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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-15
Members Under Fire.


Half a dozen or more members are
now under fire and in all probability
will be forced to retire. The rules of
the exchange for the government of
its members are very strict and their
violation brings offenders sharply un-
der the lash of discipline. The New
York Stock Exchange has a member
ship of 1899 The original member
ship was 1,100. One expulsion has re-
duced the number to the former fig
ure
1t is held to be strange that an or
ganization so rigid in the enforcement
OF rules for the regulation of its mem
Ders and the maintenance of individual
integrity in floor transa ctions should
De so remiss in ways and means for
Tor the protection of the public against
the fiotation of watered stocks and
traffic in their shares. But for the
machinery of the New York Stock
Exchange it would have been impos-
Slole for promoters and syndicates to
nave worked off upon the public the
thousands of millions in the shares of
!nnated enterprises, and hundreds of
thousands of investors would have
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-15
THE BIG STORE,

Standard Bearer towering above the level of all others
midst which The
city the ptoe of
creased helpth Alteration beyond the
capacity of their quarUnosua Aten
onthls the things second floor the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

large rope from n set of pulley blocks,
and also an old buffalo skin. Having
wrapped the skin round one Of the colts
TO prevent injury to its ades. we lien
let the animal slide down the chute,
steadying 1t with the large rope passed
around Its body.
We were fortunate n get both Of
then united their legs and turned them
out
The colts We're in the pasture, feed
ing as if nothing had happened. when
Grandfather Adams came at eight
o'clock. He looked them all over. but
could not find scratch or mark ON
either of them. They did cough a little
for several days afterwnrd. but he did
not chance to hear or notice that.
That winter. however. in December.
when father began to take the hay out
of the NOV. he had some difficulty.
Napoleon and were from home mt
the time. teaching district schools
several miles away. but he wrote to
US:
~ should like to know how you two
boys slowed that herds grass hay last
summer. and what you did to 1t: you
must have used pile driver. l have
sent for grip fork. and want you
both to come home Saturday and help
me pull out two or three tons of 1t
with Il tackle and block Youth 8
Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

I. is not generally realized that when
Solomon erected his temple thou.
sand years before Christ. Americans
in Peru were building their tremen-
dous structures to the glory Of a Gre
ator god" Yet this is the conclusion
toward which our archaeological re-
searches In Scrth America now point.
Professor Max Uhle. of the University
of California. writes In Hnrper's Mag
azine for October of the slow but eff
fective processes by which these rec
ortls have been unearthed. revealing
city buried beneath city. as each new
period of culture succeeded its prede-
cessOr. The article is illustrated by
curious pictures Of early pottery and
of significant ruins.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
MIRROR ON The Hat ealM.
Form of "Bnsy- Body" by which the
Wearer May See Behind Him.


In all the larger cities it is COM
mon thing to see n mirror fixed OH the
front of house so that the occupants
may sit inside and enjoy the view up
and down the street without being OBJ
served and without cultivating the
somewhat ungainly habit of leaning
out the window. These devices have
acquired the popular name of. busy
bodies" but to the trade they are
known ns window mirrors. which Is
somewhat prettier.
A very similar device has been re-
Gently designed to be worn on tho
brilu of hat or the visor of cap
in order that the wearer may anjoy a
constant view of what is TRANSPORTING
in his rear. without the necessity of
constantly turning his head. 1t is said
to be very desirable piece of mp
pnratus for autOmobllists. bicyclists,
vehicles as well ms pedestrians, as II
enables the wcarer to keep in constant
knowledge of the position of objects
behind him, and vet without taking
front of him.
The device is fastened to the hal
brim or cap visor by means of couple
of screws, and the mirror is designed
to rock on its pivot SO that 1t can be
fastened at any angle to suit the cir
cumstances under which 1t is worn. II
ia placed little to one side of the cen
tire Of the hat brim. which is the best
point for obtaining the desired SWEEP
OF the rear view. ~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
WISE WORDS.

