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The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
Justice Gray and the La~y.r,.

Judge Gray sought to continue what
he called the old regime" the solemn
state OF his court. Now and then he
encountered members of the bar able
to turn the tables on him, but not
often. Henry w. Payne was one and
Sidney Bartlett, both leaders at the
Suffolk bar, was another. "Mr. Bart.
lett" said Chief Justice Gray, leaning
back in his chair, that Is not law and
1t never was law" To this the lawyer
promptly and pleasingly replied: 1T
was law, your honor. until your honor
iu.t spoke" "If your honor please"
said Payne one day. beginning a mo-
TOE. "Sit down. sir. don't you see
am talking with another Justice"
Numbered the ther chief justice. Mr..
Payne took his hat and walked out of
the courtroom. A half hour afterward
. messenger reached his ONCE with
note saying that Judge Gray was
willing to hear him. Il am not will.
ing to be heard" answered the old
lawyer, until Judge Gray apologies"
The apology followed.-Springfel Re-
publican.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
INJUNCTIONS DENOUNCED BY
IRRIGATION SUPERINTENDENT

Denver, Nov. 3O-In his annual re-
port to the state engineer, submitted
yesterday, Superintendent Armstrong
Of Irrigation division No. l says the
scarcity of water resulted In bringing
up questions never before thought Of.
aud that the drought was a fruitful
propagation of litigation. as we'll MS IN
injury to farming interests. Concern
Ing the injunction method of getting
water, which he calls trick" the su.
perintendent says:
ut II becoming understood that the
value of water for irrigation Is very
much above the price that has been
set upon It, consequently the very best
legal talent is being employed to &C.
cure the right to use the water by Jun
Tor appropriators, very often to the In
Jury Of older and senior appropriations.
A favorable procedure in this line Of
action Is In obtaining the issuance
from the county courts of writ
of temporary Injunction, restraining
the officers Of the irrigation depart
ment from enforcing the laws made
and provided for the proper distribu-
ton Of water for irrigation purposes.
Especially is this true where the inter
ests of one irrigation district come into
conflict with those Of another.
s.This office has been seriously en-
barrassed in the performance Of its
duties by this trick. for 1t ID trick,
although legal one. whereby a canal
company, or district, can hold the wa
ter to which 1t is not entitled for =
period Of time and, when hearing IL
had, ask for q dismissal Of complaint
and the dissolution Of the injunction
ON payment Of costs, which they can
well afford to pay. would suggest
that something be done to remedy
this, either by the coming Legislature
or by 4 ruling Of Tue Supreme Court on
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Ever since the days of that floral
abomination. the green carnation, we
have known that flowers are sus-
ceptible to influence Of drugs and can
be made to change their colors by
proper, or, rather. improper, treat
inent This branch of Horticulture has
been pursued further by inquiring peo-
pie. and 1t seems that plants are as
liable to the effects Of poisons rs are
human beings, writes the London Tat
Ter. II you give q flower too much
chloroform, 1t will not agree with it.
In the words of the operator, ut
Groops and dies" 1t is difficult to see
what Is the advantage of this particu-
lar study Every one knows that flow
ers can be killed far too easily. II
rome scientific person would find a
way of causing them to bloom all the
year round in our climate, that would
be something of a discovery-less
scientific, perhaps, but much more &C.
ceptable.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
SECRETARY OF WAR REPORTS
ARMY IN GOOD CONDITION

stan and bands. 1928. total 17.742; in
fantry, 24,4S0; engineer battalions and
band 1882; additional strength for
troops stationed at the general service
and stan college. school Of application.
and legation guard, Pekin. China, l.
245; enlisted men, stan department
etc, 2,877; total, 1886.
1.-The health Of the army has shown
q continued improvement. The deaths
from all causes during the calendar
year 1901 amounted to 1894 per thous-
and Of mean strength as against 2274
per thousand of mean strength during
the calendar year 1900. This large re-
duction Of death rate was in great
measure due to improved conditions In
the Philippines.
The principal military events OF the
past year have been the end Of the
military occupation Of Cuba and the
end Of the insurrectiou In the Philip
pines.
referring to the operation Of sec
tion So OF the act OF February Q, 1901,
which prohibits the sale Of beer and
light wines in post exchanges, ssfo
In my last report that great body Of
reports had been received. which tndi-
Gated that the effect of the law was I'M
fortunate, but that / thought q sufii-
Gent time had not elapsed to give the
law a fair trial, and that the obserya-
ton and report of its working would
be continued during the ensuing year.
IA great number of additional re-
ports have now been received, and
they confirm the impression produced
by the earlier reports. l am convinced
that the general effect of prohibiting
the use of beer and light wines within
the limited area Of the army post is to
lead the enlisted men to go out OF the
post, to frequent vile resorts which
cluster In the neighborhood. to drink
bad whisky to excess, and to associate
intimately with abandoned men and
more abandoned women; and the OPP
Grafton of the law is to increase drunk
enness. disease of the most loathsome
kind, characterization and desertion
and moral and physical degeneration.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
Nuggets from Manila.

