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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
NICHOLAS FISH. PROMINENT NEW YORK BANKER.
KILLED IN DRUNKEN BRAWL IN NEW YORK

Nicholas Fish of the famous New
York family. banker. father Of Hamii-
ton Fish, the rough rider. hero of the
Spanish war. and q brother.in-law of
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, the New York
society leader. was 30 brutally At
tackled In q public drinking place In
West Thirty-fourth street. New York.
Sept. 16. that he was picked up Nm
conscious on the sidewalk in front OF
the place and taken to the Roosevelt
hospital. There he died.
The killing of the famous banker BY
Thomas Shakey. private detective.
pool room hanger-on and Chinatown
guide. in a quarrel over q woman, was
as evil an episode as New York has
known for years.
Mr.. Fish was killed by q blow 30
savage that 1t ruptured blood yes
sci in his brain. His skull was not
fractured By his fall. as was at drst
supposed.
sharkey. the slayer. is a giant in
size and strength. He was drunk and
ugley when he entered Ehrhardt's sa'
loon and discovered the frail old bank
er drinking with Mrs. Libby Phillips
and Mrs. Nellie Casey.
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TURNING THE TABLES.

Napoleon was entering Paris IN
triumph. Lucky this isn't Paris
n.y." he chuckled; they would have
nothing but Bourbon there"
Alfred brooded over the IRE. The
cakes burned. II fear lest they might
be like mother used to make" he ex
planned to the irate housewife.
Cincinnatus hurriedly left Rome fol
the farm. "Now that John w. Gates
IL due to corner grain farming is .
bigger graft than leading Rome 70
victory" he replied to all entreatiea
to stay.
Shylock demanded his pound Of
flesh. Whereupon Portia, with hap
py inspiration. rendered the equiva,
lent in beef. 1t was joyfully accepted
for the Venetian meat trust had 60,
In its work.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Increase Of Live stock In Ireland.

Some very suggestive tables show
ing the changes which have taken
place in Irish farming during the past
half century are given in the statis-
tics recently published by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. According to
these returns there was in Ireland
last year q population of 219 persons
to each 1000 acres of land, as against
a population Of 315 to every 1000
acres in 1851. With this diminution
of 30.5 per cent in the population in
fifty years. there has been an increase
in the number of cattle in the coun-
try from 143 to 230 per 1000 acres,
while the number of sheep in the
country has gone up from 1O2 to 215
per 1000 acres. in the same period.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Municipal owrsrshlp Experiments.

Municipal osnsrship Experiments.
President George Wallace of the
board Of aldermen Of New Haven.
Conn.,. says that in the course Of .
brief conversation In that city Presi-
dent Roosevelt told him that he had
been much interested ~ the story he
had heard Of his efforts for municipal
reform and added that he expected
that In the near future reforms will
be effected In the District OF Columbia
In the nature. of municipal ownership
that will be an object lesson to the
cities Of the country.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
BULlS-E

It Is a good thing for some mems
wives that they never marry.
There is a good deal of cant about
fair play; it is often an excuse only
for meddling.
Many man spends seven-eigththa
OF his life earning money enough to
enable him to spend the other eight
in comfort.
There are times In the lives of all
people when they expect to be hum
plugged. On such occasions they are
disappointed II they are not.
When a man turns to look at a
woman he sees only her face and hg.
ure; when woman turns for the
same purpose she sees only the dress
and bonnet.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Meaning Of Her.. Power,

A horse power is the force required
to lift dead weaight of $4,000 pounds
one foot q minute. To find the horse
power of an engine multiply the area
Of the piston In inches by the average
steam pressure in pounds per square
inch. Multiply the product by the
travel of the piston in feet per minute
and divide that product by $4,000. II
an engine is rated at 70 horse power
1t will raise $4,000 pounds ono foot
seventy-three times in one minute.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

In 1870 an ordinary shell when it
burst broke into nineteen to thirty
pieces. To-day 1t bursts into 24O.
Shrapnel fire in 1870 scattered only
thtrty-seven death-dealing missiles.
Now it scatters $40. A bomb weigh.
ing about 70 lb. thirty years ago
would have burst into forty.two frag.
ments. To-day. when 1t is charged
with peroxilene. 1t breaks up into
1900 pieces. each of which is hurled
with much greater velocity than the
larger Jumps which were scattered
by a gunpowder explosion,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
THE MARRIED cYNIc.

