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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Parish Clerk. Record.

The Yarmouth (Eng.) Parish Maya.
zine claims that Mr.. e. J. Lupson. the
parish clerk in that town. has q rec.
ord unparalleled in the Church Of Eng
land. Appointed forty-two years ago.
he has served under seven Wears. and
since 1868 has been absent from Var.
mouth only once in 2,162 Sundays,
while temporary indisposition has pre-.
vented the performance Of his duty
in the parish church on but three
other occasions. He has attended
1892 marriages. and has "given
away" the bride on 1924 occasions.
These marriages were solemnized by
21S different clergymen. Mr.. Lupson
still performs his duties with all the
alertness Of 4 man twenty years
younger.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
DRESS paEscalseD sy LAW.
STRICT Regulations Once In Effect In
8WItxerIand.

Strict Regulations Once In Erect In
8WItzsrland.
Switzerland had law that NO wed.
ding party should have more than 20
guests-ten men friends Of the bride
groom and ten women friends Of the
bride. No wedding procession was
permitted to have more than two sing
ers, two folders and two trumpeters.
Married women were forbidden to
wear silk or decorated hoods. though
maidens might. No woman, whether
married or unmarried. was allowed to
wear any dress in which the opening
for the neck was SO large that 1t did
not lie at least two inches wide upon
the shoulders and the gown must not
be buttoned or laced up In front or at
the side. To restrain the fashion OF
long. pointed shoes 1t was enacted that
no person Of either sex should wear .
shoe with 4 point extending beyond
the foot enough to allow anything to
be inserted In it. nor was any woman
or girl permitted to wear laced shoes.
No man or boy should wear coat that
did not reach to the knee. Garments
were forbidden to be slashed SO as to
show different colors or kinds of ma
terial. and trousers were required to
be made without stripes and both legs
of the same color. In 1910 one Swiss
canton in council assembled enacted
that hereafter no one shall make
points of shoes or boots longer than
one joint Of the finger and II any shoe
maker shall make them longer he shall
be fined Ell. a. also the person wear
ing them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28

Token All In All. Town Probably
aaA the Best School Board
That Could Ds Found In
whole Of New England.
The qualifications for membership
on the school board in certain New
England town were carefully ex-
planned to . visitor who was interested
In education and who had remarked
to her host on the way home from the
closing exhibition at one Of the
schools that she would like to know
why four men Of such apparent dull.
ness had been chosen for the board.
well. now. you take Abe Ransom"
said her host. lightly ficking the whip
ON the backbone Of his stolid old
horse. hes = good choice, fust-rate.
He never made much of boast of
book learning. but he keeps a good
assortment o. paper and pencils and
ink and all such In his store, and sells
'em reasonable. and 1t sort o. makes
him a patron Of education, as you
might say.
Then there's John Willett. he's q
free-handed man as ever was. and he
hauis a good mess o. wood for 'em fall
and winter. and never charges q cent
for teaming. and puts the price ON the
wood low. too. l guess there isn't any
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Read Own Memorial No.,e..

A soldier has had the strange ex-
perience Of reading his own memorial
notice at Edinburgh. The man. 4
Scottish trooper, was invaded home
from South Africa after the war, and
. few days ago visited Edinburgh to
inspect the monument erected on tne
Castle Esplanade to the men. DRY Of
the men Of the Scottish Horse who
fell in the war. His surprise may be
imagined on finding his own name
End regimental number. with = note
that he had died Of disease, iascrihel
on the tablet
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28

