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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26
Rodsy Goes to Porto Rico.

Albuquerque. N. M.-The nomina-
tion of the President Of Hon. Bernard
Shannon Rodey as United States Judge
Of the district Of Porto Rico meets with
universal approval here, and no doubt
all over the territory. Mr.. Rodey rep
resented this territory In Congress ~
delegate for two terms, and he is one
Of the best lawyers at the bar Of the
Second judicial district.
He asked for fifteen days to arrange
his affairs here before leaving for his
new duties, and it was granted by the
President. Mr.. Rodey has lived here
for TWENTY-FIVE years.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

FOR nfteeh ye0S
I had kidney trou-
bles. and though l
doctored faithfully.
could not md .
cure. l had heavy
backaches. diSsy
headaches and terri-
BILE urinary disor-
ders. Ono day !
collapsed, fell in-
sensibls on the side
walk, and then
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how's This ?

We oAAs one Hundred Dollar Reward fss So
sase Of CssasxA sAAs eanAot b cured by Hairs
?. J. cHENHY b CO., Toledo, o.
We, NJ unAssstgAsA, have kD0wn =. J. Chsssy
for the lass . yssss AAA bslisve him perfectly hos
es.Aie u all tesiase. sra.esctoes aeA aa:neia,ly
WALpluo, KfNNAH . MAnyiu,
WhoaesaIo DraGg1sta, Tolo6e, q.
A1soctiy upoa The blood cd sarfaO6s Of hi
system. fsseanoeiAh ssnt frss. Price 70 cents ~
bottle. 1olA BY ali DFasg1osA.
Tsks HaiTs fsaiiy fils u eoastDsdea-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

wasted away In bed for ten weeks.
After being given up. l began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. In couple OF
months rsgained my old health.
md now weigh 1sS pounds. Twelve
boxes did It, and have been veil
Two years"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents bex.
ostsr-Nlburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

Let Q man make good resolution.
and his wife will make fun OF him for
doing It. And vice versa.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

W,its Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. z.
~ package Garfield Tea. tbs herb cure
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

Jimmy felt 20 athletic this spring
that he made = spring and jumped over
the spring.
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WASTED TO A SHADOW.

nj YsvaA . Cure Aftsr Fifteen Xsazs
q Suffering.
A. II. stotts. messenger at the Staae
Capitol. Columbus. O.. says:
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

Peppery remarks should bs take,
with Q grain Of salt.
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mrs WAsasv-s osssasns syr1p.
ssss:s. .'sssss :ss:s ~ !siis - sosi'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

An amnity Is generally . person
with money.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

Seek nrst. If you would win bhs strifs.
To make Z.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26
Our Army l. small.

In the sense in which the term II
used In Europe. this country has NO
military reserve. The two military
forces recognized by law and custom
arc the regular army and the militia"
The regular army ID . comparatively
small force. Taking into consideration
its size. population and position among
nations. this country has the smallest
standing army in the world. For many
ysars preceding the war with Spain
our regular army numbered only about
q, 900 men. With the outbreak Of hos
tilities with Spain came . very large
increase. After the close Of the con-
Aict. however, there was steady, radi-
cal reduction, until the American
standing army to-day numbers only
about &. 1000 men. OF these. about one
fourth. or in the neighborhood OF 49,
600. are in the Philippines. A small
force II maintained in Alaska. and a
still smaller in Hawaii, leaving, in
sound numbers, 10000 soldiers Of the
regular army in this country. or an in
crease of only about $4,000 since the
days preceding the conflict with Spain.
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Rev. Thomas r. Millar, Z preacher Of
Evansville, NO.. announced to his COM
srsgation last Sunday morning that
collection for foreign missions was
about to be taken mp. but that he
wanted no member to give . cent un-
less he had already paid his butcher.
1aksr. grocer and printer. PAY your
1ecal debts nrst." he said. "and then
Say the debt you owe to the heather"
Report has 1t that tho missionay COL
lection was small. but the respect Of
the congregation for the preacher was
large.
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In Colorado we have at present no
statistics whereby We can estimate with
any degree of accuracy the aggregate
mortality. Judging, however, from the
loss reported in other states and re-
ports received at this once from most
every section of this state, feel conf
dent that $4,000 from larkspur alone
is q conservative estimate.
There are four species OF larkspur
found growing abundantly in the mid
die and western part OF the state and
one found growing sparingly in the
eastern section.
The several conclusions arrived at
with reference to larkspur are as fol-
lows:
l. Thu larkspur, at least ivs species,
contains specific poison and does not
kill by bloat like alfalfa as many have
supposed.
2. The toxic principle Of larkspur
has not yet been determined.
g. The plant loses Its poisonous
qualities as 1t approaches the towering
season and finally becomes harmless.
4. Two species because OF their
abundance, are doing most Of the dam
age, viz: Delphinium glaucum and Del.
rainium bicolor.
5. The stockmen generally have
little knowledge Of the identity. pois-
onous nature, or satisfactory remedy
for larkspur.
g. Considering the enormous loss
and the fact that larkspur Is usually
found in circumscribed areas. 1t would
seem feasible in many loNlities at
least, to undertake its eradication by
the Erubbing hoe.
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Continued on Seventh pagcD
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26

