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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

F TAX ~ they win about fashion. the
men are ~ subservtent to its DEGREES
~ women. There was time whsn
most men wore boards: indeed. at one
time 1t was regarded as wicked to
shave. Yet Of a. governors elected last
November. Gov. Hughes Of New York
IL the only one who does not shave
some part Of his face. and nine Of the
new governors are clean-shaven. A few
years ago. says the Youths Compan-
ion. every mothers son in any photo
graph Of group Of college students
had his hair parted In the middle and
plastered iiat above the ears. Nova
days 1t IN the fashion to part the hair
way down on one side. Twenty-Five
years ago college seniors wore boards
or whiskers. Theodore Roosevelt wore
FURNISHES" when he was in Harvard.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08
American Hsssss.

The development Of types Of light
horses has been notable In the United
States, but. according TO q bulletin re-
Gently issued by the department Of A.
riculture. with single exception the
draft-horses have been foreign strains
transplanted. OF the light horses. the
Narrasansett PAGER was famous type
in colonial days. Later came the Nor
gan, the Standardized and the saddle
horse. The specialixatieo Of these
types has been = national business
and. in spite OF importations from
abroad, the native stock has developed
and held its own. OF drAft-horses, on
this other hand, the only native type
was the Conestoga. . breed that has
now become completely extinct, and
has left no discernible traces ON the
native stock. For heavy work, there
fore Americans must depend entirely
upon the imported Percherons. Clydes-
dayes and 'Shires. The national traits
which have resulted in these condi-
tons are evidently somewhat different
from what has been supposed: for the
speed mania IL what has caused the
light types OF horse to be developed
and the heavy ones to be neglected.
American breeders have sacrificed
other qualities, which. in the opinion
Of the department Of agriculture. are
more important, In order to lower track
records by . second or two. In the
minds Of most persons. Virginia. Ken
lucky and other parts Of the south are
most commonly associated with the
pedigrees and development Of the
inest types Of horses. To all who hold
that opinion 1t will be instructive to
trace. through the pages Of the bulle-
tin. the number Of great strains Of rae
ing. carriage and saddle blood which,
although commonly associated with
the south. in reality go directly back
to New England.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

tary Hay. It is a curious thing, and
one staggeringly complimentary to
Knox, that a man whose record il alb
solutely bare OF any relation toward or
experience In foreign AFFAIRS can be
selected for secretary Of state and re-
ceive an undoubting and unanimous
verdict that he will be q great one.
Seven years ago Knox was unknown
to the nation; known only to Pittsburg
and the bar. The general recognition
of his talents IL q matter only about
four years old. In the early part of
his attorney generalship only 4 minor
ity recognized his great attachments.
The general popular recognition Of
him came hrst with his conduct Of the
Northern Securities case, and In
creased vastly with the beginning Of
his service In the senate.
So great was the estimate set upon
him by the senate that, in spite of the
most invariable rule requiring q new
senator to keep quiet and begin at the
bottom ruug. Knox was placed at once
upon the judiciary committee and ap-
pointed to the first vacancy on the
rules committee, succeeding the
mighty spooner; and in the first great
debate Of his service, that on the rail
roa rate bill Of 1905, he assumed eaai.
ly and without question the place Of
spooner's peer and comrade In the
leadership of the discussion on the
Republican side.
It IL unnecessary at this late date
to inform an intelligent public that
Knox Is a little man, since not one of
the numerous sketches Of him that
have appeared since he announced his
presidential candidacy has failed to
jam that fact into the first paragraph,
President Roosevelt's designation Of
him ~ - sawed-off cherub" has also
done service until 1t is weatherbeateu.
There certainly is something cherubic
about Knox, who has round face and
. dapper, well-made little body. He
Is NO taller than Napoleon, but q good
deal rounder. Physically he violates
all the ideals OF great statesman, He
ought to be large. bulky, imposing.
slow Of speech and portentous Of chin:
whereas he is small. brisk, cheerful,
and businesslike. But that he II
statesman nobody Who has served with
him In the senate has the least doubt.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

