGyIcE-COLoEADo
TO CHICAGO.
On June 18th. the Rock Island
establisi, .Qne Night Out train ser
vice. Denver and Colorado Springs n
Chicago Trains will leave Denver
daily at lis L. NJ. Colorado Springs At
l:s0 r. NJ. arriving at Omaha at 500
a. M. Des MONIES ut 1905 a. M. and
Chicago at 100 p. N. Connections
made Mt Omaha with connecting lines
for Minneapolis and st. Paul. The
equipment Of this train will be up-t0-
date in every way. containing all mod
ern Improvements both for comfort and
safety, and will consist Of composite
library car. sleeper, chair car and diner.
The high class service of this "One
Night Out" Rock Island train together
with the exceedingly low rates to East
in effect on that road beginning June
70, will insure most liberal patronage.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29

Mrs. Nancy Mckinney, who died re-
Gently near Cadiz, O., at the age of
100, had .hn unique experience in her
infancy II being carried off by a
bear. The incident occurred in the
fall of 1900. After several hours
securing OF the woods the CRYING of
an infant directed the senrchers to
some undsrbrush, where the child
was discovered. The bear ran away
when the party approached it. leav-
ing the infant unhurt.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29

Five million acres Of land have
been purchased from the Mexican
government for the establishment of
Mormon colonies. The land is in the
states of Durango. Tamaulipas, Con-
hula and Vera Cruz. In the course of
the next four months 10000 Mormons
are expected to locate there. The
Mormon colony in the state of Chi
lhuahua was recently enlarged by the
arrival Of about 1000 settlers from
Utah.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
NEW DAIRY PRODUCT.
M.susacture Of rla.ne. frsn MIX
After the Butter Has Bees
Extracted. !

Many new industries have been de-
veloped in. the British isles at the
close of the last century. One Of
the most novel had its birth in the
vicinity of Euckingham-name!y, Tint
of the manufacture from the milk Of
creameries, after the butter has been
extracted. Of n substance known W
the highly classical name of plas:r.y.,
says Chambers Journal. This sub
stance takes its name from the Greek,
meaning that which gives form"
The fresh milk as 1t comes from
the cow ia put into separator, all
the cream being removed by this
method. The separated milk n afi-
erwartls treated so rs to coagulat.
al the protoids Of the milk; aud this
eoagulnted mass is then knrntled mil
dried At temperature OF 20 degrees
;eentiGrndc under nm atmesrfsre of
laarbp4tc acid gas. when petgsetly.
free from ,noisture. the rlasmoa II
ground into granular powder whlsh
II completely soluble in hot water.
A. to the economic value OF plas-
mon there can be no doubt. when I'll
ID known the German government
supplies IL In very large quantities to-
the army and navy. AS n portable. I
concentrated nutrient, according to|
the German government department.
for the investigation of foodstntss for
the troops, it has been found that
one ounce of this powder is equal
in nourishing and sustaining proper
ties to three and quarter pounds
Of the finest beefsteak. or to about
10 or IL pints of milk.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29

The strong bond that unites mem
beers Of the masonic fraternity showed
Itself In several places in South At
Fica. where the Beers ransacked and
destroyed property belonging to the
hated 1,ritisher. Invariably masonic
lodges were left undisturbcd. Indeed.
khe marauding visitors generally
kigned their names in the visitors
books
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29

There is an old tradition in the
Highlands of Scotland to the effect
that the owner Of Bnlmoral dies when
the snow lies on particular spot of
lLochnagar, which Is rarely covered,
even In the severest winters In fact,
according to the local report. the
SNOW has lain there this winter for
the first time during the reign of her
hate majesty, Queen Victoria.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29

The experience of the German arm,
In China tends to prove that botl
American and Australian horses art
unsatisfactory in that country. The,
are of good blood and breed, but suf
fer sadly from the long sea voyage
and the unaccustomed food, as, I'M
fortunately, only green forage il usu
ally obtainable. Mongol ponies arr
proving the most useful.
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Pr,.ce con.ort c.u.As reasAe...

During his honeymoon the prince
consort of Holland distinguished him
self by personally arrsSting tive
poachers whom he caught trexpassiaf
IN pursuit of game In the forest Of
Het Loo. ~ ~
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o-ee. vicsori.,. nell nj. ser,

] John Pollard, bell ringer in Lam
cashire. born in the same year with
Victoria. rang his bells for her coro-
nation and for each of her birthdays
And tolled them at her death.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29

Tire whole country ought to joiu i,
tbs movement to ''anuex tins arid West.
-keslie's Weekly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29

. 6 o. Taylor whistles, sa.au.''.d /. Popularity
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-26
RUMORS OF SEABOARD.
McBee to BE Vice President and Mai.
l.. r.. HuGer to he General Su-
perinteudent,

