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The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23

Reputation he'd make on the sea.
And of shell fish unaelnshly scoop in Q
store
For breakfast and dinner and tea
He EorEed when he hunEered. but he
Never guE1Ied from schooner or can,
Like modern Berlin night and day on
\ spree
This antediluvian man.
He turned in out under the sky,
In a shAkedown of leaves from AbOyO.
And heard the stars hymning their sWes6
lullaby
The music OF spheres when in love.
He wore neither collar nor glove
Carried neither umbrella nor fan;
And in uniform undress he dressed, Sp'o
to move
Like an antedi1uvian man
No matter IL aged or young,
When he spoke he meant Just what h
kaid
And said what he meant in his own
mother tongue
"a language we schedule AZ dead.
Though a bed Of Its vord-roots 10
spread
From Tamaoua clear ont to Japan:
Phiioiogues cannot quote 4 word witt
ten or read
BY the antediluvian man
r. W AcAlpine. Soldiers Home. Dan
willie, Ill.
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23
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New and Useful Publications
c. h sPKERs. G. p. A.

The Southern Pacific Company
cine H.
apply by mail enclose
4
frafed folder
between and Los Angelo
Shasta
region, o grounds
markably favored semi-opc Iiforuia
Handsome May OF California
fndexed
publication of its kind
Summer Outing
that and growing
orm o
PACING Grove the
describes
cahonal meetings b
Other publications
semitic Hotel Del Information
about the places named printed
variety of California
and
dressing WILLIAM X. McAIIlsTER, Axeu,
Southern Pacince Co, Denver Colo
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23

The heart OF Brittany never
changes. but its face 10 rapidly losing
many Of its prominent characteris-
tics with the leveling influence OF the
French republic. says the Century. 1t
is only far out Of the beaten track.
now. or on special occasions like fetes,
that you see universally the costumes
and customs Of the old Armoeican pen
insu]a- Only an hours journey from
Qu.Eper, the modernixed chief town
of Finistere. and you are among the
Bigoudines. 4 people whose dress sug-
faces are strongly AoAcolian in type.
and who In language, customs and be-
liefs seem to have no relation with
the nest Of France.
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23

A se1tlemaA diving the name At Nc
0sl,an has at last solved the pssserise
problem Of how TO win 1t poker. En-
terins club" At Chicago, - IN
sisted upon taking . hand ii each
game that was In progress. He v.s
the only man to draw. and an the
otAE paayers passed All he held was
. pistol. He raked In all the pots and
cashed IN, emitting the ceremouy Of
feeding the kitty. This vas irregular
to some sztsat. but almost any tnno-
va.Son ie irregular II 1. nakee rod.
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23

All. love viii light LIES pathway up
With radiance 20 bright,
And all the blessings Of the world
Reveal with Its kind light;
TlE earth will seem like paradise.
So fun of bliss twill be
When all shall live by Gods .sest hyy
In sweet serenity
But whea the light Of love goes cut.
What darkness will appear.
For then the reign Of terror co0eA
when men are ruled by fear.
And oh. what sorrows III their hearts:
What wrefchednexs each day
confrcnts the hearts whis-I fear to tread
Along LIES dreary way.
All long fer evil 10 depart
And love cone hack again
To Glorify the Fathers world
And soften hearts Of men
Loves reign alone can satisfy
And NIL the heart With peace,
And nay 1t ever rule supreme
To happiness increase.
RI Lppiscett in New Irt Hsra14
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23
Along Lies Way

Along LIES way our hearts win feel
9Geet thrills OF ecstasy.
Whsn love seems f1lling all the soul
With calm serenity.
And life seems strewn with nowefs sweet
To brighten every day.
Then how much happiness the soul
VIII md along LIES way.
eweet rosee bloom and all around
The merry birds will sing
As II they to the hearts Of all
LIES joyousness would bring
All nature opens her fun heart
For glory OF mankind.
And teaches him in every way
To all her beauties find
Such beauty everywhere revealed
IL manifest to him
Who travels with soul opened eyeA
which neer seem growing din
hut the beautiful without.
Within and everywhere.
AID do not look for darker sides
u life, = nieh holds Despair
Martha 0eI
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23
LEGEND OF THE SEA.

