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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29
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HE METROSTYLE is finger or guide
connected with the tempo lever of the
Pianola, to which is attached pen,
and as the performer-an authority
plays any classical or modern compo-
s;tion, he guides his pen on the un-
winding roll in accordance with his
Interpretation of the piece he is render.
ing, and as he plays he marks upon the
roll in red ink line which, as it pro-
crosses, indicates in all its angles and
curves exactly in expression the d.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29

The Gsmblcr's Daughter. one Of the most
popular Of the sensational melodramas. 10
billed at the Third Avenue Theatre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29

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.,ss L. s' -, n ~. msas:spiss s Tor ;is
pfai-s ~ fools, Why should II shine,
this -srans. star, anidst tbs dust and
tfsmping u thesiuc connicte, Tbs trss
with souls should souls hsye plsns'-
this With browning " somsthlna more
than Q ns~s~ po~fboai eoso'ii. u b. the
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h.b res-nities ~ viLd-Sos,d and dreasn-
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The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
Denver sl.ekmaller Arrested.

Denver, May 23.-As the result of an
attempt to blackmail Walter s.
Cheesman, president of the Denver I'm
ion Water Company, out of 10000,
Boyd Irvine was arrested last night by
the city detectives Irvine is twenty
one years old and says he Is the son of
W. ]. Irvine. a money loaner of Rocky
Ford. Irvine confessed after his arrest,
and said the reason he demanded $10.-
900 was because he needed the money.
Mr.. Cheesman received the first letter
Thursday through the mail. This letter
was to the effect that unless he placed
a package containing 10000 In hole
by the side of stump at Tenth and
Lincoln avenues the writer would blow
up the new building lately erected by
Mr.. Cheesman at Seventeenth and
Broadway. Mr.. Cheesman paid no at
tention to the letter. but yesterday he
found on his front porch another letter
through which miniature sword was
stuck. 1t also demanded that the in
structions of the other letter be car
ried out. Yesterday afternoon the
third letter was received by Mr.. Chess
man. 1t was pushed through the mail
hole in the door of his Office in the Nc
Phee building at Seventeenth and Glen
arm.
MIR. Cheesman. on receipt OF this let
ter. notified Chief of Police Armstrong.
A man pretended to leave package
and Irvine was arrested when he came
to get 1t. He afterward confessed.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
County Commissioner. Convicted.

Denver. May 23-After celebrating
for thirty-six hours the jury In the
trial Of Fred Watts, Frank Bishop and
Thomas Phillips, former Arapahoa
County commissioners, yesterday
morning returned verdict of guilty
on eleven of the twenty-Ohe original
counts charging negligence in the dis
charge of duty. After the announce
ment of the verdict Attorney Bedford.
for the defense, gave notice that his
clients desired ten days in which to
file motion for a new trial The re-
quest was granted by Judge Voorhees,.
The penalty prescribed m the statute
for the offenses of which the commits
sioners were found guilty Is fine OF
$500 on each count and removal from
office. The defendants are not now in
Office from which they can be removed,
although Fred Watts is commissioner
of Adams County.
I, Some of the more excessive over
charges allowed on printing material
furnished by the Smith Brooks Com
pany were $1,000 as against $500.
which was said to be a fair charge;
1926 as against $50, and $50 as against
$500.
The date of the trials of H. Brown
Cannon and Charles A. Berdel. menu
bers Of the former board against whom
informations have also been filed, has
not been announced.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Cure Kidney and Bladder troubles
before they reach the serious Stage.
Read how easily 1t can be done.
W. J. Hill OF 40 south Union Street.
Concord. N. c., proprietor Of hard
ware and harness store. Justice Of the
Peace. and one Of the best known citi-
zens OF that place. says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills proved u very emcient rem
edy In my case. l got box 1t the
Gibson Drug Store, and used them for
disordered kidneys and backache from
which had experienced . great deal
Of annoyance, trouble and pain. The
kidney secretions had bothered me for
long while. were very irregular. dark
colored' and full of sediment. The
Pills cleared It all up and have not
had an ache in my back since taking
the last dose. Ny back IL much
stronger and my health generally il
improved q great deal. am glad to
make . public endorsement Of the
Pills, trusting that 1t may be the
means Of relieving some other sut-
ferer."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Hill
will be mailed on application to any
part Of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. For
sale BY all druggists. price 80 cents
per boz.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
LARGE DEFICIT IN
y RURAL DELIVERY

