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ORIGIN oE COINAGE.
The Fir.t Inventor. of Gold s.d stises
Coins Ages Ago.

Conn ages A8o'
1t has been recently stated that T'as-
tor Losmann, of Berlin, during Mte
visit to Northern Syria, obtained Il rfHh
of pure silver in II good state OF pre-
servation upon which is an Arameah
inscription of II king known TO nave
reigned 500 years before Christ. Jhe
name of the king IL not given. and the
account is somewhat vague, but 1t has
attracted attention from the benrme
it has OH the origin OF the coinage Ok
the precious metals.
The invention OF gold and silver CONS
has been attributed to the Lyndiuns
and to the Greeks. HerOdotus nscribes
the first coin to the Lydiahs, and Inc
date has generally been fixed at abOut
700 Il. c. Others claim the credit Sor
Phcidon. who WAS king OF Argos some
where about 40 Il. C.. according to tho
calculations generally accepted. As the
last of the Aramean kings in said ~
have yielded to Tiginth- Pileser. of sy-
riu. between 745 and 7o5 h. C., the re-
cent discussion would seem to give tbe
earlier date to the Aranlean coin.
OF course, it is premature to conclude
that this is cstnbi ished until me soo-
ject has received more mature inres-
tigntion. We arc. ut frequent inter
walls. treated to discoveries Of Hprei-'
mems OF 1.-THE shekei of Solomon, ana
coins purportinS 10 be such arc rxb'b-
tied. They have en- them inscriptions
in Hebrew characters that were uot
in use until long after the Time Of SoI-
onon. who lived 1000 years hef0Te
Christ. The temptation 10 make tl,~ss
antiquities to order is very great. and
an extensive business is done IN tbr"-
The new find IN Syria may he OF this
character. or there may be Il mistake
rs to its date. At thr same tihir. it fs
no. improbable lhnt there are silver
coins older than those Of the Greeks
or I.ydiuns, and II 50 they may natiIr-
ally bc expected 70 have existed ih the
, great niOnarchies cf As.h.-lOMis,if ifIc
, Courier-Iournal.
The Meeker herald., 1905-02-25
wher. rorpc.,oc. F.,,.

\ remarkable fact about this irgcJs-
i0us and now almost accurate weapon
is HAT down TO the present war there
had been no instance o. 81 ship under.
way being struck by Il torpedo. All
lis victims had been caught at anchor,
or were otherwise stationary. And,
from the best Information available,
the same thing has happened between
Russia and .Iapar. Now, the question
arises. IL the torpedo boat, which has
power to catch the hare. cannot cook
him. how is the cooking TO lie done by
the submarine, which can neither see
him nor catch him! The design. cer-
tainly. is TO Use the submarine against
ships under WAY 10 reDlnce the tOrpc-
do boat, Which cannot act in daylight.
And II is an open q,lrstiO which eN~
pcrience alone can decide. whether it
will he easier for n submarine 10 catch
.he hare by day ihag ii mas hitherto
proved for the torpedo boat TO catch
him by night. Certainly enthusiasts
will be by no means satisfied if the
submarine proves cnpnbl" merely OF
attnck on ships at anchor London
Monthly Review.
The Meeker herald., 1905-02-25
THE ANCIENT HORSE.
Tracss 1T DiRsr-at Family Frem That
OF the Familiar Ones Known.


In Knowledge. Mr.. X. Lydekker
traces the Later History of the
Horse and endeavOrs to decide be-
tween the alternative theories OF its
derivation from those primitive breeds,
when, az MIR. Kipling says In the Just
so" stories. the horse followed the dog
in becoming the friend Of man. There
is, says Mr.. Lydekker. decisive evil
dcnce OF the existence In Egypt. In
1900 b. c.. or earlier, OF long named
breed of Arab horse totally unlike the
wild tarpun or the prehistoric horses
familiar to the cave dwellers OF LII
Madelaine. Such a breed must have
been the result either OF II long antece-
dent domesticatiOn. or must have been
produced from II wild species furnished
with n long name and tnii. Probably
the former view is correct 30 far as the
development of the name and tall ~
concerned, although 1t IL most likely
that the breed traces its origin to II spe-
cles distinct from the tarpnn and pre-
historic horse OF western Europe. That
such breed should have been intro
tluced into Germany and Britain IN
pre- Caesarian times-at all events. in
such numbers as to Obliterate all trnces'
of crossing with the wild hGrses which
abOunded In those countries during
that period-seems to him in the high
est degree improbable; and he there
fore cannot ut present sea any valid
reason for refusing to credit the view
of Flower that IN PalarOlithir and Neo-
lIthic times the indigenous hog named
wild horses were domcstlcated by the
aborigincs.
The Meeker herald., 1905-02-25
ON III. Value Of Fresh Air.