chostly Bell That Warns seamen Of
imminent Danger.
There is . delightful legend among
the people of Point Prim to the effect
that when the English attacked the
French fort At that place. . chain-ball
from one of the attacking vessels cut
.Ae steeple from the old church 10.
Gated On the very point. In falling. II
toppled over the promotory and car
ried the bell which It con.ained into
the sea. Dweliers along the point NJ.
hrm that, from time to time. the
sound Of that bell comes over the wat.
ers At eventide; and that its phantom
tone Is ever = warning Of . nerce
storm or some imminent danger to
those who make their living by the
spoils Of the ocean--Donahos's-
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23
Jam aican Wake

The peasants of Ireland are not the
only people who wake" \ corpse.
The practice IL n common among the
neg1oes OF Jamaica, in the West In
dies. but they are more generous than
the Irish; they give the deceased two
wakes instead Of one.
The Arst wake il held on the Asst
Aisht AFTER death. the second ON the
ainth night, when the ghost IL sup
Dossd 70 hover around he house and
require propitiatioa.
The wake starts with procession
of the mourners to the grave. where .
white cock IL sacrificed to make the
perturbed spirit rest Then they re-
turn to the house. light number Of
candles and fortify themselves with
immense quantities OF rum and food.
One after another the mourners yell
ut the top Of their voices to the ghost
they imagine to be present, telling
him how much they loved him and
what an excellent man he was Hymns
are sung, and >hen the spirit is sup
posed to be placated and the mourn
ers are free to have 4 good time.
A feast. or eating match" follows.
and most Of the guests get drunk on
stroag estate rum" which is practi-
cally proof spirit. Boisterous games
are played. and favorite native songs,
sRch ~ the following. are sung:
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23

A comparison between the heating
properties OF acetyltne and coal eAa
shows that the heat units developed
per cubic foot are 1850 and go. 10.
spectively. the Temperature OF the
acetyiine flame being about 1000 de-
srees Fahrenheit With an acstylins
burner consuming two cubic test Of
gas an hour . quart Of water was
brought from . temperature Of about
30 degrees to the boiling point IN about
Sh minutes. Under similar oonditions
it required ION minutes for The II
Illuminating gas to accomplish the
same results. though the burner used
sixteen cubic feet OF gas per hoar.
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23

when arst the sun dtspels the cloudy
night.
The siad hills catch The radiance fro.
afnf
And .nise for JOY. We say. How fair
they are,
Tree. rock. and heather-h,oen. - clear
and hright-'
But when the sun draws MAR in wester-
ing night.
Unfolding all In one transceadant blass
OF sunset glow. We trace thea net but
And wonder At the glorious. holy light
Zone nearer, Sun Of Righteousness! that
We.
swiftly run.
So overlooked with love and lixht NAV be.
So lost in glory Of the nearing Sun,
That not our light. but thine, the world
may see.
New praise to thee through our poor
lives be won.
France. Ridley Haversal
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a psrenss or SLANG
Writer Believes Il to Be the Lansuast
Of sincerity.

Writer Believes II to Be the Language
Of Sincerity.
So far from being an evidence Of .
national levity and lack OF seriousness
slang is the language Of sincerity 1t
is the result Of an instructive effort
to get n far away n possible from
everything Ike pretentiousness. 1t II
the antipodes OF bathos. 1t in the
language OF the whole people. because
Il IL expressive of the national sense
of kumor that is never 30 keen a.
when IT contemplates with n joy like
wise unutterabie the spectacle pre-
scented by 4 fake exposed 1t In blunt.
II il crude, 1t Is brutal sometimes. but
1t il always sincere. It directs Against
the citadels of evil the mighty e.
ginery OF laughter. 1t does for oas
nasccnt abuses what the mordant sat
ire Of Martial and Juvenal failed to do
for decadent home.-Prof Herman
Spencer in Booklovers' Magazine
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23

n Prayer TOR Motnero Uiftno1y.
Lord Jesus. Thou has known
A mothers love and tender care:
Ard Thou wilt hear. while for my own
Mother most dear l make this birth
day prayer.
Protect her life, I pray.
Who gave the gift of life to me:
And may she know. from day TO day.
The deepening glow OF Lie that Gomez
from Thee
A. once upon her breast
Fearless and well content ! lay.
So let her heart, on Thee at rest.
Feel fears depart and troubles faAs
Her every wish fulfill:
And even II Thou must refuse
In anything, let Thy wise will
A comfort bring such as kind mothers
All. held her by the hand
AZ once her hand held mine:
And though she may not understand
LIES wandering Way. lead her IN
I cannot pay my debt
For all the love that she has given:
But Thou. loves Lord, wilt not forget
Her due reWArd-bieas her in earth and
Heaven
Henry Van Dyke, in the Outlook
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23
webster w.s vvilli~s.