Washington, May 23,-Congress will
be asked at the opening OF next SEES
sion to make an appropriation to cover
deficiencies in both the regular deiiv-
cry service and the rural free delivery
service of the Postofice Department.
Postmaster General Payne to-day
announced that this deficiency now
aggregates exactly SET 800. OF which
$lO5, 800 Is in the free delivery branch.
The postmaster general said he very
much regretted the existence Of the
deficit, and for the first time publicly
criticised the administration Of A. W.
Machen, general superintendent for the
free delivery system, who ID now on
indefinite leave Of absence.
This Is not the first time that a
deficiency has occurred in the FREQ de-
livery SERVICE" said Mr.. Payne. "but
regret Its existence. At the opening
of the last Congress Mr.. Machen point
ed out that without additional appro-
priations no more routes could be g.
tablished beyond those ready to be In
stalled January LIST. He said. how
ever. II Congress appropriated $500 900
for the purpose the work could ID con.
tinued during the rest of the fiscal
year. This approprtatioa was prompt
ly made. but 1t was exhausted. Despits
this fact the ONCE 1.-THE free delivery
ofice) waA going on increasing the de-
ficiency, and II we had not taken steps
to curtail the expenditures and sus-
pend the establishment of routea
until the beginning Of the next
fiscal year. the, deficit would have
been much larger. 1t was not good ad.
ministration."
The postmaster general said that
part Of the deficiency was discovered
before Mr.. Machen was given his leave
Mr.. Payne said A. w. Machen. the
general superintendent. would be given
an opportunity to be heard on the sub.
ject.
The entire map work Of the rural
free delivery service has been suspend
ed. and no more maps will be made
before the beginning Of the next fiscal
year. funds Of this purpose being ex.
hausted. IT,
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Denver. May 22.-In an interview
published In the News. State Game and
Fish Commissioner ]. NJ. Woodland
gives an interesting interview on the
work Of the fish hatcheries OF the
state.
Mr.. Woodland began by saying that
when he took control of the hatcheries
April LIST. his first step was to put In
Office general superintendent Of the
hatcheries who was experienced In
this line. He appointed to this ONCE
w. S. Kincaid. who has spent the
greater part OF his life in fish cultural
worK at our state hatcheries. The next
move was to place Charles Dowdell in
charge as superintendent OF the state
hatchery at Denver; w. E. Patrick as
superintendent of the state hatchery
at Durango, and 8. e. Land, fish cul-
turist, in charge as superintendent Of
the state hatchery at Gunnison. All
these men are experienced in the
practical and scientific work Of this
department.
During the last four weeks the
work done at these institutions has
been successful to . marked degree, -
said Mr.. Woodland. especially the work
done at the Gunnison hatchery in tax
ing the eggs Of the rainbow trout. On
April Gath an egg-collecting or field
spawning station was established on
the North Beaver creek within 100
yards Of the mouth, where 1t empties
into the Gunnison. At this place 5000
breeding trout were captured, and L.
$4,000 eggs have been taken. The fish
when stripped. were returned to the
river and were not injured in han
ding.
There are now in the fish pens at
this place about 500 trout. from which
eggs have not been taken, but they are
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
Get Close to the Soil.

You never heard of wild animal
that had rheumatism until 1t reached
captivity and was kept OF the earth.
You never heard of horse that had
rheumatism until 1t was shod with
iron and kept on the earth. You
never heard Of q dog that had rheu-
matism until It became household
pet and was pampered-kept on the
earth. The heathens Of Africa and
the Pacific islands never had rheu-
matism, so far as we know. until they
got to wearing sandals or shoes. !
once knew fool man who. whenever
he got sick. would dig q trench in
his gal aen. lie down In 1t and have his
wife cbver him with fresh earth as
far up as his chin. He would remain
there for an hour or two, then get up
In fine spirits. Mother earth! The
contact! 1t looked like the resurrec.
tion-and 1t was. Let all the boys go
barefooted.-New York Press.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
COMMISSIONER WOODARD ON
FISH CULTURE IN COLORADO

