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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

Somebody has made the discovery
that a persons character can be told
by their favorite color. People who
persist in wearing bright red neckties
will please take notice.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

The latest from Alaska is that gold
bearing gravel has been discovered in
the Atlin district yielding $3.50 to the
shovel Nothing is said as to the size
of the shovel.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

Scientists announce the discovery OF
a species of walking fish. But we will
never get at the truth of the average
fish story until some one discovers a
fish that can talk back.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

According to official reports 26,41S
patents were granted by the United
States government last year. Several
of them were for perpetual motion
machines and few were for airships.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

Much injury can be done by phila
throplsts. without intention. to youns
men and women who are compelled tc
live economically while they are get.
ting a foothold in business, or attend.
ing various kinds of schools and col
leges in large cities, thinks the Chris
tian Register. When their life in
cheap lodgings and boarding houses
where no provision Is made for socla.
pleasures, Is described as surrounded
with great temptations. injustice Is
done To thousands OF young men ant
women who are too busy and too ear
nest to be conscious of temptation
They know that they are poor. they
know that they are working hard foi
things that they greatly desire; but
they are willingly paying the price
They are studying music. art. science
or whatever is taught In the various
Institutions Of learning. and they are
cruelty wrGneed when their narrow
quarters aud frugal living are asso
elated ia the mind Of tke public With
temptation aud wee.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

The Grand Army of the Republic is
passing In 1890 it's ranks contained
400, O,4S9. In 1901 there remain only
276,662. A great division comprising
123,S27 men has ceased to respond to
roll call.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

Among the Eskimo tribes of Green
land it is the rule that every animal
killed, larger than a seal, must be di-
vided among the men in the communi-
ty regardless of their share in securing
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

The superintendent of police In
Paris severely yreprimandingg gendarmes
for unnecessary violence to strikers is
fresh reminder that they do some
things excellentIy we'll in France.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

Philadelphia, for Is years back, has
been engaged in a special fight against
it is gratifying to know, with success
1t is announced that deaths from that
cause in the city are fully one-third
less than they were at the commence
ment of the battle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

Chicago business men say that the
country high schools provide them
with a more promising class of clerks
than those graduated from the city
schools. They are smarter and more
generally available than the town boys
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

Minister Storer at Madrid writes thai
large numbers of Americans are being
other European countries who pretend
that large fortunes, ETC., await the
tins if they will only forward liberia
sum to cover the expense of getting
possession of them. In order to make
the case appear plausible the swim
dlers send along forged official rec
ords, wills, newspaper clippings, etc
In some cases the innocents even go tt
Europe in person, only to find that
the whole thing is swindle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-03-21

The army is to have 30 dental sur
geons. Some of the soldiers would ap-
preciate a few chiropodists.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
JEWELERS. m MANILA
sesssA Of Marvellous SKIN
In Their work.

One of the odd features of the Philip
pines is the jewelers., whose skill il mar
Vicious. They IRE all women. and 1t IL
strange that in other lands women have
not gone into this. the duinticxt and
most csthetic of employment. The
shops are small and gloomy and the
stock displayed is meager and unsatis-
factory. But II one wants to buy the
jewelers. will exhibit such treasures
that any poclictbook is too lean to buy
all the pretty things desired.
Necklaces Of pale pink coral. statu-
cites of the coral, rosarics with beads
exquisite in shape and tint; pendants
and chains of pearls, white and pink
and yellow--all these are to be seen.
There are bewilderingly vnried lot
Of garneta shown, blood. orange and
yellow. the lGttef set In silver; silver
hligrec work u popular and small bowls
Of mother-of-pearl. Gold II worked up
in pattern like lace. The women buy
the crude gold, make their own alloys.
draw out the wire thread nnd beat it
will, hammers. They are equally nkill-
full with silver and do delicate filigree
work, very original and striking.
One woman showed q necklace of blue
enamelcd gold, set with gray pearls.
that was n harmony oftints. There are
pins and sticlspins Of blood rubies. hat
pins. belts and brooches, but few rings.
The rings are mostly enameled gold.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
BOUGHT HER OWN RINGS.
TAas Yessg vwsoan cAase q. E,.
Oa6s1sst Cssesse THAT
Suited Hev,