wheA Daniel webster's market man
had sae6 hin for q long unpaid bin
and got his money he was % scared
1t his temerity that he stopped calling
At the door for orders The Godlfke
Daniel asked him Why. one day. and
the man confessed that he supposed
Mr.. Webster would never trade with
him again oh" said Webster. Sue
me - oftea ~ you like. but for heav.
ems sake don't starve me-" Thers
was Dever . tine when the great nan
was not willing to owe a. mech -
ANYBODY was Wiling to vt bin owe
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23

Koreans cultivate their fields large
" with spades. One OF these nipple
ments has = handle about eight feet
long The wooden bowl ID tipped With
iron and has two straw ropes fastened
to II The man manipulating the handle
pushes the spade into the ground
Thea those holding the ropes throw
an insignihcantfy small amount Of
earth = distance Of about two feet
In the Korean fields one may often see
nine men thus employed on one spade.
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23
Wants1 No cMeap oamb,s...

1t happened In = San Francisco opi.
um den. and may fairly be termed q
contest OF imaginatioa- Three DOPE
sends who had attended the races II
Oakland during the afternoua hay
stretched out under the infiuencs Of
the dreamy narcotic. Presently one
OF them exclaimed: Il bettes 1l0, 900
on the black horse After . while
subject No. : broke the silence with:
4 bettee sl.o0o. 00o. 600 Kitty G.
catchee money" Then sport No. :
was heard from Rolling over, he re-
marked disgustedly: Flow DEN
pikers out"
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23
Where She HAD Fer.

See here" exclaimed Mr.. Cub.
upon discovering next morning that
AL his change" was Snne, -durfne
your TN To me when l came IN hate
last night I believe you renarkei
among other things that woman feels
where man thinks'" Il did" replied
his wife You have no feeling.
and We'll, merely vast to say
you're mistaken II you suppose I do
my thinking in my pocketa-Csth-
Ollie Standard and Tines.
The Meeker herald., 1904-01-23

Chorus
Ne len him me canoe.
Him tief me paddle
John Joe, widdle waddle.
Ne len him me nsh pot.
Him tief me net.
John Joe. widdle waddle.
Ne len him me harpoon.
Him tief me line.
John Joe. widdle waGdle-
John Joe no hab
None hat pom him head
John Joe. widdie waddle-
John Joe no hab
John Joe. widdle waddle-
II ] catch John Joe
viii break him back.
John Joe. widdle wsddle.
The corpse il not usually present At
q jamaican wake. as 1t il at an Irish
one. because in q tropical country
burial almost Immediately follows
death. At the nine night" Is the
negroes call the second wake, four
men take up the sheet ON which the
dead man expired. Holding 1t by the
corners, they shake it violently. call
ing out:
BREEDER Dead Man! BREEDER Dead
Man! Am you dere! Here's you Ole
frien's. den, come fe talk wid you II
you love We. dom come OUT"
There follows = few minutes Of ter
rifed silence. VIII the ghost appear
and cause trouble! II he does not.
the mourners heave 4 sigh Of RELIEF.
and conclude that their efforts have
Quieted the restless spirit forever.
Then they start In to enjoy themselves
again.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-17
A BIC SURPRISE
IN CENTRAL CITY
]
|. c. Plant and First Nat
ionaI Closed Doors
Yesterday
MANY FIRMS ffFfCTfD.
t,4ass spseF Has Already Appointed
Receiver for Plants Bank-First.
National May be Solvent, But
closed to Prevent Rush.

Macon. Ga, May IA financial
sensation was caused in this city today
by the failure OF two banks. the I. C.
Plant sons bank and the First Nation.
al Bank Of Macon.
The first named institution did not
open its doors at all. but simply posted
notice announcing that it would not
be open for business THE First Ma
tional opened at the usual hour, but
an hour later It CLOSED, amo putting a
notice that it would .AssiSsed until the
arrival OF the bsnE examiner.
r. #. Plant, who Is president Of both
the banks. refused to give out state
ment and says nothing ofticially will be
given out until the arrival of tho bank
examiner.
Judge speer this afternoon appoint
81 n B. Corbin, president OF the Ma.
con Grocery Company. receiver for tho
G. Plants bank
IT Is understood that the failure Of
the First National, as well as the
Plan1 5 bank, viii effect a number o.
business concerns in Macon. among
them the Acme Brewing Company It
stated that the Central Of Geor
iaad carried large deposit in
the National
me tional is said 10 be sol.
vent, ana closed its doors today only
to preYe a big run after TIE failure
of the S. bank.
m oancement caused com
plet Ion in Macon. and came
sor a3 a surprise
8e / Z. Piaut Sons hank was
rr ate Institution, founded in 1S48
an has never been Incorporated It
w founded by H. H. Plant
he president Of The two banks, r.
H. Plant is interested in a namber
Of business concerns in this city, and
is is believed that many of them viii
be enected by the failures. It is not
thought however. that any OF the 9th
er Macon banks will be effected.
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49, kNowN ATLANTAN DEAD
John T. Wrialey Passed Away Sudden.
ly Sunday.