kept homes than those OF Japan Mo-
where does their great art express it.
self more truly than in their homes.
where everything is simple and beau
tiful. And If the Japanese are all po-
lite. the politeness Of the women
takes a most charming and alluring
form They have winning and agree
able little idiosynscrasies Of manner in
all their acts
"All the women OF the Orient are
kept closely housed save these daugh-
ters Of Japan. who enjoy as great free
dom as their American sisters. These
dainty little creatures have the most
artistic head dress OF the Orient. None
of the other Eastern women can COM
pare with them IN this art OF coquetry.
From the Siamese. with their hair
cropped of. to the Ceylonese. with
their long locks, none touch the
graceful head decoration OF the Japan
ese woman To appreciate 1t. one must
see her in her home country, for her
head dress fits her face and gown just
as these fit the room she walks
through. and Just as everything In
Japan seems 10 ft. its SURROUNDINGS.
which latter point is one OF the secrets
of their artistic success"
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regal in bearing. he is an accomplished
host and entertains his guests with
such rare graciousness as would pre-
suppose life study of the art of hos
pitaIity instead of the art of war. The
dinner was one of the most brilliant
scenes I have ever Witnessed There
were forty guests and the table was
decorated with nine gold ornaments.
ranging from one in the center about
three feet tall, down to smaller ones
at each end of the board.
II have said the native maids and
matrons Of India have no social posi-
tion. Instead Of being little lower
than the angels they are not much
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26
bijou and is European in architecture
and furnishings.
Slams Emancipated Women.