In the museum connec,ed with the
Edinburgh University is IN exhibit
that Is IL striking object lesson OF the
value of fresh air. \ professor has
secured the lungs of an Eskimo. :.
l.ondoner and coal miner He has
had them preserved by chemical pro
cess, and they are now side by side IL
= glass case.
The Eskim0's lungs are pure white
he LOndOner's lungs are dir.y
,rown, and the minel's lungs are Jet
Iiack. The Eskimo has kept his lungs
'lenn. not because lie knew more about
BREATHING than the Londoner or the
'.oal miner. but because he lived In II
and of snow fields and spent his time
i'll the open air.-Chicago News.
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sign. Tint Tell tho ..irI.

Much of II girls nature il betrayed
by the little act of brushing Il specH
off II mans coat. II she picks of the
thread, or imaginary bit Of .nlt, very
carefully between the thumb and fore
finger, il is an indisput:bic sign tha.
she is IL woman of very prH"tica! and
executive character.
ON the other Land. IL n girl should
brush the coat lapel of ner nance yc.y
softly and ;endel.iy with the second
and third finger of Eer hand in h.. ell
deavor 10 remove an Invisible sprcE.
1t is ii sure sign that she is more scnti-
mental than practical. The man who
lnarries her will live il y continual at
InOsphere OF romance and bad Eouse.
keeping.
.'here is still another type of :, girl.
who will brush the spcr.s o. IL mans
coal with Il broad sweep Of the hand.
ia which all the fingers and thumb play
a part. She is il all probability an
athletic girl, who exccls ut tennis, =olf
and the links. md who will prove n
higli-sp.rited. stronslilinGcd womau
after marriage.
Then again, the girl who lIuts Il How
cr :: mans Goa, with ner nand he'd
iuuntiiy uDtu'ncti FROM the wrist. :;nd
the flower held in :hc tips of her tn
gers. is sure 10 be so:nnthin. of :; co.
Gue,te. willie the maid who gives yoH
only the tips OF her fingers when she
;rcc:s you in II" tir;: wing room or pub
i" s.rcst is probably an ambitious 81.
Il A.ca % journal.
The Meeker herald., 1905-02-25
A NUMERICAL MISTAKE.
How Political Candidate of MississIppi
Made GrIevous Error.

Made n GrIevOus Error.
Private" John Allen tells us OF an
old time politician OF Mississippi who
was making II personal canvass of his
territory.
"One day" relates Mr.. Allen. "the
statesman WAS doing the southern pOr-
,ti0n OF the State. Suddenly he struck
community that appeared fnirly
a-swarm with children. Never had he
seen so many little ones in so small 81
place. Clustered about one doorway
were some fourteen tots OF various
ages. In their midst stood an extreme.
ly good looking young woman.
Madam said the politician, with n
gallant bow. You must permit me 10
kiss those charming little ones
".rhe woman merely smiled.
AFTER he had uffectionately saiute,l
each of them, he asked, with genial
smile. All yours?'
THE young woman blusled.
"The statesman. with another how
then said: L trust. madam. that may
further trespass upon your good M
tnrc by asking that you will bc so
good as to inform your husband TINT
Colonel -. candidate for Congress
from this district. called upon him this
afternoon.
"'Pardon me- gasped the woman.
but l have no husband
But these children. madam" cx-
claimed the astonished statesman. You
are not a widow
"'Oh, no. sir" was the reply This
is an orphan asylum" ""-Woman's 8
Home Companion.
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CRUEL POVERTY
AROUSES HIS PITY
Robert Hunter Declares That Our Poor
VIII Soon BE Worse Off Than
Are the Poor of Europe.
EVILS OF RECENT GROWTH

seventy live years ago We had prnc-
ticaliy no poverty ut all in this coun-
try, and there is no reason why our
We are not individually any worse
of. Economically, however, we are
much worse of.
"Unquestionably there should be
much higher wages paid to the work
ers, but that is only one OF the reforms
needed.
Fortunately. it is in the power of
the people to help themselves. am
not In favor of aims giving. That does
no permanent good. And there is an
other growing impression that ought
to be corrected. 1t IL that the rich are
always good and the roOr always bad.
There is no question that this Is false.
II you will take 1000 rich men and 1901
poor. you will find that they average
up about even
Mr.. Hunter then took up his book
on Poverty" which has Just been
published hy the Macmillans. and
quoted the prediction of Charles FOu-
rler. made 100 years ago. that vast
joint stock companies, destined to mo-
nopolixe and control all branches Of
industry. commerce and ..nance. wOnItl
establish an industrial or commercial
feudalism that would control society
by the power of capital. as did the old
baronial or military 'eud.liSm by the
power of the sword"
III we are going to have an ccOiom-
icaI feudalism in this country" con-
cluded Mr.. Hunter. "as strong MS the
old barOnial feudnlism. 1t will be he.
cause the people do not prevent it.
They possess the power and the votes.
The Meeker herald., 1905-02-25
salvation Win Food.

