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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

1900 are commonplaces OF existence to
all classes, rich AMI poor. ia 1900.
with the invention of the steam en-
CINE the world shrunk ct bound to
a twentieth OF IS former size. Is vast
distances ceased to be formidable.
Where the numbering stage coach or
the plodding caravan took weeks the
flying express covers the distance in
few hours. The trip across this con-
tinent used TO be a matter Of life and
death. Now it is matter Of 500 and
take your ease as you go. Without the
railroad q close-knit nation thousands
Of miles broad. such as this country,
would have been an impossibility. In
1895 the first steam railroad was OPP
ened between Stockton and Darlington,
England. A year later similar ex-
pertinent was tried at Quincy. Mass,
where the engine hauled stone for a
distance OF four miles. The first pas
senger road in this country was the
Baltimore & Ohio. opened in 1890. with
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
A Unique
Cycle Path.

There is now nearing completion in
Southern California most remarkable
cycle way, one of the most remarkable,
in fact, in the world. The track will,
when finished, unite the cities of Pasa-
dena and Los Angeles, which are about
10 miles apart. Pasadena is a rendez-
vous of the elite of California society.
and the terminus Ut that remarkable
moantain railway which carries pas
ssnscrs up Mount Lowe. in the Sierra
Madre range. The aim of the cycle way
is to provide the wheelmen with per-
fest road with a minimum grade be-
tween the two places 10 miles apart
and at different attitudes. This cycle
way II remarkable piece of engineer
ing. The object was to give wheel
men grade from Los Angeles to Pasa-
dena uphill. and decided rise, which
would not be appreciable; and this
has been accomplished. The roadway
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

the agency of steam, as did land trav-
ell, but the progress in comfort and
safety was greater. In 1880 John Fitch
constructed steamboat-and was con-
sidered raving lunatic. This opinion
was confirmed when his experiment
proved failure. Seventeen years
later Robert Fulton. another so-callsd
visionary, backed by Joel Barlow and
Robert 7. Livingston, built the steam
boat Clermont. She was soon dubbed
"Fulton's Folly" and when she started
for Albany on Aug. II, 1907. all New
York was out to witness her failure.
She went to Albany in the astonishing
time OF thirty-two hours. returning IN
two hours less. Now when a gigantic
ocean liner. with lifeboats as large ~
the Clermont. crosses the Atlantic In
less than six days, we read the news
in bored sort of way. displeased that
steamers should be SO slow. Fultons
experiment led. years later, to the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
Drove to q Blaze in
the Gold ALFRED only
in q Rubber Coat.

the ladders. Within two minutes the
drivers hair was frozen stiff; he had
not even waited to put on cap. The
water ON his legs froze. and with one
bare foot upon the gong and the other
upon the brake he sent his horses fly
ing down the street. Half way to the
1re an old countryman driving horse
and wagon became confused and stop
ped his rig directly in front of the
truck. Hanke by quick work carried
his horses around, and the tillerman
succeeded in getting his end past the
frightened countryman by a couple Of
inches. The fire was soon out, and
Hanke was supplied with pair Of rub
Der boots and couple of coats. one
Of which was wrapped about his legs.
and thus drove his truck back to the
house. When the house was reached
Hanke resumed his bath,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
NO LONGER rRAckLEss.
c.p.ai.s FOLLOW Routes Laid Dow. y
Sailing Directors

Ca>sains Follow Routes Laid Down ~
sailing Directors
It IL no longer 1.-The trackless ocean"
II two vessels sail from New York for
Calcutta, they will, IL intelligently
navigated, follow SO nearly in the
same course that their paths. If plot
ted on chart, will hardly diverge BY
nifty miles at any point. The same II
true of any other route. Let US consid-
er the case of a vessel bound for New
York from Liverpool. Her captain
might, II prepared for constant bat
tie against adverse winds and currents
ana winter gales, select route not
very diRsrsn& from that followed ~
ocean steamers between those ports.
Otherwise he would follow the south
ern route laid down by the sailing
directors; and after beating to the
westward few hundred miles to make
sure Of clearing the coast Of Spain,
would shape course to the southwark,
psssing n far west az MADEIRA az the
westerly winds of these ATTITUDES will
permit. Between Madeira and the Ca
naries, but a few hundred miles to the
westward Of both, he would fan his
way across the banning Gains OF Can
eer," and pick up the northeast trade
winds. With these astern and fresh
sning every mile. he would sweep
down to the south and west, and when
we'll over toward the West Indies. haul
up to the northward toward Bermuda
Here he would have to work again
across the "Calms Of Cancer and then
with the uncertain, but probably west
srn winds Of the Atlantic coast, and
With the Gulf Stream 10 his favor. he
would stand on and make ais 1ort.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
SHOWED HIM A NINE.
Trading Rat Lsf. Gold in Place of ~
YER spoon.