A native named Rios. in Tayabas
province. styles himself the descend
ant Of God. He will be a Godforsaken
hombre If the constabulary get hold
of him.
Rios, the self-styled descendant Of
God. should be given an opportunity
to visit the home of his ancestor. Tay.
abas is not fitting place for man
of his illustrious descent.
There was young man from Shang-
hal, who remarked. Il cannot see
what, with bloomin' club dues and the
high price Of bues. those blokes in
Manila don't dai."
The Cavite Chino who poured mol
ten brass into a retort which was par
TALLY filled with water or nonalloyine
material did not live to learn better
but his fate should be warning tG
others who do not know that all ma
terial substances do not harmonize
with each other-Manila Up. ID Free
dom.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Washington, Dec. 1.-The annual
report of the secretary Of war says;
November q. 1901. the date of the
last annual report of the secretary Of
war, the army Of the United States
consisted Of $3.50 officers and 1904
enlisted men. In addition there were
1855 men In the hospital corps; III
volunteer surgeons appointed for duty
in the Philippines; 1878 native scouts
under the command OF ninety-eight Of
licers in the Philippines. and twenty
I'VE officers and 815 men Of the Porto
Rico provisional regiment Of infantry.
"The continued improvement Of con-
ditions in the Philippines made posi-
bic . further reduction In the nelisted
strength Of the army. which, BY order
dated May Al, 1909, was hxsd - fol-
lows:
Cavalry. 14,o4o; artiilery-coast 49,
734. field $3.50, non-commtssioned
stan and bands 1923, total 17.742; infan-
try. %, $50; engineer bAttalions and
band. 1882; additional strength for
troops stationed at the general service
and stat college, school Of application.
and legation guard. Pekin, China, ITO;
enlisted men, stan departments. ETC.,
2.7s3; total army. 66,4s7.
ION October is. 1902. the regular es-
tablishment consisted. according to
the latest reports which had been re-
ceived, of 1856 officers and 66.OO3 en-
listed men, total of 69,5S9. In addi-
ton there were 1898 men of the hos
pital corps; 1872 volunteer medical Of
ficers; 4.978 Philippine scouts, under
command Of 100 officers. and twenty
nine Officers and $40 enlisted men OF
the Porto Rico provisional regiment.
Since the ending of the insurreetion
and the complete establishment OF
civil government in the Philippines. 1t
has been possible to make a still fur
Their reduction Of the army. and on
october "a, 1902, an order was made
reducing the enlisted strength to os,-
S66, as follows:
Cavalry, 1920; artillery-coast 49,
1874. field $3.50. non-commissioned
- ~
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Denver, Nov. 3O.-A Grand Junction
dispatch to the Republican yesterday
says:
On September "a 1901. the halfway
house between this city and Delta was
burned to the ground. 1t was sup
posed that the body Of E. G. Angel.
the owner and manager. was con-
sumed in the fire. He carried large
insurance in both the Modern Wood
men and the Woodmen Of the World.
Both orders contested the policies and
refused to pay because there was
ground for thinking that Angel had
not died. The wife Of Angel removed
to this city and conducted boarding
house.
Last night Angel returned from
California. where he claims that he
Aas been for more than = year. II b
said that he il in poor health.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
CURE FOR CIGARETTE HABIT.
How 4 New England Mother Over.
came IL in Her Son,

