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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
POPE'S FAr1OUS
RING Is KISSING

Rome. July 25.-(New York Herald
Special effort is being made
in the va. can to prevent the news
Of q terrible scandal leaking out.
The ring Of the fisherman. which
should have .een found on the hahd Of
the. Pope, has disappeared. 1t is not
SO much q question Of its material as
of its intrinsic value. for the ring Of
the fisherman is used to seal the papal
bulls and ia the outward sign of author.
ity of the Pope.
When the cardinal camerlingo GER
the ring Of the fisherman from the
then destroyed. in the presence Of all
the cardinals. at the first meeting Of
the sacred college held after the
Pope's death.
But when Cardinal Oreglia, the
present camerlingo. had certified to
the death of Leo XIII, Monsignor Bis
letu was a prey Of the deepest de-
spair and mad to admit that the ring
had disappeared. Cardinal Oreglia,
who had, as 10 the custom. brought his
declaration Of having received the ring
from the papal chamberlain, all writ
ten out, had to put 1t back In his
pocket
Monsignort Bisletti can give no indi-
cation as to the fobber. The theft
must have taken place. between the
death Of the Pope and the morning of
the following day. when Cardinal OS-
eglia onicially certified to his death.
During this time n large number Of
persons entered the death chamber.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
New Pacific Cable Opened.

New York. July 25-The- CONNER
cial Pacific Gable Company announces
that on and after to-day its entire
system from San Francisco to Manila
will be open for public traffic. The
rates from San Francisco 10 Hxsolulu
will be reduced from SO cents per
Yord to 35 cents.
The following rates will take effect:
From San Francisco to Midway
Islands, so cents per word, Guam. IS
cents per word; Luzon. s1.05 per
word; all other Philippine islands, &1.15
per word; Hong Kong $1.1O per word:
China, $1.10 per word; Macao, $1.15
per word; Japan. $1.4 per word;
Chemulpo. Fusan and Seoul, In Co.
rea, Al per word; other places In
Corea. $1.4S per word: Formosa, 31.21
per word.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
Murderer Mus. be Hanged.

Colorado Springs. Colo. July 25.-
Judge Seeds, OF the District Court.
Thursday denied the motion for new
trial in the case of Harvey King. col
ored, convicted of the murder Of his
wife, and sentenced the prisoner to be
hanged.
Under the re-enacted capital punish
ment law, King must be hanged at the
Canon City penitentiary not sooner
than ninety days. nor later than one
hundred and twenty days from the
time of pronoancement Of sentence.
Unless . stay OF execution is granted.
King will be the first man to suffer
the death penalty In this state since
the capital punishment law was abol-
ished.
Judge Seeds, on the same dAy, SEN
fenced John Trusty, colored, to the
state penitentiary for a term of not
less than twenty nor more than TWEEN
ty-fve years. Trusty was convicted
OF the murder of his wife on the even
ing of May 18th.
When asked whether he had any
thing to say, why sentence should not
be pronounced, Trusty said:
"Yes, sir, I have. II ever man
stood before your honor innocent of
the crime charged against him, 1t is
your humble servant. With uplifted
hands before God. and upon my Ma
sonic oath as q man, swear that did
not kill my wife and ask You to be as
lenient as you can. l declare that
am innocent"
Judge Seeds pronounced sentence al
ter announcing his decision denying
the motion of defendants counsel for
an arrest of Judgment.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

The Indian tailor-bird is very handy
with his bill. On leaf or two at the
extremity of slender twig he most
ingeniously makes his nest. II one
leaf Be sufficiently large its edges are
drawn together with wonderful skill
and dexterity SO as to form . sort Of
pouch in which the cradle of coming
tailor-birds is formed. To preserve
the protective pouch the parent birds
twist vegetable fibre into q fne thread.
and by the help of their beaks and
feet bore boles along the edges Of the
leaves and stitch them together. II
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
NOT TO THEIR LIKING
How Monkeys in India Were MADE to