The action of a rat led N. R. Ingolds-
by to the discovery Of rich gold mine
in Arizona. He named the property
the Rat Hole mine. Mr. Ingoldsby lad
been spending several months near
Mammoth, on the San Pedro river, in
Arizona. His purpose was to enjoy
the hunting and make a collection Of
the animals and minerals of the South
west He pitched his tent in the can
yon of the San Pedro, in the Santa Ca
tarina mountains. He had no neigh
bors. and was for long time unable
to account for the disappearance Of
small articles that he left lying about
his camp. At last he noticed that when
anything was taken something was
left in its place. This was usually a
bit OF wood or stone. The culprit he
found to be large rodent OF the sp>-
cies known as the trading rat The
habits of the animal made an interest,"
ing study for Mr.. Ingoldsby. and he
often lay awake at night to watch for
his visitor. A silver spoon was nfiss-
ih6 ohe nio'hus' o"a III I'm place W19
piece Of quartz carrying free g,ld.
This still more excited Mr.. Ingoldsby's
curiosity. and after several attempts
he succeeded In following the animal
to its home. Near by was the ledap
from which the gold bearing quarrs
had been taken. Mr.. Ingoldsby made
an examination thorough enough -
prove that mis- discovery WAS Of 49,
siderable value. r.-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
Current Topics

Factory Girl n kucS.

Factory Girl in Luck
For fourteen years Miss May Love
OF Bridgeport. Conn. has worked hard
to make living for herself. Now she
has suddenly become heir to one-flfth
OF fortune Of S2O.0OO.OOO The tired
girl went home from the corset factory
where she is employed the other night.
and found letter awaiting her. 1t
was from her brother. George in Mont
clair. N. J. He informed her that I'm
Gle Ashbel Clark" had died in Austria
LA leaving a great fortune. and that
they and their sisters were the nearest
OF kin. A letter was an event In the
quiet life of Mary Love. and such a
letter as this was something which
dazed her. 1t was tale of fairy god
mothers and all that sort OF thing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
Our Vosf Country.

People to the limit OF 81. 900 900 are
now served by free delivery in our
cities and towns. and 1t is calculated
that Of the remainder of the popula-
ton Of the country 1t will be practic-
able to reach through rural free deliv-
cry about 100000. scattered over
100000 square miles of territory. 1t
IL estimated that the cost of this en-
tire service will be about $20.555. 600,
but that there will be saving from
the discontinuance Of existing ofices
and star routes and an increase in re-
ceipts which will reduce the net in
ersment over present disbursements
for this territory to $13,7S2. 900. The
current appropriation for this service
IL 31.750.000, and the report recon-
mends its increase to $500 900 for tho
fiscal year ending with next June.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
ABOUT conv,crs.
Kindness Works VERY Well ON Those
Released from Prison.