tIS" = WV 1h9'~'S
came It In Her Son.
The other day a wise New England
mother suddenly came upon her son
and heir, a youth of tender years. and
discovered he was INDUCING In q
cigarette.
My boy" she said, ''if you must
smoke, why not be manly and smoke
q cigar? Come with me-" And she
led him into the house and bestowed
upon him a large. black funer, and
brought him light, and sat down by
him while he enjoyed the fragrant
weed.
She was with him, too. when his
lower lip began to tremble and his
eyes to grow yellow. and wave of
chalky wilderness overspread his face.
Mice cigar. isn't it," she said in
her pleasant way. so soothing and
restful and enjoyable. Don't you find
/. SOL"
The boy couldn't steady his voice
tufnciently to reply, but he forced
himself to take another puff. and
when his hand with the cigar in 1t
dropped he give the smoldering thing
a glance that expressed nothing but
the deepest loathing.
Il always like the looks Of these
nice. large cigars" said his mother.
They seem 80"
"P.pplease d-don't, mother" gasped
the boy. "I-I.think I'm g-g-going to
de-"
And twenty minutes later he prom.
ised in broken voice that he would
never again attempt to smoke until
she told him he was old enough to
begin.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

The Crown Prince of Siam took
pains to avoid women during his stay
In Chicago. His royal highness will.
in accordance with Siamese customs,
be compelled to have anywhere from
so to SEQ wives. and he probably 10
DESTROYS Of putting OF his trouble until
the 1ast niaute.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
Amount o. cold In the worlc

Amount u Gold In the World.
Estimate the yard of gold at e..
100000 (which il in round numbers),
and all the gold in tho world might.
II melted into ingots. be contained in
= cellar twenty-four feet square and
sixteen feet high. All the boosted
wealth already obtained from Califor-
mia and Australia would go into a
safe nine feet square and nine feet
high.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
CATARRH OF LUNGS
A Prominent Chicago Lady Cured
BY Pe-ru-na.

Miss Maggie WEIGH, secretary Of the
Betsey Ross Educational end Benevo-
lent Society, writes from 32s North State
street, Chicago. Ill. the following glow
ing words concerning Peruna:
Last fall caught the most severe
cold ever had in my life. l coughed
night and day. and my lungs and throat
became 80 sore that was in great dis.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

The Doukhabors, not satisfied with
abandoning their horses and cattle.
are now deserving their wives and
children and trudging barefoot hun
dreds Of miles Ito seek the light" Did
those wives fail to NIL the lamps?
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

why should anybody kick against
the proposed mint trust? All the
principal ingredients of a julep except
the mint, II we mistake not, are con-
trolled by trusts.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

There are times. after all. whom d.
vorces are justinable. An Indiana man
has secured one because his wife
smoked cigarettes.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

A Jersey City preacher is going to
organize boxing class to be composed
of members Of his flock and teach It
himself II this doesn't have the de-
sired effect he may hire a regular ad-
vertising manager.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Carrie Nation declined pay for q
little cash in her head which she got
in a railroad accident. Carrie seems
to be next to the fact that her value
as an article of commerce is too small
to compute.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

. John l. Sullivan is appearing at q
continuous performance house In New
York John L. has been in the con-
tinuous performance business, how
ever. for long time.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Noah, Columbus and ]. Pierpont
Morgan have been referred to Is the
three great masters Of the sea. Why
should Noah and Columbus be men
toned?
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Sarah Bernhardt's Hamlet was not
liked in Germany. The Germans are
not accustomed to Hamlets that re-
quire spyglass obligato.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

1.-THE Joy of Living" was too ex-
uberant for the nerves OF Mrs.. Patrick
Campbell. and she tainted before the
second act.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Tax on Hats In England.
In the reign of George III. hats were
taxed. The least tax was 6 cents.
Those above 50 in value paid tax
of 80 cents.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Gen. Corbin's advice to young army
omcers about to marry IL Q barefaced
infringement ON the London Punch's
copyright.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

The Russian language is to be taught
In some parts of China. This is not
only adding to but multiplying China's
troubles.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

The Chicago school strike naturally
raises the question AZ to whether the
old-fashioned art Of spanking has be.
come = lost art.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

II Reed smoot Of Utah goes to the
senate. 1t looks as II he would give
Washington an interesting social
problem to solve.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

A college Of golf has been opened
In New York. OF course there are
lots of D-'s In the degrees con-
ferred.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