Who shall be considered qualified
TO speak with wisdom on the subject
of women II 1t is not he who has had
hfty.nve wives? Obendaga is Sen.
egalese chief. whose spouses have
numbered precisely two score and M
teen. obendaga has studied all OF
them. He believes that he knows
something Of womankind. What he
knows he has crystallized into max
inns of great pith and piquancy. Here
are some of them:
When a woman weeps, pat her once;
II she still weeps. beat her twice.
II you do not like a moman's ear
cut 1t OF; she will hear no less. and
may look more beautiful.
Despise not all women built like CO
coanut trees; In every forest must be
some cocoanut trees.
A yellow woman is like muddy wat
err, At only for cooking.
When you want woman, take her
II you can; II you cannot. make her
feel her loss.
A woman fights with glances: q
man with spears. Some glances are
sharper than some spears.
One of my best wives hated me
when I married her. and loved me
when I told her to die.
One wife is like one meal every day.
and that one meal always boyada. the
same food; the stomach will not stand
1t.
Talk little to women; listen much.
They talk for many and listen for few.
Better to have woman fear you
than to think she can wave doga to
q lover behind your back. A woman
admires q lion that will eat her more
than q monkey that will chatter for
her peanuts.
The less clothes q wife wears the
more she has to hide in her head II
she would keep 1t from you. Clothes
are foolish: tattooing is far more or
namental, and does not chafe. Tailori
are like monkeys tails. good only fol
hanging.
Children? They are incidents. Great
men deal only with events.
Marry much. Do not take 1t seri
ously. Often bad wives make good
widows. 1t is hard to be the widowel
of good wife. No man ever was thu
widower of a good widow.
When the cooks spoil the broth II
our land we put them in the pot tt
make more. 1t solves the question q
food.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Distinguished Visitors plsappeun.sl.

Distinguished vIsiters oisappeInts1.
Sir Edmund Barton. LADY Barton
and other distinguished visitors from
Australia. while ON their way home
from the coronation. stopped at
Warrington on Sunday for the express
purpose Of paying homage to the
memory Of George Washington. They
were mucn disappointed to find that
Mount Vernon. where the first presi-
dents remains lie. Is closed on Sun
days. As time did not permit OF de-
lay. they were compelled to leave
without seeing the grave.
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They had been drinking together q
long time-three hours, according to
the waiter who served them-when
6harkey came in. and, probably at the
invitation of Mrs. Phillips. at whose
house he had spent the previous night.
sat at the table with them.
II was over Mrs. Phillips the quarrel
started and the death blow was struck.
Sharkey says he had been drunk for
q week, and that he does not remem-
Der exactly what happened, except
that Mr.. Fish objected to him and
finally jolted him with his elbow and
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Phillips company, and that he knew
Mrs. Casey we'll.
There was . third woman In the
case whom the police speak of ~ Mrs..
Pickle and who is said to live in Har-
lem. 1t 10 said that Mrs. Pickle II .
sister Of Mrs. Casey and that the
meeting between Mr.. Fish and Mrs.
Phillips was for the purpose Of intro
ducing the banker to her.
Sharkey il now in jail in default OF
$4,000 bonds charged with homicide.
The two women were RELEASED on
$500 bail each. They figure on the
police blotter only as witnesses.
Mrs. Fish is totally Frustrated. She
has been under the care Of a physician
ever since she was brought almost In
sensible from Roosevelt hospital.
After the gruesome formalities OF
the coroner the dead man was taken
to his home in Irving place.
The funeral services were held from
st. Marks church, the Rev. DR.. Batten
oflciating.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

During the progress Of . TRIAL in .
Missouri court one day recently q
heavy shower began-the drst rain
that had fallen for a distressingiy long
time. The jurymen, most Of whom
were farmers. paid more attention to
the conditions outside than to the trial
and the Judge suspended court for a
while. remarking: THE jury can walk
out in the rain for few minutes If 1t
wants to. to satisfy itself that 1t really
can rain In Missouri"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

1t is proposed in France to estab-
lish Court OF Justice run by women
and for women. to which may be car.
ried all those cases concerning which
the most learned men know nothing.
stance, from determining questions as
to 1T In suits brought by dressmakers
against their clients; and 1t ought
to do away also with much expert
testimony in such cases.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
VARIED TYPES OF. WOMEN.
Interesting and Picturesque Are
Those Of Eastern Europe.