It occasionally happens that the
ring = girl receives ~ an engagement
token is far from suitable to her ideus
of what such n thing should he. One
young woman. however, will have no
one to blame but herself IL the ring
she wears is not satisfactory. for she
bought 1t herself, says the Chicago
Chronicle. Her fnnce lived in small
southern town, where there is not
the wide variety Of diamond rings
from which to select that one finds
in city: therefore It WINS decided
that when the young woman came
north she should choose her own ring
And she did. She brought with her
. goodly sum Of money-her fance's
money. of course-and when she
reached Chicago she repaired in haste
to one Of the big shops and with
much care selected . solitaire that
suited her.
None Of the clerks guessed. of
course, that the girl with the flushed
cheeks was buying the circlet that
was to seal her engagement. but she
was. and she paid hsr for it in a busi-
nessrlike way. secutsd receipt. and
left the shop suailing. and probably
better satisfied with the bit Of jewell
~ than she would have been IL her
ahsanced had bought it himself.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
WE'D on A SINKING VESSEL.
1ws Os1sasssus nnasrana Pnsns.A
1AssR vsws II the HAos -
Death.

Perhaps the most impressive mar
riage ceremony ever performed was
solemnized while death stood lseEing
by on the deck Of the sinking emit.
grant steamer st. Levan. The vessel
grants on board and heavy cargo.
During violent hurricane In the In
dian ocean the cargo shifted, throw
ing the vessel over on her beam ends
and leaving her entirely helpless. A
panic enxued and before the ships
officers could 4uell II 30 of the paxsen-
gers had lcaped over the side In their
terror. For days the ship drifted.
swept by the sens. and life was lost
daily. Finally it was decided to give
the steamer one more day and then
take to the boats. A. the st. I>evan
was sinking slowly. Then two OF the
paAscngcrs---a young man and young
woman. who had become engaged on
the voyage-hunted up the chaplain
and demanded to be married.
The chaplain declined At first. say
ing they had much better spend their
time getting ready for the death that
seemed certain The pair had no no
tion Of looking at the gloomy side
and said they would rather die As man
and wife II it was inevitable. Even
tuaily the clergyman married them
before two Witnesses, with sinking
ship instead of y church. and tho cries
of terrified passengers ms a chorus.
The boats were rcsorted to two hours
later and all were taken of. OF the
a3o souls on hoard only the newly
married couple and six other people.
in the smallest boat. ever saw land
again. They reached the isle Of So
cotra after IL days At sea.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
RELIGION OF PREsDRnra


There have bsen no religious tests APP
piled TO candidates for president OF the
United States. Gen. Washington WIS
u menber Of the Episcopal church long
before he became president and was II
communicsnt. Jefferson. though &C.
cused Of being An atheist, died be-
lfever in 4 Divine Being. n asserted by
his daughter and by some Of his later
writaags. Both the Adamses were Uni
tariatA Madison apd Monroe were Epis-
copalisss. Jseksou became . Presbyte-
rian. Wan Barren attended the Dutch
ReferDed church, but WA NOT MEM
Der. ". n. Harrison and Tyler were
Episeopaliesa Polk never united with
any deno0tsatiou. but during his pres
ideney attended the Presbyterian
church. Taylor WAS IN Episcopal at
tendant. fillDors was . Unitarian,
f'eses, Trinitarian CongregatioraIist.
Buchse4h Presbyterian and Lincoln
snd JoAbsos attended the Presbyterian
church. deaes and Hayes went with
the Method1oA Oarheid was preacher
Of the Church Of the Disciples. Arthur
wss an EpsseopAlian. Cleveland PRES
byterian church member and President
Mckinley il q Methodist.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
PRONE TO HAVE ApopLExY.
1sssnt eviAenees That ClsH91as1
Are Peculiarly Subject to TAa9
Fatal Disease.