expected to yield ut least 100000 eggs.
The eggs OF these rainbow trout 20 far
taken have been placed In the troughs
of the Gunnison and Denver hatcher
les. $50 900 in the Gunnison hatchery,
and 100000 i2 the Denver hatchery.
The remainder of the eggs when taken
will be sent to the other state hatch
cries, and when Matched the young
trout will be distributed in the public
waters Of the state In all the large
streams that are suitable for these
magnificent river trout.
In taking the fish record was kept
of the size and weight Of an average
lot, and the estimate OF total weight
was three ponds each. Some Of the
largest trout weighed ten. twelve and
thirteen pounds. the total weight be-
ing four and one-half tons.
THE record Of eggs taken was kept
by actual graduate measurement. 400
to the fluid ounce, and proven by math-
ematical measurement OF thirty-four
eggs to the square inch. . careful rec
ord OF all dead eggs being kept during
stripping and in transit to the hatch
cries, which was less than two per
cent. loss. The conditions OF water at
these hatcheries for Matching the.trout
eggs have been 10 improved that not
more than one and one-half per cent.
loss will occur until dsh are Matched.
This represents . remarkable rec
ord of fish food product. at market
value per pound OF 80 cents. almost a
total of 5000: an egg product at a
market value of II per 1000. Of $1.725.
total produced in one months work
for the people Of this state Of $6.725,
showing the unlimited resources of
state fish cultural work for the future
in our own mountain streams and
lakes by business principles in public
affairs"
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
More Tornadoes In Kansas.

Denver, May 23.-Kansas was again
visited by tornadoes yesterday. The
towns Of Bala and Mulvane are said
to have been completely swept away.
At Bala two girls are known to have
been killed. In Dickinson county. H.
c. Harvey. a legislator. is reported IA.
tally injured. The casualties at Null
vane. II any, have not been ascer-
tanned Immense damage was done
to village and farm property by ior-
nado and hailstorms.
tornado near Bloomington, Ne.
braska. is said to have caused loss Of
life and great destruction Of buildings
And farm property.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
: srook,yn'. R.sld Transfers.

People in Brooklyn are rabid On
the subject Of transit. They talk o:
nothing else. Here is the last para.
graph of q letter written to president
Winter 4 day or two ago:
Il want to ask one favor of you
before die OF pneumonia. l want to
take dog to the Borough of Man
haitian, and. as you can readily see.
do not want to carry him on the
regular cars Of your company. be-
cause he is q good dog and worth
$25 Of any mans money. Now. If it
isn't asking too mucn, do you sup
puse you could let me know con-
adeStially whether or not you ex-
pect to send 8 car through in the next
few months that would be At for
dogi-New York Press.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
BATTLE ABBEY FOR
CONFEDERATES

New Orleans. May 23.-General 8. D.
Lee presided at the opening session OF
the Confederate Reunion Thursday.
The committee on credentials reported
q total of 1928 camps represented at
the reunion, with 1893 properly &C.
credited delegates.
The report OF the Battle Abbey COM
mittee was then offered by General
Evans. He had read but q few words
when General Joseph Wheeler entered
the hall. The delegates cheered q
welcome to the little commander. and
General Wheeler. after reaching the
rostrum, made q short address OF
thanks for the welcome. He urged
upon his hearers the necessity Of pro-
viding for the needy and aged soldiers
Of the Confederacy.
General Evans then resumed the
reading OF his report, which showed
cash in hand and In immediate pros.
pect Of s204.471.
The committee recommended that a
500, 900. the minimum amount desired
for tho erection Of the Abbey. had
been secured. the time had arrived fol
the commencement OF the work Thu
report was adopted.
Dr.. g. H. Tichenor. for the 60utherr
Memorial Association, reported thAl
the fund for the erection Of . monu'
ment to Jefferson Davis had been final.
1y secured. The announcement wa
received with tremendous applause.
The committee on resolutions re.
ported favorably on resolution re
ported by General S. D. Lee, express.
ing the appreciation Of the Confederate
Veterans to Congress and to Secretary
Of War Root for the offer Of the ma
tional government to prepare a rostel
Of all the soldiers Of both sides during
the Civil War.
General Joseph Wheeler spok,
strongly in favor of the resolution
saying he had the assurance of tn,
secretary of war that all original doc
uments sent to the War Department
would be copied carefully and re
turned. The resolution was adopted
The selection Of the place for the re
union of 1904 was left to the executiv,
committee.
All the present officers were re-elect
ed by reclamation and the reunion ad
journed sine die.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