Be ignorance thy choice where
knowledge leads to woc.-Beattle.
Hard workers are usually hon"s;:
-Boyee
He who commits injustice is ever
more wretchcd than he who suffers
it.-Plato.
Land mortgaged may return. nut
honesty once pawned is ne'er re-
deeIned.-M Middleton.
If there be crime of deeper dye
than all the guilty train of human vices
1t Is ngratitude.-Erooke.
Do not allow idleness TO deceive you.
for while you give him to-day he
steals tomorrow from you.-CrOquill.
The best portions of good mans
life is his little nameless. unremeni-
lered acts of kindness and of love
Wordsworth.
In life 1t is difficult TO say who do
YOU the most mischief-eneEi Will
the worst intention or friends with the
best.-COlton.
The greatest OF all human benefits.
that Mt least, without which no Thef
benefit can be truly enjoyed. is indie
pendence-Park Goodwin.
The essence of chivalry is to look
out for the little ones. Whenever
child can be helped. wherever stran-
ger can be guided. or a friend who is
shy be set at ease. wherever n weak
brother can be saved from falling ana
its shame, wherever an old mans step
can be made easy. wherever SER
wants position can be disnitied in his
eyes, is the chance of chivalry TO slow
itself.-W. c. Gunnett.
We might see SO much more beauty
II we wiIled It, We might cause many
unknown feelings to flower of we We're
not in such hurry to feel strong ones.
We miss In the swing of excitement
many opportunities of giving sympn-
thy in little things to those we love,
which. II they had been used. would
have added finer fancies. subtler ana
swccter shades. to our power OF fee''
iny.-Stopford \. Brooke.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

and
unity ideals The
8 -
to
Individually wealthy
cumunion implies
the kind qualities
of
peri
American
The his public
% n
rather
which
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is likely
dispense wealth that the
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McClures
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
p.r... wo,s.,f., c,oe. .

The Grand Palais In Paris possesses
a wonderful clock. which was shown
in the Paris exhibition Of 1855. 1t was
the work Of Collin. and has just been
overhauled. 1t is claimed for this
chef d'Oeuvre. says the Debats, that it
does not vary more than the hundredth
part of second in u year. 1t is four
and n half meters in height. and ind.-
Gates the time in the twelve chief cities
of the world. each city having its own
dial The clock not only marks the
year. month and day Of the week. but
its pendulum forms barometer of
singular precision.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

The Countess OF Shaftesbury, who
was Sir Thomas LiptOn's guest mt the
yacht races. IL IL descendant Of a noted
English clergyman. Lady Shaftcsbury
told an interesting story of this cler-
gyman to n woman reporter one after
noon In New York.
"My great uncle" she said. had two
peculiarties. One was an ungOveri-
able temper: the other II curiOusly
ratiocInative habit of mind. manifest
ed by trick he had Of beginning
everything he said with the words.
Here there IL distinction
"At a dinner party one evening my
great-uncle overheard his host telling
beautiful young lady of his trick of
saying always, Here l make dis
tinction' The host said he would
amuse the young lady by making my
great-uncle say. Here make dis
tinction,' all through the evening.
"Of course at this my great-uncle's
blood boiled. His naturally violent
temper was redoubled. He got ready
for his host. The latter, MS soon as
the soup came on. winked mt the young
girl. Then he snid to my distinguished
relative:
lyon are clergyman: tell me II 1t
is lawful to baptize with SOUP
MY great-uncle smiled grimly.
Here he said. 4 make distinction
At that everybody reared. He.pnused
till they We're quiet Then he went on:
".You ask me If it Is lawful to bap-
tie with soup. l answer. in soup In
general no; but in soup like yours. yes;
for between this soup and water there
is not the slightest difference
"Then my great-uncle winked at the
pretty young girl. and she smiled Mt
him with appreciation. That night he
was teased no more.r
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23


child
operation wearing glasses
notices that the child blackboard
a
the eyebal
blindness Even
OF
owere
To
telling child
inside
Of
method turning the lid when
a
al a kind of brush
which lodged
oculs---Woman's Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
THE VALUE OF SALT.
An Article Much Thought of by Ancirnts
and MOderna.

