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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26
JACK WILSON'S ONCE GREAT GRAFT.


WAY Of the Pi.ts Iadiaa whs started
the Ghoss Da.c~
Jack Wilson, the famous Pluto In
dian who started the ghost dance
erase among the Indians all over the
United States = few years ago. lives
in Mason Valley. Nevada" said an
ofYicial of the Indian bureau the other
day.
"He does not have the influence
among the Indians now that he had
ten years ago. although he Is more
than the ordinary Indian intellectu-
ally. His success az an apostle was
due to his superior intelligence. COM
bined with low cunning and An utter
lack Of conscience To secure the In
fluence and power he welded over his
followers in the early days Of his
notoriety he resorted to numerous
tricks and receptions.
ION one occasion when he had been
lecturing on the new religion he told
his audience that on the next day he
would make ice from the river and
invited all to see him perform = mir
acle. It being August he knew that
to make them believe he had made
Ice would give him greater prestige.
He selected = point below a bend In
the river. and after securing trusty
aecomplice. who took from = neigh
boring icehouss . generous lump. and
deposited It In the current above the
bend. Wilson. with Wild gestures
and weird incautations. placed him
self at .conveNent point where he
lifted the floating ice from the water
when 1t reached him from above.
and thus made the Piutes believe he
had supernatural power. BY such
trickery he made his associates be-
iievs that the ghost dance would
drive the white man away from this
country and bring back the buffalo"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26
T. J. TARsNEY DEAD
FORMER ApJvrANr GENERAL.

Recently Returned From ten Philip
plnss-sumsrsd From Injuries Re-
esIvsd at the Time Of the Cripple
Creek War.
Pueblo, Colo. April 2O.-Former Ad-
jutant General Thomas ]. Tarsney died
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at his
late residence, No. 3O7 Spring street,
this city. The Immediate cause Of his
death was dropSy. He had been In Ill
health since his return from the Philip
pines, two years ago. but his illness
was not considered serious until few
days ago, when he began sinking rap
Idly.
Thomas j. Tarsney, adjutant general
under Governor Waite's admlnlstra-
ton, figured conspicuOusly In one Of
the most serious crises of the states
history, and bore the marks of that ex-
re-ience to the end. Leading his
troops In the Bull hill war at Cripple
Greek, tarred and feathered by the an
cry participants in that fight and feel
ing the effects Of that terrible
night all the rest of his days, Tarsney
never could get the memory Of 1t out
Of his mind, and his friends think that
tAe uOIlOi VI that MciuOEy SOhLlOutcu
to break down his health. He came
to Pueblo in 1874, and was afterward
admitted to the bar. He was appoints
ed adjutant general by Governor Waite
In 1894.
When the war between the mine OPP
orators and the miners broke out at
Cripple Greek, Tarsney, with the state
troops that the governor had called out
hastened to the seat Of hostilities.
Tarsney was stopping at the Alta
Vista hotel in Colorado Springs. One
night a mob surrounded the hotel,
broke into the generals room. carried
him some distance from the city and
there applied a coat Of tar and feath-
ers. When the angry men left him he
made his way back to the city and was
cared for by his friends. Tarsney. At
ter the trouble was ended, returned to
Denver and remained in Office till the
end Of Governor Waite's term, when
he went to Durango, where he was dis
trict attorney at one time. A few years
later he went to Pueblo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26
EXPERIENCE MEETING AsIooorE.
nisAop Used . Lest chna to Psi.t .
Chxl4tiAa moral

