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The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
TO ESTABLISH A1RsHlp LINE.
Company IN T~xas Pvepases to
Launch Its Fisss Aerial Pas-
~- ssagsv Craft

The first ntrship TO he built by the
Cnstnrd Airship cnm,Mny ut iik fac
tnry nj Elmott, Tex. will I've com
pleted in . few days nn,i launched On
It's inltinist,f... This company WIS or
gnniztd rp,rrai months Ago with \
capital st,ck Df &fsyNf0, II il COM
posed of ~. ~ ,t.nxsard. the inventor.
aud . i,,,tmi.sr Of prpn,ipen, h,,xiness
n,en. Win ~.psely inwstiEated the
wt,rkftx rrs.fs ~ III NV. serial -,
hlclr ~ ,rssn nssssss Y praetieahls.
Th4xss4gh aax tntlrsvprstf ~ NaAnt-
sscaityt :H:,c.s. !tsss ~ time to rstallisAi
= iius(ek thew tn My tri seen New
York &ha TART. during the prn4rvss
of the Exposition s.t the French cap
i.nl. but their construction WIZ de-
layrd. and It vii. he several month";
before rsrulnr lines Of airships viii
be established between the principal
eitiea Of this country. should the one
which IL tn liz launched next week
prove the success that ix claimed for
II.
Tho complete machine weighs $50
pounds md il mas capacity Of from
three to five people. Its maximum
speed IL expected to be 100 miles per
hour. The first trip will le from Ell
mott to Waco. Distance OF 20 miles.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
PALMER LOSES MODEL GUESTS
~. snA mrs. II. j.. ssaxss Leave fer
New York After . stay ~
Twsnsy-Two Years.

The other day for the first time in
% years and ten month"; room ass Of
the Palmer house. Chicago. was va
can't. The interesting part Of it is
that during AL That time IL has been
occupied ny one coupe. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. l.. Seixns. and in their departure
for New York. where they vii! make
their future home. the hotel lost its
star boarders Mr.. Seixas WINS MEM
her Of the firm of Cook. Lyman 4
Heixaa. which was for number of
years engaged in the Wholesale hat
husinrsa on Market street. About
year ago the Arm went out Of bust
ness II was on January 4. 1873, that
Mr.. and .!:x. SeiSns went to the
Palmer house. They selected room
3ss. where they remained all during
their long stay, and every Sunday
morning promptly at eight o'clock
Mr.. Srixax appeared Mt the cashiers
window and settled his bill for the
week. lie never missed payment
and never carried more than minute
or two from exactly eight o'clock.
The stay Of MIR. and Mrs. Seixas ex-
, ceeds by several years that of any
other guest Of the house.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
THE SCOTCH RusHl1oHr.
In the Days sf the Candle Tax IL wss
MsAe u Night In tie Great.
es4 Secrecy.

Home-manufactured ruehlishts and
candles were In constant use by the
scotch peasnntry. says Good Words.
Boiled animal fat gave the required tai
low, and the same green rushcs as were
used for cruise wick supplied Il also in
this case. {.
In making rushlights all the green
coating of these rushcs was stripped of;
but for candle wick . thin strip was left
on either side Of the pith to strengthen
and support It. Otherwise the manu-
fncture OF these two lights was very
similar. This substance from the
rushes. when dried, wns tied to rod.
then dipped into the boiling fat and al
lowed TO cool. and this process was re-
pentcd until the ruahlieht. or candle.
had become the desired thickness. In
Inter years candles were made in molds.
The tape was passed through hole in
the center Of the mold and knotted to
prevent It slipping. The fat was then
poured in and allowed to cool.
These molds, during the days Of the
candle tax. were jenlously guarded by
the owners. and hidden in the most
secret corners from the prying eyes OF
the exciseman. The candles were usu-
n,ly made at night in some clubhouse.
and watchers were posted at confenient
corners to give timely warning of any
approach OF the ubiquitous o1icer.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
FORTUNE HUNTER Baked.
c..s,. 81 r.oa.s csstcII..- De.p..-.
Of 0ettiaH American
HefReAs.

