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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30
OSCAR a DEMOCRATIC KING.

Ruler o. sweden and Norway ocea'
sionaiiy Rsiaxss Dignity.
In these days. when the camera
misses nothing. It may seem hardly
credible that there IL only one king
In the world who has been photo
graphed wearing his crown. Yet It il
So. King Oscar IL the exception. No
more democratic king sits on . throne
than no. and his memoirs. which he
II writing for posthumous publication,
viii probably be more appreciated by
ordinary folk than the memoirs Of
royalty usually are. They will tell.
perhaps. on the authority Of the king
himself OF his meeting with N. Gas
ton BONNER. the famous botanist,
whom the king met botanixing near
Stockholm when out himself on sim
liar occupation. Their mutual inter
est led to conversation and n. Bon
nier. not recognizing the king. sug-
gested . lunch at an inn. "No. come
home with me-" said King Oscar. and
~ they reached the palace gate the
famous botanist, realizing the identity
Of his friend. begged . thousand par
dons and became reluctant to enter.
I'm sorry." said his majesty. but I
happen to be the king Of this country
and this 10 the only place I've got to
entertain anybody In" n. BONNER
was It his ease and the two went In
and talked botany fT the rest Of the
aftssnoca.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30
c.l..s.y s..s u... = %,

CaIanisy Jsas Uses 0sa.
Calamity Jane" famous all over
the United States and most Of the
world for her daring dseds ~ scout.
frontisrswoman. equestrisnns and .
sure shot. was In Jamestown. N. D..
On route to Livingston. Mont. on her
return from Pierre. 8. D.. where she
spent the winter.
She spent night In Oakes re-
Gently and had quite . time there.
She rather startled the men in one of
the saloons. and one Of them will not
soon forget his experience. She was
drinking and called all present mp to
the bar. Tho men thought they were
pretty wise. and they had lots Of fun
With Calamity" They were getting
along nicely when she pulled couple
Of guns and told them to dance.
"You fellows have had your fun
and now it's my turn" she said. "You
don't know as much as the calves out
ON my Montana ranch"
The boys danced. One man In the
crowd did not dance. He stood around
and laughed over the actions of the
woman. She noticed he did not drink
and ordered him to do 80. The COM
mand was made good with the aid of
'vicked-looking gun. The man quick
h swallowed glass Of beer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30
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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

esssslas nsaAsA - 1selaA0 SNDA
fhs natives Of Liberia. II Afrisa.
have 10 elocxs. They take the kees
sells from tks nuts 1t the candle tree
and wash and string then % tie Tto
Of palm lsAf. The hrst or top ksr-
mel Il then hshtsd. All 81 the kernals
are Of the same size and subslanea.
and each viii burn . certain number
Of minutes and then Vt Ere TO. tie
one next below. The natives tie
pieces of cloth At regular intervals
along the ssring to mark tie divide1s
Of time.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Los Angeles, Cal
Q day 1t time how would feel the
next day. Five bottles Of Lydia Il.
Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound
changed all that, my days became days
Of health, and I have n5oyed every day
since-now sig yeefs.
I'VE havs used considerable Of your
Vegetable Compound In our charitable
work, ~ we ind that to restore poor
mother 70 hsalth 70 she can support hsr.
self and those dependent upon her, II
such there b.. IL truer charity than 70
rive other aid. You hAve my hearty
endorssmsnt, sfor you have proven
yourself . trne friend 70 suffering NO.
nsn. ~-Mne =. 6An.Yn, 750k Hill g.,
Los AnSslee, Cal -eseee Hs5se fsasss ~
No ether petson eaA give such
hAlp1ul advice 70 women who
are DICK ~ can Mrs. PinkhAn,
fer - Other has had such great
ex16fisnee-hsea address y Lynn.
lGAss., and hsr advice ffee-H
you arc slek write her-you are
Ioolish II you d0a't
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clsar, fsr crs,.nsa l...a..