Undoubted Proof That Roman
Workshops Turned Out Coins
Of Dituminous Material That
Did Service ~ Money.
Coal was once used Is money. but
1t was a long time ago and In Eng
land. The coal money was in the
shape Of disks. approximating coins
In sise.- aAd was from koman work
shops. where articles Of ornament
were made on lathes. A writer says.
"On the Dorset coast. in the isle OF
Purbeck. to the west Of st. Adams
Head. an outcrop occurs of bituminous
shale. which extends more or less for
some miles. As . source Of fuel this
shale, or coal. has been worked from
very early times and II to the present
day used by the cottagers Of Kimme.
ridge. Some Of this shale il of SO
compact = texture that 1t ID capable
Of being worked into ornamental ar.
ticles. taking = high polish. similar to
Jet The Romans. when occupying this
PAL. Of Dorset, discovered not only
the properties Of this deposit q =
fuel but also it, capabilities Of being
TUNED tn lathe into rings. bsads and
AsMlsts, which wsrs No doubt readily
purchased " The ladies II the i'm
poetsut town 1t Durnovaria (Dof-
cAester). . few miles distant. Some
estimate may be formed Of the magni.
tude Of this industry by the number
Of disks which have been discovered
from time to time In the neighbor-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
HERES a MEMORY a,no.
Has an Expanslbls setting On Which
to Make Notes.

Has an Expansibis setting On Which
to Make Notes.
II people persist In forgetting the
things they want to do 1t Is not the
fault Of the horde Of inventors. who
have furnished innumerable devices
Reminders on the Watch and Ring.
for making such lapses of memory in.
excusable. You can have this memory
prodder attached to your watch chain.
to your ring. to your spectacles or to
your watch itself. The time-honored
custom Of tying . string around the
finger Is quite obsolete. One form Of
such device ID = ring formed Of wire
much after the style Of the now al
most forgotten flexible wire garters
and sleeveholders. The ring. which
IL comparatively inconspicuous. will.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
How We Grow.
Tlnryps snapsho.t.r,

A man with an idea has gone the
tin-type man one better At Old Orch
ard beach this season. This man goes
about the beach and snaps his custom
ers In the natural poses Of their recre-
alton. His work il highly satisfac-
tory because of the realism, and his
only drawback IL in his inability to
produce the picture on the spot - his
bival iA the tent does.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28

Rooms at All Angles.
dazed and the individual is unable to
tell which is the upright house and
which Is the trick house and how the
deception is brought about. OF course,
mirrors are generously employed to
increase the bewi1derment Of the eyes
and senses.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-27
MISUNDERSTANDING AROSE
Music Teacher Asked Question Which
Aroused the Ire OF a Pu-
pills Mother.

A principal IN one Of the primary
grades OF a school ia South San Fran
cisco tells a story which illustrates the
readiness OF the Hibernians 20 ind and
resent an insult
One afternoon" he said, a dAugh-
ter OF the Emerald Isle rushed into my
once and said that one Of the teachers
had insultso her child by asking IL fool
ish questions. I asked her the nature
OF the question and she said the teacher
had asked the child 70 tell how many
carrots there we're IN q hushel. told
The excited mother 20 accompany me
10 the classroom aRd Ws would Ques-
ton the teacher.
After considerable reflection the
teacher could not recall having asked the
child any such question. We were about
TO leave the room with the anger OF the
parent stu unsAtished when the teacher
said: I think ! know now what Mrs
McCann means. Yesterday, while teach
| ing the class the rudimsnts Of music,
ala Ask as 4 general question: "Hov
| -.a~ AAAt~--- .~--- - . - ~--"~~H~ "
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-27

Famous Diamond Passed Through the
Hands Of a Number OF
the Shahs.