Baltimore. Feb. 25.-A report was cur
rent in financial circles to-day that an
nouncement would shortly be made of
important changes among officials of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company. Ac-
cording to the story, General Superintend-
ent McBee, who, since the resignation of
Vice President and General Manager st.
John, has been acting general manager of
the system, will be confirmed in the high
er position, and that Maj. Frank Huger,
formerly superintendent of the Knoxville
division of the Southern Railway Com
pany, will become general superintendent.
1t was also reported that the duties of
vice president and general manager, here
tofore discharged by Mr.. st. John, would
be divided and that one of the best
known traffic and operating officials in
the country would become vice president.
The reports could not be confirmed in
Baltimore
The meeting of the directors of the
Seaboard, which was scheduled to take
place in New York on next Wednesday,
will be he'll in Richmond on that day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-26
RAIDlkG LEADS TO DEATH.
j. w. Adams Fatally Wounded I'm n
Raid on Wholesale Liquor
House in Topeka.

Topeka, kan. Feb. %. j. w. Adams
was fatally wounded in a battle between
three policemen and band OF citizens,
Topeka wholesale liquor house. a large
quantity OF cased beer was destroyed be-
fore the crowd was dispersed.
A crowd of from thirty to sixty ciu-
zens. armed with revolvers, sledge ham
mers, crowbars and a baltering ram.
broke into the wholesale liquor house of
Cash" CARTS, on West Curtis street be-
tween Kansas avenue and Jackson street,
last midnight and smashed the beer foun
there, Three policemen drove the crowd
back. Both the policemen and the ciu-
Zens fired their reVolvers aud j. w. Ad-
ans. a carpenter, was shot twice in the
breast. He was taken in a hack to River
side Hospital, where he lies In a precart-
ous~ condition.
DR. NJ. r. Mitchell and Rev. f. w.
Emerson were arrested by the police.
Rev. MIR. Emerson was taken to the po-
lice station where he was booked under
the charge Of resisting an officer He was
allowed to go upon his own recognizance.
DIR. Mitchell took Adams to the hospital
and was allowed to stay and administer
to him, without giving bond, The three
officers, Patrolman Downey, Bye and
Private Watchman connors claim Adams
was shot by his own crowd, while he was
Fetreating from the point of attack.
Adams says. however, that he was shot
by a policeman. One shot took effect in
the center of the chest and the other in
the right shoulder
At midnight of from thirty to sixty
marched to the wholesale liquor house.
w biph "a the Curtis home.
Half a dozen men used a log as batter
ing ram, and the crowd rushed IN. Their
lantern was accidentally extinguished, ana
the work was accomplished in the dark.
Three men passed the cases out to those
who smashed them in the yard. Patroi-
man Boyles and Watchman Connor ar
rived and drove the crowd back. In the
retreat. twenty or thirty shots were fired
and Adams fell. The crowd then dispersed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-26
NO MORE WARSHIPS
THE HOUSE JETTIsONs AUTHORIZA-
TIoNS FOR -FOUR.
SHIPYARDS ALL FULL NOW.
MANY NAVY VESSELS NOW BEING
CONSTRUCTED.

when Completed Our Navy VIII he
the Greatest Save That of England.
The Matter Simply Left to the
Next COnEress-The Pending ArmOr
Plate and Gun Questions May BE
Settled by That Timc-$6J 900, 900
StiIl to BE Paid ON ships Now
Building and Authorized.
Washington. Feb 25.-The House to-day
jettisoned the authorizations for two bat
tleships and two cruisers which were in
the naval appropriation bill, as it pass
ed that body. The Senate had rejected
the proposition. and against the appeals
of the House conferees the House to-
day voted by big majority to agree to
the Senate amendment, striking out the
authorizations. A partial conference re-
port on the naval bill was adopted.
Mr.. Rixey of Virginia then moved that
the House concur in the Senate amend
ment. striking out the provision for two
battleships and two cruisers. Pending
action upon this motion, the Senate
amendments were non-concurred in. Mr..
Dayton Of West Virginia vigorously OPP
posed the motion of Mr.. Rixey.
Mr. Rixey argued that the Senate's
proposition was eminently fair. 1t sim
ply proposed to postpone the building OF
new ships until the next session of Con-
gress and meantime Congress could be
informed regarding thickness OF armor
and kindred subjects.
Mr. Rixey said the shipyards through
oil 4 EarD
of work on warships.
Mr.. Dayton answered that he had IN
his pocket a telegram from the great
shipyards in Mr.. Rixey's own state, say
ing they could build four more ships, while
dispatch from the Union Iron Works
stated they could build several more YES
sells.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois, supported Mr..
Rixey's motion. He said the mooted
questions as to armor and guns should
be settled before new ships, costing mill
lions, were authorized.
After further debate Mr.. Cannon, fav~
oring Mr.. Rixey's motion, pointed out that
S65 900 was still to be paid on ships
building, and authorized. when completed,
our navy would be the greatest, save that
of England.
On division on Mr.. Rixey's motion.
the vote was 1S2 to 50. On ayes and ma ys
the motion carried 15S 10 IS, and. the bin
was sent back to conference.
~ The conference report On the bill GREAT
ing a commission to adjudicate claims of
United States citizens against Spain un-
der the Paris treaty was agreed to, 1874
to a. The Senate amendments to the
Notifications bill were disagreed to and
the bill sent to conference.
The Senate bill creating the eastern
division of the northern judicial district
of Georgia was passed.
Mr. Tawney, chairman of the st. Louis
exposition committee, asked unanimous
consent to disagree to the Senate amend
nlents to the exposition bill, but Mr.
Shepherd of Texas objected.
At 6:10 p. m. the House adjourned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-26
Mr.. C0NGER TO RETURN.
Odus of Diplomats and COrre-
spOndents Expected.