john 7 Wrigley, Of Atlanta, who is
well known in this city, having visited
here on several occasions. died sun
day The following telegram sent out
from Atlanta will be Of interest 70 his
friends IN this city;
John T Nrigley, about forty year
Of age. one Of the foremost engrayers
cf Tue south. member of the firm Of
wrigley Engraving Company Of this
city. passed away suddenly at his
home on Pine street this afternoon
the length Of illness lasting only two
hours. Tho cause Of death was con
sestion Of the stomach.
Mr. Wrigley was probably the best
known man in the engraving business
in the entire south. and was one Of AT
I9ntas most progressive business men.
He IS survived by his wife ana thcet
children.
The funeral arrangements have moi
yet been made, but the services will
probably take place tomorrow after
noon from the Sacred Heart Catholic
church. Rev Father Gum. officiating
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Death of an infant.

The funeral occurred yesterday of
the fifteen months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Burney, Cecil. who
died Sunday The little fellow was
brought to the city about a week ago
from Satilla, where the family has
recently removed, and has since been
at the home of Mrs. George Richard
son, where the death occurred. Ap
pendicitis was the cause Of the i'll
ness and the little fellow suffered a
great deal The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. C. p. Thornton and
the interment took place in Oak Grove
cemetery. The News extends sympa
thy to the bereaved ones.
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Children are All Preparing
For the Commence
nent
INTERESTING
EXERCISES
Graduating Glass Will Hold Forth at
the opera House, While Exhibit
Will be Made at Mansfield
Street School.

Next week VIII be the last period
in the school term for the year 10000
and teachers and pupils are energeti-
oaIly working toward making The clos
ing exercises interesting and attractive
The graduating exercises, a full pro.
gram Of which will appear shortly
will occur on the evening Of the TWEEN
ty-seventh at the opera house ana a
large number of pupils will take part
Friday May II at the Mansfield
street school, an exhibit viii be held
of specimens OF the work done in the
respective grades throughout the year
In manual training, work in basketry
sewing and fancy work will appear in
the girls department and sloJd work
in the boys. This department is gener
al through the first eight grades ana
some Of the work, considering the
short Period in which has been deyeI-
oped is proving remarkably good
The same articles are being made in
all the grades and also some indiyid-
aal work will be ahowu from some OF
the more apt pupils. The mechanical
drawings from this department will be
exhibited also. The drawing and
painting will be conspicuous among
The new features Of the year work
and will prove yeExmAttractige. the
composition workA AWilr also be very
good and it is requested that the Wis
itors will come prepared 10 remain
a good while in orsec to loot mo the
work thoroughly and get some idea or
the amount that has been accomplish
ed
Children from each grade will give
an exhibition of the work in progress
during the day and will paint, draw
sew and carve for the benefit Of the.
visitors The work while simple will
be very pretty and well worth seeing.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-17
SOME FURTHER DETAILS

Or CHINESE ACk
Lao Yang. May 16.-Further details
Of the attack made by Chinese sol
diers Saturday upon the railway coal
mines occupied by the Russian admin.
strative force near Port Adams show
that the troops we're a. body guard
Of the governor Of Foo CHOW, who
headed the attack in person.
The governor has ordered the ar
rest and beheading Of Chinese miners
The Russians were stripped and driv-
en- off naked The property was looted
and 10000 tons of coal destroyed.
A detachment of Japanese had pass
ed the mines the day previous, out did
not touch them, regarding them as
private property.
Another conflict between Cossacks
and Chinese bandits has occurred in
the village Of Chantaidzy. The ban,
dts, it is reported we're led by four
Japanese troopers. The Cossacks lost
two killed and killed 25 bandits.
Struck Submarine Mine.
Toxic, 1sax 1.-THE Japanese dis.
patch boS aiyG&6p was destroyed in
Kerr bay NAstriking a submarine
mine. Eight %usaSaeg are reported,
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-17
TWO MACON BANKS FAIL.
CAUSES A SENSATION