The KOhinoor Was originally dug
from the mlnss Of GOlconda- IL
passed 10 successive soVereigns OF cen
trail India. and In the early part Of the
fourteenth century Vas added 10 the
treasures OF Delhi. II remained IN the
possession OF the reigning family until
the invasion, In the eighteenth cen
tury. Of Nadir shah. who, seeing II In
the turban OF the vanQuished Moham-
med. proposed 10 him an exchange or
head dresses. and the polite ofer be-
Ing perforce accepted. bore away with
him the priceless jewel. After the as
sassination OF the NRdir Shah. the
Mountain OF Light" passed through
the hands Of Ahmed shah OF CAbui 70
Shah Soojah, who gave IL ~ the price
of his liberty TO RaRjeet Singh. rulsr
OF the PunjRub. On the annexation OF
the Punjaub. in 1S49. IL was stipulated
that the KohinOor should be surren-
| dered To the queen of England, Who
4 received IL from the East India com
1 pany In 1850. At the great exhioitio1
/ of 1851 this famous diamond VA
found inferior 10 It's glass model. an(
Il wAs necessary 20 submit II 70
stronE gAs -. In order 10 bring on
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-27
Fine Farm for Sale.

The fine estate known ss ID irbars,
consisting OF about 500 acres 200
arabic. the balance IN wood and timber
land. well watered with springs and
has fine y eadows. The land Is suscep-
tible 70 8 high state Of cultivation Tor
trucking ct. situated in James City
county. Virginia. and two and bali
miles wet OF Williamsburg. fronting on
TIE Jauf stoWn road about one-hali
mile And the rear or western boundary
oi arm trout NJ on the Eggleston rosd
about ID same distance. There Is q
siding on the c. 4 o. known as New
mans within q mile Of the place for
shipment Of wOod. On this farm Is 8
two story frame dwelling with 5 rooms
and az S loot hallway running iul
length. with basement 16 feet square.
A well A. feet deep within 3 feet OF cook
room. and 8 good orchard, consisting o
apples. peaches and pears.
VIII sell cheap az price that vii
surprise YOU. For further particular
apply 10 A. BROOKS. Williamsburg
| Virginia
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-27
Leave Williamsburg

-KAvK. wEsTBoUND.
3 20 "A. ~. Except Sunday 10 Richmond.
Connects at Richmond vita
James River Division train
daily for Lynchburg, Lex
ington, Va, and Cliftcr
Forge.
iO:47 a. III. Fast train daily TO Eich-
mond. No stops. Buffet Par
Tor car Old Point 10 Rich
mond. Connects with
through Express, leaving
Richmond at p. M. with
Pullman for Cincinnati, In
dianapolis and Chicago.
Pullman service to Louis
willie and St. Louis.
Col o. n. Daily Fast train to Rich
mond. Parlor Car. No
stops. Connects at Rich
mond with f. F. V. leav-
ing 1O:A5 with Pullman
Sleeper 10 Cincinnati and
Louisville.
6:32 p. N. Except Sunday Local TO
Richmond
BAsTBoUNDs
9.O4 q m. Local except Sunday to
Newport News.
9:56 a. N. Fasttrain daily, TO Olo
Point. Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
ass D. m. Daily. Fast train
with p arlor Car for Old Point
Norfolk, and Portsmouth
No local stops. Connects
at Old Point daily with
Steamers for Washington
and Cape Charles and
except Sunday, for Baiti
| more; and at Norfolk with
New York Steamer.
$50 .. m. Daily. Local to Old Point
Por detail information. connections
rates, tickets, etc, apply TO your station
agent, or TO
W. o. WARTHEN,
d. z. Agent. Richmond. Va.
II. w. FULLER,
General p.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-27
AyCHe1 Brooks.
Oeneras Insurance Agent

Oenerai Insurance Agent
Representing the following
fiirst-class Companies
Va. Fire & Marine and Va.
State, Richmond. Virginia.
Home. of N. Y. Hamburg
bremen, Norwich U MON
Pennsylvania Fire and Fire
Association, ofPhiiadelphia.
1 also represent the Fidel-
ity & Deposit Co., OF Md. and
the Fidelity and Casualty
Co. of N. Y.
All business entrusted,
whether fire insurance bond
or of indemnity on oftcialf
or employees will receive
prompt attention.
Once Over Spencer Dsss.' sssss,
WILLIAMSBURG, Va
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-27
= RI n Scenic Route
sou1e. ~ to the West
To Cincinnati. Louisville, Chicago, 81
Louis, Etc.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT. IAS. l. 1905.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
ITO BE GOOD"
The Wife Promised In a Contract OF
Else Permit the Husband to Di-
vorce Her.