.~b OsS0 LEST Vhu0 70 RENT
Christian neral
It had been an experience meeting.
Ten thousand people were assembled
in the great auditorium by the sea.
There had been the handmade, the
waving Of handkerchiefs. the hymn.
the prayer, the word which told the
spiritual history Of many . soul.
The bishop stood upon the plat
form In the act Of pronouncing the
benediction. Emotion WAS at its
height; 1t seemed Is II spiritual
wave had crept over the multitude,
wrapping 1t in q divine caress.
At that moment little child was
passed up to the platform and the
bishop took 1t in his arms. Lost
child" were the whispered words.
The baby put its dimpled arms around
the bishop's neck and laid Its head
upon his shoulder. Its yellow curls
mingling with his gray hair.
Lost child" said the bishop, in his
deep. sympathetic voice. does anyone
in the audience know this baby or
to whom 1t belongs? VIII the father
and mother come and claim IT."
There was silence and the baby
nestled closer, and the women who sat
near said "Oh!" II
Then . man was seen making his
way to the altar: 1t was the rbaby's
father. Instantly the child stretched
out its arms to 60 to him. Then. as
he gave It up. the bishop said:
There are 10000 lost souls in
Ocean Grove. The Fathers arms are
waiting to receive them. So. 90 to
your Fathers outstretched arms a.
does this little child."-Detroit Free
proRa :.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26
coLoRApo's OIL BOOM.
Large Railroad Land Sales in Eastern
Colorado.

Denver, April 21.-The rain belt'
Is again coming to the front and de-
serted lands OF western Kansas and
Nebraska and eastern Colorado are at
tracing the attention Of eastern farm
ers and investors. The change In the
railway land business began feebly q
year or two ago. 1t has grown stead
lily and this spring h under full head
way.
The Union Pacific land department
of Denver has closed q deal for tract
Of land in the vicinity Of LimOn and
Hugo. this state, to go into possession
OF John Lieber, a prominent land man
Of South Dakota. Mr.. Lieber had great
success in South Dakota in sinking
deep wells on arid lands, and he pro-
poses to try the same experiment in
Colorado. The land Is to be used for
stock grazing purposes, but the abb
sence Of water has heretofore inter-
fered with Its sale.
A total Of $4,000 acres Of land In Chey-
enne county has been disposed Of to In
vestors of Illinois and South Dakota.
This land Is IN the extreme northeast
ern part of Colorado.
More than 5000 acres in the region
of Hugo and Lfmon goes to farmers Of
lows, Minnesota and Kansas.
Over the line in the state of Kansas
a total Of $4,000 acres has been dis
posed Of at $1.25 an acre. One-tenth Of
the purchase price down and balance
in yearly payments.
A syndicate OF Chicago people has
purchased 10000 acres of land ont on
the plaiBa, thirty miles east OF Dem
yer. This purchase was made as
speculation. the investors believing
that the land Ia worth more than e an
acre and ultimately 1t will be re-
claimed. A party of Iowa investors
has bought $1,000 acres Of land In
western Kansas. 1t is claimed that
within four weeks the land has I'D
vaDced q cents an acre.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26
-aEFLEoTI0Ns oF q lAoMEloR.

The wisest sons make the foollshest
fathers.
Experience teaches, but the man who
gets 1t doesn't learn.
What q woman loves 10 to her at
once beautiful and noble.
Some mon are 20 sensible they would
be dull company for cows.
No woman wants to know anything;
all she needs II to believe.
Tho way TO get the true value OF
money is not to get the money.
He who fights and runs away can
have absence Of body and 70. presence
OF mind.
Crooked legs can't walk straight, but
straight legs can be tempted to walk
crooked.
WAen woman really wants to mar
~ man she can do It without ever
getting engaged y him.
Some women never can convince
themselves that every man who il DO
lite to them ID not trying to marry
them.
No matter how many times you
. woman you love her, she'll a
doubts unless you tell her the nj
time.
Lots Of men who would newell
dream of jumping OF stxteen-story
building 20 into politics without the
sliShtest qualms.
It's the man who says he believed
women should have the right to vots
who raises the ceiling of the dining
room II once In . month she has the
breakfast that she likes.
Just about the time you feel sure
you have made q woman understand
all about our Electoral College she asks
you with the sweetest smile In the
world II its diplomas admit you to the
bar.
When = woman estimates the god
qualities Of her son she can't help
thinking how wonderful they ,ire,.
considering his sathsr.-New York
Press
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26
IMPURE BAKING POWDER SEIZED
rhs New York Beard Of Health TiaA Il
Csatains Alan snA Rock. Declare II
Daagsress to Hearth aaA Da8D
It Inte the River.