Making cisars for princes and Pc.
tentatss and crowned heads II . great
business in Havana. II Il good ad-
vertising feature. II gives the cigar.
makers prestige which they cannot
get in any other way. King Edward
has his cigars specially made All the
cigars that are made for crowned
heads by Cuban manufacturers ara
bought BY the men they are made
for. and scrupulous care IL exercised
In the matter. The only men who
ever get any Of these cigar either
get them ON orders from royal per
aonases or they get them ~ guests
Of the royalty. A particular kind Of
tobacco II used in the manufacture Of
these cigars. Take the case, for In.
stance. OF the car Of Russia. Cigars
that are made for him are branded
with the Russian cost Of arms. and
he buys all the cigars the factory can
make out Of the material and In the
way specified by his order.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

O9Ase Poopasrs AtV6ahSh.
Istpsss In the alphabeta OF the ali.
fsrsnt nations vary in nunbaf. The
sandwich islanders have II. the Bur
nsse 10, Italian %. Bsngah n. He
brew, 8yriac. Chaldee and eAmaritan
a each. Latin -. Greek -. German.
Dutch and English Is zach. Spanish
and Slavonic "a each. arabic %. Fer
sian and Coptic -. Georgian IS. Ar
menian -. Russian II, cid Muscovits
~. Ssnskrit and man. Of the .orien-
tai languages have so eaeh.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

When Gems. Botha, Dewet and De-
larey reach London, King Edward will
grant them IN audience. Had some
such meetings been held before the
6outh African war. instead Of after.
the world might have bssn spared .
sorry spectacle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

A great drawback to women making
an unqualified success in business life
b their Inability to look ON calmly
while those who owe them large sums
are doing tho Dives act.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Whsn . preacher takes . woman b.
~ hsnd. and says. I'VE missed you
~ Sunday" sho feels that her fAith.
nj attendance II church has not bssn
b vain.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Tho warning that tho Egyptian
sphinx II crumbling to pieces gives
American multimillionaires = new op-
portunitr to contribute to relic res
tosation fund.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Sarah Bernhard admits that she 10
50 years Of age. But 1t must be said
for her that she has not yet arrived
q that point In life where most wo-
men begin to grow too stout.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Women have been mobbing women
n the streets OF Paris Of late. And
al over the matter Of schools and re-
usion- How the hair must have
aown.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Since Kipling wrote The Vampire"
how many men. after . quarrel-in
which they were. OF course. to blame
have made sarcastic reference.
either mental or oral, to "a rag and
. bone and y hank of halr?"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

The grave diggers in one Of Chi
cago's cemeteries have struck. Still,
the situation isn't IS serious ~ II
might be. Since the advent Of the
automobile scorcher It frequently hap
pens that there isn't anything left to
bury.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

The esteemed Cleveland Plain
Dealer says there il only one rhyme
for month" and gives 1t ~ "oneth."
How about millionth. billionth. trilI-
oath, and 10 on, neighbor?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Whether the .ZeigIer expe-
Aition has been temporarily suspended
o. permanently abandoned. the north
pole must do more or less lodging
to keep out OF Lieut.. Peary's way In
his ANAL dash this season.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Rose Coghlan has declared. in tho
Montana district court of Lewis and
Clark county, her intention to become
. citizen Of the United States. We
need all the good-looking citizens OBJ
taiuAbiN.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Water 10 not so cheap after all.
when William X. Vanderbilt finds him
sslf compelled to offer $4,000 for .
snail pond.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Now that Yohe and Strong are
safely away from American shores q
strict quarantine ought to be estab-
llshed against them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

A Buffalo man was held up and
robbed IN his own back yard. This
ought to b some consolation for
those who arc held up At the summer
essorts.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

The water in Great Salt Lake has
fallen six feet during the past eight
pears. There must be . hole In the
bottom Of the old thing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Apparently the train robber sees NO
nssd for him to 30 west to grow up
With the country. Illinois II good
Snoagh for him.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

In . dispatch from New York
: 0ates's wealth IL said to b only
$4,000 en-. This il ridiculous. He
wins more than that much every week
ct poker alone.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Some Of the chauhleurs have appar-
satly decided that It involves an un-
nscessary waate Of time to 90 back
and pick up the dead.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Lord Kitchener 10 called the brav-
81 man in the British army. but has
nsyer been able to summon up cour-
are enough to get married. ~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Alfonso 10, indeed. leading poor old
Spain . merry pace for progress. II
- said to have learned to swear and
- drink highballs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