Connie Ademar de Castellane. cousin
to comte Boni. who was booketl-to sail
for America on the St. Pnul. has decided
to remain at Paris. He was bent on
marrying IN American heiress.
II may not go Mt all to the United
States" he said. "certainly not for sew
eral months. There has been too much
talk about my cousin.
"Frenchmen Of standing will he slow
in fu;.ire to marry American heiresses.
What is the good of their being heir
esses II the whole family and a guard
ian to boot must he consulted before
one can touch u cent of ones wife's
money?
''The international marriage market
has received shock from which it will
be slow to recover"
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20

| The life of the hacienda 10 one Of
The charscteristics down there; a. II
sssd to be In old plantation days.
everything y grown Or made on the
fsfn. There Il Ane specimen Of one
~ far from ChapAia belouginT to !
steA Mexican. Tbs house rambaes
si0una thTes eosrtyss1s or rstiss ana
~ stairway = % H. Arst inner
opsSt. oatside 4Ae house. All the
sosns are on different levels, with :
step or two from one to smother.
Inag galleries run around each patio.
Close to the house. almost in the gar
den, n 4 lovely old church i1s years
old. II II small and picturesque.
Great pink oleanders like large
bouquets on the low gray adobe will
make bit OF color for an artist. On
this hacienda they have mill run by
machinery. SO that the -four leaves in
the sacks and is taken down to the
cars by . light tram drawn by mules.
Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
LIMIT OF SPEED BY STEAM
The Nerves Of the Engineer Will Fix
the Boundary Linc-shnd-
ows Ahead.

An old locomotive engineer, in reply
TO the statement that $50 miles an hour
was one of the possibilities of future
travel, says that they may build .ie
engines for 150-mile gait, but they
can't build the engineers. The strain
on the nerves at very high speeds is
something terrific, and anything over
50 miles nm hour is pace which jars
every nerve in the body. The average
locomotive man is apt to break down
under the influence Of many srnrts at
even c5 miles un hour. After such an
ordeal he is completely unhlnged. jump
ing when he hears unexpected noises,
like hystcricnI woman. BY those who
have passed through this experience
il is believed that the strain comes
mainly through the sight. The engi-
neer has to look straight ahead. but at
the same time. as It has been expressed,
''he sees things whizzing past on both
sides out of the tnil of his eye, and II is
as If something had hold Of the optic
nerve md was pulling II out like e
rubber band" Shadows are the terror
Of the locomotive engineer. a bird may
fit across the headlight and throw u
shadow down the track MS big as l.ox
car. or course. IT is gone in an instant.
but in just that heartbeat the ner.es
OF the engineer have been given shock
that they may not recover from in
week. The new. electric headlights are
said to be the worst kind of spook pro-
ducers. They cast such sharp shadows
that bug moving over the glass will
give the engineer the impression of
COW lying just in front OF the pilot. At
very high speeds such an experience
conjures up visions of sudden death and
gives sledge-hninner blow to every
nerve center in the body of the engineer.
Old engineers say that the speed Of
ice miles an hour is beyond the Gus
tanned endurance of the man at the
lever, and with speed of $50 miles
the human machine would go mad in
week.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
HUNTERS TURNING TO BEARS.
More Excitiss 'rhan That
Of the DseP.

1t IL thought that the Maine legisln-
ture will this winter repeal nil laws
providing for the payment Of bounty
on wild animals killed In the state.
The experience with bears in pnrticu-
lar has demonstrated that The bounty
laws. While u burden on the taxpayers,
do not always ca,ise an increase in the
number Of predatory animals killed,
reports the New York Sun.
Up to two years ago MIME paid u
bounty OF S. each OH bears. and when
It was proposed to repeal the law 1t was
argued that without the bounty as an
incentive to hunter. to kill OFT he bears
no sheep could be raised In many parts
Of the state. The bounty wns repealed
and experience has shown that more
bears hive been shot since that time
than ever before, while no more sheep
have been killed by bears than when
the bounty WINS in force.
Sportsmen from the large cities are
becoming tired of shooting deer, which
is rather tame sport anyway, and us
only one man In ten can get u moose.
many nre turning their attention TO
bears ms being not only nob:er but also
more valuable game than deer. The
skin of good bear is worth taking
home. while deer skin is worth reiy
little, and the meat OF the bear is also
good. according to many tastes. For
merly few bears were taken through
Bangor by sportsmen on their why
home. but this season the shipment.
average ten a week.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
John LITTLEJoHN's SONS AND LIT.
TIE LITTLE LlTTLEJOIN. DOC
LITTLE LITTLEJOHN AND
JOHN I,ITTY Re, Nt
r. st.s, /. L.,a.. rss.

