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New-York tribune., 1902-02-01
TAN REPEAL BILL COMPLETED.
CHAIRMAN PAYNE INTENDS TO PRESS IT
IN THE HOIISF

Washington, Jan 31.-The bill reducing war
revenue taxes S77.0O0O0o has been completed
by Chairman Payne Of the Ways and Means
Committee. The committee will meet Mon
day and report the bill 10 the House, and 1t is
the purpose of Mr.. Payne TO begin the con
sideration in the House Immediately following
the consideration of the Anti Oleomargarine
bill.
schedules have to be readjusted. All rates how
ever. are brought back to those existing before
the war, except on mixed flour The repeal sec
ton is brief and restores the old rates. In some
cases, in that OF cigars. tobacco, beer. etc,
changes have been made since the original
taxes imposed, that simple repeal Of
existing law would not restore the old rates.
Special sections cover these cases.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-01

MYRoN T. HERRICK UNABLE TO ACCEPT THE
PRESIDENTS OFFER FOR BUSINESS REASONS.
LEY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rn1nrNr1


PRESIDENTS OFFER FOR BUSINESS REASONS
IBY TELEGRAPH To TRIBUNE1
Washington, Jan. 31.-Myron T. Herrick of
Cleveland, finally declined to accept the an,bas
sadorshp to Italy at the White House this
morning. the post having been offered to him
by the President over a month ago. Inability
TO neglect business affairs ar present is the rea
son given by Mr. Herrick for his decInation
In connection with Mr.. Herrick's decision 70 re-
main In private life 1t is said that when General
Draper resigned the Italian ambassadorshtn the
present ambassador. George V. L. Meyer. sue
ceeded him in December 1900, with the distinot
Understanding that he would hold the post for
only year Last summer President MCKINLEY
promised Mr.. Herrick that he should foIIoy-
Mr.; Meyer in turn for a single year at Rome
and that he should succeed Mr.. Gage as SEC
retary of the Treasury it having beer Dc
termined at that time that Mr.. Gage would
remain in the Cabinet much more than another
year. There is a well defined impression thar
had Governor Shaw declined to enter the Cabi-
net, in all probability Mr.. Herrick would have
become Secretary of the Treasury
New-York tribune., 1902-02-01
CABINET DISCUSSES RECIPROCITY.
REDUCTION OF DUTY ON CUBAN SUGAR
EARNESTLY ADVOCATED BY THE
PRESIDENT

Washington, Jan. 31.The only matter Of i'm
portance under discussion at the Cabinet meet
ing to-day was the Cuban reciprocity question
now before Congress. The President IS greatly
in earnest in his advocacy of a reduction of the
duty on Cuban sugar. Secretary Root also is
strong advocate of a reduction of about % per
cent. 1t is believed that this proposition meets
the general approval of the members Of the
Cabinet.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-01
LEGENDS OF NEWARK.
InterestinR Revolution tales from the Jcr-
sey metropolis.

'hPROPENENT OF HARLEM KILLS
washington. Jan 81 (speciaD. Representative
Iussley mas introduced a bill in the House
IloIlHe Ihe secretary OF War to contract with
1SJhaIIes Stoughton for the Improvement of the
"a, na,ien Kills New-York City, by canal to con-
se,n sseUt 'hs loHer Harlem River with Long Island
Sound; IN accordance with the report made in lSeS
New-York tribune., 1902-02-01
KING OF SPAIN

Description OF the ceremonies q
his coming OF Hge. and photo. O y r.. NJ
Curry. special envoy. who will represent the
United states that time. "
New-York tribune., 1902-02-01
FINES FOR OvERcRoWDNG THEATRES.