A Denver scientist has rediseoversd
tie planet Eros. He should be the
nsxt man to have . go At the north
pole.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

TAs fool Who rocks he boat Il too
eetsa tie one saved after the up
setting.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

There 10 NO danger that the car
Il Russia will disarm. II he ever
1oss his own subjects will get him.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

What . national calamity II would
- Il the earthquakes in California
AaA ruined the prune crops!
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

The cholera epidemic In Egypt II
- virulent that people die in i've
0tnutes after being stricken. These
microbss must carry double-barrelsd
ohot-guns.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

TIE man who invented postal carda
= dead. The postmistress ought T.
givs him Q monument
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

oolomon's temple has r-en found
bat the plumbing u reported to b
= bod condition.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

NDRA1 Mr.. PuxHAN:-WhsA I
pssssd through what u known ~
schange Of lifs,' had two ysazs' suf-
fsrin4, -suddsn hsAt, and - quick
chills would paAs ovsr mo my appetite
wa variable and never could tall for
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30
fdbhteE Of LIFE.

Bene 6ensihle Advice . We.
nsa by 1rs. 3. 6ailer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Ordinary lima beans. some one has
said, are good to allay thirst.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

Economy ~ practiced BY me ~.
eraxe nan seldom dawes him any
money.
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o. Il tie fi,sst books abeat tie
i1ientsd West u "Ths Conquest Of
Ard America" II IL now entirely out
Of print, but. fortunately. permission
was given to reprint the best portion
% II. In Q nfty-psEe pamphlet, called
-The Better Half of the United 6tAtes."
Every western man ought to read this
and send II to eastern friends. For .
copy with other literature about the
sunny San Luis valley. send four cents
In stamps to Zeph. Chas. Felt. 1O2 Boz,
ton building. Denver. Colorado.
Beas are the only insects that have any
use for fns combs
VIZ Whiss'e r.esssssis. - . Ssw nGss h
141H - - 1Aese passtas esvtng Ave hnn-
49, ssi q sas 81 s;;, aaS 81
uae. I have sanplessi . .sskins vsiaabis 70
s1 yssis I. q Tn,s r.l.sd q ~. q Sa@ nsF
80 tenk rsfsesase. Cons u persoa. Oss-haif of
Ssssss e. * "a. u. & Ws sff Ti.sss
sons fond mothers spare the rod and
spoil the slipper.
fnB DHs1 REsULrs m ofARCMIH0
can - sbtainsl only BY using Defiance
Starch. besides gsttinx I OF. more for
sAnae Moasy-Ee cooking required
AIAcrity b the thing with which an
AMAflur EelRQn44 10 an encore.
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AIAcrity b the thing with which an
!Mateur fegpQnd4 70 m encore.
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Denver Directory.
IS and HARNESS

nsv - - nosAi.s ios siaaiss
~ NJ -; - Soahss tsa1 ha..sss
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sens fond mothers spare the rod and
spoil tbs slipper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-28
Army Orders.

Contract Surgeon w. S. Horne, now at
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,. has been relieved from
duty in the PHILIPPINES and ordered to Mar
lin. Texas, for annulment of contract.
Captain Hamilton Rowan. Artillery Corps,
has been granted one months leave of alb
SERGE, with permission to go beyond the
sea.
Captain William F. Blauvelt. paymaster,
has been ordered to duty at New York
city.
Capt. A. w. Chase. Artillery Corps, has
been transferred from the Goth Company,
Coast Artillery, to the unassigned list and
ordered to Fort Banks, Mass, for duty.
Capt. W. w. Hamilton, Artillery Corps,
has been assigned to the 96th Company,
Coast Artillery.
Second Lieuts. H. w. McCauley and Earl
Biscoe. Artillery Corps, recently appointed.
have been assigned, respectively, to duty in
the Philippines and at Fort Myer, Va.
First Lieutenant ]. H. Lewis 9Th Cayal-
ry, has been relieved from duty in the de-
partment of the California and ordered to
duty in the department Of the Colorado.
Col. William F. Spurgin. 18th Infantry, has
been relieved from recruiting duty at Oma-
ha, Neb., and ordered to Join his regiment
at Fort Clark. Texas.
Captain C. P. Townsley, Artillery Corps
has been ordered to this city for consulta-
ton with the Quartermaster general of the
army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-28
A WASHINGTON MEMORIAL.
Favorable Report on Bill to Aid the
Alexandria Association.