st. Louis, June H.-.-A wife's prom
iec ito be good" was an interesting
piece Of evidence introduced IN Judge
Reynolds division Of the circuit court
today during the trial Of the divorce
case of Michael Liflander against
Catherine Lifiander.
The promise introduced by Edward
N Robinson, attorney for the plain
tifi. read:
March s. 1908.
Contract between G. Lihander ant
NJ. Llhander: promise this das
that /, Catherine Linander will nevei
fuss or fight with W. husband, M
Lillandcr II | do fuss or fight | vii
let him separate forever. | also prom
Use will be good 10 my husband. NJ
Liflander G. LlFLANDER.'
I.inandcr aud his wife were married
December "a, 1896, and eeparatet
March i. 1905. The husband charge,
that his wife had an ungoyernabl
| temper and that she interfered witt
his business by calling on him during
business hours.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
LARGE SHIPPERS
SHOWN FAVORS
And Small Manufacturers Had
TO Make Up for Them
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE
CROPS OUT BEFORE ILLINOIS
WAREHOUSE COMMISSION
HEARING AT THE cAPE
TAI YESTERDAY.

Springfield, ILL.,, June 14.-At the
hearing today bsfore the Illinois rail
r ad and warehouse commission. rail-
road representatives admitted under
oath that freight rates were reduced
to large manufacturers and that
smaller manufacturers had to pay tie
cost Of this reduction to more favored
shippers.
General Freight Agent Rambling of
the Burlington soad, gave such testis
mony In responle 10 a question pre-
pounded by Chairman Neville, of the
commission.
Tho railroads denied that the re-.
duction in freight rates had been
made to Bloomington shippers to have
that city withdraw from the petition
| for lower rates. Bloomington and PEI
oria were given Chicago rates on in.
terstate business along their lines and
thus create more business. The rail-
roads contend that if the same rate
is accorded large manufacturers gen
orally railroads could not operate, as
/ It would be impossible 10 operate with
profit under the Illinois distance tarih
made by the railroad commission.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15

At LOUISVILLE
ANNUAL REUNION OF SOUTHERN
SOLDIERS BEING HELD IN
KENTUCKY METROPOLIS
OLD LEADERS WARMLY
cHEEREc.

Louisville. Ky. June 14.-For the
second time in five years. the United
Confederate Veterans and Auxil airy
erganizations met here today The re-
union was officially opened shortly
after noon by Gen. Bennett Fl. Young,
commander Of the Kentucky division.
rousing reception was given the
commander-in-c General stephen
d. Lee, when he arose to respond for
the veterans to the address Of wei.
come. Cheers wera given the few re-
manning great figures of the Confed'
eracy as they made Their appearance
The venerable Simon Bolivar Buck
ner, was heartily greeted and deliv
cred brief speech. The reception
accorded General Joe Wheeler was
second to none of the day. The ia
nous cavalry officer was cheeret
from the time his grey topped heat
was discerned in the great throng ,n
til he ascended the rostrum.
Besides General Lee the speaker
today included Messrs. Tisdal AM
Harry b. Hawes of ST Louis. Adju
tant General Stockett presented hi
annual report.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
BANKERS GUST
JOHN c. CARLISLE
cENsuRED BY CORPORATIONS
FOR ACCEPTING SALARY AND
RETURNING SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO STOCKHOLDERS