How Monkeys in India Were Mace to
Scatter.
A plague Of monkeys recently sorely
troubled the officials at q station on
the sa, an railway in northwest Inca.
Trucks full Of grain for export wsrd
often stored up In the station. and
the monkeys came down In large
aumbers from q neighboring grove TO
help themselves to the grain. picking
holes in the tarpaulin roof of the
wagons. The ofhcials were weaked
out with keeping watch and soaring
away the thieves who daily grew
holder, till an Ingenious guard hit
upon q stratagem. For several days
sweets and fruits we're put on the
roofs OF the wagons. with the result
that the whole of the monkey colony
were attracted to the spot and soon
became perfectly Indifferent to MAJ
One morning when they Yers
busily feeding an engine was ste0Rh-
i.y attached to the wagons. and sud.
denly the train moved OF. The mon
Keys were quite scared. and made no
attempt to escape. sitting crouched
together till the train had gone sew.
sral miles and stopped a: the jungle
Then they wanted no hint to leave.
Every monkey leapt down bowling
and fed into the jungle. whence they
have never returned to trouble the
railway.-Golden Penny.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Rome, July 1.-THE nearer the
conclave approaches. the more two
distinct tendencies are shown in the
Sacred College. especially among the
cardinals Of the Curta. that is to say.
those living in Rome, but in which
the cardinal from the provinces ~ well
- the foreign cardinal cannot help
participating. These two tendencies
spring from the personality Of Cardi-
nal Rampolla, - the great struggle
continues to be in his favor or against
him. II Rampolla finds that In the
frst ballot he has q considerable num-
Der OF votes. he will try again. II he
has q few votes and one Of his oppon-
ents has many. he will renounce his
chance and he and his friends will
support nrst. Cardinal Gotti. with
whom he has now come to some agree
agreement. and attempt to raise Got
Il to the supreme ONCE. with Rampol-
u a an ally.
This would mean the maintenance Of
Pope Leo's policy on exactly the same
lines and entrusted to the same men.
But Gottt inspires great distrust. be-
cause. rs he belongs to the RELIGIOUS
orders. he would render the situation
of the papacy extremely diMcult At
the present moment. Considering the
conditions prevailing In France, Spain
and the Philippines.
II seems. therefore, almost sure that
II ut the first ballot it is not probable
that Gotti can be successful. this sec
ton Of the Sacred College will de-
eide ON Cardinal Di Pietro. one OF
Rampolla's most faithful followers.
Rampolia, being . Sicilian, can count
on the two Sicilian cardinals. One Of
them, however, Cardinal Celesia. q
bishop Of Palermo, Il 10 old almost
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Truy makes IS per cent of the linen
collars and cuffs used in the United
States: Baltimore cans b. per cent OF
the oysters: Gloversville and its neigh.
bors make 81 per cent VI the gloves;
Connelsviile district. 4S ger cent of the
coke: Wilkesbarre. Al per cent Of tbe
brassware: Philadelphia, As per cent
Of the carpets; Providence and its
vicinity, As per cent of the jewelry' and
sc per cent of the silyerware; Chicago
slaughters So per cent of tie meat and
makes "a per cent of tle agricultural
implements; Meriden makes 80 per
cent Of the plated ware sad Peterson
"a per cent OF the silk.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
L. soufrtere Again Active.

Kingston. Isle of st. Vincent. July
24.-The Soufriere volcano has been
slightly agitated since July 18th. emit.
ting puffs intermittingly. which
caused clouds and low rumblings. A
severe earthquake shock was felt at
$40 q. m, Tuesday, accompanied by
a subterranean sound of cracking,
which shook the buildings here and
threw the people into a state Of con.
sternation, fearing that a disastrous
phenomenon would follow this earth
quake, similar to that of July IL. 1902,
which preceded the eruption Of Sep
teWber 3, 1902.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
CARDINAL RAMPOLLA LEADS IN
CONTEST FOR THE PAPACY