COMMISSIONER sTURGIs To STOP VIOLATIONS OF
THE LAW.
Fire Commissioner Sturgis has referred the vio-
lations of overcrowdinG of theatres made to him
to Assistant Corporation Counsel Cosby. of the
Bureau for the Recovery of Penalties. number
of violations have been reported recently by fire.
men. and the Commissioner issued an order call
ing attention TO the duties of hremen in theatres
All violations are to be reported. and the fines
usually $50 for each violation. 10 be collected
New-York tribune., 1902-02-01
EXPECTS MR. sHARKET TO BE RENAMED
SENATOR P1Arr SAYS HE THINKS Mr. WOOD
RUFF ovERCAME ANY oBJECTIoNs EN-
TERrAINED BY PRESIDENT

Sapator PI,tt who returned from Washington
Yesterday afternoon said last night that ron 81
that he could learn in Washington. Na'aI - :.
Sharkey would be reappointed and comm"
an early date .,,,.ss
II assume that Mr.. Sharkey Will De res ,,o-
said Mr Platt last night "LleuleHIsH ma what
NVoo6rIIff was in Washington yeSteIueS' 80 reap
eyer Obiections the Presid mt htu - ~ ,v-srcorns
pointment OF Mr. Sharkey thlhA "
Have YOU been keeping track Q! % pad was
C;liden matter in Kings County! MI
asked -, ----.rsd 1T IS up
"Oniv in a general way. he ansWe.tefH e.tfr~ IN that
tn tbs C;oyernOr TO do the r1ght Ii,.7 ~, T;ss-
matter The case viii come 9etore H'
day next"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Mr.. Clark was telling how the Chi
nese endeavor to evade the present
exclusion law. and Of the large num-
Der who. because Of the decision Of the
supreme court holding that the child
born In this country Of Chinese par
ents ia an American citizen, claim to
have been BORN here. There were, he
said, instances where Cinnamon forty
years of age had endeavored to get
in on the ground that they were the
minor children of Chinese parents re-
siding in this country. ut Is an abso-
lutte fact" he continued, that the rec
ords of the California courts show tina.
one Chinese woman out there Is the
mother of no less than Ave hundred
children"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17
Buns,.s BIRDS Jours.y..

That 1t may have the entire field to
itself and escape the keen competition
of hosts OF tropical relatives for the
nectar and minute insects in the deep
tubed brilliant flowers that please him
best, the ruby throated humming bird,
sole representative Of his family east
Of the Mississippi, travels from Cen
trail America or beyond to Labrador
and back again every summer of its
necessarily active little life. Think
what the journey from Yucatan even
to New England must mean for a
creature so tiny that its outstretched
wings measure barely two inches
across! 1t is the smallest bird we
have. Wherein lodges the force that
propels it through the sky at a speed
and height which take 1t instantly
beyond the range Of human vision?-
Neltje Blanchen in the Ladies' Home
journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17
n Want Everybody to Know How
Completely II Cures Indigestion"

This shows the unselish disposition of Mr..
Hodge, of Orchard Cottage, Ippleden, New.
ton, who. having been cured by Vogeler's
Compound, wishes every other sufferer to
know of the benefit he has received from
this marvellous remedy. He tells his story
as follows
"Gentlemen-I find voselers Compound = remedy
above all others last year in a thorough bad
state OF health, and could hardly drag leg after the
other. had tried dozens Of remedies advertised to
cure indigestion and all its attendant evils but veas
rapidly going from bad to worse when had the good
fortune to be Recommended to take vogeler's Com
pound did 50, and am thankful to say 1t made =
new man Of me. should ike other people to know
its virtues and how completely It knocks under ths
wont form. Of indigestion and Dyspepsia
(Si8ned George H. Hopes.
Vogeler's Compound is the greatest reno
dy Of the century for all stomach disorder
and liver and kidney troubles in both men
and women. A free sample bottle will b
sent on application to the proprietors, St.
Jacobs Oil, Ltd, Baltimore, Md.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17
MIND TRULY A WONDERFUL THING
Inventor Saw Pos.ibil,tI.s In Hss-
messed Cyclone.