Rev. J. M. Bacon, F. R. g., proposes
to make balloon ascent during one
of the thick. impenetrable fogs which
visit London during the winter
months. He proposes to ascend to the
higher limits Of the fog and to ex-
plore scientifically its constitution.
He also proposes to discharge small
cartridges of gun cotton At great
heights, in order to ascertain whether
the conclusion will dislodge or dis
perse the fog in any way. He has car
ried out several experiments with
similar cartridges for acoustacal pur-
poses At varying altitudes.-Science.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
TOD SLOAN NETTLED.
Indignant Because the Prince Of
Wales Has Turned Him Down.


Tod sloan's temper IL seriously ruff
Ned by the loss Of his engagement
with the prince of Wales, says n Lon
don dispatch to the New York World.
Have you been notified that you
will not be retained by the prince OF
Waies?" the jockey WINS asked.
'No. hut ] guess It's true. oil the
snme." was Sloan's reply. "The feel
ing TINT has been stirred up against
American jockeys here by come Of the
sxeIls md sporting papers is the
worst ever knew. The prince could
not stand against II. suppose. and
] sny nothing ngainst him."
'Ih you intend TO give up racing
here?"
81 don't intend to do anything OF
the kind. have still as many Of
fers to ride from the best owners as
want. ride fnir. do my best every
time and am not beaten vet. You
cnn tell them that In New York.
Marsh. the prince of Wa:es' trainer.
furnished information before II was
communicated to Slonn. md THE
prince 1t is said. hax rebukrdl him for
II. Despite sioan's confidence in him
self. this cnnceling of the prince of
Wales engagement il considered the
worst blow he has received. as other
owners will surely follow suit.
The london Field gives prominence
to n letter dealing with Lord Dur
hams chnrgrs ncninst American Jock
eys. In which the writer regret fully
chronicles the complete Amrricnniz-
ing Of Newmarket. After saving that
ne agrees with lord Durham, the
writer n,lds:
'.Thr rnrk ard fie of American visitors
are nm W -,''~e~d ruisarre Visit New
marttf rrv morning and WHIT do you see?
Buckhor-t.s frd huggles In place Of Eng
liFh ~. -. Arericnn wc-,rn with two
coln-of f-'r rrd the conp'sx'o nf
French r'nwn. the Amerirnn tnc.rv ard
his Grtn,ira,r of hanrprs-on: ar,,. worse
than all. hu"o sprir';lin- ~. ~-ftnchrd
American lnrfers. who claim hey are
friends NJ he trninerH ard tnr..'v< but
who in r,nIitv nre rrmhlers -, 4 l'mhtre-s
Of the worst tyne. who have M rely snr-ht
to Ind mn tfn Ergl.sh race course Tom
Ttddler's ground whore they will mt he In
terft red with ~ police tn who's fh'v are
not krown-in fart. Americans during the
percent season have almost dominated
Newmarket. II 10 English money they hava
come after and many Of them are not very
ecrupulous how they 4et r.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
Mss MUNRO MAKES RECORD.
Drss.s n Tfs,1ss-H4.A Five Days
V1iSAkai FseSiAs sisShsest
., -. E..iss. 1all0as.