Daagsrsss to Hearth aaA Damp
II Late the River.
The New York papers report that
the Health Department Of that city
has ssissd a dangerous to health
nearly two tons Of cheap mixtures sold
for baking powder and dumped them
into the ORAL scow to be destroyed.
More Of the powder was found in
Sixth ave. department store. The re-
port Of the analysis Of the Health
Department stated that It was AN
alum baking powder" containing alum
and pulvsfised rock.
The different Health Authorities
sssm to have different ways Of ~
pressing the sale Of bad baking pow
dsrs. In England they have prosecute
ID the grocsrs under the general Law
and hSuisn up the traAac. In Missouri
The aals Of alum baking powder IL
actually prohibited BY Law. In New
York they seize the unwholesome stun
and cast It into the river without any
discussion. The latter way IL certain
" effective.
No 0A0hA 0AAAAe RO"ASAS eAN AeN
ally offered At . low price. ten to
twenty cents q pound. or with some
prize, ~ q temptation 70 the house,
wife.
Consumers can protect themselves
by buying only high-grade baking
powder of established name and
reputation. Do not be tempted by the
grocer to take something else rs Just
as good" or "our own brand" for the
trials show that the grocer himself II
often deceived by interruptions max
ers, and is selling an alum powder
without knowing 1t.
There are several good powders on
the market; let the horsekeeper insist
on having what she knows is right.
and not be induced to risk the life o:
the family for an imaginary saving Of
. few cents.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26
n. c.r..o.y Of K.ishsAooa.

AS VI AAi8htAoo0s
At the beginning Of the eleventh
century when q man, for some noble
deed, was dubbed knight, the core
mony Of knighting him began by CIV
ing him pair Of spurs. The overload
In comforting the title attached the
spurs himself to the heels of the new
ly created noble and then gave him his
helmet. his horse. his sword and his
lance.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Listening to three hours of discus
sion on the chemical analysis of the
cocktail of commerce routed 4 w. c.
T. q. delegation at Philadelphia. The
cocktail acts this way usually,
whether 1t is analysed or taken IL
sinpls faith.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

While the revolutionists are at
work in Spain the rest of the world
would be glad to sec them drive Gen.
Weyler into one OF his own concentrA-
'eion camps.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Germany fears . monopoly in wire
less telegraphy. But how could that
b possible when every other inventor
one meets has an incipient system In
his pocket?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

What causes poor spelling" il .
topic much discussed nowadays. but
what the public wants to know Is
what corrects the bad habit Of putting
letters in the wrong places.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Jerry Simpson. the ex-Kansas
statesman. has gone to New Mexico
to engage in cattle raising. The poll
ticians of New Mexico are fearful that
Jerry wills raise something else in the
nature Of a side line.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

An an argument for woman suffrage
It may be suggested that II a man
were assessed by his wife there is
little chance that anything would be
overlooked. But. on second thought,
most men are successfully assessed by
their wives now.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

A young man who counld not under
stand Browning decided to hunt for
the poet in another world. 1t Ii
hoped he will discover that the mystic
versemaker understood himself.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

In a.suit for divorce for nonsupport
In Chicago . wife testified that her
husband always carried 5000 In his
vest pocket. A woman who would
neglect such . golden opportunity to
support herself when her husbands
vest and the back Of = chair were In
juxtaposition in the dead hour Of night
0ughtnt to complain in court.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

The annual demand ON the part of
congressman for space on the hrst
page Of the Congressional Record il
healthy business sign.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Though the postal authorities think
OF putting the head Of Martha Wash
ington on = postage stamp. 1t Is not
expected that George will be crowded
on.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

According to William C. whitney
men should quit making money when
they arc go. But = good many men
haven't begun then.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

1t may be we'll for us to keep our
committees for the reception and en-
tertainment Of royalty standing and
In practice. The prince of Wales Is
likely to pay US visit ere long.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Fifteen blind men of Toledo have
formed . combine to collect 800 each
from the state of Ohio. They claim
they have never seen the color of this
money. which was voted by the legis-
lature.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

The Texan charged with having
nine wives must be brave man, but
It will not be known Just how brave
he is until 1t is learned whether he
received one mother-in-law with each
wife.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