Those Of Eastern Europe.
The most interesting and pictur-
esque girls In the world are the Rus
SLAMS, declares Partisan writer.
They are ready to die for an idea.
The Russian girl nihilist is not afraid
to be sent to Siberia or to be i'm
prtsoned in q tower, or to be hanged
by the neck for her ideas. She is
always ready to translate her ideas
into acts. Roumanian girls are ex-
quisite. They have all the attractions
without the vices. of their ancestors
of ancient Rome. The girls Of the
other Danubian states do not yet
count for much. as they are not edu-
Gated. Bulgarian maids are, however,
making progress because Of many
American teachers in Sofia and else
where throughout the principality.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Latest Oriental Fad.
harles r. Murphy

Another oriental fad has bloomed
forth, largely. 1t is believed, as a re-
suit of the reigning fondness for the
kimona dressing gown or wrapper.
The Chinese or Japanese gown re-
ouires shoes to match, and there is
quite a demand for the straw slippers
which Chinese wear. They are With
out heels or back and a novice needs
practice before being able to keep
them on the feet. especially In going
up or down stairs. The odd foot GOV.
sring harmonizes well with the
kimona-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

In some localities In America the
exasperated people are applying their
own remedy to the evil by stationing
sharpshooters to pick of the chauf-
feurs in transit when the latter are
Judged to be going at dangerous gale
and 1t only needs the slaughter of two
or three children in any community
to rouse public opinion to . partial.
1t not general adoption of this method
Of redress.-Japan Advertiser.
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that he responded with . blow. He
said:
"If Mr.. Fish had not been drinking
and had been sober there would not
have been any trouble. and Mr.. Fish
would be alive and l out Of the Tombs.
81 don't believe 1t was hard blow,
and do not think he would have fallen
had he been SOBER"
Though the police say Mr.. Fish had
no previous acquaintance with the
women, another story prevails In the
neighborhood of the tragedy. There
it is said he was frequently In Mrs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Vacation Tour on Horseback.

Ex-Gov. Foster of New Jersey, has
Just completed three weeks vaca-
ton tour on horseback, in the course
of which he rode 400 miles through
portions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and New York. Most Of the time he
travelled alone.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Nothing Doing.

In his STORY of the Cowboy" Emer-
son Hough gives the following quar-
terly report of q foreman to An east
ern ranch owner: Deer Sur, we have
brand 800 caves this roundup we have
made sum hay potatoes is fare crop.
That Irishman yu lef in charge Mt the
other camp got SO fresh an we had to
kill him. Nothing much has happened
sence yu lef. Yurs truly, Jim."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Employment of irons in Italian
prisons has been abolished. Convicts
are NO longer to be yoked together
Is heretofore. and the cruel practice
Of manacling them to their beds is
to be applied only in very exceptional
cAseR.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
PASSING OF asoss" SHEPHERD.
Once Political Ruler Of Capital City,
He Had q Checkered Career.

Once Political Ruler Of Capital City,
He Had z checkered Career.
Local politics of the capital of the
United States city once were ruled by
Alexander R. Shepherd, who died re-
Gently in Mexico. 1t was when the
District Of Columbia had the terri
torial form Of government and he was
governor. He made many improve
ments in the city's appearance, and
while charged with corruption and
refused confirmation by the senate
when President Grant appointed him
commissioner upon the change from
territorial to district government, he
later was hailed as the founder Of
Washington as it is to-day and praised
for his work.
His admirers claim that to him 10
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
MURPHY IN caokER's SHOES.