The number Of sudden deaths oc-
curing lately among ministers IL
worthy of passing note. Why this
should be no IL not eaay to explain.
Certainly none of the penalties per-
taining to dissipation and high living
that directly invite physical decay
applies in their case, says the Chicago
Chronicle.
1t ia true. most Of them have hard
work and comparatively poor psJ.
with the attendant overstrain and tire
OF the life struggle. but there seems
to b NO good reason why their or
derby lives should not in great meas
ure counterbalance mental and bodily
stress- Notwithstanding all this the
clerRymen wear out comparatively
early.
For some reason not equally ex-
plainablc with other brain workers.
there appears with them u marked
prociivity toward aporlexy. Perhaps
this IL in part due to continmou. and
exacting mental drndgcry slong neces-
sarily limited lines. hut this was
hardly the case with the Brooklyn
pastor who added to his other quail
iftcations that of well-merited repu-
tation for outside scientific research.
Death in his case, as IL common in
some forms of apoplexy. came to him
with startling audiences. While pre-
pairing to make a call and standing
in his doorway. he merely straight
ened up and then slowly sank TO the
floor" Evidently . blood vessel of
IArnN ~S~A to-
brain gave way and killed him az in
stantiy as the bullet from rife. The
preliminary spasm thus explained IT.
self. There was no warning. In fact,
~ 10 often noted In similar instances,
the man had previously said that he
felt unusually well.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
INVENTED BY A WOMAN.
TIE Spin de Esd L~o0 Were Orsei-
sa1ly DesfxasA ~ ChSaess
Worker.

All women are not degraded in China.
Witness the dowager empress. who
rose. by the force Of her own will. from
the position OF a slave to that Of ruler
over III" most populous nstion m the
globe. Notwithstanding the prejudice
against III. SEX among the Mongols
women occasionally break through the
barriers and achieve distinction.
In Shanghai. the metropolis of The
most coveted section Of that vast en-
pire. is a temple erected in honor Of
HunnR. n woman dcified for her great
service 10 her people. and Chinese men
do not 'iisdsin 10 worship before her
image.
Centuries ago mn elderly lady Of good
family and condition. who had hitherto
lived in tie region Of Kwan -Tuny. re-
moved to Nu-Ni-t'hinv. near Shane-
hal. where she spent the remainder of
her life. Since the lady happened to
he Iiuang. his simple event revolutions
lied the province In which she mad.
her home. II was a great revolution.
yet the most conservative will NOT ac-
cusc her of having left 'wnman's
sphere" since her instruments were
those associated with countless wom-
en-. from Penelope. the terrible Fates.
and the "viTimous woman" Of Solomon'a
praise. down to our own grandmother
the spindle and the loom.
Cotton fabrics have been used TO
Some extent in China for 1000 yeara.
but the cotton interest. now 40 Inn
portsnt. received Its hrst real impetus
shout 500 years ago.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
r THE oNE.PRIcE AElFER.

Yew wsnter buy thst heifsr, Zsbf I don't
betaevs yew can:
woutan's sell tibet heller. sir. to any hvla'
man.
No. sir. II yew should come an lay ssty
In my hand
ia 10 an shes the stable door an let tibet
hsifer stand.
I'D let her stond right whore she Is till she IL
Afose I'd sel one side Of her. thet's ali I've
Y.w 6ssrd Wanted to dispose. lev mus.
hsv heerd 1t wrong:
them along.
OF course I've got = lot Of stock. more stock
An Am short Of stable room. an some
what short Of feed:
But es for Dllin' thet there beast I
wouldn't. no stree!
Let forty dollars come 6stween thet heller.
am one price crittss. Zeb. no man kin
beat me down;
She's wuth heap more'n forty. Zeb. ask
any man in town.
HI Hunksr want. her purity bad. an so does
But es said before. OF course. the heifer
amt for sale.
She's gentle an she's good an kind. an
sllcker then an eel:
A child could milk her any tssne. shed never
raise q heel.
She never hooks nor Juaaps the fence. she
never runs away.
An cones around at miikin' time 60 rsg'iar
e. the day.
You'd orter see tbs mhA sbs savss. IT'S
yalles. thick an sweet.
An 81 for quantity. by gun, thet halter
can't b. beat!
They's 1unks Of butter foasin' round inside
the milkin' pail.
An speakin' Of her butter. Zsb-but then.
she amt for sale.
Yew say yew'rs bound to hsv her. Zeb9
Yew want her purity bad?
The sllckest piece Of COW flesh. sir, farm
ef ever had!
wutA thirty dollars es she stands. an not
4 dollar less:
For I'm a One-prtce critter. Zeb. ysw'l ind
thct out. guess.
wuth thirty dollars es she stands. I'll tell
yew what Ill dew:
I'll swap her now for twenty-hvs-'twtxt
me an her a. yew.
Jest twenty five. no nsors or less. for I'm
one-price man,
An II yew'd want 20 swap hsr back. why
duFn It. Zeb. view can.
-Jos Cone. in N. Y. Sun.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