The well-known physician Of Plain
esld. N. j.. who has been thrown into
serious case Of nervous prostration
By tho death Of . Pat cat il front
canned Sarah.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

An explorer has found some water
u Kansas that II said to bear = close
resemblance to that Of the Dead Sea.
Probably 1t represents the remains OF
some prehistoric joint.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

John d. Rockefeller. Jr.. says he be-
gan earning money when he was six
years old. 1t must be = case of In
stinct there.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Emma Eames says great singers
cannot afford to worry. Well. they
aon't. Their managers are the ones
who do the worrying.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

The youthful couple whose wedding
took place in the dome of the capitol
at Washington evidently had exalted
ideas of marriage.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

A millionaire has Just ben baptized
In the river Jordan. Things have
changed since A. D. 50. Only a mil
lionaire can afford to be baptized in
the River Jordan nowadays.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26
Ms o.,y safety.

HAs Only safety.
Hou1skeeper-I don't see why . big.
able bodied man like you should be
begging for . living.
Tramp-To tell yeh tn truth. mum.
folks il bscomin' 30 hard-hearted that
geDt has got ter be big an able
bodied to beg without gsttin' hurt.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Another Life Of Napoleon" is an
nounced. Still, 1t isn't likely that the
world knows all about the Little Cor
poral even yet.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Art collectors will be glad to learL
that OF the $4,000 Corots in existence
10 less than 5000 are by Corot.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Death does not end the work OF
Cecil Rhodes as an empire builder.
His will proves in how large q meas
urs he was great.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

From the fact that the late Cecil
Rhodes left $4,000 to 4 janitor. the
deduction II naturally made that the
South African millionaire never occu-
pisd nat.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Having added murder to his long
series Of hold-ups. a Pullman car
porter was lynched In Colorado.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

One way woman has Of confessing
her age without meaning 1t is being
extremely deferential to old women.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26

Religion is not enjoyed until It IL
smploved.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-04-26
Denver Directory.
SADDLES and HARNES.

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Horn Stock sd.
die for 40; ~
Steel Horn aadM
doshls oinehss
Tor Qk Do rot
b decsivsd b.
WORTHLESS t0t0c
lions bak sod
yoW order direct
10 ~ and ~ The
boot 4onutne oak
tanned haruo0
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23

is viewed from the standpoint of an OBJ
server who is essentially humorist The
shortcomings Of the negro are neither
apologiZed for nor excused Many OF
the stories are absolutely new in print and
are original contributions to folklore
Mr.. Corrothers is undoubtedly the COM
ing star in that quarter of the literary
firmanent that has until recently been in
Ethiopian darkness. Dunbar, the poet;
Washington, the economist; and Thomas,
the philosopher, have preceded Corro-
theirs as negro authors; but none of them
has considered the subject from the point
of view of our author. Mr. Corrothers
is half white himself, and his negro blood
is tinged with Indian, but he writes as a
negro among negroes. In his Verse, which
has appeared in The Cetury and other
publications, and the best of which is
reprinted in 1.-THE Black Cat Club he
expresses in perfection the emotions of
his people They are not literary tours
de force, no other writer has been SO
discriminating in use eof the varieties of
negro dialect.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23

but being far. way off, distance lends
enchantment to such Il view. II we climb
I'D the Andes to the top, ii such q thlhS
be possible, we would be amongst snow
capped peaks, while those at the foot OF
the mountain and consequently 1arthef
from the sun are almost scorched by the
parching rays Of the tropical sun. Noun
tains form grand and imposing scenery
and especially when snow-capped peaks
adorn their tops. Some mountains are
burning within; they are called volcanoes.
Sometimes an overflow of lava taxes
rI,ce such a scene is especially Deautl-
full ut night, when the red-hot lava pouis
cut and the vapor ascendS ana forms II
self into the shape of an umbrella. winch
or; the inner side reflects the burnlns
lava within the volcano. Water scenery
i enc of the loveliest of the vast beauties
q. nature Storms at sea are especiaify
srblime when the great piiloWs LOSS
hirher and thither upon the reckless dsep,
ara the foaminSy waves mount hSiiei
and higher; the sea constantly increases
in fury, until the waves, exhausted Win
their furious work, gradually decrease IN
rcieht until soon the sea is calm ana
1eacefuI again. Around the North Pole,
IN those regions of perpetual snow, tue
Aurora BorealIis is a frequent VISITOR; II
greatly cheers those icy regions, "heie
rothing but snow and ice may DC seen
rs far as the eye can reach ieeu 80 %
avg formed in these cold regions; they
are huge masses of ice, which sometimes
break off and float about IN the ocean.
although the beauties Of nature are :,
so varied and lovely, yet they Will al
fade away, as the green grass. Whlch
during the summer is so fresh and green,
hui it is so soon to be wlthered by lie
hl;yhtinc winds Of winter. But God can
create in their stead others more beau
t:ful than the former. just as each spring
flesh grass peeps from out the dark.
cold sod, as beautiful as that whlcn
lived and grew the summer before, ana
81 soon faded away.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23
The Enchanted Forest.