Kittsry, Me, June 14,--Former
United States Secretary Of the Treas
ury John G. Carlisle was ousted as
president of the United States Bank
ers Corporations at the annual meet
ing of the corporation held here to-
day, and Former Governor ]. O. A..
Brackett OF Massachusetts and Wal
ter /. Badger, Boston lawyer were
dismissed as directors, reversing the
action of year ago.
Stock issued to John G. Carlisle,
Thomas D. Taylor. v. s. Pett'ngill
and j. @. A. Brackett under the head
of $500 shares for services, etc.
were declared Illegally issued, since
no services could be rendered when
no business was ever transacted, and
d committee OF restitution was ap-
| po'nted to use legal means to recover
lit
III the heated mee Ing Messrs. Car
| isle, Bracket and Badger were cen
sured for accepting salaries and no'
returning subscriptions 10 s s'ockhilders
when the amount subscribed was mo-
sufficient to begin business
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
ASKS A STAY
HochBusy FOR Hours Writing Per-
sonai Letter TO the Governor Rc-
viewing Ills Case.

Chicago, June 14--For several hours
oday Johann TIoch lahored over Al
personal letter 10 Governor Deneen. II
win be delivered to the Governor BY
Attorney Plotke.
1och nervously tore up page after
page of paper while preparing the Lett
ter. Ii is an appeal to the Governor to-
givethe condemned man a stay Of cx-
acut on. In the letter Hoch reviews
his case and argues concerning the
strength Of the evidence which was
presented He asserts his Innocence,
Hoch appeals 10 the Chief Executive
10 grant him 4 stay Of execut ON of 30
or 60 days, assuring the Governor that.
IN the meanwhile. he will secure
money enough 10 pay for the com
nlete record OF the cass Attorney
plotka win supplement the written an
peal by an oral argument.
With smile. Hoch, n referring 10
the story that he was descendant "a
Field Marshal Ney. said. My grand
father was Marshal Men. I guess some
some one got the lines crossed In tell
ing that story. My father Is a Mesho
dist m mister in Alsace- Lorralne. But
don't care to talk about my family az
fairs today"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
SAYS WASHINGTON
WONT Be CHOSEN
IA. NERAKoFF is INCLINED TO
EITHER PARIS OR THE
HAGUE, OR EVEN SOME PLACE
IN MANcHuRtA FOR NEGoTlA.
TlONS.

Paris, June 1.-THE st, Petersburg
correspondent of the Journal says
! hat in an interview M. Nerakoff, Rus
sian under minister Of foreign affairs,
said Washington would not be chosen
as the place of meeting of the Rus
sian.Japapese peace negotiators, Presi'
dent Roosevelt not desiring to take
any part in the negotiations afse,
bringing the plenlpo entiaries togeth-
er Ncrakoff, the correspondent says
Is inclined to the choice Of Paris OF
The Hague. or even Manchnria. The
correspondent SAYS that Russian off
cial circles are discussing an alleged
Japanese proposal thar some place be
tween Mulsden and Hardin be selected
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
AMERICA REAL
ENEMY OF JAP AN
FAMOUS JAPANESE ECONOMIST
WARNS HIS couNTRYmEN TO
PREPARE FOR GIGANTIC
STRUGGLE.

Berlin. June 14-"The United
States and not Russia is the real en-
envy OF Japan" Gays Professor Tom
izu. the famous japanese economist,
in an article published in sodays
Post. The article. which was orig
inally written in Tokyo paper and
claims to express the opinion Of the
most cultured set In the capital of
the M.kado, will undoubtedly cause a
sensation and reyersion Of the feeling
toward Japan in the United States
Professor TomIzu points TO the
enormous production OF all kinds ot
manufactures in America, which
makes II necessary for that country to
seek new markets In all parts Of the
world, but especially in the Orient
and warns his countrymen to pre-
pare for the gigantic struggle with
America over the supremacy in tbs
Pacific, which. he says, is inevitable
The struggle may break out at almost
any moment he says, but will surel,
begin as soon as the Panama cana
shall have been finished.
When that great undertaking shai
have been completed he says, a con
flict between the two youngest worI'
powers, Japan and America, mus
come, struggle of such enormou
proportions that the present war wit
Russia will seem as mere childs pla
in comparison, Japan should therf
fore, it is reasoned, not impose to
heavy peace conditions upon Russi;
but rather endeayor to win the car
! friendship with view Of future Rus
so-Japanes alliances.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
BATH AND SHAVE
PROVIDED ON TRAIN.
The New Lake Shore Special VIII
Add Numerous convenenees
For Travellers.