The annual report shows that the
81. $50, 4S9.745 pieces Of mail, only =
minute percentage Of which went
astray and that, In the great majority
of cases, because 1t was insuhl GENTLY
stamped OF carelessly directed by the
senders. The efficiency Of the United
States postal servcie il marvellous. es-
pecially considering that the salaries
paid are mo- larger than they are.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08
KNOX AFTER R00T!DAUPHIN MYSTERY
A oREAr LAWYER 10 TO u sue
cGssoR or A oREAr LAWYER.
Elusive Personality o. the Next See
rotary Of stste IL Described
~ . Trlumph Of

The makeup Of Taft's cabinet IL
forming an interesting subject for pub
lie consideration. and ~ one after an
other Of. the men are tentatively. at
least, selected. the personalities and
abilities Of these men are being dis
cussed. The chief topic Of converse
ton at the present time 10 the selec-
ton Of Knox for secretary Of state to
NIL the place which Root will vacate
when he becomes senator from New
York state. Naturally there il some
comparison between the two men
which does not seem At all unfavora-
BILE to Knox. and that ID saying good
deal in the face OF. the record which
Mr.. Root has made. Both are great
lawyers. and very much the same
kind Of lawyers. Each il 4 statesman
in the full meaning of the word. Both
take. broadly speaking, the same view
of public affairs.
In what respect Knox will depart
from Roots policies cannot be fore
told. Every great secretary Of state
and NO one doubts that Knox will
60 down on the roll Of the great sec
retaries OF state-has his own diplo-
matte hobbies, has some subjects In
which he ID more interested than 9TH
ers. has some projects that are his
pets. Root, for example. has labored
above all other things for the estab-
lishment of closer relations between
North and South America. Pan.Amer-
lcanism has been his dream. as 1t
was Blaine's: and his toll to bring
about a realization Of that dream has
not been less than Blaine's. To Hay
South America was Of less moment
than the relations Of the United States
with the old countries Of the world.
and his toll was mainly directed to-
ward assuming for the United States
moral ascendency in the parliament
II man.
There is NO line on Knox's probable
activities. With foreign affairs he has
never had anything to do. except to
sit at the council board Of two presi-
dents and give his opinion, when In
vited. on the reports made by secre-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

The Romanes lecture which Presi-
dent Roosevelt has been chosen to de-
liver ut Oxford university In 1910 IL
given under the provisions Of = bequest
Of the late George John Romanes: an
eminent biologist. The lectureship was
founded in 1891 for the purpose Of CIV
Ing the Oxford students an opportunity
sach year to hear = man Of general en-
lnence In art. literature or science. or
one who had special claims for distinc.
tion In discussing some subject Of high
interest 1t the time. The first lecture
was given BY Gladstone. Among his
SUCCESSORS have bsen Holman Hunt.
HUXLEY. John Morley and Ambassador
Bryce. Next year NJ. Balfour. tAs for
nss British rssnisr, win givs tAs,ssc-
ture.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

Several Improvements are likely In
the post once II the plans of experts
are adopted. The postal committee of
congress, appointed two years ago, will
recommend that permanent director
Of posts, with seven assistants. be pro-
vided for. and that the four ofiices Of
assistant postmaster general be abol-
ished. Postmaster General Meyer is
urging postal savings banks and rural
parcels post, and his probable success
sor. Mr.. Hitchcock. favors these Inn
provements. The parcels post will
probably be profitable to the depart
ment, besides comforting benefit on the
public. The deficit this year 10 the lar
gest ever reported-nearly $4,000, 900
and although the post once Is not IN
tended to make money. any effort to
put 1t on paying basis should meet
with favor In congress.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08
REVIVED ANEW ~ DEATH or
MADAME LIE cLERco.
Passing Away Of the Frsaeh Lady
starts Discussion Of Identity o.
Her Father with leuie
xvrs Missine Sen.