ninety that his relations strongly OPP
pose his going to Rome.
For political reasons. all Spanish
cardinals are favorable to Rampolla-
besides . dozen Italians. thus making
. total OF twenty-five. But to be elect
ed Pope 1t Is necessary 10 get altogeth-
er over forty votes, as of the presen;
sixty -four cardinals not more than two
or three will be absent from the con-
clave.
Tibet indianapolis tendency has
more prominent candidates. such a
OregIia. Vannutelli. Satolli and Agliar-
di. which will cause dificulty In ar
irving 1T an agreement on any one o.
them. 1t Is already foreshadowed that
should the success Of their opponents
be probable. this group will center all
their votes ON Cardinal Capecelatro. o
bishop OF CApula.
A cardinal who seems to have con-
siderable chance Of success was Car
dinal Sarto. the patriarch Of Venice,
but now he is scarcely thought OF. be-
cause he does not know French. and
Ia not likely to learn it at seventy
years OF age
II is understood that the Prussian
minister accredited to the vatican has
received instructions to favor the cleo
ton Of Cardinal SerAhno Vannutelli.
or Agliardi. Cardinal Kopp. bishop o.
Breslau. who arrived yesterday. has
been approached to the same effect.
The gossip Of the day may be
summed up briefly by saying that Car
dinal Gotti's chances Of election seem
to have improved In comparison with
those of other cardinals who have
been mentioned ~ likely to succeed
the dead ponti6. although there still
exists \ strong feeling that some one
hitherto scarcely talked Of may wea.
the tiara
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
CURSE BREAKS FIVE LEGS
Al Most, That Is the Claim q the
Able Of luxai.


Able Of Luxai.
Able Freuzal Of the little town OF
Luzai has spread CONSERVATION lar
and wide by letter in which he sets
forth the power of his anathema.
He has been deprived OF his salary
by the mayor. and was similarly pun
ished by the mayors father thirteen
yeaH ago. In his letter to the pres
ent mayor the able says:
Soon after the unjust measure OF
your father against mo you had the
misfortune to break your leg. The
following year your mother also broke
her leg. A year later your father
died. Yet another year and your
mother died. Then misfortune befell
your mother-in-law. Sne broke her
leg. and the following year she broke
1t again. Then the cure had his sal
airy restored and no further misfor-
tunes overlook the family"
The venerable clergyman reasons
from this that 1t is dangerous to de-
prive him of his lawful income. He
told the people that God takes up his
case. They are satisfied that his
anathema is the most leg-breaking
one on record.-New York Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

The woman who possesses the long
est head of hair In the world is said
to be Mercedes Lopez. Mexican.
Her height is 8 feet. and when she
stands erect her hair trails on the
ground feet inches. The. hair
is SO thick that she can completely
hide herself In it. She has lit cut
very frequently. as II grows SO quick
iy, enabling her to sell large tresses
to hair dealers every month. She is
the wife of poor sheep herder.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
Apple Crop Of America.

1t is estimated that there are about
zoe, 0O0.0 900 apple trees in the United
States and that the average crop
amounts to about It's 200, 900 bushels.
Apples can be grown anywhere in the
United States except where it is very
cold or very hot. At present sixteen
states produce most of the apples.
with New York in the lead. The west
is coming forward rapidly as an ap-
ple-producfng region. some fine fruit
being produced in Kansas.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
Sigh. Earthquake in Utah.

