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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
IRRIGATION PROGRESS REPORTED
BY CHIEF ENGINEER NEWELL

be undertaken is the Gunnison tunnel
project, to cost upward Of ~. 900 900 and
Watering 100. 900 acres.
In Wyoming It IL contemplated that
actual work will be commenced next
spring upon three projects. the princi-
pal one being on the North Platte riv-
or, from which lands In Wyoming and
Nebraska will be watered.
In New Mexico there 10 . prospect
Of immediate work on the Hondo river
enterprise. in Pecos valley, costing
$3.50. 900.
In Utah Investigations have not been
carried to the point where 1t Ia posi-
Bile to say Just when actual work will
commence.
Idaho has two large projects upon
which work will commence early next
spring. These are upon Snake river
the largest being the Minnedoka enter
prise, near the American Falls. and one
near st. Anthony's. contemplating the
reclamation Of 100000 acres. Idaho
also has smaller project near Boise
Projects in California, Oregon, WASH
ington. North and South Dakota were
also explained. Responding to ques-
lions, Mr.. Newell explained that all
projects deemed feasible from examin-
ations up to the present time involve
an outlay of SIS. 900. 900. He said also
that. irrigation development has been
greatest in states having large land
grants, like California, where large
holdings subsequently became subdi-
vided into small farms. He pronounced
the irrigation act practical piece Of
legislation and said the work to the.
present time has not shown that any
amendment of It il necessary.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
Device to Prevent . Collapse.

serted the spring ribs attached to the
stem and stern Of the boat. The pic
ture shows the operation Of inserting
these ribs in the sleeves and spring
ing one Of the braces down into the
bottom Of the bdat. When ONE IL
place they not only stiffen the craft
from stem to stern. but also offer
considerable pressure on the ribs
which bear the cross-strain when the
boat is in the water. To fold the
boot 1t Is necessary to exert consid
cradle pressure on the central sec
lions. which must be elevated and the
motion reversed to withdraw the end
ribs from their places in the sleeves.
The inventor il Ira g. Perring OF
Kalamazoo. Mich.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
Bid. For Flying Machine.

Norfolk. Va. Dec. 21.-Uncle Sam
wants the flying machine invented by
Orville and Wilbur Wright of Dayton.
Ohio, the brothers who made success
full test Of their invention last Thurs
day at Witty Hawk. Virginia. The gov
eminent has been communicating with
the Wrights, and 1t is said has made
the same overtures to them that were
made totProfessor Langley. who thrice
failed to make successful test Of his
machine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
Electricity In Egypt.

Nearly every city in the interior of
Egypt il now lighted by electricity.
The telephone Systems of the larger
cities are being extended, and elec-
trically propelled boats are soon to
ply the Nile. The system of electric
railway lines il also being greatly ex-
tended. until now visit to the land of
the pharaohs NO longer necessitates
Journeys on camels across stretches of
barren waste dangerous for man and
beast. '- s9
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
only w...rmsIon App...e. t.e.

Only Watermelon Appsasss Hss.
All negroes love watermelons, but
m insane wench at Joplin has an ap
petite for them that is extraordinary
even for . member of her race. She
has q mania for tearing her clothes
OF, and the only wsy she, can bo kept
els1hed II by feeding her watermelon.
~MissAA, All don't keeps nah clos ON
unless yeh gibs me watermelon" the
physician who examined her says she
told him. Oats de only ting you
kin do to satisfy me-" The Jasper
county court has decided that 1t would
be better. II not cheaper. to lock her
In the insane asylum than to supply
her with watermelon diet--Karsas
City Journal
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applicatons they cannot roach the dis.
eased poftion Of the There 10 only oao way 70
ouro DEAFNESS and that by constitutional remedies.
Deafness 10 csused BY an lnaameA condition Of the
mucous lining Of the EustAchian Tube. when this
tnbo 10 inasmed 700 have runiblfng sound or I'm
perfect hearing and when II q entirely closed. Deaf
ess 10 the result and unless the nnammasion b
taken out a1d this tubs restored 70 is normal con
dillon. hearing viii b Destroy "a forever Nine c.sss
an innsmed condition Of the mucous suffAaae.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any cass Of
BY Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for Circular: froe
=. ]. CHENEY , CO.. Toledo, o
Sold by DrugHists, 16c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

A Cincinnati man refused to marry
the girl because she cried on her way
to the church. This should be warn
ing. 1t is always best for the girls
to leave the crying to be done by their
mothers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Honor the memory Of the late Hugh
8. Scott-"Henry Seton MerrimAu."
He never allowed himself to be inter
viewed and his photograph was never
Published.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