Tho missing dauphin Of France. he'
who was the son OF Louis XVI and
Queen Marie Antoinette. has furnished
the world with one Of the most
fascinating romances Of history. 1t Is
a mystery which has never been solv-
ed and the discussion of the case has
been revived by the death In Holland
of Madam LIE Clercq. 1t IL mystery
for which some have sought q solution
in this country and interesting essays
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

One Of the little tragedies Of the
Boxer uprising in China has just come
to light. The young American woman
who painted the portrait Of the late en-
press dowager wrote recently Of the
sfttings, and mentions the long finger
nails Of her distinguished subject. In
the hurried flight from Picking they
were injured. and had to be cut. and
the artist remarks in tone which sus-
gests sigh. They were only about
three inches long when painted the
picture" scl n.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

Nine. Curie, co-discoverer with her
husband Of radium. has been promoted
to full professionally in the University
Of Paris. A woman who can discover
new truth IL certainly qualified to
teach It. and the young men In the
university can afford to sit with re-
spect at the feet Of this remarkable
woman of science.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

From New York comes the report
that the English sparrows there are
migrating south to avoid severe win
ter, while other places report animals
giving signs by their actions that the
winter IL to be mild and open. There
must be some nature-faking going ON
in the animal world a. well ~ in the
human.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

In New Jersey a young woman was
frightened to death BY mouse, and in
Chicago . frail young thing drove
away burglar by throwing her No. 9
shoe At him. You never can tell what
q woman will do In q crisis. S
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. may become
q member Of the Connecticut legisla-
ture. The young man has already been
appointed = major on the star Of tho
governor Of Connecticut and he has re-
ceived an increase Of wages at the
carpet factory where he Is employed
He really ought to be one Of our fore
most optimists. a
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

A Philadelphia detective on the tran
of an embezzling restaurant employe
had to eat six to twelve meals a day.
How he envied the poor! Few people
would have believed the Philadelphians
rose early enough to eat so many meals
In 4 day,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

A st. Louis woman has left her hus.
band because he could read her
thoughts. No use talking, one must be
careful what he reads nowadays. NJ.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

The treasurer of the United States
says that the population has more than
doubled every 80 years, while tho
wealth of the nation has more than
doubled every 20 years. Uncle Sam ID
getting to be great-unele.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

In the South.
Scholar-Jimmy hurt himself dtvin'
last night.
Teacher-Did he strike the bottom?
scholar--No. ma'am; the stummick.
Judge
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

A "pawky chiel." OF course. is good
form, but 1t would be vulgar for Mr..
Carnegie to have used the modern
synonym-''a wise gaasbo."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

England thinks freedom would be
very bad for India, and also thinke
that India would like to risk the conse.
quences.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

Castro will always BE- able to boast
that the Dutch neet would not have
dared to do 1t II he had been at home
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roottnx haek over those en,1v Aays.
N .eem. odd hov everv mar. =. soon
=. he lanAed In tovn vanted .ome.
th,ne done To hIs h.nds or hair. Jooesy
M M axcentioo. He vent around to
Marv provn'. ear,v the nert uoorni,s.
but early - be xas, Turkey and nine
others were ahead Of him. 10 no went
away fully decided to come back later.
Having nothing else to do, he went to
the next host place, and visited the art
gallery.
When he emerged from the art gal
lsry y short time later he couldn't
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

What the London suRragettes ap-
pear to need IL board Of lady man
ayers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

Anew York bank caters especially
to deaf mutes. Money makes motions
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-28

Nor had we balloons, automobiles,
motor sleds or other freak devices. We
did, however, have an abundance OF
the best hickory, suitable metal and
all the raw material for the sled and
its accessories, which were henceforth
TO be linked with our destiny.
The sled was evolved as the result
Of careful study Of local environment
and Of the anticipated ice surface
northward. We did not copy the Ne.
Clinlock sled, with its wide runners.
which has been used by most cxplor
ers for City years. Nor did we aban.
don the old fashioned iron shoes for
German silver strips.
What a Polar Sled Should Sc.
The conditions which "A polar sled
must meet are too complex TO outline
here In a hroad sense it seemed that
the best qualities of the best wood
Yukon sled could be combined with
the local fitness of the Eskimo craft.
with tough ickory fiber and sealsEiu
Msh'ugs TO make elastic joints. NIu
plenty of natiy, ingenuity TO furoscr
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-28