A favorable report on the bill to provide
souvenir medals for the benefit of the
Washington Monument Association Of Alex
andria, Va, has been made by the House
committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures.
A similar bill was originally introduced In
the Fifty-sixth Congress providing for the
coinage of certain memorial half dollars for
the benefit of the Washington Monument
Association of Alexandria, Va, and au-
thorzing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
purchase in the market enough silver bull
lion to coin at the mints of the United
States silver half dollars Of the legal weight
and fineness Of the number of 100000, to be
known as washington memorial half dol
lars" and the Secretary Of the Treasury
WAS further authorized to place said half
dollars at the disposal Of the said Wash
ington Monument Association, provided
that upon the delivery of the coins the
Washington Monument Association should
pay to the treasurer of the United States
the full cost of all the silver and alloy and
all expenses for dies, mintage, espresso ge
and all other expenses attached to the COIN
age of said coins.
Secretary Gage objected to the provision
for issuing coins, and suggested medals,
which the present bill provides for.
The matter Is in the hands of the WASH
luSlOH hOHulIeul ASSOCldllOu VI kAiSAdH-
dria Va, an association composed of
number of leading business men Of that
city, which is chartered under the laws of
Virginia, their object being to erect a me-
mortal monument to Washington. as a citi-
zen, in his home town on the centenary Of
his death The plan proposed is to erect
monument upon a pedestal with a special
design for each side thereof, showing WASH
ington as he was known in that old historic
city. There in 1749 he helped survey the
town (the sesqui-centennial Of which event
was recently celebrated there) There in
1774 he was a member Of the Friendship
Fire Company, to which company he pre-
scented fire engine; the old company still
keeps its organization. There in 1888 he
was made worshipful master Of Alexandria
Lodge, No. %, A. F. and A. M. This his
torc lodge. now known as Alexandria
Washington Lodge still has many relics Of
Washington, and the chair occupied by him
as master is still used for that purpose.
Almost in view of Alexandria lies Mount
| Vernon. where Washington showed his ap-
probation of agriculture as the foremost
| farmer of his day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-28
GERMANS ARE ENvIoUs.
Desire the Low Freight Rates of
American Railways.