With lesdera ,gayly prancirg. Miss
Norma, /, NunSe's four spirited bays
dashed into Norwood Park at Long
Branch the other afternoon. Thus end
ed the Inst stage of a coaching trip
which lasted five days. and WAS unique
In the history of the rport.
Mas Munro no, only enjoys the good
fortune to he heiress to $l0.GG0. 900. but
she is an accomplished sportswoman.
Notwithstanding her devotion to art
and literature. ale fines much lime for
yachting and fled sports. Above al
she ia mn enthusiastic horsewornan. An
accident last spring rcsn.ted ina frac-
ture OF her left wrist. but the break
did not keep her long swny from her
favorite sports. Soon. she WAS driving
~ much and a. skilIfnlly ms ever.
/, Miss Munro began her las; coaching
trip las, Tuesday. Her guests were
her mother. Mrs. Norman l.. Munro;
Mrs. KobeI: Osborne. Albeit ivy ford.
Charles T.. Cushing and MIR. and Mrs.
Benjamin =. Goodspeed. Fresh horses
were PIT in ut Hightown ard Princeton
WIS reached at siN o'clock Int evening
There Henry II. Xunro. a student. nrd
his FREUD. Mr.. WarVerman a ron nfa
Baltimore millionaire. we're added 10
the party, Next day the journey led ms
far ns i,.inardsvii:e. That night the
party wax entertained by Mr.. Blair.
who IN erecting house that II TO cost
81 600. 900.
Miss Munro tooled the coach to
Orange on Thursday through the most
picturesque part Of New Jersey
Thence homeward the trip WINS made
by easy stages. On.y THREE relays Of
horses were used, the last being put in
at Redhnnk. Miss Munro wns congratl-
lated by nj her friends. MT thcsi;ght-
est accident mnrrcd the pleasure nfthe
trip. The weather was idea. and sc-n-
cry delightful. The roads could not
have been better.
Miss Munro accomplished the f-nt Of
driving fonr-in-fand fer fve days
without frrlIuo the slightest fntigue
She viii have severn! entries in the
forthcoming horse show
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
Russ1A's PLATINUM MINES.
A Great Many of TAsn have Faiie.
Isto the Hands ~ Foreign
syndtcatss.

Practically the whole Of the worlds
supply OF platinum comes from Rus
sia. Nearly nll the important mines
have passed into the hands of foreign
ers. According to u st. Petersburg.
newspaper. there is group of mines
concentrated in the Verkhotursk dis
trict Of the government Of Perm, num-
bcring about 20, OF which 40 are he
ing worked. In the coursc of last year
several OF these passed into the hands
of foreigners, including u Paris syn
dictate having q capital of several mil
lion francs. and five out OF the exist
ing seven great platinum enterprises
In the Trails nre now reported to have
been purchased by foreigners. There
is said to be really no demand in Rus-
STA for the metal. and when RuEsians
owned the mines they exported the
ore in the rough state to be treated
in Germany and other countries. The
production of the mines In the Verk-
hotursk district amounted last year
TO about six tons. This may not seem
n large quantity when we consider that
platinum IL the heaviest of the met
ais, excepting the still rarcr metal.
iridium; but It must be borne in mind
that it cnn only be compared with
gold in value. The price per ton was
estimated. IT. connection with the pur-
chase OF some OF these mines by the
Paris syndicate already referred to. at
from ss0O.00O to 100000. When It Is
considered that no new veins OF the
metal have been discovered in Hnssia
for long time, and that the present
veins will soon be eSha listed, II becomes
evident that the RiiSssans have lost
an important industry, and the only
one which enjoyed a monopoly Of the
wcrlds supply.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
Welded AFTER SIXTY YEARS.
towers whs osssr-ssS sss Separated
n 11AO AassisA IN OlA

Sixty years ego Fisher w. Griswold,
then 25 years Of age, was engaged to
marry pretty Matilda Brown. nged %.
both of whom resided in Naples. y. y.
A lovers quarrel separated the two and
.iriswo,d went west. where he acquired
considerable wealth as stock man.
Matilda in he meantime was welded to
John Whitman and after his. death
struggled many years to support her
self and family. 4,-
Last august GriswoId returned TO
Naples 10 spend the remainder of his
life. There he Eet Mrs. Whitman. .
woman of 50. and last Saturday they
we're married At the home OF F. 4.
Nonshsn, a: Ecehes:er. y Y.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
welded TO THE COCK FIGHT.
tioaai sport 81 Thsis
Fathers.