blindness works Very Well ON Those
: Released from Prison.
Maud Ballington Booth tells in Sue
cess how seventy-fve per cent of the
discharged convicts who have come I'M
der her notice have proved themselves
Trustworthy. Her words are highly In
tsresting: 1.-The drink evil is. Of
course. the primary cause Of most
crime. Crime follows drink as tiger
does blood, and we find that most con-
ivicts' families are left destitute. and
We have to help them along, too. 1t
ID they who furnish most Of the heart
breaking pathos OF criminal life. Many
sad stories could be told Of the family
M behind the man who goes to pris-
%. But there are many happy stories
q the reformed convict restored to
wife and children through Hope Hall.
We confine our work to no creed or
sect, but Protestant, Catholic. Jew and
inndsl are alike welcome to our
homes the only condition being that
they must conform to the rules, and
prove sincere In their reformation. At
first the most dinicult part Of our
work was to procure employment for
released convicts. With all our as
surances men would not entrust the
man with a criminal record with their
business, The reformed convict was
looked upon as an impossibility. but
these poor fellows had won my con-
hdencs, and pleaded with busines s
men to give them small chance to
IVA With success the prejudice
Gradually disappeared. and now In
ChieAeo, whore we receive twelve men
~ weak from the prisons, we have
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

AsttoF 300 MIIo6 from Earth.
DR.. Herbert Howe of Chamberlain
observatory. Denver. is collecting data
concerning the largest meteor seen for
more than thirty years. 1t was OBJ
served December 8, between and
O'Clock in the afternoon. Reports
come from both sides Of the Rocky
mountain divide as far north as Sara
toga, Wyo., and as far south as Delta.
Colo. Judging from these distances
Pref. Howe estimates its height above
tho earth ~ at least 500 miles. 1t
appeared nearly a. large as the moon
and was incandescent. When appars
entity just above North Park Colo,
1t exploded with accompanying pho
nomena resembling an earthquake.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
Pop. Leo on .SoeiaIism,

Pope Leo's encyclical on socialism
explains his former utterances on this
subject. 1t maintains the opposition
Of the Vatican to the idea Of socialism
In the sense Of communism. The pope
draws a distinction between socialism
and what he calls Christian democ-
rscy. Socialism concerns itself solely
with material possessions and seeks
to establish perfect equality Of wealth
and q common holding Of goods. The
Fope sets the stamp Of his disapproval
upon this idea and the whole system
Of which 1t IL the center. On the other
hand. Christian, democracy continues
to receive his support. 1t il. he con-
eludss. system that starts with q
recognition of divine law and seeks to
improve social conditions through In
Aividual efforts.-Chicago Tribune.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

The senior Govsrnns.t Employs.
Among invited guests at the COM
ing Inauguration of President McKtn-
ley will be Roswell Bardsley, who II
81 years old. and VINO for seventy-twc
years has been postmaster OF North
Lansing, Tompkins county. N. Y. Mr..
Bardsley was appointed postmastee on
June %. 1928. John Quincy Adams b.
ing then president and John Mclean
Of Ohio postmaster-general He u NO,
only the Oldest man in the DestAl
service, but he is believed to b. tAe
senior government employe in any -
pacity. No complaint against ~ ~
fee has ever been filed. He has AWAY
drawn the same salary-3176 pr ysa1.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

All the princes OF Caucasus claim
direct descent from King David, &C
cording to the Vienna Neue Freie
Presse, and some Of them base their
descent from Noah or the landing Of
the ark on Ararat, which Is nearby.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
younS Hoy wins the 8osrS.

y Dung nay eVsnS S0e 0osrS.
Adelbert s. Hay, United States con-
sui at Pretoria, is now on his way
home. He will have an interesting
story to tell. For nearly year he
has been in the center Of the South
African conflict. He witnessed the
withdrawal of the Beers from their
capital and the short-liyed triumphs Of
the British. and has seen their re-
awakening to the fact that their Con
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

put after nigh six months Of palpi-
tating negotiations with the adorable
Mrs. Glamorys. the poet. In . moment
Of detection, penned the prose
apothesm "It u Of no use trying to
change . chanEeable person. "-israel
Eangwill, in Leslie's.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

having sailed $500 miles between two
countries. This route is laid down on
winds and current almost universally
favorable, and with fine and bracins
weather,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

The nineteenth was = most material
site century. an age of mechanism.
Ne have progressed wonderfully in our
.apacity for luxury, extravagance, com
'ort A hundred years ago our forbears
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
Epoch of
Mechanism
Altered Condition of Life
For All Mankind In the
Century lSOO-l9OO. ). >.