An Ohio man died from drinking
Ave quarts of whisky in a single day
recently, and now Kentucky is moral
izing on the way in which the physl-
cal vigor OF the race is deteriorating
Just to the north of her--Newarlt
News.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Harry Lehr is said to be understudy-
ing Fay Templeton SO that he may
impersonate her at a coming masque
ball. Harry ought to be Just too cute
for anything In petticoats.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

George Washington Pancake was
mistaken for deer in the wilds Of
Minnesota the other day. Is the yeni-
son really worth the price?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Looks as though the domineering
and all powerful auto has finally been
brought to bay. A Newport man re-
Gently testified in suit that a horse
ran against his automobile and dam.
aged 1t badly. We would like to gaze
upon that horse.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

An Alaska child bearing the name
OF Leon Edward Seattle No. 3 Yukon
Woodpile Bartlett is In trouble. Its
father recently killed its mother. Let
us hope their quarrel was not result
Of the naming of the baby. I'd
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Senator Stewart. who recently be
came husband, has now to meet the
superior smile of Senator Frye, sof
Maine. who has become great-grand-
father.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Carrie Nation Is wasting great
deal OF nervous force that might be
used to advantage in hunting for the
Rorth pole.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

British medical experts report that
London Is suffering from brain fag."
but whether it's the tariff discussion
or The question Of AIMS age is not
stated. Il
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

It is immodest for women to attend
= prize fight in which two participate.
but II 1t is one in which there are %.
they not only attend, but wear the
colors and give the yell.-ktchison
Globe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Queen Alexandria is 50 years old.
That is one disadvantage of being q
queen. Her loving subjects can spring
the records ON her.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

There is giant in Amsterdam, Kol-
land. who thinks he can whip Jeffries.
A great many other men with similar
convictions have had the ambition eff
fectually knocked out of them in one
interview with Mr.. j.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Sunday proposals are illegal, and
kisses have been reduced in value
from $500 to $1.49. Thus does loves
young dream fade away before the
stern and unrelenting alarm clock
known AZ the law. <
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Before concluding that one has
brain flag one should always try to
md out whether the trouble Is not
plain. old-fashioned laziness.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Prof Bell Of Clark university an
nounces that three-year-old children
are easy prey for Cupid. 1t is time to
endow another chair at Chicago.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

The price OF radium has been
marked down from $1,000 900 to $780,
900 pound. but at the reduced price
the manufacturers do not give trading
stamps. .,.......-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Some carcasses of deer along with
bodies in long pine boxes are arriving
1t the homes Of hunters from the
northern woods.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

He-Madeleine. darling. could you.
o. could you marry Q poor, penniless
lawyer? she-Oh, yes, could. but
I'm not going to.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Science has discovered that there
are 200 kinds of mosquitoes. but the
same adjective will apply to all Of
them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Ladies' are being asked to take OF
their hats In church In order that
those behind them may see the points
In the sermon.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Women will know how to play whis
when men know how to give the bah!
q bath.-New York Press.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

The natural history book says that
the female spider. when she grows
weary Of her mates society. calmly
eats him. There is no divorce prob
lem In spiderland.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
nv one Paekaoe,

n Defiance Starch" does not
please you. return 1t to your dealer.
II It does you get one-third more for
the same money. It win give you
satisfaction. and win not stick to the
iron.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Boris sarafon is quite as dead ~
any OF the other revolutiOnists that
were massacred in Turkey-no more.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Between all stations in Colorado. the
Union Pacific will sell tickets DEG. "a. 2s
round trip No tickets sold for less than
30 cents. however. Tickets good for. re-
turn up to and including Jan. l. 1901. See
local Union Pacific agent for full par
ticulars. ~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Ignorance may be bliss. yet the real
self-satisfied chap Is the one who inn
AGNES he knows 1t all.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Brain flag is rapidly becoming q
fatal disease-when it Is accompanied
By delirtum tremens.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26
COLORADO,

Socrates made . fatal mistake in
drinking hemlock. instead Of spruce
beer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

..where's the financial editor?' asked
the visitor. He Just stepped out to Dor
row a quarter" answered the dramatic
editor; :. Hell be back In minute,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Rheumatisn's killing Psia. ~.
Left In quick order after taking 10
doses of DR.. Skirvin's Rheumatic Cure,
in tablet form. 25 doses &c. postpaid.
DIR. sKIRvIN CO., LA CROSSE. WIS.
CIV. N. W
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

The men who stole the plans OF our
champion submarine torpedo boat
0aght to be blown up.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Somebody will be sure to tell that
western millionaire" that his ears
are not mates.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Try me Just once and I am sure
to come again. Defiance Starch.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

why. Frankie, what are you read
ing In that book about bringing up
children?" I'm just looking to see
whether I'm being properly brought
up"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