:
Slams Enancipated Women.
Prince chira, son of the King and
commander in chief of the army, is the
most advanced member of the royal
family" said Mrs. Macarthur. He not
only advocates but practices monogamy.
and it was at the dinner which he
gave for US that we met Slams emanci-
pated women. Besides Prince Chira's
wife there were several other native,
Princesses present. and they wore their
quite new freedom with the prettlest
possible grace All the native aristo-
cratic men who were present spoke
English figently without accent but
these quaint little Princesses had a mu-
sical and attractive accent. They were
dressed in gay and elaborate bodices
fashioned much after the lines of our
own. But at the waist line the resem-
olanee to European garments ceased,
for the skirts were fashioned of a long
piece of cloth hung around the waist
as far as the knee, the BACK width
being drawn through the legs forward
and caught UP into the belt line form
ing an odd sort of compromise between
a loose petticoat and riding breeches
They wore the prettiest sort of silk
and. loaded down with jewels of the
iacst splendid sort were delightful to
behold. Their headdresses, character
istic of this people, were strange in
deed, for II is a custom as sacred to
them as the dgtail is to the Chinaman
to wear the hair cropped off to about
four inches length and brushed out
about the head, forming a sort of halo
that resembles at a distance the exag-
gerated French pompadour But alas
for Slams daughtersl They viii chew
the beetle nut, which b1ackens their
mouths and teeth.
"All Eastern women have splendid
hair. very long and thick. coarse in
quality, but nevertheless pleasing The
Siamese women would have as good
hair as their Eastern sisters did they
not crop it in their startling way. These
new women of Siam whom we met at
Prince Chira's were charming little
creatures, with fascinating manners
and they chartered like little birds
their small talk being much the same
as that Of our own society DANES To
appreciate what forward step in Siam
was represented by that official dinner
at which native women were not only
present but taking their part freely one
must contrast it with the fact that we,
though official guests, did not greet nor
meet the Queen.
Throughout the whole East the Mo-
hammedan women go heavily yelled,
their dress resembling that of the Ku
Klux Klan which we occasionally see
pictured. Their heads and forms are
hung with a sort of sheet, with slits
for the eyes. But in Java the women
of this faith do not enshroud their
faces in this manner because the
weather is too uhbearably hot for such
trying robes
1t was to the maids and matrons of
Java that Mrs. Macarthur awarded the
palm for beauty. Not beautiful of
feature, they are magnificent in form.
Their arms and necks and their whole
figures are the most superb I have ever
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daughters OF the East, however, have
the superb poise of those of India, who
seem to walk to unheard music. They
move like queens We met no native
Indian woman. for they have no So
cial position.
THE most memorable part of our So
journ in that country was our meet
ing with Lord Kitchener, who enter
tanned us at dinner in Calcutta. over
six feet tall, he is imperially hand
some and has the address of a born
king. The power and brain that
wrought the victories Of this one of
the ages greatest men 10 evident at
once in his personality. Soldierly and
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26

seen. Posing idly with the, peculiar
grace that is born of, physical perfec-
ton, they seem like statues in ebony,
the dream of an idealizing artist Their
one article Of dress is sarong, which
IS merely a two-yard piece of cloth
sewed together with a hole for head
and feet. All the superfluous material
in this loose garment is drawn forward
and knotted at the breast so that 1t
fits well over the, shoulders and hips
and drops in soft folds in front. AS
1T is the wearer's one means of ex-
pressing personality in dress, the sa-
rong is made of all manner of rich
Oriental stuffs of individual design.
These fair creatures of Java are the
cleanest people in the world, 1t seems
to me. They are In the water half the
time, bathing In public pools, where
they exchange their sarongs for fresh
ones undetected by the eyes Of the be-
holders with such mystic skill that the
most obdurate prude could not take
offense.
Like little children In their unde-
velcped figures, the Burmese women
are the most beautiful of face in the
Orient. They are indescribably lovely.
Light in color. their eyes are glorious
and their mouths and teeths such as a
Reynolds might rave over. No other
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higher than the animals. From the
nr mbers Of women Of the poorer
classes we saw sleeping out OF doors,
anywhere. on the ground. under a tree.
beside the road. we get an impression
of lack of home life strongly In con-
trast to that domestic. well cared for
but happily free existence of Japanese
femininitY.
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Polite Japanese Women.

II am truly e7amored of the Japan
ese." she conCinued. They are at
once the most artistic and the most
polite people in the world. Every line,
every touch of color. breathes beauty,
while man and woman. from rulers to
humble peasantry. are uniformly cour-
teous. One comes upon a tiny shop and
thinks. This is ALL when loi a door is
slipped back. and there beyond is q
perfect garden with miniature ponds.
lovely flowers, all arranged to form a
harmonious and beautiful whole. and
snail trees. dwarfed to a wee size as if
their growers wanted to keep these fair
greens close to themselves. Beyond.
one sees an exquisitely neat home.
wonderfully orderly and radiant OF
happiness. Never have seen better
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03

