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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

Nsw York nxed the responsibility for
the tunnel disaster with . promptness
that has pleased everybody excepting
the directors on whom the burden has
been placed. ,Sl
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

II II thought that the revised esti-
mate now being prepared Of the tenn
perature of the sun will place 1t close
TO 1900 degrees Fahrenheit. No one
will care 70 see the exact figures.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

When the country ID in danger the
country yeils for strong president
At other times the temptation ID to
yell at him. M
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

In Paris 1.-THE Love Letters Of m
Englishwoman are considered in
nAmmatory. The love letters Of ths
Frenchwoman Of the French novel are
4 devouring condemnation.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

Fitzjames turns out to BE- another Of
6ybil Sandsrsons misiits. Perhaps all
SYPHILIS affections went overheard on
that very rough passage to Europe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

N. Berry q telling his brothers 81
the French chamber Of deputies that
1--WE made the United States fres."
Over here We have all along besn un-
der the impr~ssaon that George Wash
ingtou and q few other insignificant
patriots had little to do with the
freedom.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

It does not seem to have occurred to
the committee Of arrangements in
charge Of Prince Henry's visit to this
country that he might not like the
rapid pace they have scheduled fol-
him.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

A Chicago man shot hve times ut hi
wife. wounding her slightly. He 4
probably q French duelist in disguise
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

The only chance the Indian has to
avoid q hair cut IL to learn to play
football or the piano.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

A nsw form OF reciprocity has been
developed In New York. where the
women threaten TO close the churches
unless the men shall close the saloons
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

In some OF the remote mining camp
OF the Northwest = sack Of dour II d
most equivalent to . sack Of gold
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

A Chicago woman has told her sor-
rows In song. and In consequences her
friends arc always saddest when she
sings. w vi
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

II the sale Of lecture notes at Har
ward Is stopped soae Harvard stu
dents will have to get to work.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

No thrifty ghost will be tempted to
place himself on exhibition before the
French academy Of science for the
paltry prize Of $1,000.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

A man Of Wooster. Ohio. il mourn
Ing the death OF parrot that he has
had for gtxty-one years. 1t II to bs
hoped that Polly was prepared to die.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

Partisan women are boycotting Eng
lish governesses because the English
women are too stupid to nee the primi-
Stivs humor Of the ribald anti-English
political cartoon. r.,
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Colorado Grown Trees s iss . s;. mills, a.::.
iosus frss Tycniy;.yg yssrs under ons ms.Aser
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MEN WANTED IN :'a: or 3 pa q: :. .; s:s.
for our Colorado Grown Nursery 6toak Best hess
IN u 8. Largest Nurseries In the West. Rstab. i8ep
INTERNATIONAL NURSERIES,, Denver, Colo.
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A teleseoped train 1. aIso m ofson-
dive hind az railway merrer.
.xoi1 : n.,r en-, !. ~ I..rn IN NAV
soo,h.,, ~ IN. ra.no
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II the sale Of lecture notes at Har-
LOT. lii ~. ~ =. a. -c.r
49,
In some OF the remote mining camps
Of the Northwest sack Of nour Il al
A Chicago man shot hve times ut his
wife. wounding her slightly. He IL
probably French duelist In disguise.
A Chicago woman has told her sor-
rows In song. and In consequences her
friends arc always saddest when she
sinEs.
When the country il in danger the
country yells for . strong president.
At other times the temptation ID to
yell At him. N
---.----
One OF the good signs OF the times
10 the steadily decreasing interest in
prise hShts, or rather In the men who
Yak prize night
-, -
,lsc. himself on exhibition before the
paltry prize OF $1,000.
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S's .s..
nsI.." 49,. - - - ~ $50.
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80 -. S-..o y. 49, :. =. =. =.
ncn.a .h.t po,,- - n-.,...d ~ ~.
- ~ = - ~
When he gets right down to business
there IL more provocation in one
m . .on,re m.ie q, snvhodv.. .,,s..
prose.
Esw York hxed the responsibility for
the tunnel disaster with promptness
that has pleased everybody excepting
-. 1880
800 S~' --i
Nias sus.n q. Anthony says women
viI ou,t getting married N they be.
emma more ,ntsliisent A We dan draw
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CT1lVE REPAIRS for svery known naks a
DlOv II stove, furnace range. GRO. 4.
PULLEN. 1xn LAwrence st., Denver, 'Phooe 7k.
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nO0nc County, Town and School warrants -
RUWUO Bonds and cholcs industrial sesHi1kes
bought enA sold. v. O. PACKARD. $40 osopsr Bada
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HARTFORD LOAN & TRUST co,