Inventor Saw Pos.ibil,tI~> In Hsr-
messed Cyclone.
1t was during the portion of his
career when he lived in the valley of
the South Fork of the Big Sunfiower
river that Henry Plymshaw. the in
ventor, made his most notable inven-
ton. This invention had to do with
cyclones.
One afternoon Inventor Plymshaw
saw a splendid specimen Of . funnel
cyclone coming over the prairie. and
ne called to me and said we would go
out and study 1t. since 1t was evident
that 1t was going to one side. The
instant the cyclone sighted US 1t
came straight in our direction. We
weren't prepared for this exactly. 30
all we could do was to run. We were
Just on the point of giving up. when
a most extraordinary thing happened.
Curious thing. Sort of natural. too.
That cyclone stepped down . nifty
foot WELL And there It was. Only
one leg. and that down . hfty-foot
we'll in the middle of sheep pasture.
II It had two legs no doubt 1t could
have scrambled out, but 1t couldn't
make 1t with one. Couldn't do any
thing except revolve. And It did do
that. never saw q cyclone revolve
like that one. Mad. apparently. be-
cause 1t had missed Plymshaw and
me. and got caught. So 1t just buxzed
around like q top. Nothing in the
world to stop It.
Most men-mere men of action
would have been satisfied at get
ting away and not having to revolve
with the houses and lots; but not
Plymshaw. No; he got to thinking.
and what was the result? Put belt
around the stem of that cyclone just
.. the top of the well. set up dyna-
mo. strunk wire, and ran all the ma
chinery and electric lights In that part
Of the country. Regular Niagara for
power. Going yet. Nothing to stop
1t, you see Wonderful what . thing
mind is.-Harpers Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Novels of Babylonian life are not rare.
but hitherto no writer of fiction has ven
tured beyond the shallow depths of the
classical legends which formerly were
taught as "Assyrian history This
argues q lack of enterprise or originality
in the novelists as the fund Of material
that has been gathered since Botta
struck the first pick into the ruins Of
6arEon's palace In 1872 il ample and var
led enough for either history OF romance.
A new writer. Josiah M Ward. Is to
his readers back into the times of Neb-
uchadnszxar and the last days of Nine
web. The title of his book. Come with
Ne into Babylon" is a pleasant promise
which challenges attention: One expects
iiWes ny ,ba oT R.hn1anaps Se. INTO os inc
has come to be a synonym of luxury and
wantonness. Those were heroic days re-
ally. when the greatest nations of that
remote antiquity the Babylonians Medes.
Lydians and Egyptians. met over the
carcass of Assyria and engaged In that
fierce struggle for the mastery of the
world.-Leslie's Magazine for May.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17
MAD GOOD REASON TO Be woRa,tD
Feared Sooethiag Hsd Gone wron,
With Hls Literary cour,.h,

Feared sosethi.s Hsd Con. wron.
with HIS Literary Court.hip
There Is more in this literary bust
ness than thought possible" de-
clared the young man who is in love.
when my girl. owing to circumstan-
ces over which she had no control. left
for the West. I decided that l would
follow AZ soon As could earn enough
to pay my fare there.
Some time ago was In a book store
and CHANGED to see = book entitled
'Tarry Thou Till Come The
thought struck me that II would be
good hint. so purchased the be-;
and sent it to her. By return mail
received from her The Right of Way,
Say. that made me feel good all over.
but one month later was startled
and somewhat puzzled by getting
Great Expectations and the best way
! could figure 1t out was that she had
met some one out there with lot OF
money and was trying to break Inc
news to me gently. .r&
Yesterday l was knocked IN
heap by receiving The Crist
going West tomorrow II l have
On brakebeam!"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

A four-year-old boy was taken by
his mother to one Of the upper West
Side churches in Holy Week. When
they were going out she gave the little
chap q cent to put into the poor box,
which was one of the new. burglar
proof kind. consisting of slotted iron
tube leading to n safe in the cellar.
The child dropped the coin in the
slot and then watched for results.
Finally he said:
Mamma, don't see any chocolats
sounin' nuf "
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17
Tn. Old phil...lph,. Mint.