placed at $S,S25. and the liabilities at
$11,94262. The liabilities ana assets
are made up as follows.
Liabilities: Wages. SIS; secured
claims. $500 unsecured claiIas,S
70S.62; notes which ought to De paid
by indorsers, $840; accommodation Pa
per $3.50.
Assets: Real estate, $5,5OO;. bills
notes, etc, $1,000; stock in trade 500;
household goods, $3.50; machinery,
tools, etc, $500; debts due the bank,
rupt. SIS. No property IS claimed as
homestead by the bankrupt"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-17
DISMANTLlNG THE MINES
NEAR TALlENWAN BAY
How the Cruiser of Japan was Sunk
by a Premature Explosion.

How the Cruiser of Japan was Sunk
by Premature Explosion.
Washington, May LITTLE Japan.
ese legation received the following
cablegram from Toxic:
Admiral Kataoka reports that Sat,
urday our torpedo boat notilla contin.
ued its sea-sweeping operations under
cover Of the feet. The enemy con.
structed temporary batteries on the
promontory at Kerr bay. Talienwan,
mounting six field guns, besides a has
tily constructed fort, and, with one
company, stubbornly resisted our at.
tack. Our torpedo flotilla, defying
the enemy's fire carried out the oper-
ations and destroyed five mines laid
by the enemy. One of the mines ex.
ploded and sank our cruiser Miyako
In this accident six men were killed,
besides two who were wounded dur
ing the fight"
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COMBINED ATTACKTO
MADE ON PORT ARTHlJR

members in good standing of a slbor-
dinate lodge. 1t is to the interest
therefore, Of the subordinate lodges
to stimulate the uniform rank and
render it their assistance. The uni
form ranks lend inspiration to the
Grand lodge conventions; it is q
source Of pride and pleasure to have
its escort; its prize drills are instruc.
tive, eleYating and entertaining; and
when we recall that the members are
out travelling expenses, time and mon.
ey we should the more show our in
terest in an appreciation for their no
bile work.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-17
Married Sunday.

Mr.. Bruce Carroll and Miss Susie
Beazley We're united in marriage Sun
day in the pastors study Of the First
BAPTIST church. Rev Walter NJ. Gil.
more ofiiciating. ar Carroll IS ? well
known youn business man and Miss
Beazley. who Formerly lived In Mon.
ticello, Fla, is a young lady who has
made many friends during her resi-.
dence here. The newly married cou
pie are pleasantly domicileG at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Hooden
plye on Howe street.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-17
rnr.raI of pauI TraYIor.

The funeral Of Mr. Paul Traylor,
whose sudden death Saturday morning
cast a gloom over the community oe-
CURED Sunday afternoon from The
First BAPTIST church, Rev, w. NJ. Gill
more conducting the services. The
funeral was one of the largest ever
cen in the city, attesting the sympa'
thy OF their friends for the family IN
their bereavement. The psll bearers
were: Messrs. Clinton Knight, Hen
ry Bunkley VIM. Ford, Eugene ran
ders, Lavosier Lamar and Eugene
Marlin. The burial occurred in OAK
Grove cemetery.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-17
LAND AND SEA
ATTACK EXPECTED
japanese Expect to Take
Place Between May
20 and 23
JAPs LOSE A CRUISER
Dispatch Boat Myako Destroyed in
Kerr Bay by Striking Submarine
Mne-Eight Casualties are
Reported.

Cheioo. May 16-A combined land
and sea attack on Port Arthur is ex.
pecter to take place between May 20
and 20. The japanese hope to occupy
Port Dalny within a few days. After
the destruction Of submarine mines
at Taliewan the Japanese intend to
land additional troops there and com,
mence the attack on Port Arthur.
A japanese officer informed a CORES
pondent Of the Associated Press that
the japanese are ready to lose 2,O0G
men in the attack.
Well informed Chinese say the en-,
trance TO Port Arthur is not blocked.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-17
shipplnn Much Gold.

New York, May 16-The engagement
of two and half millions of gold at
the assay Office for shipment to Paris
Tuesday was announced today, but
the name Of the shipper was withheld.
This brings the total engagement for
hipment next Tuesday to $10,500. 900.
including this sum the aggregate
amount of gold shipped to Europe from
this port since April is more than
$50, 600 900.