(By q Little Girl of Eight years.
Once upon time there was a lovely
little princess who. was beautiful. good
and happy. But. alas. there was a wicked
old witch who lived i'll forest nearby
who was always trying to do the Prin-5
cess harm. for her power did not extend
beyond the forest In which she lived and
the princess had been forbidden ever to
enter the forest.
But one day she was playing out In
the garden alone when she happened to
come UP to the entrance to the enchanted
forest, which she had never seen. excepe
from a distance, from which It looked
like a very ugly place, but upon close
INSPECTION 1t looked like a beautiful gar
den So tempting were the beautiful fow-s
ers soft Grass and lovely trees that She
could not resist entering. Now the old
witch, who had been hiding behind the
bushes. instantly sprang forward ana
seized her, carrying Fer OF anu shutting
thAr up In q dreary old tower.
The witch had another prtsoner.sWh0
was the handsomest prince In the world
and at first sight both instantly fell IN
love with each other.
one day shortly after this the old witch
walked OF from the forest and carrfed.
IFS enchantment with her. when the prfa-s
ouers. thus finding themselves free, ha1.5
tened away and soon FOUND tnemseivee
at the palace of the princess
Upon which there was Reaf HetoiAnGs
and the prince and princess were manfe0
the next day and lived happily ever aI.s
terward.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23

city-a most Respondent pageant, a scene
rivalinS in briliiancy and beauty even
that OF 1.-THE Field Of the Cloth OF Gold. :
or the mighty gatherings In the chivalri9
age of armored knights for the tourna-
ment, where lanceS were shfvered and
blows OF sword and mace fell heavily
in the fray, and all for q fair woman'1
smile. This will be on the night Oh
the 23rd The next night the kaliphs
will give magnificent ball, clad in
their wondrous costumes, glistening with
the shen of gold and gems, and crown the
queen of the Kaliphate. The Sons OF
Confederate Veterans will also give a
grad bali. To all entertainments ths
Confederate soldier has the entire
Dallas and Texas invite you all to
come fathers and mothers, sons and
daughters and grandchildren. Their por-
tails will be Enclosed. A cordial greet
ing, a heartfelt welcome, awaits you.
Everybody in our great city and within
the broad limits of our State expects you.
Their hearts and their homes are wide
open and only cordially and love and
good-fellowship shall be- yours. With
every fiber of our beings thrilling With
joyous anticipatons we bid you come,
We have established a Bureau Of In
formation, of which John f. Worley, SIS
Commerce Street, is chairman. He Is ar
visitor who may desire them. We request
that each Confederate camp OF Sons
correspond with him as soon as possible
and arrange for lodging. or board and
lodging, giving the number of persons
who may desire same and the price they
are willing to pay. Prices range for
lodging from so cents to s. and for board
and lodging from st.50 to IS per day, it.
being understood that here, as at all re-
unions. two or more persons viii lodge in
a room, this being necessary to accom-
modate the throng-
Camps OF veterans are requested to
notify the secretary, Charles L. MARTINI
No. 2t7 Main Street, as soon as possible.
how many delegates will be sent and
how many other members will attends
and how many are willing to go into the
encampment-
Visitors to the reunion who desire can
have their tickets extended to May 18th
by depositing same and paying 50 cents.