matter Of necessity.
Quantity is important. but quality
applies only to the relative proportion
Of fat. With this key to the CASTRO
nomics Of our lockers, pemmican was
selected as the staple food, which also
served equally we'll for the dogs.
We had an ample supply of penn
mican, made by ArmUr, of pounded
dried beef, sprinkled with a few
raisins, some currants and a small
quantity Of sugar. This mixture was
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-28
POLAR BEAR AND ESKIMO DOG ON THE JOHN R. BRADLEY

and provide for the strain of adaptable
ity and endurance, the possibilities of
our sled factory were very good.
For dog harness the Eskimo pattern
was adopted, but canine economy Is
such that when rations are reduced to
workable limits the leather strips dis
appear as food. To overcome this dis.
aster the shoulder straps were made
Of folds Of strong canvas, while the
traces were cut from cotton log line
4 boat is an imnortant adjunct to
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now soon be limited 10 n few onen
spaces near prominent heudlauds.
The scene Of the real hunt changed
from the sea to the land. We had rs
yet no caribou meat. The little auk,
gathered IN nets CH~ue 'ha er~Wn
and cider duck begged later disap.
pcarod fast when used as steady diet.
We must procure hare utarmicnn and
reindeer for vo hnl not yet learned
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The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-10-28

e~rr~ s,o-~c expedition wA.CL lcpc5
to venture far from It's base OF oper-
alton 1t is a matter OF necessity even
when following the new coast line, as
Is shown by the mishap Of Myths
Erickson. for II be had had a boat he
would himself have returned 10 tell
the story Of the Danish expedition To
cast Greenland.
Need for n boat comes with the
changed conditions Of the advancing
season. Things must be carried for
several months for Il chance use in the
last stages of the return; but, since
food supplies are necessarily limited.
delay Is fatal Therefore when open
water prevents progress "a boat hp-
comes in the nature of life pre-
server.
Foolish indeed Is ,ho explorer who
Ignores this detail rr tla problem
Trarsnor; OF a BOAT, however offers
many eerioue objections >1rsa0 I'M
lr.'oacd me kayak, and m.s. .Np.or-
ops siuan h0vo adopted 80 -"n" de-
yi.p Thc Eskimo r.n"' .awos the
rw SO very well. bu' .n .aury :, for
.lran months wliNau, hopeless dasruc-
gun REQUIRES an n".nm or energy
which stamps The polar yea'ro with
failure.
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Depending on Eskimo Food.

In this respect, as IN others, I was
helped very much by the people who
were to line up my forces. Tho Eski-
mo is ever hungry, but his taste is
normal Things Of doubtful value IN
nutrition form no part in his dietary.
Animal food, meat ana fat, is entirely
satisfactory rs steady diet without
other ndiuncts, His food requires nci-
thor salt nor sugar. nor is cooking n
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Sectional boats. aWmiuGm boats.
skin aoats and other device. hay" leeu
tried. hut 10 a.l ,nora 8, 'ho sane fajai
objection o. Impossible transportation
u eanu, rather odd that tho ordinary
folding canvas boat has not been press
ot iU'o this service.
We found Sc TO Or tlc situation cy-
aat'v. selecting % twelve foot Eureka
shaped boat with wooden frame The
Stats. srreader~ and fnor pieces were
utilized as parts Of s.edS. The can
vas cover served as a floor cloth for
our sleeping bags. Thus the boat did
useful service FOR a hundred days and
was never In evidence as a cumber.
some device.
When az last the craft was spread
and covered, in II we carried the sletk
In IL we camped. In II we sought game.
the meat OF which took the place OF
exhausted supplies. without Il we,
too, would NOT have returned.
Preparation Of the staple food sup
ply IN Of ever greater importance than
means Of locomotlon. To tho success
Of a prolonged arctic enterprise In
transit successive experience In bound
TO dictate a wise choice Of equipment,
but 1t does not often educate the
stomach.
From the published accounts OF arc.
tic travellers It is impossible to select
satisfactory menu for future explor.
ers, and hasten to add that perhaps
our experience will be equally unsatis.
factory to subsequent victims.
Nor Is It safe to listen to scientific
advice, for the stomach is the one or
gan Of the body which stands as the
autocrat over every other human sense
and passion and will not easily yield
to foreign dictates.
The problem differs with every man.
It differ with every expedition. and II
is radically different with every VA.
ton Thus when he Gorlnche forced
Norwegian food into French stowqchs
he learned that there was a nationality
! In gaS,ronomics.
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~a-o.o@a
Conquest Of the Pole
By Dr. FREDERICK a. CnCK