Salt Lake. July 24.-Several slight
earthquake shocks were felt In this
city at-1:40 yesterday morning. The
disturbance seemed to pass from the
southeast 10 northwest
In Ogden. thirty-seven miles north.
the shock was the severest ever felt
there. The disturbance lasted about
ten seconds. and appeared to be in
the form of short. quick vibrations.
No damage. however is repoasd In
this city or Ogden.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Mrs. Anderson, q prominent
society woman Of Jacksonville,
Fla, daughter Of Recorder Of
Deeds, West, says:
There are but few wives and
mothers who have not at times en-
dured Agonies and such pain as only
women know of. wish such women
knew the value of Lydia F. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It
is a remarkable medicine. different in
action from any other ever knew and
thoroughly reliable.
81 have seen cases where women
doctored for years without permanent
benefit who were cured in less than
three months after taking your Vege-
table Compound. while others who
were chronic and incurable came out
cured. happy. and in perfect health
after thorough treatment with this
medicine. have never used it myself
without gaining great benefit. A
few doses restores my strength and
appetite, and tones up the entire
system. Your medicine has been tried
and found true, hence 1 fully endorse
t. MRS. r. A. ANDERSON. 225 WASH
ington St., jacksonville. Fla. $4,000
fo.feit " sSgiaa OF atoos tsstveniaf ssoe1ng ssns
fsssess cannot ~ prodsced.
The experience and testimony
Of some Of the most noted women
of America go to prove, beyond
o question, that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound will
correct all such trouble at once
by removing the cause, and re-
storing the organs to a healthy
and normal condition.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Some Of the newspapers are discuss
ing "the lesson of the strike" This
was to have been expected. The sim.
pie lessen to most people will be to
keep . big stock of coal % hand y
The f1znre.--phiisdciphia PrasA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

storekeepers report that the extra
quantity. together with the superior
quality OF Defiance Starch makes 1t
next to impossible to sell any other
brand.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
s.ns.. Quarantine Modified.

Topeka, Kan. July Ex-Governor
Bailey announced yesterday that the
order providing for the dipping of cat
tie of the western Kansas counties
would be modified. Some Of the coun-
ties assert that cattle coming from
Colorado are not affected with the
mango, and that therefore the order
works an unnecessary hardship on
them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
MANY culLpREN ARE sIcKLV.

Mother Gays Sweet Powders for Childrsa.
used by Mother Gray. nurse in Childrsn's
Home. New York. cure Summer Complaint,
Feveri.lmess. Headache. Stomach Troubles
Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms A.
all Druggists, zsc. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. olmsted. lie Roy. N. Y.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

.'Tf the price of potatoes goes too
high" says the Boston Globe. "eat
rice" Was there ever more painful
example OF disloyalty to the home food
staple?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

People are beginning to wonder
what the next get-rich.quick scheme ia
going to be. All of The old avenues
TO hasty wealth seems to have been
successfully plugged.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

1t is announced that Clyde Fitch is
going to spend the winter in Wash
ington, and will probably dramatic
either the department scandals or
the Congressional Record.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Hundreds of dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality Of Dc
nance Starch is fast taking place Of
all other brands Others say thsv
cannot sell any other starch.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

The Queen of England. with a bon
net on her head. looked over the gar
den wall the other day. and it is now
reported that bonnets are coming into
fashion again. The king may make
US wear white vest slips, but only a
queen could possibly turn the women
back to bonnetS.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Two elderly parsons deserted their
wives and eloped with young girls.
And the strange thing about It is that
with neither of them had marriage
been a failure. One had five children
and the other eighteen.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

jeremiah Buckley. whose poem on
Shamrock was SO thoroughly appre-
ciated by Sir Thomas Upton. is one
OF those ready writer's who can tear
1t on by the column without stopping
to measure lines or count feet.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

A Pittsburg doctor has received =
fee of $4,000 for treating a man who
died. He will never need to take any
thing for his nerve.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

A La Crosse. Wis. baseball club.
composed entirely of pastors. has re-
fused to accept a challenge from the
brewers baseball club feeling that the
object of the challenge vas to embar-
fass the members.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Mr.. Gourlay. NJ. p. of Nova Scotia,
says he would rather live in Algiers
than in the United States. Donkeys
do most of the work, in Algiers, and
Mr.. Gourlay prefers to live where he
would be sure Of regular employment
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

King Peter now has an opportunity
TO decide whether or not he will sleep
In the room in which his predecessor
was assassinated.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Mary MacLane announces that she
will write another book. Then Mary
will probably discover that she struck
twelve some time ago.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