"A westsrn judge who. although he
10 wis, does not mind being witty,
was trying . ease recently, when
he was disturbed by young man who
kept sowing about in the rear OF the
courtroom, lifting chairs and looking
under things.
Young man." the Judge said. At
length, "you azs making great deal
Of noise"
."Your honor" replied the young
man. Il have lost my ovsrcost and I
an trying to fnd it,"
"Well," said the venerable jurist,
people often lose whole suits in here
without making al that disturbance"
Short Stories.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

We have . small number Of Malays
and I.ascars in the aailors' boarding
house district. which 10 situated near
the East and North rivers. downtown.
says the New York Pest. The Malays
are chiefly Manila men. although many
come from Batavia. Samarang and
The 1.ascars are from In
dia. They are all SO dark an to he taken
easily for negroes. but their features
are Caucasian and their hair ia straight,
stiH and wiry. They are Peaceable and
orderly up TO = certain point. and then
they lose all self-consrol and generally
resort to the knife. The number varies
from so to 400 and 500. They are In
veterate smokers, and many Of them
use opium as well AZ tobacco.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

There 10 one thing which strikes .
foreigner Is being particularly
strange in the uniform Of the Japan
csc soldier, says . writer in North
American Notes and Queries. This is
that the numerals which he wears
upon his shoulder straps to denote
the number Of his regiment are Euro
pean numbers. not Chinese or Japan
csc telegraph. For instance. the SOL
diers of the Third regiment just wore
upon their shoulder straps. l
found upon inquiry that this was be-
cause the European numbers were 80
much more quickly and easily distin-
Guished from each other than the
complicated Chloese characters. A
truly practical nation the japanese!
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
s.ess~s>saa lasssnaessn AAeae ~
Oe00oapt1sa u the 0sooAA 81
ANAaoA We 0AAAA.

There 10 little wonder Nat the -.
parang young Newspaper mqn, whoss
drst assignment carried him 70 the
geological survey. felt like seeking
some other profession after he had run
against . genuine scientific trestdse ON
matters geologic. Perhape many an
older man In the service would have
beea staggered to learn that until
the presenee OF the Alsonkaan rocks
was determined the writer entertained
The working hypothesis that . large
laccolitA Of posphyFy might have heea
introduced At . Aorisoa near the base Of
the raleosoae fsssaasiona. hut the Ap-
PeaFaaee Of The pee.r ateosotc roeks IN
tAs Asass 1t ~ Wean4a3ns. s1tA On eva-
6eAsseftha Aype4Aeeated laceolith ,rea-
dess Il lmpcseah&e that the upaft caa
b primarily conseeAed With PofpAysy
tatsus1on." However, IL Yves gratifying
70 know. relates the Washington Post.
that all tAs sheet rocks and many
dihes are included geographically
under . aagle name, Monxonits-Por-
phyry. expressing the composition, in
which the aikah feldspar. orthoc!ase,
and the sodaline feldspar, ptagioclAse,
are estimated to play approximately
equal roles. The further composition
of the rock 10 expressed by saying that
It ~ quartx-bearing hornblendic mon
sonite-porphyry."
Many . man would perhaps sleep
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
he COULDN'T SHAVE
A.A Yet The DssSss was . Ms. Of
Rare Attadanests In Seton
tiA9 LsAsa8D9.

A famous archeologist went to his
club recently. his countenance dishg-
ured at several points with sticking
plaster. says the Homilctic Review.
There was q general inquiry among
his friends us to what was the mat
ter. Razor" said the professor,
briefly. Good gracious! Where were
you shaved?" asked one of the young
er members, sympathetically. ats .
strange thing" snid the man of learn
ing. II was shaved this morning by
= man who really is, l suppose, q
little above the ordinary barber.
know Of my own knowledge that he
took . double first-clsxs ut Oxford,
that he studied at Heidelberg after
ward and spent several years in other
foreign educational center.. i know
also Of my own knowledge thnt he has
contributed scientific articles to our
best magazines and ha. numbered
among his infinite friends men of
the highest social and scientific stand
ing. And yet" said the Savant. "bc
can't shave man deccntly."
"what Is he barber for" exclaimed
the younger man, with all those ac-
compliments?
''Oh. he isn't barber" said the
bookworm. yawning. "You see I
shaved myself to-day" There are a
great many men who get into III.
wrong pigeonhole. 1t is important
that nuns individuality should be
studied il the selection of trade or
. profession. A great deal Of the
worlds sorrow would be prevented II
that were done.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27
TALES OF THE INJURED.
t0wn PhysssaAAs In
Ch1sa40.