In Canadian cavalry regiments tho
sword has been ruled out. The sword
will soon be with the battle-ax.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

1t IL = little early yet to assume
that John Bull 10 trying to make Ire
land loyal on the Botany Bay plan.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Buffalo Bill is going to quit after
two years more Of 1t. Russell Sage
must pity him for his lack Of enter.
prise.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

The miners are mining. and that's
just what they should be doing. And
the operators are thinking, and that's
what they should have been doing
some time ago.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

The population of Siberia hs
doubled during the past twenty year
but not Of its own accord.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Mary MacLane has tried all of til
breakfast foods and IL going back
Montana as unhappy As before.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Notices have been posted In the
Richmond (Va.) Union station for
bidding women to smoke in their
waiting-room. This looks like q
straight cut.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Lectures on Advertising.
Lectures on advertising are being
given twice a week in the commercial
college at Prague.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Alfred Austin has written poem
entitled Good Night" II we could
only believe he means 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

President Schwab seems determin-
ed to emulate the man who broke
the bank at Monte Carlo"
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
FAT STOCK SHOW
SET FOR MARCH

Denver, Nov. 3O.-At a meeting OF
the general committee of the Denver
Fat stock and Feeder Show. held yes
terday at the stock yards, 1t was de-
cided to change the date from the last
week in February to the first week in
March, to bring the stock show in the
same week as the meeting of the State
Cattle Growers Association and the
American Cattle Growers. The date
decided upon is for March Bird. 4th and
9Th, instead of February 23rd. oath and
25th. 1t was decided to have the form
al opening of the new packing plant at
the same time, and the first week In
March will be a memorable time In
live stock circles. The committee
elected Mr.. C. X. Boettcher to be the
treasurer of the show in place Of Mr..
F. A. Keener, deceased.
There was enthusiasm over the out
look and 1t was decided to hold gen.
eral meeting of all the committees on
December 18th, at which time steps will
be taken to push the work Of prepare
ton and appoint other committees. The
indications are that there will be a
large number of cattle. sheep and hogs
entered at the show. and that there
will be large attendance Of stockmen
from all parts Of the United States.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

We know men who will spend =
dollar in an effort to secure the favor
Of . free pass to . 25-cent ball game.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Tho union of undertakcrs' helpers
is said to be dead cinch.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Castro's hardest Job seems to be
to convince the Venezuelan rebels
that they are whipped.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

President 3aer lays 1t all on the
miners. He himself is blamelees, If he
II allowed to tell 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Mascagni finds that the American
dollar. while pleasant to take, IL
elusive.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

1t cannot be denied. at any rate. thu.
Gen. Uribc. Tribe is well connected.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
Mosby Denies Newspaper Report.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 3O.-Col. John
g. Mostly. special land agent for the
government. who is to testify before
the federal grand jury here tomorrow
with regard to Illegal fencing OF pub
lie lands in western Nebraska, denies
having severely criticised the Nebras-
ka senators, n stated in dispatches
from Chicago to eastern papers. The
day after his arrival here . local pa
per contradicted the report on Mos
by's authority.
He also denies saying that the Pres
fdent would use cavalry to tear down
fences. He was asked what would be
done II the cattlemen refused to re-
move their fences. He replied that
Grover Cleveland sent = company Of
cavalry to pull down fences in Cali
fornia, and he supposed the same
thing night happen in Nebraska
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

Dense Population.
Asia contains more than half Of tie
people of the world.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

an agreed case covering this question"
Concerning some other abuses which
flourish. under present methods the su-
perlntendeut says: 1.-THE right OF old
canals to extend and enlarge their Gu
pacity SO as to enable them to appro-
pirate and take from the streams the
full amount of water decreed to them
of date twenty or thirty years ago.
and apply such water to territory
recently brought under cultivation;
also the right to sell and transfer to
new bitches the surplus portion Of de-
crees granted to old bitches, but never
appropriated and used by them, to the
injury Of intermediate appropriations,
are questions which should be settled.
so that the old appropriations and pros
pective investors in irrigation enter
prises may know on what ground they
stand in this line
Inc superintendent calls attention to
the value of storage reservoirs us
again demonstrated during the past
drouth season. when the only sections
Of the state where full crops were
raised were those where the reservoir
system was in operation.
The report shows length Of bitches
In division No. Of 3,1O5.01 miles. The
ma ximum capacity OF bitches and wa
ter carried ID 19,26I.71 cubic feet per
second Of time. The highest number
of days water was carried was 321.
The report shows the following totals
for the division:
Acres that can be irrigated. 1,03S, 2A
Acres actually Irrigated. ..... 743,375
Acres of alfalfa. ..... 198,440
Acres of grasses. ......... 17B,724
Acres of grain. ....... 2l6,5O4
Acres of fruit. 1891
Acres of beets. ............. 11,4S0
Acres Of potatoes. 1881
Acres of other crops. ....... 123,589
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06
Trvlt's P,ssciptiel ff IadIgssliol 1 prs.