1.-THE breeding Of blooded game cocks.
for the Mexican market mainly. II In
established industry in South Carp
lina." said n sporting man. reports
the Charleston Is. c. News. "Of re-
cent years the South Carolina Rnme
cocks have become celebrated. nmi
there are more orders standing nov
thnn can be Allied from the present
stock. The orders have ia lie over
until the young chickens are grown,
and they always command the ton
prices when shipped beyond the l,orl
der. go
''These game cocks hive left a string
Of victories in nome Of the richest
mains fought in this state. and many
hundreds OF dollars have been won
on their prowess. Other breeds Of
fighting chickens are rnisesl In this
state by men who never fight them.
and some of the most prominent
breeders have never wagered a dol.
lar on my Of their birds. They raise
the champions for the profit "a h. de-
rived from sales. Cock-nEhfirg now
Is not 40 common in this state M II
WINS formerly. According n the laws
OF South Carolina a maia cannot be
conducted within fnur nlttes ~ =
church mr. echonfhnuse. IeMsAfil~ Mn
has heen the cock-Agh ting keaignMr-
ters ~ years. Ree~ntiv i iArg~ IN
49, tntlt WITH rows ~ sreet ,ssSS.
N afpvs n. md esSiHs3e III sysftin9
pssp'e ars drawn q fhis pinee wh.s
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
TIE OLD STORY.
Hs Had en- sy.fem'' That wa. Abso-
luteIy Infnliiblc, INT He
Lost Ills All.

Walking down the Strand the other
day was attracted by crowd that was
collected round an omnibus. It was the
usual kccuc- q PROSTATE horse. with the
conductor sitting or its head and IN off,
cionx policeman jotting down vclun,i-
nous notes. says writer in answers.
l was about to rass on whou the face
of the driver attracted my attention.
"Dy jove! that man is uncoulnorly
like -, friend of my undergraduate
days at Oxford" said to myself, ard
as he at thut moment took of his hat
my impression was confirmed beyond n
doubt. What q reverse of fortune.
Five years ago he was quite the richest
undergraduate At Oxford, for, besides
! very liberal allowance from his par
ents, he won large sums on the tart.
The -persistence and regularity with
which he won was very marvellous, and
he accounted for 1t by saying that he
gamblcd on mn infallible system, which
he would not divulge. His unvarying
success produced q belief In us young
spirits that he had successfully solved
the problem which had been the ruin
Of go many people.
The last time saw him he was driv-
ing his own coach; five years later 1
met him driving an omnibus. 1t was
o sad sight. und passed on for fear of
his recognizing me. suppose the Sc
quel is plain enough. The old story.
Luck changed, and. like all gamblers.
he drifte,; on to his beam-ends trying
to retrieve his reverses.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
GOLD TEETH NOT ALL GOLD.
rAsy Are Often O.iy Renewable
SAslls, which Are Worn t.
mako . Shew.

.I'd hate to pay that woman'sdentist
bills" said business man to friend
on South side l. train the other day.
Across the aisle from the man was
woman who showed enough gold every
time she opened her mouth to make
q man want to leave home and try his
fortunes in the Klontike. Two of her
upper teeth had been replaced by pieces
of FURNISHED metal. md one Of her low
er teeth also had % carat sheen about
II. Her companion had only one gold
tooth. but she kept 1t doing the work
Of three by a constant smile, says o
Chicago paper.
THAT'S another case Of the old adage.
.Ali thnt gIitters Is not gold, said the
business mans friend. Zone OF the
latest dental novelties makes gold teeth
possible to anyone ut a small cost and
without even sacrificing u healthy In
cisor to make room for the metal. For
. qunrter you can get shell that can
be stuck over any front tooth and with
nm excuse to smile you can present a
regular gold mine to the nstonished
public. Actresses first affected the
god tooth, and then the Yankee man
got nm idea. In o short time there was
nm epidemic Of gold teeth. The novelty
man came out with his plated shells and
sold them like hot cakes. No one but
the dentist has any kick against the
imitation gold tooth. and as q daxzler
Il 10 hard to beat. That woman's teeth
may be the real stun. but believe she
can slip them oil when she wants to
and get them plated when they get
tarpfshed.~
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20