question several times before they could
get an answer from him. The only
excuse he could give for the murder
Of Mrs. Garfield was
"she made grab for the gun in her
waist"
After the testimony of the eight wit
nesses for the prosecution had been
taken, Judge Chamber called Buck to
the floor.
Have you any statement to make
or witnesses to offer2 Do you wish
to be sworn and testify? If so you
may do so and your testimony might
be used in the trial." said the court.
After n long pause Buck mumbed
the words:
"She reached in her waist for the
gun"
Following that the court ordered the
man held to answer to the superior
court and to be turned over to the
custody of the sheriff of Los Angeles
county.
The prosecution Is being conducted
by District Attorney Fredericks, for
mer Gov. Gage and Asa Keyes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
SOLICITOR MAY
Be BIG SNINDLER
POLICE BELIEVE THEY HAVE
IMPORTANT PRISONER
City Officers Think That r. w. Grace
Has Been Working the Coast
for Many Hundreds Of
Dollars

r. w. Grace, said by the police to be
one of the cleverest swindlers that have
ever operated in the west, was arrested
last night by Detectives Boyd, Cowen
and Lathrop on charges of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
According to the police Grace is q
fugitive from justice and when taken
last night on West Third street and
South Spring and at the time of his ar
rest was taken upon warrant from
Sheriff Kelley of Bakersfield.
Grace Is accused of having solicited
subscriptions for the Sunset magazine
and the Ladies' Home Journal for sew
erai years without authority to act as
an agent for the publishers. 1t is said
the Curtis Publishing company of
Philadelphia have been seeking Grace
for many years and have issued a num-
her of charges of obtaining money
under false pretenses against him.
The police stated last night that
Grace has been working this coast for
the last three years and had 1eeced
several thousands of persons. For the
past few days he has been working
in this city, say the police, and has
succeeded in getting nearly 200 TO 300
subscriptions.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
SoDALITY ELECTS OFFICERS
Young Women Of St. Joseph's Church
Choose Leaders for Ensuing
Year

officers for the ensuing year have
been elected by the Young Women's
sodality of st. Joseph's church as fol-
lows: Miss Elizabeth Lindenfeld,
PRESIDENT; Miss Tillie Hagen, vice
president; Miss Matilda Singer, secre-
tary; Miss Mary Schumacher. treas-
urer; Misses Eva Hessel and Helen
Johnston, first and second assistants,
respectively; Misses Sophie Roose, Car
rle Hagen, Matilda Lange, Florence
Dick and Catherine Crede. councillors.
The sodality will present the play
"St. Elizabeth Of Thuringia: or, The
Miracle of the Roses" Wednesday
evening, April 20, under the direction
Of Rev. Raphael Fuhr, o. f. M, the
pastor.
st. Raphael's society OF st. Joseph's
church has elected officers as follows:
Charles Rapp, jr., president; Otto 81
mon, vice president; Stanislaus Clark,
secretary; John Vernon, treasurer;
Alloys Mauch, ergeant-at-arms Carl
Wollenschager and Paul Hessel, di-
rectors.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
EASTERN STAR CLANS
PLAN A BIG REUNION
LATE THIS MONTH THEY WILL
BE BANoUETED
Committee Expects to Bring Together
All the Fraternal Backslders,
Weaned Away by Los Angeles
Many Counter Attractions

A campaign for closer relationship
has been inaugurated among the mem
bers of the Order of the Eastern Star
and adherents who have been dilatory
in attending because of the many side
attractions that Los Angeles offers, will
soon have an opportunity of attending
a social rollcall.
February 26 at 1880 is the date and
Levy's the place selected by the COM
mittee which expects then and there
to see the old familiar faces and the
new, too, be they patrons, matrons or
high privates in the ranks. A ban
quet will be the first event, then comes
speaking.
Those who have issued invitations to
husbands, wives and children of
Eastern Star fraternalists are Ida M.
Hart, F. e. Pierce, F. G. McKinnie and
]. G. LeMasters.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
MASK OF IDIOCY ADDS HORROR
TO ARRANGEMENT OF MURDERER
Slayer of Mrs. c. A. Garfield Remains in StupOr
During His Preliminary Examination
and Mutters IncOherently