~ N1cn Statesmen 70 sell our Colorsdo-gros
W1WIEU nursery sock. All stock gsarsnhssA
strictly ARA class and orders Allied true - NAME.
Special ENDORSEMENTS to local agents 6teAdy employ.
nent and good money for active men. Boone choSss
tsrrttory yet uncovered. Write for terms.
The Northern Nursery Co., Dcnvss, Csas.
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FRUIT TREES A Sssss s to , %. s ss.s.,
lls end prices. George j. Spear, Greeley, COLORADO
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Denver Directory.

nXE0Rn N0TEl 11: :Is y1SE 51, HEAs
SAsls. yS ISf Popular pl,s.. & H. aor.s. No.
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AGENTS WANTED x 3 sSs,, os ~ ~ r.
ITARY DUSTLEsS FLOOR BRUSH. A positivs ne
cesefty. BiGEeet seller earth. One agent sald =
nrst day. Sample sent for a. Exclusive tcrritoov gv
On. DuStless Brush o., McClintock Bid Denver, 6sL
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
A Snrnrihe Gnme.

For noisy young people who want
to express their feelings electric shocks
is a good game. The person to be
shocked is sent out while the room
is prepared.
. A table is cleared of its cloth and va
rious articles put on here and there
ink pots, ash trays, paper knives or
vases, anything that is handy. The
victim is then brought In and told that
one of these articles on the table will
give him the electric shock If he touch
es it.
He goes to the table, round three
sides of which the other players stand
with fingers lightly joined. Gingerly
he touches the ink pot and vase, with
no result till he puts his hand out for
the eighth time.
AS his fingers come in contact with
the article on the table all the other
players give a terrific yell or war
whoop, which will startle him quite as
much as an electric shock.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
Coronation BIunders.

There were all sorts of blunders made
at Queen Victorias coronation, and the
queen never knew what she was to do
next. They made her leave her chair
and enter st. Edwards chapel before
the prayer was concluded, much to the
discontinue of the archbishop.
The ruby coronation ring, according
to the rubric, should go on the fourth
finger. In this case the ring had been
made for the little finger, which the
queen accordingly held out when the
proper time came. The archbishop re-
fused to put 1t on that finger and said
1t must go on the fourth. The queen
demonstrated, declaring that she could
not get 1t on, but the archbishop insist
ed that 1t had to CO.. Accordingly the
other rings were taken off. and the
new one was forced on with such pain
that as soon as the ceremony was over
the queen had to battle her finger IN ice
water to get it off.-Saturday Evening
Post,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10

If the shell of the Purpura lapillus be
broken there Is seen ON the back of the
animal, just under the skin, a slender,
whitish vein which contains yellow
liquor When this liquor is applied to
linen with small brush and exposed
to the sun it becomes successfully
green blue and purple, aud finally set
ties into brilliant interchangeable Grim
son. Housewives of New England
have growing abundantly on the sea
side rocks in their neighborhoods little
living bottles of indelibe ink, not
to be exceled In beauty or durability
by any manufactured product, since
neither acid nor alcohol will affect this
Juice Of the whelk.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10

An Englishman walking through a
certain part of Scotland with rod and
reel came upon tiny loch which he
thought held out promise of good sport.
Patiently he fished for three hours,
moving steadily from spot to spot along
the borders Of the little pond, but no
success came to him.
At last he accosted a boy who had
stood for ten minutes watching him
with mingled surprise and curiosity on
his face. my little lad" said the Eng
lishman, "can you tell me whether
there are any fish In this pond?"
''If there be ony, they must be vera
wee ones, SIR" returned the boy, "for
there was nae water here until 1t rain
ed yesterday
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10

No portion of housekeeper's respon-
sibilities requires more conscientious
performance than the airing of clean
linen. 1t is not enough to hang the
ironed linen on a clotheshorse before
the fire for so many hours. The ar
ticles must be turned and returned,
and thick things, such as sheets, re-
quire turning inside out. Pillowslips,
too should be opened out; pillow
cover ever so slightly damp is apt
to cause earache or toothache, and u
damp sheet has been again and again
the beginning of lifelong agonies of
rheumatism. 1t is the truest economy
of time to thoroughly complete the air.
Ing process before putting away. The
drawers or press should always be
placed in a dry position, of course, and
1t is expedient to remove all the ar
ticles from the drawers and air them
at least once month. In summer time
expose them to the air and sunlight
for an hour or so.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10