Pekin, Feb. 25.--rhis morning Mr.. Con-
ger turned over the affairs of the United
States legation TO Mr.. w. w. Rockhill,
particularly the conduct of the negoua-
tions with the Chinese plenipotentiaries
and he will shortly return to the United
States for six months vacation,
Americans here feel that this arrange
ment is a confirmation of the report that
everything is practically settled, for Mr..
Conger felt it mis- duty TO finish the nego-
tiations satisfactorily. The Pei Ho river
viii open next week. and then the exc
dus of diplomats, correspondents and 9TH
ers will begin,
Ii Hung Chang says he expects that
the imperial court will return to PelSin
as soon as notification is given that the
troops of the allies are evacuating the
capital He also asserts that no further
difhculty in the negouations is possible,
Some old residents here think there
may be difficulty in connection with the
ceremonial of receiving the ministers Of
the Powers by the court, but the minis
ters themselves do not anticipate any
The German and Russian barracks. for
the Guards of their respective legations,
viii be ready in month.
MIR. Rockhill to-day attended for the
first time a meeting of the foreign en-
voys in an independent capacity. No bus
mess of Importance was transacted.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-26
MUST COME BACK
GREENE AND THE GAYNoRS ORDER
ED TO SAVANNAH.
SHIELDS DECIDES AT LAST.
PROBABLE CAUSE HAS BEEN MADE
OUT, HE SAYS.

Another Fight to BE Made Before
Judge Brown and Another Long
wait ProbabIe-MnrIon Erwin Not
Surprised-He Did Not submit All
His Evidence Before the Commis-
sioncr-JudGe Brown Requested 10
Name Day for the Application
for Removal.
New York. Feb. 25.--United states Com
missioner Shields to-day decided that
Benjamin d. Greene. John f., Edward
H., and William T. Gaynor, indicted for
conspiracy TO defraud the United States
government should be removed to the
jurisdiction of the United States Court
In Georgia
The frauds are alleged to have occurred
In connection with the Savannah harbor
improvements, which work was done un-
der the supervision of Oberlin NJ. Carter.
formerly captain in the United States
Army. Commissioner Shields said:
"A careful examination OF the evidence
and the briefs. all of which are vo.umin-
Gus, establishes In my Judgment, that a
case of probable cause has been made out.
warrant of removal to the Southern dis
trict of Georgia, being the district in
which the indictment was found. The
defendants are accordingly held To await
warrant of removal to be issued by the
United States District Judge from the
Southern district of New York. or other
wise deal With according to law"
NO similar proceedings before a United
states commissioner produced such an
enormous amount of evidence.
Application will now be made to Judge
brown OF the United States District
Court by District Attorney Erwin or
Georgia for n warrant for removal 10 Tho
jurisdiction of the United States courts
IN Georgia. This application will be op-
posed by counsel for the defendants.
BenJamin d. Greene and John 4. Cav
nor are now under $40 0D9 bail ca h and
y. H. and William r. Gaynor under So
900 each
Tho defendants were indicted in Georgia
10 1888 IN connection with the consp racy
charges against ex-Capt o. NJ Carter
or the United States engineers. IN the
matter of river and harbor improvements
on the Atlantic seaboard. u DAYS later
! proceedings for the defendants removal
| We're Instituted here before Commissioners
| Sfleids. The hearing lasted for six weeks
during which time the government intro
uuceo no evidence Then the defen ants
were held for removal and aoplcat on
made to Judge Brown for warrant ~
removal. This Application was refused.
the refusal irg considerable surpri-e -
Judge Brown IA that the ind c rneut
was an ex parte document and THAT us
mere existence was not srffi iert TO g.
taphsh probable cause. He Therefore sent
the case back to Commissioner Snields.
July 8, 1900. the taking of Testimony was
pegun by the commissioner. With but
Few intermissions the hearing continued
until late in November last and IL was
not until Jan. 20 of this year that the
counsel In the case concluded their sum
ming up and submitted their briefs Tho
testimony embodies over 5O0O tvneu-rtttan
pages. There were over $50 witnesses ex-
amined and there are thousands of exhib-
us attached to the records of the case.