The m..i.ncr in which that humble
but Indispensable commodity salt i
dealt with it the Peoples "riend re-
minds one of the French saying that
the civilization of IL people can be es-
tlmated by its consumption of soap ana
salt. Ate. pointing out that salt is
now an abs, .lutely necessity MS an III
gredient to any food we take. the Peo-
pies Friend goes on to say:
But it is not in food alone that salt
was valued by the ancients. Among
them "A salt spring was regarded as II
gift from the gods, and any salt found
in the soil lent it n peculiar sanctity.
and made it Il place where prayers
were most readily heard. Every meal
that included salt In II certain sa-
cred character. crentinG bond OF
piety and friendship between host and
guest; hence the expression. There is
salt between us. meaning friendship,
and to be untrue to salt means TO
be disloyal or ungrateful. The nu-
mcrous references in the Bible to salt
Indicate that the sacred writers al
tached much Importance TO 1t MS n
symbol of something that WAS of great
value. Roman Catholics also believe.
that there is some virtue in salt. II.
ii is used by them in baptism. They
consider 1t VI symbol of wisdom aud
put few grains in the mouth of the
person baptized."
1t is also interesting to recall that in
Russia it is IL universal custom for
presents of bread and salt (Which.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

All the best things Of the garden snc.
gest refinement and courtesy. NntGr"
might have contented herself WA pro-
ducinS seeds only. but she co.S1anies
the prOsaic action with fragrant flow
ers ard delicious fruit. 1t would be
well to remember this in ire ordinary
courtesles of Iife.-E z. Ro&
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

LRInph.
Lamps do not necessarily give hsht.
If they furnish well. tits all we ask.
They must be very. very beautiful.
A lamp that does not harmonize with
other furnishings is an eyesorc
Bent glass has seemingly been an III
SEPARATION to the designers.
Filigree brass is one of the most ei-
fective materials noted.
Bead fringe, narrow or wide. borders
shades of glass or metal.
Jeweled effects are so gorgeous as to
recall old fairy tales.
Crystal lamps with glistenlng pend
ants are the choice for Colonial furnish
ing.
CoIors were never more magnificent.
and they are used to sumptuous ad-
vantage in the bent glass.
Cnbochons rival the gems" that
seem to have been cut out with an
axe.
Darkest emerald. ruby and sapphire
vie with delicate opalescent standings.
G.,ats to XIII Snakes.
That useful animal. the goat. is being
put to u new use on farm ten mlles
northwest OF Columbia. A carload of
them was turned loose on piece OF
ground on the Branhnm-Henrn farm
for the purpose of DISCRIMINATING rat
tlesnakes. The plot of ground rs
thickly covered with underground and
there are so many rattlesnakes on 1t
that workmen are afraid to enter II to
clear 1t up. Goats were suggested,
and Hewitt Brothers, the proprietors OF
the farm, ordered carload at once.
The experiment is being watched win
much interest Goats on the state
farm at Columbia have proved their
efficiency in the clearing of thickly
covered ground but some doubt il
they will be able to exterminate the
snakes ms well-Kansas City Times.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

the which Kills those
looked at Dr. AIetcnkohs
ma science How shall help beneheen cells in their struggle
larger intestine an organ which ought to have been included
exactly
the buonc
diet little
milk BY
United
us
century for art philanthropy roqnet But when death finally
doctor Under conditions death like unnatural which
a full $
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
he Germs Of Death
By the Editor Of Collier. Weekly

may be maintained that nobody dies natural death
Old age the premature old which is the only kind we
know is pathological condition. opinions of
Dr. Ellie Metclikoh. not fakr but serious who
studies things through the Pasteur Institute
Each of with prey, which
mp and down body, seeking what they devOur BY
attacking benefcent cells previously weakened by the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
Tie Core Of Children's Ewes
By d. T. Marshall, M. D.