that previous to the shooting Mrs. Can.
| field was in good health.
Again Buck was asked If he wished
to cross examine the Witness.
Buck did not raise his eyes from the
| floor. There was the same increased
activity of the eyelids which seemed
| to Indicate that the questions of the
court annoyed him, but there was nc
answer.
Murder Is Described
II. d. Duff, who passed the residence
of the Canfields at the moment the fatal
shooting took place and who will in
the future prove the most valuable wit
ness for the prosecution, was then
placed on the stand. In reply to ques-
tons from the prosecuting attorney,
Duff said
II was coming down Eighth street
and noticed man standing on the
porch talking to Mrs. Canfield. l heard
the woman say:
For Gods sake put 1t down. at the
same time throwing her hands up and
down. At the time l was standing
about thirty feet from the base of the
porch and the woman and the man
were about three feet apart.
Suddenly l saw a flash and heard a
shot. At the same time the woman
threw UP her hands and fell slightly
loi WdId. LII dHOJHeT the IlTSC
flash and report was followed by sec
ond. / then realized what was taking
place and started to the porch"
do you know who this man was that
was standing on the porch and who
was in front Of Mrs. Canfield?" was
asked of the witness.
81 do" replied Duff.
Can you point him out in this room ?''
continued the attorney.
air tbarn ba la ctffiyao yapIiad
Duff, pointing directly at Buck. The
latter again showed that he understood
what was taking place and being said
about him. Distinctly he moved his
eyelids more rapidly than before.
after you started toward the porch
what did you do?" continued the at
torney.
Stands Over Victim
81 had gone but few steps toward
it when the defendant whom I have
Identified as Mrs. Canfield's assailant
turned around and faced me. Seeing
the gun In his hand I started to seek
cover, but the defendant only turned
about again and pointed the gun at
the body of the woman lying on the
porch, moving from the lower part Of
her body to the head
Did the defendant shoot the gun
again?''
mo. sir, he merely moved it over
her body
Did you have any conversation with
the defendant following the shooting
which you witnessed?"
Yes, SIR
What was that conversations"
"As the man turned after raising the
gun from over the womans body he
pointed it at his head and asked the
question:
Gentlemen, shall or shall I not?"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-03
SUNSET COMPLIES
UNDER PROTEST
TELEPHONE COMPANY FILES
ITS REPORT
Corporation States That II Is q State
Body and Is Subject Only to
Congressional Legis-
ation

The report Of the Sunset Telephone
and Telegraph company was filed in the
office of the city clerk yesterday morn
ing. 1t had been mailed from San
Francisco January 81, and while the
fact that It did not reach the clerks
office on that date constitutes techni-
cal violation of the utility ordinance
the filing Of the report is considered an
evidence of good faith and no prosecu-
tion will be made against this COM
pany.
The Sunset company did not pursue
the policy Of refusal to comply with
the ordinance. as did it's competitor, the
Home Telephone company, but sub
mitted what is apparently complete
financial statement.
The report however, declares that 1t
Is filed under protest and expressly
states that all rights are reserved. The
company contends that as 1t is an in
terstate corporation it is subject only
to congressional legislation and cannot
be regulated by a municipal govern
ment.
Say Constitution Is Violated
The statement is also made that the
California constitution does not give
Los Angeles the right to pass such
Legislation as the public utility or
dinance. This is denied by the city
attorneys office.
The important figures given in the
report are as follows:
Amount received from rent of tele-
phones within the city of Los Angeles,
$535, ,772; from furnishing telephone SER
vice and making of connections, other
than rentals. $59S1; revenue from out
side the city, $74,532. (This item in
cludes long distance charges). The
70 fn1 a =
3S3.56; tangible assets within the city.
$943.744. The item of expenditures in
clude a proportionate charge for the
salaries Of officials of the entire system
and other charges made against the
corporation as such.