Chicago, June 14.A saltwater
bath, shave and while yon sleep,
your clothes sponged and pressad,
are new features Of railroad,ng to be
inaugurated next Sunday on the Lake
Shore railways. Free stenographer
and typewriter service Is also nrovid
ed, and valet and maid are to be in
attendance. In putting the Twentieth
Century Limited on an eighteen-hour
instead Of twenty-fonr hour basis,
between Chicago and New York. the
Lake Shore will take care Of the pas
sengers in a way entirely new in rail
roading, the trains being equipped as
above. Letters dictated on the train
will be mailed en- route as the train
flies along at mile minute or loss
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
LAMsooRFF GIVES A RECEPTION

st. Petersburg, June 15,-Eyery for
eign minister and ambassador now in
IT. Petersburg tended a reception
given by Foreign Minister Lamsdorff
yesterday "wednesday afternoon)
Several diplomats who displayed
iome unnecessary nervousness earlier
the day over the concluding clause
Of the Russian foreign Offices commu-
4 cation to the Gazette Saying the inn
1erial government has mo objection
n principle" to the meeting of pleni-
potentiaries proposed by President
Roosevelt "if the Japanese govern
nent expresses desr therefor') }
we're reassured after talking with the
foteign minister and learning that
the communicat on did not reproduce
he exact text Of the note, The for.
ign office Is in constant communica
ton with Count Cassini, ambassador
1t Washington but beyond the state
nent that nothing has been arranged
vouchsafad no information.
1t is understood the first task d
| )lenipotentiaries VII be the conclu
sion Of limited armistice. This mus
come soon in order to avoid genera
engagement, which reports from th,
front indicate That Oyama is alread.
| launching.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
TAKEN FROM HER
COFFIN A MANIAC.
GIRL WAS FOUND TO BE LIVING
Hy uNpERTAKER AND POW.
ERFuL REsToRATIvEs RES.
cuED HER.

Sterling. ILL.,, June A.. Miss Rhoda
fIoilinser the nineteen-vearol1
laughter Of David Hollineer, narrowly
escaped being buried alive. AS 1t IL
he was taken from the coffin ma
MAC.
Miss Hollinser had gone into con-.
vulsions. For two hours She raved,
hen sho collapsed completely After
icing unable To detect any signs M
leart beating Or of breathing her
mother went into Mysteries and be-
anne critically Ill,
physician was summoned 70 at-
end her and the undertaken to pre-
1are the young woman for burial. The
physician did not examine the young
woman and treated only her mother
Fortunately no embalming nu.d was
,sed by the undertaken.
After the death shroud had been
placed upon the body in the coffin
the undertaken detected signs Of life.
Powerful restoratives We're used at
,nce, and in an hour the girl revived,
The ordeal left the girl lunatic.
she was adjudged insane by the conn-
judge and taken to Watertown for
reatment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-15
ENGLISH ARMY OFFICERS
INVOLVED IN SCANDAL

London, June 1i.--A blue book CON
tanning a report of the office commit
tee on the scandal In connection with
improper disposal of military stores
al the conclns on Of he South African
war was issued today. The report
censures a number Of officers who are
alleged to have worked in colluslon
with contractors The latter hoghl
stores at absurdly low prices and after
wards resod them tothe military au
thorit es at enormous profits. The
value of the stores involved in these
transactions Is between $4,000. 900 ant
$35 100000. The officers involved al
belong 10 the army service corps ant
pay depart ment.