TAHVr 0Ho AHu NSs-
one leaf be too small another growing
near or a dead one from the ground is
brought into requisition. and stitched
on In order ito form a receptacle
roomy enough for the expected family.
The inside is then carefully lined With
down and feathers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Mr.. Lincoln stenens. the Asmodeus
of American cities. has got around to
Philadelphia, and taken the lid OF in
his usual mastery style.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

AS the nayies of both powers are
now in prime condition France and
England feel chat this is an excep-
tionally oppoffpne time in which to
entertain proposals for permanent
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Going. going-two German counts
and q French marquis. Now. girls.
Who will close the sale by saying
Gone?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

One Of the most important elements
of successful humor is surprise, and
1t was not missing In comical little
Marshall Wilder's marriage.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Certain species Of mosquitoes hiber.
nate In the adult state. others in the
larvae state and some In me egg.
Larvae live through = winter In solid
Ice,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

According to u dispatch from st.
Petersburg Russia and Japan now
agree. Korea may we'll be alarmed
II this is true.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Colorado has discovered \ cowbo,
poet And now the west knows wher'
TO look for It's poet-lariat.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Mrs. Nat Herreshors husband
seems to be the only man able to beat
Nat Herresho1
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

The latest scientific dictum is that
the mustache is unsanitary. SO is
the corset, but the girls insist on
both.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Mr.. Gates says the worst has been
reached in the stock market. This is
not consolation to the man who
reached it.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Providence deals in compensations.
The mosquitoes are so thick during the
short Alaska summers that the people
are reconciled to the long winters.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

DO you think you can ease these
terrible pains. doctor?" asked the patient.
Yes i can" answered the doctor cheer
fully. las soon as my medicine takes
effect you'll suffer no pain"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Are you blind. by nature?' asked the
charitabiy Inclined citizen. mo. sir. :"
candidly replied the beRgar. I'm blind
by profession"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Conscious that he is not an Adonis
Oom Paul has taken to repulsing cam
era tends with 4 club.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

II Is unlucky to have thirteen at tn
table when the dinner set has onl
twelve knives. forks and plates.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

These contradictory dispatches from
Somaliland leave one In doubt whether
the Mullah is mad or glad.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Designer Watson of the Shamroeks
has just married. Which shows that
he can win something. anyway.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Chronic loungers should not treat
their busy friends private ONCE Is
public snap.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

II impatient lovers would only wait
q few days it is possible the appeal to
carbolic acid would not be required.
but love is blind and very. very foolish
ut times.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

The rational man carefully abstains
from doing anything rash.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

II you have smoked q Builhead Scent
>igar you know how good they are: u
you have not. better try one
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

P,sps curs 10 ~ bsss med,ssas ~ svse ussa
aes a.! sHectioss Of the throat and iunes--WM.
o. ExpsLlY. vsnhsran. Ind. Feb. 70. leoA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

ELDER Baggs is a good man." Yes.
but he'll be surprised when he gets to
heaven. to find there are several other
people there"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

1t may be that Lynbomir Zsixkovits
was one Of the leaders of the Servian
revolt, but We Suspect the linotype.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

To euro . Gold in Ono day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablsts- An
druggists refund money II 1t fails TO cure IA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

Jennie braKs that shes got two
several more II she expects to hold him."
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little girl was asked to write an
essay about man. The following was her
composition. Man liz a funny animal.
He has eyes to see with. hands to feel
with. and In split up the middle. and
walks on the split ends
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

TELEGRAPH OPERATORS IN DEsGAND
Telegraphy ihnroughly taught in the CENTRAL
bUsiNfHs COLLE0k Denver. Write for Journal
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III beats aIr' how good . cigar you can
buy for cents T you buy thsrixht brand.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

| "Of course. We needn't believe every,
| thing hear about our friendS.' True.
But. thank heaven. we can repeat it!''
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

II II capable Of proof that many .
lean baby grows up to be big. fat