The Maine Fish and Game Association
held its annual session at Kineo, this
week beginning, Monday, the 9TH in
slant. 10 the absence OF the president,
Hon. P. o. Yickery, Col. Isaiah Stetson,
vice president, presided. The protection
of large game was the leading topic of
the meeting. Hon. John F. Sprague of
Monson opened the discussion by well
considered argument In favor of change
in the present method by the imposition
of license tax on sportsmen to secure
more funds to enforce the laws. Mr..
Spr que was followed by other speakers,
and by Thomas F. Murphy, who read a
poem written for the occasion by Hol-
man F. Day. Fish and game affairs are
of great Importance In Maine. Much in
terest was taken in the meeting and some
300 from different parts of the State
took advantage of the low rates upon the
railroads to visit kneo at this time.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
Probate Court.

The July term of Probate Court for
Somerset county convened at the Pro-
bate Office, Tuesday morning, Judge
Danforth presiding. at which business
was transacted as follows:
The Wills of Charles T. Merrill and
Josish B. Smell were presented and
those OF Isaiah c. Gleason, Willis Currier
and Robert J. Cramp were allowed.
Accounts were presented 10 the es.
tstes of Ann wilkins, Esther Parkman.
Sarah |. Stanley, Sarah A. Nichols Ruby
A. Hanson, John h. Record, William
Spauldng. and an account n the estate
OF Fanny L. Rowe was allowed.
Administration was asked for in the
case of Sophia Hudson, aud granted in
the estates of Samuel ). Day, D. Horace
Patterson and John Knowlton.
Allowance was granted to the widow
Of Samuel Farnham.
Petitions for determination of collater-
al inheritance tax was presented in the
estate of Huldah Parlin.
Petition for distribution was presented
in the estate of Ruby A. Hanson.
Charles R. Oliver was appointed tlus-
tee in the estate of Louisa Wyman.
Licenses to sell real estate were grant
ed in the estates of Edwin Goodrich,
Walter Lessard, William c. Park and
Harriet NJ. Sanborn.
John F. Currier was appointed guard
ian of Mary Dulae ard Philander Merry
of Ross j. Merry.
Among the attorneys Ia attendance
from other towns were. Geo. a Morse.
Abel Davis ard !. ". Manson, Pittsfield;
". r. Jordan. Bingham B. 5. Collins,
North Arson; II. 7. Croswell and S Il.
Willard, Mercer; Turner Boswell. SoloB :;
d. D. Stewart. =. Adams. sad L. R.
Folsom, Norridgewock.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
lsfaFoRLlTTLE n
E1oLks n-G11 |
MAGIC BREATH.
How You Can Transform q Glass of
Water Into MIX.

How You Can Transform q Glass of
Water Into MIX.
You can astonish your little friends
by very simple trick that will not
seem at all simple TO them and at the
same time perform a most interesting
experiment with a very little trouble.
Select some evening when several of
your little playmates are togetber-at
a party at your home, for instance
and offer to turn glass of water Into
milk by breathing into 1t. OF course
they will not believe that you can do
1t and will make all kinds of fun at
your boast of being able to. When you
have their curiosity sufficiently aroused,
excuse yourself from the room and get
your magic" apparatus together.
You Will need some limewater. a
long piece Of glass and an ordinary
glass tumbler. II you have no lime
water In the house, you can get enough
for a few pennies at any drugstore.
Half a pint Is more than enough for
your trick. You can get the piece of
glass from any old broken pane you
Noh hiAds a PI1NC I'll &C iLNhES lOuB
and narrow enough to enter the tum-
bier at Its widest part will do.
Fill the tumbler with the lmewater
and bring it into the room where your
friends are assembled. Place 1t upon
the table before them where they can
all see 1t, but do not allow any of them
to taste 1t. Tell your friends that the
magic properties of your breath will
change the water into milk and then
breathe frequently into the tumbler.
stirring 1t constantly with the piece of
glass. The perfectly transparent lime
water will assume a milky hue, and
then as you keep breathing into it it
will finally grow white, closely resem-
bling skimmilk, amid the applause of
your friends.
Now, you can explain that your mag
ic breath, being combined with the
water In the glass will in a few min
utes produce chalk. Let the tumbler
remain perfectly quiet for time while
you and your companions play some
other game, and upon looking at it
later you will find that layer of real
chalk has been deposited In the bot
tom of the glass.-New York Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
Municipal Court.