There IL one class of man who should
appeal strongly to teetotalers. The
pawnbroker is always ready to take the
pledge. sr<
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Mac-They say Penny IL very mean.
Jack-Yes. he never offers to treat pe0-
pie until he hears they have taken the
pledge.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Dyeing IL as easy rs washing when
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are
used.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Have you ever made bread befor>
MarIeY' nOh yes: I made II for mi
father, until hts doctor made me STOP"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

If YOU have smoked a Bullhend scent
cigar you know how good they are: II
you have not. better try one.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

His wife-why did you come home
through all this rain? Himself-Well.
you see couldn't get around 1t.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

1t is the person with fiery temper
who is most easily put out.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

Smoke Baxter.s "Bullhead, scent cisar.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-12-26

G. n. sPEERs. g. P. A.
Oxford eagle., 1903-08-27
$4,000 Given Away
The Louisville Journal to
Take Cash Distribution to
SubrcriberS.

In 1912, the Courier Journal, OF
Louisville, KY, inauguratsd and car
ried to a successful issue the first
great estimating contest ever con-
Quoted by a newspaper. This contest
of 1892. and S14 400 was distributed to
the Courier Journal readers.
In response to numerous requests.
the Courier Journal has decided to
inaugurate another similar contest,
based on the total vote cast for all
candidates for governor of Kentucky
in the election, Nov. 3, 1903. Tea
thousand dollars lin gold, silver or
greenbacks) will be given away to
successful estimators. There VIII De
single gifts of $1,000, 1000, 81 i.1l9
$500, $500. 5000, sI50 500, $50 alsl 80
and 1910 gifts of SO each. In add,-
ton, there will be gifts of $500, S 30
and $500 for the best estimates re-
cieved before August 1, before Sept
ember /, and before October 1. Ihe
object of this profit sharing iberaiity
on the part of the Courier Journal
is to secure new subscribers for the
Daily and Weekly Courier-Journal.
Every person. subscribing for the
Weekly Courier-Journal one year,
sending one dollar with the subscrip-
ton, entitled to two guesses or esti-
mat S. Every person subscribing for
tor the Daily Courier -Journol by mail
one month (68 cents is entitled to
ne guess; one year $4,000, twelve
guesses. t'enewals count the same as
new subscribers. Write to the Cour-
ier- Journal Co to-day for full parti-
culars and blanks
Oxford eagle., 1903-08-27
A CURE FOR MEANESS.

Meanness-the genuine, old
fashioned kind, is our attitude
toward the people we don t like.
1t is never agreeable, attractive,
or desirable, no matter how
strenuously we may hold to it.
If you have a fair share of mean
ness in your make- up, and want
to get rid of it, here is sure cure:
Speak kindly of and to the ones
you dislike, no matter how hard
the effort it takes to accomplish
it. Follow up kindly words by
some special act of kindness to
your enemy. The first few ex-
periments may prove a failure,
and your only returns ingrati-
tude, but repeat this medicine as
often as opportunity offers, and
in ninety-nine cases out of a
hundred your deeds of kindness
will come back to you and your
dislike vanish as the mist before
the sun.
There isn't time in this busy,
rushing little world of ours to
cultivate the disease of mean
ness, so why not take that cure,
and enjoy health of soul as well
as body? At any rate, the reme-
dy cannot injure you, so give it
a trial, and surprise yourself by
finding out how much good there
is hidden away in our worst ene-
mics.
Oxford eagle., 1903-08-27
JOURNAL CONTEST
ATTRACTING MUCH
ATTENTION
MANY DESiRs TO ATTEND THE
ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAsR AS
THE GUESTS OF THE
JOURNAL.

10 you want to attend the Worlds fair?
From the immense number of estimates
uein9 received eaoh day to The Journals S
contest, one would naturally conclude
chat the answer Of every Individual
you'd be IN the Affirmative. An are nat
urauy very anxious 10 ct, but some are
unable ahc Journal has come to their
resctse- Eerty people are going to the
great exposition as its guests
VIII you be ono of the forty?
IN accordance With It's past sriry of
lN,eraiity, On May 10th, The Journal an
Eounced for the first time that 10 free
trips to the ST. Louis Worlds far. each
consisting of arst-olass ticket from At
anta 10 st. Louis and return and $50 FOR
expenses, would be given to ftis number
Of ITS sobsoribers, 30 OF these trips to rs
subscribers In Atlanta and Fulton Count Y
ana 20 outside OF Fulton county.
II n not necessary No pay IN edvanee to
be entitled to estimate In this conte3t.
Bach subscriber @ho has paid In advance
is entitled TO as many estimates as the
length of time subscription Is paid In fsd-
vance from May 18th. The first ~ near
est correct estimates will receive these
fsea tr!ps. II Is therefore important that
you aend In your estimate at onoe. Be
sure you have the carrier sign fhe oou-
pen each time you pay him 10 Or IL cents.
Il the paper Is delivered by carrier, or If
the paper Is received by mail, and you
send IN your renewal Cont forget TO send
IN estimates.
The contest closes at midnight April J.
1904, and TIE gates viii open May 1st
While the estimates received last may
be the euooessfni ones. II Is better to send
In estimates at oooe and keep sending,
as the first 10 nearest correct estimates
viii reoeiye the trips. 1t costs absolutely
nothing! 70 enter the contest. Estimates
cannot be bought for any price. ana as no
one viii know the number Of admissions
10 the ST. Louis Worlds fair until after
the opening day, every one has an equal
chance.
Oxford eagle., 1903-08-27
it Right:

Isit right to bull churches 10
ave men, asks a contemporary
and at the same time license
shops that destroy tllem2
Is it right to license men to sell
that which will make man drunk
and then punish them for being
drunk?
Is it right TO derive revenue
|out of traffic which no decent
man defends?
Is it right to license man to
make paupers, and then tax sober
men to take care of them?
Is it right to license q saloon to
teach vice, and then tax people
for schools to teach virtue?
Is it right to teach a boy to re-
strain his passions, and then vote
to license a place where his worst
passions will be inflamed?
Is it right to take care Of your
own boy and vote to license 6
place which ruins your neighoor's
boy?
Is it right to preach justice and
charity, and then vote to license
a thing which robs the widows
and orphans of their daily bread
MICHIGAN Issue.
Oxford eagle., 1903-08-27

While every merchant is pri-
marily interested in making his
own business a success, he should
not lose sight of the fact that any
thing which benefits the commu-
nifty benefits him. If a merchant s
association succeeds in attracting
more trade to the town it is 50
much gained for all of the mer-
chants there. Each store stands
to benefit there. Merchants
should cooperate with the local
newspapers to attract more busi-
ness to the town. Properly sup
ported, the editor and his paper
can assist greatly in attracting
trade. The editor should push
the circulation of his paper into
the district for the trade of which
his town is competing with others
Every town in some quarter
comes in competition with other
towns for certain amount of
very desirable trade. The town
which has the newspaper with
the widest circulation in that dis
trict is the best armed for that
trade.-Hardware Trade.
Oxford eagle., 1903-08-27
Made Him Small

A story is told of an Arkansas
man who vas SIT hurting one day
last spring and was. caught out in
a rain. He looked around for a
shelter, but could find none ex-
cept hollow log. He found the
opening rather small, but manag
ed to get in and found it a good
retreat. When the rain was over
and he attempted to "crawfish" "
out he found that the rain had
swollen the timber until it was
impossible for him to get out of
the log. Finally he began to.
think of all the little things he
had ever done, but all to no pur-
pose. He thought of cheating a
poor widow out of her only nilch
COW, and thought of turning his
hogs into his neighbor's corn field
but none of these made him feel
small enough to affect his release
At last he thought of having re-
fused to day the four years sub
scription he owed for his home
paper, on the grounds that he
'sdidn't subscribe for but one
year." and he came out with
ease.-Jim Smiths Gem.
Oxford eagle., 1903-08-27
He was a Sight.

P. NJ. B. Wait, the popular
drummer for Fly & Hobson, OF
Memphis, is attracting wide at
tention at this time as a conse-
quence of bet made on the
senatorial race. As stated in
last weeks Democrat, he made a
bet at Batesville that Gov. A. H
Longino would carry more than
25 counties and if the governor
did not he (Wait) would make his
regular trip attired in a flaming
red Mother Hubbard and Sun
Bonnet. Gov. Longino failed to
carry the % counties and Tues
day Mr.. Wait reached home from
the South dressed in the above
attire. He was a sight. t.-Sena-
tobia Democrat.
Oxford eagle., 1903-08-27
CHEAP LANDS
For HOmeseekers' and
Colonies.

The country along the Cotton Belt
Route in Southeast Missouri, Arkan-
sas. Northwest Louisiana and Texas
offers the greatest opportunities for
Homeseekers. Mild climate, good
water, cheap building material, abun
dance of fuel, and soil that will often
in single season yield enough to pay
for the ground Land can be bought
as cheap as $3.50 an acre, prairie land
at 81 and s. per acre up, bottom land
at So and SO per acre up. improved or
partly cleared land at $40 and SIS per
acre up. Some fine propositions for
colonies tracks of 1000 to 5000 acres
at 81 to SO per acre-big cioney in
this for good organizer. Fruit and
truck lands in the famous peach and
tomato belt ri East Texas at $40 to
$50 per acre up. Write us for infor-
nation about cheap rates, excursion
dates, also literature descriptive of
this great country and let us help you
find a home that will cost you no
more than the rent yoI pay every
year.
For full information, address,
E. W. LABEAuNE,
G. p. & I. A., Cotton Belt Route,
st. Louis, Mo.