Doctors olices in the region of Ran.
dolph and State streets frequently wit
ness strange scenes of accidents and
disorder. More people are hurt in the
busy neutrality-suspicious. than the
rest Of the concentrated world imagines.
The other morning in the waiting.room
of a prominent physician a woman had
barely entered with limp wrist bound
in a handkerchief when man opened
the door hurriedly. his white face
daubed with trinkling streams Of blood,
says the Chicago Chronicle.
"Tend 10 him first" moaned the
woman, unselflshly. "Poor man. he
seems to need it most"
AZ the doctor examined his injuries
the mssculine victim told his story.
He was = painter and was decorating
the interior Of jewelry store when he
slipped from his ladder and fell face
downward through the glass top Of a
showcase. wAick discounted for his san
culinary appearance.
'Nothing very much happened to
me-" gasped the, woman in her turn.
"At least thought IL was nothing
much. l only slipped on m orange
peel that lay innocently on the side
walk and the consequence Is broken
wrist. for, OF course, as i felt myself
going put out my hand TO break my
fall. don't think would have minded
It 70 much either" continued the suffer
ing patient, "only that three men saw
me slip and they could easily have
caught me. but they only laughed"
A way with men.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

A singular and unexpected source Of
danger was lately discovered on .
French boiler. The top Of this was COW
cred with sand, and tiny steam jet
escaping around q rivet set some Of the
particles in motion. creating a novel
sand blast that was rapidly cutting
hole through the shell of the boiler
when the leak was fortunately detected.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

Nanchuria being about 800 miles one
svay and 800 the other. II is no wonder
the Russian bear denies having swell
lowed IL at the first gu!p. At east two
bites a. q cherry Of that magnitude are
to Be looked for. says the New York
Tribune. and perhaps several more.
Dut there ID little doubt that the ro-
bust animal will worry it an down
sooner or later. .-~--
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

WHERE Ne Drew the LSpe,
CsWy-Phat do veg prefer ss chaser
afthcr drinking whishkey7
<nsaidy-Annything but me wolfe
Judge.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

The A4est cable which has been laid
across ~ Atlantic weighs $50 pounds
to the Aa3s. This IL the biegest Of al
the cahleA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

A Hosaess N Parade.
what wa~it Myrtilla did that wasso
dreadful2"
why, our literary club met At her
house. md she wanted TO show her
new hat, 50 she wore it."-Puck.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

~N N UWtt63fI06N.
Aormonisnn Aas taken refuge in
Switzerland. Recently published sta
tistica apprise Us that there are NO
fewer than 1,100 Mormons scattered
about the Swiss republic.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

SssmAa sasas n Japeo.
Japan bought over q. Goa 200 worth Of
sugar last year from Germany.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-07-27

They didn't see her again for three
weeks, and then she came flying into
luncheon at Lilian's with a look in her
eyes as II she'd just fallen heir to mil
lion in gold.
''l've had the love!icat experience in
the world" she announced. "You re-
member that money I found: Well.
waited few days, as Uncle Mac snid,
and no one advertised the loss; so put
one in myself. Told them to address Y,
the newspaper office. you know--the
way they do. Next morning went
down to get the returns. There were
nine answers, and Of al! the a.hetic
things! Not one of the people who
wrote had lost their mono y en- the day
or at the place founi mine. but they
were just MS hopeful. fer all that, and
they ctual!y made me feel responsible
for their losses.
First there was 4 man who had
dropped a small, fiat. black book. with
. pawn ticket. a laundry bill and two
two-Io!!ar bills in II. And distressed
over it! You'd think he'd lost gold
mine. And he was so sure twas hi.
money Id found-poor fellow! Then
. woman poured out 4 whole shee,ful
Of her heart. aad drew 4 picture of the
purse she'd lost. and tod me how the
money in it belonged to her sister,
who was in the hospital and who peeds
ed it drsad'u!iy. and how I'd be blessed
forever II ouly restored 1t. Next
there MAS an cid man who had dropped