naAsia Positively cures all symptoms, removes the
1870 cause Of headAchs. Paipitatiol Of the heart,
hsayiness and bloatnz of the stomach. Delivered
any where for " o. bottle. TRUNK BROS, Dan
yer, Colo. Dept II.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

POULTRY, EGGS, BUTTER 1 GAME WANTED
ship TO reliable house that gets you the highest
prices and quick returns. @. D. EPPEL, l6D Mar
kst street, Denver, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1902-12-06

AGENTS Wanted to sell our Nursery Stock.
AUGNbO Special Inducements TO local agents.
NORTHERN NURSERY CO., DENVER, COLO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-30
NOTICE OF SALE.

Notice is hereby given that |, as
trustee of the bankrupt estate Of Lee
Mays & Co, of Troy l. T., acting un-
der order of court, will offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash the as
sets of said bankrupts at Troy, Indian
Territory, on Saturday November J.
1902, between the hours Of 10 a. m
and 2 p. m, in front Of store house
formerly occupied by said bankrupts
The assets consist of a stock of mer
chandise invoicing s1519.34, abou
S4OO or $500 of notes and accounts, ant
store house located in Troy, l. T.
]. w. FAULKNER, Trustee,
Madill, /. Il.
First published Oct. 20, 1902
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-30

dian Territory on this the FIRST day Of
october, A. d.. 1902.
(Signed) G. W. DUKES.
(SeaD Principal Chief Choctaw Ma
ton
(Signed SOLOMON = HOMER.
lSeaU National Secretary Cbo,taw
Nation
tSignedl =. $. MOSELY.
(SeaD Governor Chicbasaw Nation
(SigneO J. l.. THOMPSON,
(SeaD National Secretary Chicka-
saw Nation.
(Signed) TAMS BIXBY,
(SeaD Member Commission to the
Five Civilized Tribes
(Signed) r. b. NEEDLES.
CSeaD Member Commission TO the
Five Civilized Tribes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-30

speaking of Texas" said a young
lawyer who once lived in the Lone
Star State 20 the New orleans Times
Democrat, "reminds me of peculiar
conversation l heard in n grocery
store few years ago in one Of the
smaller places OF the state, and the
story will amply illustrate the pecul'
iarities of the vernacular in certain
more remote parts of Texas. hap
pened to be in the grocery store In
question when a little girl came in to
buy some eggs, and the following CON
versation was carried on between the
girl and the keeper of the place: Amt
you got no eggsT asked the little girl.
Il amt said | amt the storekeeper re-
piled, whereupon the little girl replied
after this fashion: Il amt ask you is
you amt you. | ask you is you Is you
Amt your That's the way they talk IN
some sections of the state. The little
lassie who used the expression made
herself clear and she got the eggs"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-30

BANKRUPT NOTICE.

In the United states Court for the
Southern District Of Indian Terri
tory. In bankruptcy. In the matter
of w. o. williams, bankrupt in
bankruptcy:
To the creditors of w o Williams
of Chickasha. in the district aforesaid,
a bankrupt: Notice is hereby given
that on the 22d day OF October, A. d.,
1902. the said w. o. Williams was
duly adjudicated bankrupt, and that
the first meeting of his creditors will
be held at my Office in Chicksha on
the Sth day of November. A. d., 1902
at 10 a. m. in the forenoon at which
time the said creditors may attend
prove their claims, appoint a trustee
examine the bankrupt. and transact
such other business as may propertl!
come before said meeting.
r. HAMILTON,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
First published Oct. 80.