The site OF the OLD mint in Philadel-
phia, which failed to sell for 81. 0OO. 900
the other day. was bought by the gov
eminent in 1929 and the corner stone
was laid on July 4 of that year. It
was then In 1.-The country" Now 1t Is
In the very center of the financial and
business life of the city ard near it
are the largest hotels. libraries and
clubs
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Since Waukegan Judge has decid-
ed that egg money is the legitimate
perquisite Of a farmers wife, there
will be a chance for some women to
buy new dresses oftener than once in
Eve years.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Paris has prevented ]. Pierpont
Morgan from carrying of one pair of
iron doors, but the city ought to be
careful how it treats our covetous mil
lionaire. He may yet transfer the
Latin Quarter to the Bowery. New
York, or Clark street, Chicago.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Moasy Gifss Set Circalattnx.
During the two weeks following
Christmas there Is more gold coin in
circulation In New York city than At
any other time Of the year. Many Of
the gold pieces handed over the cour-
tiers In the stores have been Christmas
Rift0.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

An Illinois girl wrote her name and
address on an egg and put 1t in a
crate with others to be shipped east
She Is still waiting for a matrimonial
proposition to hatch out.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

The prospect of having American
college yells at Oxford seems to dis
woman and proved that though mar
riage may be lottery there are no
blanks for the man with a will.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17
Why L. II

That St. Jacobs Oil always affords instan,
relief from pains. after all other remedies
have signally faileds Simply because it il
peculiar to itself, wholly unlike another rem
edy. 1t possesses great penetrating power
reaching the very seat Of the disease. Ii
acts like magic. 1t conquers pain quickly
and surely. 1t is an outward application,
AID Is used by millions of people.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

People who are in the habit OF SELL
Ing their old books to the junk men
should keep the fact in mind that an
old volume bearing the date 1867
brought $1,100 In New York recently.
There was nothing valuable about the
book but its age.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

A man with live body and q dead
mind has been found In Chicago, but
nobody is reported missing from the
railway station bureau of Information.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

William Waldorf Astoria has given
500, 900 to an English university, but
when last heard from he was still
waiting for that title.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

1t has been brought out in Connec.
ticut divorce suit that the man waa
drunk twice day for 1854 days in sue
cession. Why he missed on the 365th
is not explained.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17
Kept up War Habits.

Capt. Hiram Pugh, who died at
Bridgeton, New Jersey, \ few days
ago, had not slept in bed since he re-
turned from the Civil War. When he
WAS taken Ill some weeks ago his doc
tor ordered him to bed, but he resist
ed all orders from the doctor and died
with his boots on"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

II the Prince of Wales comes we
can promise him that tho menus will
always be presented In our choicest
French.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Belgian socialists who want the lone
man one vote" plan evidently intend
to do the voting for their wives. n we
do In this country.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

And the greatest victory that Wis.
eonsin Grand Army veteran ever WOE
was in securing three kisses without
having to pay for them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Carnegie advises young men not to
strive to obtain more than a compe.
tence. He will not have to plead very
hard with the majority of them to
get their consent
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Mr.. Morgan is getting perilously
near that place on the public stage
where Alexander posed while he wepi
because he had no more worlds to
conquer. ..
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17
prsn..bl. Ys.r for Farmers.

Profitable Year for Farmers.
The nrst year OF the new century
was an all-around record-breaker for
the farmers Of the United States. The
entire years surplus of the products
Of feld and farm sold abroad amount
ed 70 no less than $500. 000. 900.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Some people are not bothering &C
much about the price OF meat since
the cost Of cigarettes is being reduced
All kinds of living are not dear.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Having seen few portraits of King
Leopold we shall not be surprised al
anything the people who see the origi.
nal every day may take a notion to
do him.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

cd trust. This looks like = blind
deal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Kubelik and Paderewski no sooner
wind up their season than 1t Is an
rounced that the seventeen-year To-
Gusts are headed this way.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

During the year 1901 nearly half q
million cases Of champagne were i'm
ported into the United States. 1t will
b remembered n m extra dry year.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

The originator of the comic valen-
tine has just died at the age of ninety.
He lived in Philadelphia and was
therefore very slow about facing the
ghosts of his numberless victims.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

King Edward belongs to twenty
elubs-and probably nothing disagree
able would be done even II he should
not pay his dues.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

The ordinary wedding is closed with
q ring on; but that telephone matri-
monial alliance down In Kentucky end
ID with q ring OF.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

By the way. Just ask your wife whs
the phrase. the differential sugar.
means, OF course you know. yourself
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