Fourteen-year-old Emma. who had
come home from her first days school-
ing in elementary physiology, was
questioned by her parents as to what
she had learned.
Papa she complained, Il don't
think like physiology"
why not my dear."
We'll, teacher was explaining diges-
tion to-day. and she said we had to
mix salvation with every mouthful Of
food."- "-Harper's Weekly.
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No lad HI. ORDER. .

Tie visitor I, LONDON was seated at
table IN che of the expensive restau-
rants in the Yves. End, thinking OF va
fare and observed the prices.
"Hello!' he exclaimed to the waiter,
haven't you any conscience Il, al! III
t.iis place."
Beg pardon:" returned the naughty
scrvitor.
Haven't you got any conscience? +?
Don't you understand:"
The waiter picked up the bill of fare
and began looking II over.
II don't know If we have or not." he
said. IF we have, it's OH the bill: If
we amt, it's II extra. Them's the
rule5, SIR"
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New F,.J in l.,t.r wr,t,,r.

The latest fad ;Inon;, women who
vary their forms OF ,ct,rr writing every
little while is 10 ,isc l:ninnn numerals
To-" dates. ii is II pltlXiiIi. proceeding,
FOR example. dated Nj. NJ. MCMly--
is quite as confusing rs is The il!egible
scrawls OF tie average fasliinl,a;,.- 40
mans handwriting, New J 'vs t'sss..
The Meeker herald., 1905-02-25

lie have known the sheet had been
whlsked out of his room? Had he
seen 1t blown down to the beach?
Good morning. Miss Lyle-' He
aung himself down beside her. His
handsome. boyish face looked strained
and set. as though insomnia had
claimed him. You're out early. VIII
you 60 rowing with me to-day up to
Clear springs|'
IL can'tw she faltered.
And won't you come up Black
River today" entreatingly. almost
tenderiy. 1T may be the last timer
He was plannins-planning. Oh.
that cruel, cruel letter! But-the last
time. he had said.
She flung up her head and smiled ut
him. Yes. l Will gor she said.
They were very gay that afternoon.
almost recklessly so. They had lunch
con at the inn near the springs, and
foated back between the wooded
banks just as the day WAS closing.
When they came to parting at the
clump of lilac bushes In the lane that
led to the farmhouse Jack Ardsley
leaned forward and looked into her
eyes.
Dear" lie said. II love you! love
life-ever? You don't know much of
me. Ivy, but-will you be my wife,"
What" she faltered, what about
Damaris Chaser"
He took her shaking hands and held
them fast.
who In the world has been telling
you of her? I've never seen her, but
our fathers have vast interests in com
mon. and have been anxious to arrange
match. l don't say didn't think Of
being complainant. Darling, some
time may get up courage to tell you
how near came to being a paltry
cOwari-h0w desperately l tried to
make myself think could do without
you. But cannot. and that's all there
is to 1t. II you can endure being poor
with me for few years III work so
hard Mt my profession to give you
everything that shall be sure to VIM"
She hnd not been mistaken in let
ing herself love him. then. For she
did love him-she did. And she had
known 1t all the while. She lifted her
shy. flushed face.
Il will he good wife to you dear"
she promised And he kissed her OIL
the lips.
That night when lie sought her at the
dance MT the inn he stood amazed.
That lovely lady In the snowy. SHIN
ht Il
lassie! How superbly she carried her.
self. And those diamonds around her
white throat were worth fortune
She smiled up ut his amazed counter
ance.
Aunt Agatha and I do not wish to
be bothered with attentions" she
whispered, $50 we've been living III
cognito. expected my father tonight
and dressed to do him, and you,"
swcetly, what honor could. You
Will pardon me-" as she signed for n
hoy who had brought her telegram,
and broke the seal Of the. message.
Detained" she read. "Will be with
you tomorrow"
She handed Ardsley the yellow slip.
1t was signed Jasper f. Chase" and
it was addressed to "Aiiss Damaris
Chase.'
That" she said. ''is my nnme.'
Ivy" he gasped.
"Damaris Ivy Lyle Chase! You poor
boy! Come out on the balcony; they
are staring at u.s."
"Come-you base deceiver.'-Kate
N. Cleary, In San Francisco Call.
The Meeker herald., 1905-02-25