RIGINAI. research eye proved
parents intelligence extremely neglect
full of the eyes Of their children.
Either from congenita defect of the
the presence consequent inability
object. the work is thrown the better
and the gradually becomes capable
disuse. would be well parents
their children veriug first and then the with
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
An Arist6cracy in America?
The ImpossibiIity of an American
Aristocracy of Wealth 5: :: s.:
BY Anna Mcclure ShoII

lEFIf conditions depends aristocracy-he
tnuei
unity of aims and ideals The body England
instance selfconscious its
understanding They acknowledge wel-recognized
OF life and They depend other uphold
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

7 was in haying time. and
the weather WAS 80 fair
that we had moved all the
grass In the ''sOuth field"
We had doubts about cut
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

6FdnuLAtueT Ut ldbt OeSlutu tnAt
they must have taken shelter in the
woods at the far side Of the pasture,
as they sometimes did. and although
still somewhat disappointed BY their
non-appearance, he went home without
making any further search.
Day had no sooner broken next morn
| ing than Napoleon and I were at the
barn. We knew that we must get
those colts down in some way even
II it were Sunday. 1t was really work
of necessity. but how to manage 1t
and not injure the animals was some
thing of problem.
We wenr quietly to Mr.. Whitcombs.
and called out his two hired men. and
held conference. We hit upon a
scheme and to carry 1t out we were
obliged to go to sawmill half mile
distant and bring four sticks Of timber.
two by eight inches. and each twenty
four. feet in length.
These we set up aslant. close to-
eether, reaching from the barn floor
to the top OF the haymow. and form
ing kind of chute. Taking hilters
and bits Of rope. three Of us then
climbed on the NOW. and by pushing
against their sides suddenly as they
stood in the snarly hay. threw down
first one. then the other. of the colts,
and tied their legs securely. to prevent
them from struggling. Then we
dragged them forward to the ton of
the chute.
i While we were thus employed Ma
poleon had gone to bring the long.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
OFFICERS, UNDER FIRE,
ARE CLEARED OF CHARGES
Conduct of Other Policemen Will
Be Investigated at Hearing
by Board.
BADGE FOR SANITARIAN

Upon the charges filed with the Board of
ford williams, the board decided at it's
yesterdays meeting that it would try Ser
geant Shigert and Patrolman Bolin next
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Will
liams charged unprovoked assault.
Three more policemen were complained OF
in communications TO the Board of Public
Safety yesterday, Patrolman w. F. Brady
was charged by Dennis Crone that the lat
ter slapped an inoffensive drunken man in
the face knocked him to the floor and
kicked him, in a saloon at 421 West South
street, on the night of Dec. %. Superin-
tendent Kruger informed the board that
he had investigated the charges and could
not substantiate them, and the matter was
dismissed.
George r. Evans, one of the proprietors
of the Hocsier State flour mills, near the
old Washington-stree bridge, complained
that Patrolman Brady refused to listen to
suggestions as TO keeping people away
from the cinder bank at the flour mills,
and was impudent In his replies at the time
of the breaking down of the old bridge by
high water and ice
Charles Whaley, of hose company No "a,
was exonerated of charges filed against
him by a. l.. Messing, a South Illinois
street ticket Scalper.
City Sanitarian NJ. j. Spencer was given
permission by the board 10 secure badge
showing his official position, but TO do so
to the city at the end of his term of office.
DR.. Spencer Will accept the conditions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
KIDNEY FIGHTS FIRE
TO VERY GOOD EFFECT