An American woman In London
writes: Il haze said that am At
loss 10 know whether the lack OF heat
In English homes and business build
ings is caused by hardness or stingt-
ness. l used to think 1t the latter till
found numerous delightful English
friends objected to my own heated
home. Actuall~ home Of them cut
ne every winter so far as calling on
me is concerned. because they say my
rooms are too 'stufYy and hot"
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
Advice Of old Statesman.

! George s. Boutwell,. the Oldest ex-
governor of Massachusetts. has been
celebrating his eighty-ffth birthday at
his ho1he in Groton. Mr.. Boutwell,
was only 80 years old when elected
governor of the old bay state. and
was the youngest man ever called to
the once. In an interview on f!s
birthday he gave this advice to y ,ung
men: Find out what you have tight
to do and do 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
Reliance Beat, columbia.

New York. May 23.-By combine.
ton Of good luck and splendid sailing
qualities the new cup yacht Reliance
on Thursday inflicted such a defeat
upon the former cup defender Colum.
bia as she never had suffered, leaving
her over the finish line of a twenty.
fiye-mile course OF Glen Cove by four.
teen minutes and forty-three seconds,
oMcial time,
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

A Philadelphia man has paid s2.1Oo
Tor the original manuscript of Poe's
poem THE Bells" II Poe could have
got that much money for all the poems
he wrote he would doubtless have con.
sidered himself the luckiest bard ex-
tant.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
In Greater Gotham.

These professional gambling htuss
keepers are bringing suit against ''fi.
:ers of the law for trying to break mp
their nefarious business. Ye gods!
What is this world coming to? Next
thing you know q. common thief.
caught In the act OF thieving. will sue
the policeman for arresting him. There
are lawyers here who win scramble
for the honor of defending him.-New
York Press.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
Lady Maeponald Decorated.

King Edward has conferred the dec
grafton of the Royal Red Cross on
Lady Maxwell Macdonald, In recogni.
ton Of her services in attending the
wounded soldiers during the dsfense
Of the Legations at Picking in 1900. Sir
Claude Macdonald was then his majes.
TVS minister In China.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
A DANGER SPOT.
A DANGEROUS sp

pAAh W.
small OF the
back; 1t tells
Of Kidney Ills.
a. do most
y al . An d
aches in the
back.
XII d d Q y ills
b 9 gin with
backache and
end with Diar
beIes. Dropsy.
B rig h t. Dis
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
Go From Denver to Omaha.

Washington. May 23.-Postmaste,
General Payne to-day informed Sena.
tor Willard of Nebraska that July LIST
the rural delivery headquarters would
be moved from Denver to Omaha.
Fine quarters for the rural officials,
costing 5000. have been prepared for
their reception in the Omaha public
building.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
a FREAK OF NATURE.

Double Ash Tree That Grows at
WaynssvilIe, Ohio.
A curious freak OF nature. in the
shape Of double ash tree, is now to
be seen at Waynesville. Ohio. Our
illustration y based upon photo
graph Of the tree, and 1t win be seen
that the doubling is very symmetrical.
It results from the coalescing Of two
separate ash trees i've feet apart. At
q height of Is feet from the ground.
The trunks are from Is to is inches
thick and. when united. reach an alti-
tude Of 70 feet. No one seems to
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Tho thing that puzzles a mother
most about her baby is how 1t resem.
bles its father and yet looks so much
like both George Washington and Ma.
pOleon.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

President Roosevelt occasionally
uses the word bully" when in an en-
thusiastic mood. This is said to be
distasteful to several eminent authori-
ties In Boston, and somebody ought to
tell him of 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

James B. Marcum was shot from be.
hind in Kentucky the other day. He
is the thirty-first victim of the feud
with which he is identified. 1t is
hoped this feud will soon be ended
now. as only few Of the parties to 1t
are left.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

There is woman in Cincinnati
hospital who Is afflicted with a strange
malady which makes her sing contin-
ually. The case is very unfortunate,
but she may get over 1t. Ragtime is
said to be dying out.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