Two criminal csses came hef0re ,ho
MuDIcipsl Court Mondsy 7, ,ha s,s.
one William HnnnewelD NJ Solon wss
complainant rs. Thsddeps ( cls,t IT,
other Thsddeus s. cIark ". wn1isn
Hupuewen. both sssapIt and h.,,erv
and the Two cases were t,iea tooethe,
The Huppewell case WAS returnshle he
fore Trial In..f.a LII. :. 49,.
but By arrangaroent ~ tho oor,,os T.iai
Jutice Holman sat aitb Jndoe Raohaller
on the cases. l. WAS nei0bho,bood
Quarrel over line fa,es :, sb;ch ,.o
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
Girls Books.

Some very sensible remarks have
been made recently in Il literary jour
nal on the driyel that is too often set
before girls in the books specially writ
ten for them. There are one or two
writer's who understand girls and have
produced breezy stories for them which
they would not be ashamed for their
brothers to read. but the average girls
book is an insult to the intelligence,
modern maiden. who, be it remem-
bered, has all the same interests as
her brothers. -Lady's Pictorial.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Use stonemasons' dust instead of
soap for securing tables and floors. It
will make them beautifully white.
A cloth saturated in vinegar is about
the only thing that will clean the little
mica windows" in the coal stove.
A new soft paint brush Is a good
thing to dust carved furniture with, as
the bristles will penetrate the deepest
erevices
When your wiping towels begin to
get thin, double them and quilt them
on the machine. They make soft cloths
for washing china and silver.
If teapot pours badly, rub a little
butter around the spout This will
prevent the tea dripping or trickling
down on the clean tableeloth.
Cover window stills of kitchen and
bathroom with enameled cloth or ordi-
nary oilcloth to save the window sills
from wet saucers and cups that dis
figure paint.
Covers of bleached muslin slipped
on over pillow ticks and the pillow
slips drawn over them add to the good
appearance of the pillows, as the
striped ticking does not show through.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
At Washington

Among the appointments TO office
during he last session of Congress upor
which the Senate failed to act are the
following: Hugh Pitcaira, consul gen
eral Hamburg, Germany; George r
Rooster, collector of internal revenue
district of South Carolina.
The total number of bills introduced
in the House during the recent session
was 1880. Three committees of the
House handled two thirds of these bills
the committee on war claims having
2488, the committee on invalid pensions
$500, and the committee on military af'
fairs 1888.
Sec Root has taken the first action OF
the legislative branch under the Philip
pine act by designating Capt Clarence
X. Edwards 10th infantry, to be chief OF
the insular bureau of the war depart.
ment. with the rank, pay and allowance
of colonel.
The President has issued a proclama-
ton removing discriminating duties up.
on Cuban vessels entering United States
ports. Under Spanish rule and also un-
der military occupation such duties were
not imposed on Cuban vessels for il had
been formally declared to the authori-
ties that Spain imposed no such duties
upon United States vessels. But when
Cuba became an independent nation the
law was self enacting and the duties be-
gan 10 run until such time as the Presi
dent shouldreceive satisfactory assurance
that there was no discrimination against
United States vessels in Cuban ports.
Now such assurance has been received
through Mr.. >quiers and the proclama-
alton has been issued.
Assistant Attorney General Charles
w. Russell, is completing his prepal "a
tions and within week will start for
Paris to investigate the ability of the
new Panama canal company to give the
United ates a satisfactory title to con
cessions and property on the isthmus.
When this preliminary work shall have
proceeded to a certain point the attor
ney general, according to the President s
expressed wish. will probably go over
and personally look into the matter
Sec. Hay has received a cablegram
from Minister Bellamy Storer at Madrid
announcing that the Spanish minister for
foreign affairs and himself had signed a
treaty of amity between the United
States and Spain. The text of the
treaty will not be made public now but
in general terms 1t is one of the standard
treaties of amity, commerce and nayiga-
ton, which have been used with little
modification by the United States gov
eminent for the last Is years.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
Cucunl,er= MIX.