. mileage of fourteen milss. Today
there are 80. sos miles Of railroad In
this country: 1926 in Europe; g.
sS4 in South America; 31,102 In Asia;
ISIS in Africa and 1884 in Australia.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
MISS MAY LOVE.

MISS MAY LOVE.
such as she used to read when she was
. child. but 1t was hard for her to
comprehend that 1t was real letter
announcing real facts. She was 80
years old, and most Of those years had
been years Of toll for her daily bread.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

miles N hour. The Empire staks -
press mads Q record Of III miles =
hour IN Nay. 1888.
Marine travel did not make % vuo-
derful an advance in speed. througA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

St. Petersburg is soon to have
home for self-supporting working
women.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

more positions than we have men. l
have some fne letters from business
men concerning the trustworthiness
and reliability of my boys"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

Early in the history OF railroading
twelve miles an hour was considered
recklessly fast In January, 1899. q
train on the Burlington route. in q
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

ally crossed the Atlantic. to the great
establishment OF the entire world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
LIFE OFBOERS IN CEYLON
Prisoners Are Pleasantly Stu
ated and Well Fed.
LITTLE CHANCE OF ESCAPING.

The Hospitals Are Crowded, but the
Sick Are We'll Nursed and Treated
by English Women Nurses-Boers
Build a Thcater and Run Soda
Water Factory.
OF the $4,000 Beers made prisoners
by the English 10000 were transported
TO st. Helena and 5000 were sent to
Diyatawala, in Ceylon. DIR. L. w. KoI-
Ter of Colombo. Ccylon, in letter re-
ceived at New York. describes the
treatment the Boer prisoners in Ceylon
are receiving at the hands of the Brit
ish, says the New York Journal.
The Boer camp, says DR.. Roller. is
situated amid tea plantations, at n
height of 1000 feet from the sea level,
two miles from Bandarawela. The
camp is surrounded by impossible
swamps, the only passage from the
camp TO Bandarawela being a guarded
cart road.
'All visitors to the camp" writes DR..
Roller, must make known two days
In advance what business brings them
to the camp. But through the special
kindness and courtesy of the English
officer in charge L obtained pass and
IL military guide. The camp lies in one
of the prettiest valleys one could imag-
inc and reminds one of a scene in the
mountainous districts of central Eu-
rope. In the distance glisten the snowy
peaks of the Ceylon mountains. Barb
cd wire fences surround the prison
camp. Along the fences stand 1000
redcoats of the Cornwall regiment,
with loaded rifles.
Il was furnished guide in khaki
uniform after passing through the en-
trance TO the camp. Near the entrance
is a telegraph station connecting with
all railroad stations on the island. The
telegraph station has been established
in order that the officers in charge of
the prison camp may be instantly adj
vised of the capture or sighting of a
runaway prisoner. \ reward of 10S
rupees is offered for the capture of an
escaping prisoner. The prison camp
guard barracks are constructed Of
sheet iron. The buildings are we'll ven
tilated and clean, and fresh rations and
fircwood are brought daily to the camp.
The rations consist of preserves and
condensed milk, unlimited quantities Of
fresh white bread of the best quality
and frozen meat from Australia, which
is brought from the artificial ice plant
at Colombo.
THE Beers are most of the time in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
CnunferfeIt China

Other things besides money are coun-
terfeited, and purchasers of old china
have to be continually on their guard
or they will be paying many dollars
for what is worth only few cents.
"The market is full of imitation Chi
ma" said lower Fourth avenue dealer
in antiques who was asked about the
matter. Persons who rely on marks
are sure to be deceived. for marks are
easily initiated. and there is not one
that has escaped forgery.
Both French and English manufac-
turers forge all of the most sought aft
er marks and find sale for their prod
ucts. In looking for old china | find
that every mark of Importance has
been forged. from Dresden to Worces-
ter and Crown Derby, not excepting
old Sevres. Every day would be pur-
chasers come here and visit other New
York shops, looking for china. and have
no mortal idea at all correct of what
they are buying. Yet they will talk
after a most learned fashion and will
take offense at the very suggestion
that they may be deceived.
IF you are going to judge of china
by it's marks or evidence of its age
and use from discoloration cracks and
chipping, you are more than likely to
be cheated. for all of these things are
easy for an expert and dishonest deal
err to initiate. If you are not judge of
china. then hire an honest expert TO
purchase for you."-New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30
BATTLES OF NATURE.
UnceasinE Struggles which End In
survival of Fittest.