The largest continuous stairway in
the world is that which leafs to the
tower of the Philadelphia City Hull.
1t has -50S steps.
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D Q Q . . Q o
A LETTER AND
IT'S SEQUEL
Q . o 9 O . o

o that's the way the land
lies. is it?" asked Ivy Lyle.
The sensitive face under
the big, rOse-lined sunhat
was very white. Her lips
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the CALL.

the CALL.
From the freside Of your heart,
Where love blsw tie peats aglow,
arise, will depart, q
/ must 20. tI8
Peace was dwelling in your eyes, "
But across my soft content, =
Cleans ike rays in midnight skies
Quivered and went.
arise though blind with tears,
To fare forth ON the long way,
When the beckoning sleam sppears,
4 / must obey.
-Georse Roberts. in New Songs"
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uERE arc lO,UO.OOO people

in the United States
STEPPED in poverty. Ten
million men, women ana
..biIdran xyho arp mt aie-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-21
MARRIED ON
MINNESOTA

SEATTLE, April 21.-A dainty
little bride, clad in 4 silken kimona
and a big butterfly obi, padded down
the gang plank of the Minnesota
Thursday morning and clattered away
on her tiny sandals beside 'chesty'
looking Japanese gentleman. dressed
in the height of occidental fashion
and wearing a spray of artificial or
ange blossom in his buttonhole.
The little bride had come all the
way from Japan and her name was
Chicka Nakashima until she stood up
beside the dapper little brown man
in the elegant clothes, and blushingly
uttered a timid oriental yes" in an
swer 10 Japanese Minister Nakais
question as to whether she would
love, cherish and obey the man whom
she had Travelled 5000 miles to wed.
Then she became Mrs. Suyshiko Max
asthma, wife of the proudest little
man in Seattle.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed on board the Minnesota in
difference to Uncle Sans law. which
seeks to prevent innocent young Jap
anese maidens from being decoyed
into the country for immoral pur-
poses.
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IMPORTANT WORK
BY DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The
first vanilla bean grown in the United
States is reposing on the mantel shelf
in the private office Of Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson. 1t came
up the other day from Florida.
I'VE will soon be raising our own
vanilla beans, and making our ex-
tract of domestic raw material" said
the secretary. 1--WE used to get all
our vanilla from the South Sea
islands. But our explorers brought
back the seeds and slips, and we
found by experiment that we could
grow them here, which will be several
millions saved"
One of the small triumphs over
which the agricultural department
people are rejoicing is the discovery
of new way to make camphor d.
rectly from the leaves, twigs and
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to who should be picked TO play the
bass drum
Got "a pupils in hurry. and took
which he was to sell "at cost"
Bass drum player selected amid
great excitement.
Collected about $50 and forgot to
pay his board bill, leaving a widow
landlady to mourn.
Borrowed a Conn cornet, worth $50;
Strad violin and a lot of orchestra
music. Forgot to return them.
When the musician disappeared a
black coat and vest belonging to the
star boarder also vanished.
Laugh is on the boy who was Sc
lected to play the bass drum, be-
cause his chest had been so inflated
The musician with the deft touch
is described as a German, of slight
build, nervous manner, gray eyes,
smooth shaver, weighs about 1870
pounds, and has strong grip for any
thing he can lift.
The missing man speaks rapidly
when he is talking for money, and
rolls his RS like a tragedian. He is
a good violinist. He can also toy
with the strings of a mandolin, guitar
or banjo, and is always willing to fit
/ in and do a little CLOSE harmony"
work in the back end of a saloon.
He plays the cornet and cello pass
ingly well. and says he can also make
a good showing on the horns and
saxophone, though his Eldorado
friends have only his word for that.
The Grant musician made such a
hit in his one weeks stand in Edo
RADIO that the farmer boys are anxious
to see him again. For that reason
a reward is offered for his detention.
A man in Anaconda wrote the FL
dorado folks that their friend had
once served a term in the peniten-
| tiary at Deer Lodge, Mont, and the
| Eldorado musicians say they would
| like to send him to the Kansas peni-
tentiAry at Lansing, just to prove
to him that while Eldorado may be
easy, the arm of the law is long and
powerful.
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MUSICIAN WITH TALENT
HEADED FOR THE WEST