The battleship Indiana's thirteen
inch guns would be awfully unlucky
to anybody who might happen to get
into q controversy with the men be-
hind them.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

An amateur baseball club at Bay
onne. NJ j., has 15-year-old girl
pitcher that is said to be a wonder.
And thus the baseball also becomes a
woman's sphere.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

An American girl has become the
baroness Andre de Neufiize. We
should hardly have imagined that a
name like Newflies could have been
made to look 60 mayonnaise as all
That.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Farmers will be interested to learn
that a millionaire yachtsman has Just
laid out a hne squash court at his
summer place on Long Island sound.
1t is quite different from the old-fash-
Toned squash field
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

When the kings of England and
Italy met they kissed each other four
times. Let US hope there is nothing to
the theory that germs may be carried
in whiskers
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

To put out q IRE in Nova Scotia
coal mine the ocean was turned in.
Neptune No. can do the business with
neatness and dispatch.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

A Northwestern university professor
says coffee II as bad as whisky. He
fails to explain whether he speaks
from experience or not.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

II wild animals could read. they
would have the fun OF their lives by
reading what the wise writer's have to
say OF their habits.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

All ohioans do not succeed in secur-
Ing federal offices. An Ohio man has
be.n imprisoned for failure to support
his family.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

A woman thinks she IL having . real
good time when she can ind some
thins 70 cry over without actually feel
Ing bad.-New York Press.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Russia presents its respects to the
nations and would be delighted to
learn what they are going to do
about it.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

By keeping her hand on her own
money the countess OF Yarmouth will
have q powerful lever to make her
husband be good.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

There is more to be learned from
one living woman than from n whole
Smithsonian museum Of anthropology.
Life.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Sir Thomas Upton is having all
kinds of preliminary sport with the
the Shamrock III. He always gets the
bulk of his fun on the other side Of
the Atlantic.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Snow PIews on Canadian Railways.
On the railroads in Canada 1t II
necessary to keep over 600 snow plows
in operation every winter.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

1t is just as easy to lose money IL
the new New York stock exchange a,
II was In the old one.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

II You don't get the biggest and
best it's your own fault. Defiance
Starch II for sale everywhere and
there il positively nothing to equal
1t In quality or quantity.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

The 81 fine inflicted upon Baron de
Rothschild for speeding his automo-
bile In Paris will doubtless be good
lesson to him.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Speaking of unhappy lots. )" Remarks
the Baltimore American. what abou
the graveyard" Usually the fence.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

A Pittsburg man died the other day
while reading a newspaper. The ru-
ling passion.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Montreal's grave diggers have beer
ON 4 strike. They claim they had
good grounds for quitting.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

It is Only just to say that Lily Lang
try doesn't look like grandmother.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Judging from effects in Missouri. q
baking powder mine is about as dan.
gerous as the ot6cr sort
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

The fellow was right who said for
tune seldom knocks at the door of the
knocker."
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

1t comes pretty near being canni
balism when goat deliberately eats W
. book beer poster.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

.'Ths Klean, Kool Kitchen Kind" Of stove
make NO smoke. smell. SCOT. ashes or ex
cessive heat Always look for trade mark
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Fruit acids will not stain good
dyed with PUTNAM TADELEss
DYES.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

..lt beats air how good q cigar you CO
buy for cents 4 you buy the risht bran
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Youthtime Is a foolish time but thert
10 lots of fun sometimes in being foolish
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Sometimes we hear man boast that h
never changes his mind when almost an,
kind of a change would be an improve
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

It's q wise minister who can keep tn,
members OF his choir from quarrelinx.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30
Population Of Babylon,

Babylon's population could never
have exceeded 100000 Probably the
number Of people In Rome waa less
than this figure.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Try me Just once and am sure
to come again. Defiance Starch.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

The successful dentist is the one who
keeps plugging away
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

A smile of satisfaction goes with one Of
Baxtsrs "Bullhead" Scent ciEars.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

Bill-Do you think betting is wrong
Jill-Well, the way bet generally il.
The Meeker herald., 1903-05-30

H. Peck says he has discovered that a
man with one wife too much is not nee
essarily a bigamist