A couple of years ago the Union Pa
citic Railroad Company offered prizea
for the best articles on the subject:
Can the Farm and Ranch Products of
Colorado Be Doubled, and II So. What
Would Be the Eject Upon the Bust
ness Of Denver?" The three best arti-
cles are published in pamphlet form.
For copy and some account of what
we have done in the vicinity of Ro-
meO, in the sunny San Luis valley, In
the way of practical demonstration
Of this subject, write to Zeph. Chas.
Felt, 1O2 Boston building, Denver.
Colorado.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

President Loubet's life has been
threatened. The people of France are
becoming restless again.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

II . successful airship ever be de-
vised 1t will be worth far more than
the 3250.00O Sir Hiram Maxim offers
70 pay for II. :
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr.. is taking
cooking lessons. Now let the hired
girl beware.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Kansas City has bribery scandal.
1t seems to be a mere matter of discov-
ering the briber in order to put all
American cities on the same footing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

Venezuelan soldiers seem to think
that footracing Is the greatest of sol
aisrly accomplishments.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

The habit Of talking back at the
preacher during the delivery Of his
sermon is becoming 30 common as tc
make church services unusually attrac-
tive.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17
c.Ilforni. Farm Machinery.

In no locality has modern steam
farming machinery been applied with
sueh effectiveness as upon the grain
ranches in southern California. On
one ranch the engine used to draw the
machinery is OF tifty-horse power. and
has drive wheels eight feet high. II
consumes twelve barrels OF oil every
day. and it's operation requires the ser.
vices of seven men. In blowing. fifty
five burrows are turned over IT one
time, covering a breadth of forty feet
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

The meat combine Is said to expect
great profit on stored eggs, but 1t
may be counting its chickens before
they are Matched.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-17

STOVE REPAIRS or every known make Of
PULLEN, lsSl Lawrence st., Denver, Phone n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-03
FINANCES OF A PoTENTATE.
Expenditures of Ii Hsi, the Emperor Of
Corea.

from Harper Magazine.
Ii Hsi the Emperor of Corea, is the
twenty-eighth sovereign of his dynasty-a
dynasty that usurped the throne of Corea
some 300 years ago.
The emperor scarcely ever stirs out of his
palace. He is supposed to make royal
progress through Seul once each year, but
does not always do SO. This progress is
gorgeous with all the tawdry display of
orientalism tinged with occidental ideas
wrongly understood. The most magnificent
thing about this display is the bill which is
presented to the treasury to defray ex-
penses Sometimes this amounts to as
much as 100000 yen 1880 600 for the one
days entertainment-a vast amount when
the purchasing power of the yen is consid-
cred. Few or no details are given, and
when they are, they often partake of the
nature of a farce. Such Is the item of
champagne for the foreign representatives,
which figured once at 10000 yen (S35 ,OO0)i
OF course, most of these vast sums mis-
appropriated, and the emperor has his
share. He also has another source of rev.
enue which is very profitable. This is the
sale of patents for coming money to pri-
waite individuals. The right to coin fve-sen
(2h cents nickel pieces is the usual one
granted. The purchaser pays down 5000
yen $4,000, and he receives the privilege
Of coming nickels, for which privilege he
pays additionally 1900 yen (S2 900 monthly.
This in itself is good business for the en-
peror but he has improved upon it, and, by
a system of stopping all patents periodi-
cally, he obtains frequent repayments of
the initial premium! 1t is said also that
the emperor has recently ordered 1000, 900
five-sen pieces in the United States OF
these the actual cost will be one cent (two
SEM each, leaving him with a profit of
some $50, 0OO Mention must also be made
of the sale Of concessions to foreigners.
These frequently cost the concessionaires
more than they are worth, but this is not
always so, as may be seen by the follow
ing instance which was told US in Seul:
A British official having died in Corea,
the court was given to understand, heaven
alone knows why, that some compensation
should be awarded the widow. She there
fore was given the post of governess to the
crown prince, with an official salary 1t
is said that during the three years of her
governessship, she never once saw the
crown prince as a pupil; nevertheless her
engagement for another term of three years
has been arranged for