There Is musician travelling to-
wards the setting sun, says the Seat
tie Times, who will have corner
on all the loose instruments along
his line of travel unless he is headed
of soon, and bandmen have been
warned to watch out for him He is
described as having peculiar Attic
tion that gives him a cramp in his
hand every time he borrows an in
strument and makes IT impossible for
him to return it.
The loudest wall comes from Edo
RADIO, Kan, where the musician stayed
one week and cleaned up enough
money to carry him long way to-
wards the coast. The Eldorado folks,
while approaching the fact that they
had entertained In their midst n
genius in his line, sound a note of
warning to all musicians ito whom
these presents shall come, greeting"
to watch out for the man with the
strong grip and the short memory
His record of one week in Eldorado
is set out in tabloid form as follows
Arrived February 10 to organize a
band and orchestra.
Farmer boys flocked to hear the
great musician tell of his experience
in South Africa, where he helped the
Beers get licked
Great rivalry among the boys as
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-21
GAVE HIS son
A CIGARETTE

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-"I
gave my 3year-old son a cigarette in
order that he would not bother me
about it any more. Two years ago
gave him my pipe and you bet he
did not want to smoke after that"
Such were the startling declara-
tons of ]. II. Merritt of $50 Fulton
street in Judge Fritzs court.
Merritt was arrested by Policeman
w. D. Scott on charge of cruelty
to a minor child. The policeman,
while walking along Mission street
near Third, espied the little tot in a
sailor suit putting away at a full sized
cigarette. He at once approached
him and asked where he got the weed.
The little boy replied, my pape gave
it to me-" Merritt was standing near
by and was at once arrested. Judge
Fritz said he was the kind of man
who should be dealt with severely and
ordered him into custody, adjudging
him guilty. Tomorrow he will be
sentenced.
Mrs. Merritt, who was divorced
from her husband a year or two ago,
has been looking for her little boy Ar
mold ever since the divorce was
granted to her. She claims that the
boy was given into her custody by
the Judge, but she has been unable
to locate the father or the boy. If
she can satisfy the judge as to her
rightful claim the little boy will be
turned over to her and taken away
from his father.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-21

wood Of the camphor tree. The old
method of making camphor was to
subject the roots and chips of bark
to the hot steam Of a distillery and
to catch the volatile oils at the top.
That was slow and expensive COM
pared with the new way. The patent
has been taken by the department,
and is held in trust for the general
public.
The year 1904 will be a memorable
one in the history Of the rice grow
ing industry Of the United States, by
reason of the fact that during this
year the United States exported 1885,
100000 pounds of rice, while before
that date it had always imported that
commodity. Much of this went to
Hawaii and Porto Rico.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-21
BREVITIES

Carriage Co. Tel. 4s7. Fares, Csc.
Anyway, you could hardly expect
Fairbanks to keep a lid on by sitting
on it,
Ladies play billiards and pool
every day and evenings at Pdster
billiard parlor.
Free instructions to ladies every
morning on bowling by experienced
lady instructor at Pfster bowling
parlors.
No one with a regular income
should put Off saving. Time and tide
wait for no man." In our savings
bank department we pay interest at
the rate Of per cent per annum,
compounded semiannually, on the
minimum quarterly balance in even
dollars. Spokane & Eastern Trust
company.
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Medical Lake Extract, manufac-
tured by the Medical Lake Salts Mfg.
Co.. is the best remedy for rheuma-
tism there is in the market. 1t has
been used in this section for year,
and we can furnish many testi.
monials.
Electric Bath Salts for the batl
and for the hair are tho best things
that can be usesd for that purpose
For sale by all druggists. Manu-.
featured by Medical Laks Salts
Mfg. Co.
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DUFf1'J pURt MALT WH6kt1

builds up the nerve tissues, tones up
the heart, gives power to the brain,
strength and elasticity to the
muscles, richness to the blood. and
stimulates circulation. 1t brings into
action all the vital forces, makes di-
Restion perfect and enables you TO
get from food all the nourishment IT
contains It is invaluable for over
worked men. tired. nervous. delicate
women and sickly children. 1t is a
promoter of good health and longev-
1ty. makes the old young and keeps
the young strong.
) Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey cures
coughs, colds, catarrh, grip, bron-
chitis. consumption and all diseases
Of throat and lungs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-21
SAN JACINTO DAY.

LA GRANGE Tex, April 21.-San
Jacinto day was celebrated on a mag
nificent scale today by the Texas Vet
erans' association and the Daughters
of the Republic of Texas, in joint
annual session here. Memorial serv-
ices were held with patriotic adj
dresses by several speakers Of promi-
hence. Following the concluding bus
mess session of the convention the
delegates and other visitors took part
in an outdoor celebration in one of
the groves of the city.