A good nnny 81 us owe more than
No ore grateful for to man who died
In 1913. 70 many hundred years ngo that
one In nfrnid TO count. The man is Sal
vino Arnota. who IL stated to be the
iuventor Of spectacles. On his tomb
tAsrs Il this epitaph: "Here lies Sal
yjpo Aruota de Armiti, of Florence, the
Inventor Of spectacies. May God par
don hts sins.-
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
ELECTION EPISODES.
ftiss1 Oeatests IN Bng.
land,

IA .,,., D...,
800. n,.ss,S.n w.' .k sae
,a.,., ~ S ossn I'm
r. ,o.e Wa onselveu sMne
s.a Po.s ~ uunA Ing
.In .,, ~" py usOoo W..n
nc 1870. so' ~ - sose - :
wo0 to,y Nse. enaiilsl'nsed = 70
a.. % lnoo' 'ehcs' ne cnsss-
..ns -, -. rs j
~. - s = 49,. II. .Sl -
n - 81. 8 ~ 80 49, i. 81
- - e, - !, ~ =. q
~ q ~ n. ss.' ..s .ss
%. xs ~. = ~. ~.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20
MUCH OF LlrrLI.
Many Mitss fren Lsa-

The stranger In any city half 3 hum
ired years old, II he knew anything
If the city's history, would learn
from many of the signs that the sec-
ond and third generations had sue
,eeded to the buslness of father and
grandfather. It Is especially true of
New York. The New York Times mon
ions some peculiar signs, and re-
ntes the following, which we take
% be true, although we do not vouch
or IL:
A Londoner. who had strolled about
he streets of the city with New
Yorker who called his attention to.
some of the signs of sons. agreed
hat in this respect New York was
cry like London, but in neither city
vas there any such sign as he saw
one Of the old Engnsh towns few
iours' run from the worlds metropo-
II. The sign reads:
John LITrLEJoHN's SONS AND LIT
TIE (LITTLE LITTLEJOHN DOC
LITTLE LITTLEJOHN AND
JOHN LITTLE).
According to the Londoner, the ARA
Littlejohn and Little were partners.
:he former gave his first son his
,ertner's family name, and little gave
ais boy his partners Christian name.
Aittlejohn's second son was named,
or his mothers family, Doolittle.
The three sons succeeded TO their ia.
hers business, hence the sign Is en-
irely correct, and the Londoner was
light in saying that the successors
rad no irsention of being ''funny''
when they had their sign written a.
1 appears.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20

TwfntN-Onr perSons died IN Massn-
chuset,s last year aged lGo yenrs or
more. Sixteen of the 81 were women
three of the ID never having been
married. Eight Of the 81 were born
in Ireland. three in Canada and three
in other foreign countries-leaving
seven Eative-born. six OF whom were of
Massachusetts nativity. The Oldest
was two months over 100 years.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20

The earl of Wemyss and March Ia.
Invented an implement which has been
adopted by the war Office. and which
can be used rs spade. pickax or saw
and also us bullet shield. The in.
genious instruments sATs the British
Weekly will become part Of every SOL
dicr's Kit.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20

King Edwards Plan for the Poor.
One of the first announced purposes
Of King Edward VII. is to improve the
housings of the poor in London. With
in few years the corporation NJ Liv-
erpool has demolished CISCO uhsan;-
tary dwellings and is now erecting
1s3 houses for the poor. In this, re-
form Liverpool has spent $4,000, 900.
The Meeker herald., 1901-07-20

Hicks-Do you believe that II IL UNI
lucky TO postpone wedding?
Wicks-Yes, when the young man
needs money. and the girl 10 rich.-
Somerville Journal.