1t can be authoritafively stated that the
official report OF the committee of experts
sent by the Prussian government in 1900 to
the United States to examine carefully into
the methods OF railway construction, equip
ment and management. with a view TO de-
termining which of the distinctive features
Of American practice could be advan-
tageously adopted for the improvement Of
the state railways in Germany, has been
submitted to Baron Won Thiellen, chief of
the Prussian ministry OF railways. 81
states United States Consu. General Frank
Mason at Berlin In a COMMUNICATION dated
February D. which was made public at the
State Department today. But the report
has not been published, says Mr.. Mason.
and. in accordance with the usual practice
of TIE German government In such cases,
will not be-
Mr.. Mason consulted Minister Won THE
len on the subject and was told that d
great deal had been learned by the scien-
tjfic study of the American railway systems.
and that he regarded as especially interest
ing and valuable the American plan Of To-
connective construction in standard types.
with interchangeable parts But 1t was
pointed out to Mr.. Mason that the condi-
tons in the United States are radically DIFF
ferent from those in Germany, and that
railroading In our land of long distances.
heavy freight moving, corporations and So
cial equality Is not railroading In Germany,
with its relatively short distances. restric-
t1cns of caste, small amount of freight
and government ownership.
The Germans admit, says the consul gen.
eral. that the American system is wonder
fully efficient and capable. and splendidly
adapted to the conditions of the country.
The Prussan railway system, he says.
pays above its operating expenses not only
the entire interest on the Prussian debt.
but turns annual surplus of many
millions into the public treasury. The rates
for foreign freight and first-class passen-
gers are very high. German miners and
manufa cturers, says Mr.. Mason, look with
envious surprise upon the economies of
/ railway freight in America, and their main
hope for the future is in the extension and
improvement of the inland river and canal
system, which Is advocated SO urgently by
the imperial government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-28
Laurel News.
iaI Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LAUREL, Md, March g. 1902.
With the local municipal election but lit
tie over a week distant, there Is q surpriS-
ing lack of interest displayed on the part
of the citizens OF Laurel in the matter Of
selecting the officials for the ensuing year.
There seems to be desire on the part Of a
large number of the citizens of this town
to secure an entire new set of men to take
the place Of the retiring mayor and the
members Of the council. Papers have been
in circulation for the signatures Of citizens
having this object in view.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of trade of laurel will be held to-
night in the board rooms.
Work on the new Touring mill which Is
being erected here by Mr.. NJ F. Schooley
is being rapidly pushed forward. Ground
was broken for the construction of this
structure last fall. but owing to the set
ting in Of Indictment weather the work had
to be postponed.
The promise Of the Laurel and Berwyn
Electric Railway Company to have in OPP
Grafton an electric line connecting Laurel
and Berwyn within ten months, the priv
dleges of using certain streets in this town
having been granted by the town council
at special meeting convened In February,
is assuming tangible form.
Large numbers of crossties are being COL
lected along the route OF the road through
the town, while contracts have been let to
nearby owners of land for the furnishing OF
ties and poles. the latter to be used In the
stringing of wires. The work of collecting
the ties and poles is being carried on at
points between Laurel and Berwyn. The
with Washington by means of an electric
road are very bright. and parties In posi-
ton to know say the road will be In run
ming order before the time limit expires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-28
LUNACY CASES.
Hearings ~ to Mental Condition Of
Ten Persons.

Hearings were in progress late this after
noon before Justice Barnard of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
to determine the mental condition of the
following who are alleged to be of I'M
sound mind and unfit to be at large: WI
liam H. Denlinger, Hiram H. Carpenter.
Wilkinson F. Crop. William A Bowen,
Thomas Lewis. William Linton, Dora E.
Melton, L. Virginia Bryant, Margaret Lio-
min and Charles Dawson.
The hearings were had at the request of
the Commissioners Of the District Of CO.
lumbla, who. through Attorney A. Leftwich
Sinclair, Instituted proceedings against the
parties mentioned on Monday last. The
alleged lunatics have been confined in the
Government Hospital for the Insane for
several days on temporary permits, pend
ing the judicial inquiries.
William H. Denlinger. who is about forty
years old is a clerk in the employ OF the
interstate commerce commission. He was
arrested about two weeks ago because OF
peculiar actions, and was examined by the
police surgeons, who reported that he Is
insane.
Several physicians testified that Mr. Den
linger is unquestionably Of unsound mind,
paresis being the form of the trouble. Sec
rotary MoSeley of the interstate commerce
commission informed Justice Barnard that
the afflicted man, who was with the COM
mission for twelve years. was one of the
best clerks ever employed there. II he is
cured. it was added his position will be
open to him.
An order was signed by the court direct
ing that Mr.. Denlinger be committed to St.
Elizabeth for care and curative treatment.
Wilkinson F. Crop. it is said. attempted
to commit suicide in the Police Court sew
eral days ago. He mounted a bench and
plunged headlong to the floor.
Later he attempted to beat his head
against the floor and 1t required the COM
bined efforts of several policemen to quiet
the man. The physicians testified that Mr..
Crop has recovered and the court there
upon disclosed the proceedings against him.
Hiram H. Carpenter Is said to be mem
Der of the Loyal Legion, having held COM
mission as lieutenant colonel Of the 9th
Wisconsin Volunteers during the civil war.
The allegation is that of late he has showed
unmistakable signs Of insanity.