Head TrIumvir Of Tammany to Sue
coed to Leadership.
Charles F. Murphy, head Of the Tam
many triumvirate, who has been Sc
lected by the present rulers to succeed
Richard Croker as leader of the Or
ganization, was formerly dock COM
missioner.
Politicians predict that in the event
Of success at the primaries the Croker
faction in the wigwam will unite on
Murphy as the former boss success
sor.
The Carroll men. however, sheer at
the Murphy boom.
William Dever-'s success at the pri-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

In the New Zealand town Of Nell
son woman has been asserting her
rights In quite new direction. A
local lady recently secured a cab
and horse and entered into compe-
tition with the Jehus of the town.
VINO at once took alarm and protest.
ed that she had no license. This dir.
hculty was quickly overcome and
the iaoy cabby" entered the lists on
eauai terms in that respect. Now
WIN ner smart turnout she is secur.
ing all the fares she can ind time
to drive. 1890 :.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

OWN s0y W.T. SAuk1T 7AFFlB0Us
Mrs. Carter H. Harrison, wife of
the mayor of Chicago, has written a
book Of fairy tales. 1t has been
known for some time that she had
some literary work in hand. but she
deprecated any suggestions that she
was IAN author"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
A Great Graft.

Brigham Young's grandson has
been appointed general superinten-
dent of Utah railway. II all his
brothers and sisters and aunts travel
with passes the shareholders have
poor prospects Of . dividend.-Lonr
don Express.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
p.Ilbearer. pressed In whIte.

Mrs. Gertrude Drennon, wife Of Q
Kansas City liveryman, died Q few
days ago. and in accordance with her
expressed desire six girl friends acted
as pallbearers at her funeral. They
were dressed in white and the novel
spectacle attracted large crowd to
the cemetery. Mrs. Drennon was %
years of age and had been married
less than a year.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
steyn In Very Poor Health.

The illness of ex-President steyn
of the Orange Free State, according
to the London Daily News. Is due
solely to prolonged exposure and
hardship in the field. added to the
anxieties of his oficial position. He
has no control over his muscles and
II unable to lift even his eyelids
without assistance, and his arms and
legs are quite powerless.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
v.Iuabls pl,eoxsrx In sr.xII.

James A. Bouty. an American citi-
zen sojourning in Brazil, has made a
discovery which is revelation to the
Brazilians regarding the resources of
their own forests. He has found a
tree called balata. growing near Para
and for thousands Of miles along the
Amazon river. the Juice of which
promises to rival rubber in the world s
markets.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Now way to Lay Gable.

The French government il to plow
a furrow 1900 miles long across the
North African desert, from Tunis to
Lake Tehad, and lay cable in 1t,
both to be done at one operation. The
pillow. drawn by an engine and NOV.
ing q mile an hour. will open fur.
row thirty inches deep and lay the
cable In the bottom.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
roI.toy May Le.v. Ru.,I,,

1t is said that Tolstoy intends to
make his home in Bucharest. for the
reason that he can not expect Chris
ttan burial in Russia. Carmen sylvia,
the poet-queen of Roumania, has
given warm invitation to tho
famous author to dwell in her domain,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
W.Ieomed the L..t Hymn.

A popular Methodist minister
preached In Montclair. N. j.. on a re-
cent Sunday. and his sermon occu-
pied nifty minutes. At the close. a
minister who was in the pulpit with
him announced . hymn appropriate
to the preachers theme. but with
these words: Il am sure you will all
be glad to sing the last hymn"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

The corner stone has been laid in
Newport, r. L., Of . monument to
Charles Louis d..Arsac De Ternay.
admiral OF France. who landed there
with French troops in 1880 to aid the
young republic. Admiral De Ternay
died shortly after his arrival and was
buried near where he disembarked.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Mother Of Twenty.one Children.
Mrs. Bennett, Rochlands. near Cat.
selbar. Ireland, who was already the
mother Of eighteen children. has given
birth to triplets.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Large Mass Of Pure SAT-.

The largest mass Of pure rock salt
in the world lies under the province
Of Galicia, Hungary. 1t is known to
be $50 miles long, twenty miles broad
md ESQ feet in thickness.-Philadel-
Shia Times.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Wealth Of south America.