A bad fire was narrowly averted in the
State Life building about o'clock last
evening. j. B. Phillips, manager of the
Central Loan Company, discovered a blaze
in room in the rear of the second floor,
used by the janitors of the building as a
storage room for all trash collected in the
building.
Phillips called to Jud Kidney, an employe
of the loan company. Kidney took the fire
hose from the wall, and. turning the
water, went through binding smoke to the
room In which the fire started. He man.
aged to extinguish the blaze before the ar
rival of the department.
The halls of the big building were filed
with clouds of smoke, but there was no ex-
were kept running regularly and there was
no danger of panic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
NEW LODGE INSTALLED
OF TRIBE OF BEN-HUR

indianapolis Court No /, of the Tribe Of
Ben-Hur was instituted last night in
knights of Columbus hall This is the sew
enth tribe of the court to be installed in
this city and it includes charter member
ship of lis. The initatory work was done
by Smonides Tribe, No. l. of Charlottesville
and the Riverside Drill Team of North In
danapolis. After the work at the lodge
room a dinner and reception followed al the
Circle Park Hotel The membership of the
new tribe includes some of the most prom
inent business and professional men of the
city.
The Tribe of Ben-Hur is one of the young
est organizations in the country. 1t was
first instituted at Charlottesville, Ind, and
is now entering its eleventh year. 1t is
represented in twenty different States and
has a membership of $4,000 and more than
100000 reserve fund. The national offices
al Charlottesville have outgrown that city,
and at the next national meeting a new
place will be selected. Indianapolis is one
of the aspirants and Is making hard fight
to land the headquarters. over five tons of
mail matter is sent out from the offices at
Charlottesville daily, which Is more than
the postoffice at that place can handle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
SHREWO SCHEME To HIDE
NICKEL SLOT MACHINE
Patrolmen Find 1t in Nicholas
Kretzer's Saloon and Take 1t
to Police Station.

A slot machine of the nickel" variety
was found by Sergeant Warren in the sa-
loon conducted by Nicholas Kretzer, at lOl
North Alabama street. yesterday afternoon.
The machine was taken to police station.
and, as the proprietor was not present when
the officer was there. word was left for HIM
TO call at police station or the district men
would be sent after him.
kretZer had the machine hidden in a
closet in the rear of the saloon. Warren re-
ceived word that the machine was there
and determined TO investigate. The officer
was told that when any one desired to take
a chance" on the machine all that was
necessary was TO 60 TO the closet insert a
knife blade III the side of the door thus re-
leasing a spring lock on the inside. and the
ma hine was ready.
Warren. accompanied by Patrolman Hos
letter, entered the saloon yesterday after
noon and. walking directly 10 the closet in
the rear, followed the directions and found
the machine. Kretzer will be charged with
keeping a gambling device.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
GRAPEVINE RUMOR
ABOUT TELEPHONES

Indirect information has been received by
Postmaster McGinnis from the Postoffice
Department at Washington that the tele-
phone service in all offices after this must
be supplied by one company. General Nc
Ginnis had not received any official infor-
nation to this effect, and did not know for
what reason such an order should be issued.
unless ii was TO curtail expenses. 1.-The de-
partment has of late been working upon a
more economical basis" he said, land that
is the only reason that 1 can imagine for
such an order. There are many ways in
which economy could be practiced in the
Postoffce Department that would in the
end amount to a saving of millions of dol
lars for the government"
When asked which of the systems he
would use in the event of an official order
he said ii was a question he could not de-
eide just now. AT the present he has in his
office both the old and the new.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
BUSINESS CONCERNS
IRE INCORPORATED

Indianapolis stockholders. who compose
the Ohio-West Virginia Oil Company, have
had their corporation under a West Vir-
ginia charter admitted TO Indiana OF the
S1,5OO,OoO capital 100000 is represented in
Indiana The main local offices of the
company are 700 Law building, this city.
The stockholders are Robert r. Sears, G.
C. Hereth, Robert McMeans, ID. c. Marsh,
L. s. Boardman.
Another local company which will car
~ on oil operations is the Pluto OIL and
Gas Company. $4,000 capital formed here
and admitted yesterday by the secretary of
state. The incorporators are John j. Gier-
son, Rudolph Mueller, Frank Weber, Will
liam T. Nash and Edward Creasey.
The Chandler Coal Company, Evansville,
was also Incorporated yesterday. David
Kronenberger, August Pfafflin and others
are incorporators and the capital is SIS, 600.