Cucumber milk should have a place
on every womans toilet table during
the summer months. The formula for
it is: Oil of sweet almonds, two ounces;
fresh cucumber juice, ten ounces; white
CASTLE soap. quarter of an ounce, es-
sence of cucumber, three ounces; tine
ture of benZoin, thirty eight drops
Slice the cucumber unpeeled, boiling
In little water made by mixing equal
parts of the juice and alcohol. Dis
solve the soap in the essence, add the
juice, then the sweet almond oil and
finally the benzon. Cucumber milk is
sovereign balm for sunburn and tan.
A fresh cucumber cut in halves can be
used to remove sunburn. 1t should be
rubbed on the face with more or less
friction, the juice being allowed to
dry.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
A nuninens MANS Nerve,

The successful merchant nowadays
knows how to turn even misfortune
into advertising. A team of coach
horses dashed into an immense plate
glass window in front of n big furni-
ture store in New York city and made
general smashup of everything in
sight. The proprietor, instead of shut
ting up shop even temporarily. sat
down and with a paint brush elaborat-
ed the following on big white board
and installed 1t In the window where
the plate glass was: "a coach team
smashed this window. You see. even
the horses know where to find good
furniture This is a pointer for you"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
Orivin of the Name Dog River.

This is the name of an eager, dash
ing river which pours down from the
mountains of Lebanon and supplies the
city of Beirut with water through the
management of French company.
In ancient days the traditions say
that an enormous beast of stone in the
shape of dog stood at the mouth Of
this river. aud some genius arranged
an aqueduct so that the waters of the
river could be turned through the body
of the image and made TO flow out OF
its mouth, causing roar which could
be heard for many miles and so soul
chilling that 1t terrified all the enemies
of Beirut who dared to approach the
city and compelled them to turn away.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
Skowhegan Markets.


PRICES pain fRupUoFRs.
oArs-5octs
WooL-Uuwsshed. Is - 20 eta.
HIDES AND SKISs-hIdes. tets lamh SKINS Is
to 75at- calf skins. = 10 % afs. zach
Observation-Disclosures yellow eyes. sue Pea
beans, 50 90.
BEEF-Ox beef tls 10 =: cts.
farLTKY-foHls, 10 T. IS cts. per r. 81. sens
II IN is cts.
RorNp Hoes cts.
TALLow-RaUEh 5 cts. pe lt.
ri rrKB-flrst 4oRIItts stamped. IS 10 e PER Ii
EGGs-ls :. per ios fresh.
PorAToEs-4o to 60 ets.
RETAIL MAEkEz.
FLoUR--Spunc wheat Patent So. Winter
wheat pat S4.5y TO : a. Nla,eE wheaf choice
$500
CoR>-sl.6s per bag, nssal and cracked corn
SIS per bae,
{. :. MEAL-S1. & per Lag.
FEEn-Mlddlinss, s. Is ~ eWt Chicago gluten
sack l25 lbs, S26n
lHoicg HRAS-Sl3a 2er wt,
MINED FEEp->IS5 1er wi
SALT PoRK-10C IL. lbs fte abls. 20 ibs, 5000.
CHEEsF-t5 per 10.
RrTTER-2O To 2+Cts Per Ia
EGos-10 cts a dor fresh.
TEAS-41 L. 70 cents per d.
t0FFEE-f-la II 50 cents per 10.
LARp-pomestic. l3 cts, Pure. l. cts. Gem-
pound. 10 cts.
MoLAssEs-Pure Ponce. 40: pure Barbadoas
g.. Maple, Sc per ct; Choice Cooking, 25e.
SUGAK-tiranulated 81 yar, best quality Is
pounds far SlQo; Brown, p pounds.for 81
PorAroFs-1Q n 80 cts. a bu.
oNIuSs-oc per IL.
Dry FIsa-Cod, 70 cts per III pollock. SC.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-10
LAKE GEORGE.

The quietness at this favorite inland
resort made one almost forget that II
was the anniversary of our country's in
dependence. There were many from
surrounding towns that preferred to
pass such day. and "Somersets Sara
toga' afforded just an ideal place. Boat
ing was much enjoyed on this calm, clear
sheet of water. In the evening the mon-
otony was broken by a display of fire.
works, and later grand ball was held
in the dance hall to the music of Lees
orchestra, about 80 couples participant
ing. A turkey supper was served at in.
PERMISSION at the Mohican House. 1t
was the closing of pleasant days out
ing.