The numerous islands of Patagonia
archipelago are covered with ever
green forests capable of supplying Inn
mense quantities of valuable timber.
while the mountain ranges, being Of
the same geological formation as those
of Chile and Peru, are probably rich
in mineral resources.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Europe. alehe.. po..otflc..

At Gornergrat, on the Zermatt noun
tain railroad. stands the highest post
office in Europe. 1t is over 5000 feet
above sea level.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
May build National Thsater

May Build National Theater.
A Breslau journal announces that
Gerhart Hauptmann has q plan OF
building national theater. q la Bal.
reuth, at Schreiberhau, in the Giant
mountains. where every summer
about fifteen or twenty performances
of German plays could be given.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

In many Of the continental cities
and in some few American cities gar
dens are laid out in the neighborhood
Of public schools and the children are
taught to cultivate them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Artist q Rapid Worker,

Among English artists probably the
quickest worker is Cation Woodville,
the brilliant painter of battle scenes.
Mr.. Woodville has been known to
commence and finish an elaborate
canvas within three weeks.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
HON EMADE.

Airy ambition. soaring high. quite
mistakes the road.
Assertion, unless backed by facts, IL
like mule kicking at its own sha-
dow.
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Mot Away. Proof Of In..nitx,

wv NFWayS TUT VI TTsHrHIys
A woman whose vocabulary Is lin.
tied to the words ''ges up" and go"
has been adjudged insane. Yet "get
up" and go" together express the
quality generally deemed essential to
one seeking the sanest success.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
locomotive. sun In Demand.

Electricity may be the motive
power of the future, but the fact re-
mains that in the census year 1900
the output of steam locomotives was
more than 5000, valued at more than
$50, 100000.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Typewriters In Demand.
There are forty-seven typewriter fac
tories reported to the census bureau,
with an annual product worth about
100000. The foreign sales for 1900
amounted to $2,700.000.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

eermany's Beer Consumption.
Germany's annual consumption Of
beer works out at over thirty-si5
gallons per head of population.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27
Opening Up Africa.

Work is to be started Immediately
on 4 twenty-five mile railway to con
acct Gwelo and Selukwe. Rhodesia-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

way FIhu cure TOT Eepro8y.
The territorial board of health of
Hawaii is to begin a series of expert
ments to determine the value of x.
rays in the treatment of leprosy.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-09-27

Experts declare hats are. from the
hygienic point of view, an absolute
absurdity, save where actual protec.
ton from the sun is necessary.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-16
A Society Event.

Mrs. NJ. d. Frizell and Mrs. j, a.
Trmble gave an elegant reception,
at their home on South Delaware
street, on last Thursday afternoon,
in honor of Miss Camilla Crume
Smith, who was making her first ap
pearance in the city OF her birth, with
the chambers Daughter Co, Mrs
NJ. C. Smith and daughter, Miss
Maud, OF ST Louis, mother and sis.
teroi Miss Camilla, graciously assist
I'd the hostess in receiving; other
ladies who assisted were Mesdames
IoAer, Crowell, Morris, Duvall, De-
Armond, Austin, Allen, Kip, Brit
ney. of st Louis, Percival, of Bur
lington, Vermont, Warnock, Shafer,
Walton, Everin"ham Smith, ARM
strong, and Misses Rosser, Hart,
Prudence and Hortense Trimble.
An excellent lunch was served in
the dining room, which was beautiful
ly decorated with festoons OF bright
foliage and lovely COSMOS, which
were especially suggestive of early
autumn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-16
His Life IN Peril.

81 just seemed to have gone all to
pieces" writes Alfred Bee. OF Welfare
Tex, ''biliousness and a lame bach
had made life a burden. couldn't
Eat or sleep and felt almost too worn
out to work when | began to usf
Electric Bitters, bnt they WORKED
wonders Now sleep like top, car
Eat anything, have gained ins rengti
and enj,,y hard work" They Civ.
vigorous health and new life to weak
sickly. run down people. Try them
Only soc at II. L. fuckers drug
store.