Survival OF Fittest.
We read the tablets of long ago
which the geologist has deciphered for
us, and we find them an endless story
of battles. The successful species
which occupy the great geological
horizons have come cut of great tribu-
lation. The trilobites and stone lilies
of the silurian period, the gigantic club
moss and fiuted Sigillarians of the coal
age. the enormous ammonites of the
jurasSic and chalk epochs, the mighty
elephants and majestic deer forms of
the tertiary era are magnates of the
times and masterpieces of the struggle.
They have been redeemed at great
price, even of thousand species and
tens of thousands of individuals who
fell short of the typical fitness and
We're killed out. These magnates, each
in its turn. were pioneers of progress,
like the scouts of a great army and
were caught in a physiological am
bush.
The pedigree of the horse in the most
recent past has been made out, traced
shall we say, for Il hundred thousand
years before man came on the scene
Gor Lord Kelvin asked the geologist
to hurry up and not be too lavish with
time or we should have said 100000
years before mani. The fleetness, grace
and strength of the horse are owing to
his ability to walk on one toe, to which
have been correlated the wonderful
instincts by which he has become the
partner of man in his industries and
struggles. He has been derived in
almost strict graduation from the two
toed, three toed, four toed and five
toed ancestors which flourished in the
ages which preceded man. Myriads OF
individuals and all the species and
varieties died out to make room for the
one toed selection to enable this favor
lite to occupy the ground unthwarted
by crossing or by recurrence to average
forms. He was. redeemed at a great
price and has come through n great
tribulation.-COntemporary Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-30

the open and sleep on the ground In
thick blankets, the nights being chilly
For the Boer officers there are tents,
and Generals Roux and Olivier have
neat cottages. The prisoners occupy
their time cooking their meals. splitting
wood and whiting, saving and ham
mering wooden utensils. furniture and
various kinds of carpentering work IN
to shape.
''In the center of the camp stationery
and soft drinks are sold. With most
consummate cunning the natives have
| been attempting to smugGle whisky in
to the Boer camp, expecting gold in ex-
| change therefor. The whisky, however,
is in most cases confiscated by the red
| coated guards, who deliver much of it
into the hands of the officers, but man.
age to retain few bottles without it
| becoming generally known.
1.-THE prisoners have built a big 'recre-
alton hall in their camp. The hall has
been constructed of palm branches and
leaves. There IS a stage and curtain
painted by a Boer artist named
Brantje. The curtain painting repre-
sents the battle of AIagersfontein. My
guides, two Tommy AtkinSes from
Wales, informed me that although
there were very good actors among the
prisoners it was very hard for them in
Romeo and Juliet and Cleopatra acts
on account of their long boards. The
| orchestra for the theater consists of a
| piano, violinS and horns.
There are few very young men
among the prisoners. Most of them are
MT foil FL 10
ages of 80 and 30. All were dressed
plainly, but neatly. 1t appears that the
British government has sent farmers
mostly to Ceylon. The Boer officers
wear very plain clothes and are to be
distinguished from Boer common SOL
diers by a red ribbon worn on their
hats.
''The hospital in the camp is filed to
overlooking. Measles, typhoid and en-
teric fever affiict most of the patients.
A special hospital has been erected to
accommodate those who are dangerous
ly i'll. In this hospital there are English
women nurses from South Africa. Still
another hospital has been established
near Colombo, on Mount Lavinia, near
the seacoast. This hospital is for con-
valescentS. The English government is
doing everything in its power to help
the sick.
"a soda water factory run by the
Beers has been established. which sup
plies the hospitals with soda water and
lemonade. Ice is brought daily to the
factory from a distance of 1G0 miles.
But this does not help much. since the
patients when they came to the island
were already i'll, and it is hard for
them to recover in the damp air of
Ceylon."