Copyright 1903, by the Now York
Herald Company Registered In
Canada In Eccardance Elth Copy.
right Act Copyright IN Mex.
ico Under Law ll The ke5uNlic
az Mexico. AL Rights Reserved
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-29
PYROMAN|AC GETS
FREE FROM ASYLUM
Man Who Started Many Fires Escap-
cd and Police Search for Him.

Chicago, April 29.-Andrew Han
son, a pyromaniac, who was com
mitted to the insane asylum at Elgin
in January, has escaped and is still
at large. The police Of Chicago are
keeping a sharp lookout for him and
the fire department is on edge. past
experience with the escapadcs #
Hanson having taught the firemen
that trouble comes in punches when
he is not restrained.
His vagaries cover a period of sew
eral years and he is accused of start
ing more than 100 fires. He had been
in the custody of the police "a num-
ber of times and was committed -
the Chester asylum by Judge Tutnlll
three years ago. Subsequently Judge
Tuthill paroled Hanson TO himself
and the police were afraid To lay
hands on him, though the tempta-
tIon was great when he was found in
the neighborhood of a fire.
II was during the period of ais pa
role in December that he was placed
under arrest On suspicion OF having
set fire to a coal and wood yard He
was sent TO Eigin shortly afterwarl.
The most active period Of Hanson's
operations was the spring and sum-
mer of 1904. He is suspected of hay-
ing set fire to IS buildings in three
Gays, entailing a property loss Of
S47S 900.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-29
GOVERNOR WILL
INVESTIGATE AFFAIR
Curry Goes TO AIamogordo 10
Straighten Out Trouble Concern
ing the Blind school.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, April 29.-Gov-
ernor Curry will leave Saturday for
Alamogordo where he will meet with
the board of trustees of the territlr-
ial institution for the blind, to dis
cuss with the members of the board
the situation arising out of the resig-
nation of the faculty on account Of
the Pierce scandal.
r, II. Pierce, prominent business
man of Alamogordo and formerly d
member of the board of trustees,
came to Albuquerque in charge of a
party of blind girls during the Irri-
cation congress. Grave charges were
made against him by the girls he
was indicted by a grand jury, but left
AlamOgordo. Recently il is said he
has returned to Alamogordo and the
members of the faculty have resigned
because the charges against him are
not being prosecuted.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-29
MURDER Of CHRISTIANS
THE STEADY WORK
OF MQSLEMS
FdndtiCdl Attacks on Armen-
ians Continue With
out Interrupt
ton.
THOUSANDS WERE
MADE HOMELESS
Women We're Shot Down Because
They Screamed When Their
Husbands Were Killed.
Say Survivors
at Addnd.

Adana. April 29.--Conditions in the
country surrounding Adana as a re-
suit of the recent fanatical Moselm
movements upon the Christians. is
terrible. Dead bodies are lying in the
fields, numberless Armenian farm
houses have been burned, the whole
country has been laid waste and
most unsanitary conditions prevail
everywhere. Dysentary is appearing
and the survivors of the massacres
are surrounded by SCENES of horror.
The emergency hospitals which
were established here, contain 800
patients, who are suffering from
wounds Many of them are women
and the average number of wounds
to each person is four. There is great
need of medical supplies.
Practically the entire Armenian
population of Adana, about $1,000
people, are homeless. Several women
tcld the nurses they were shot be-
cause they screamed when they saw
their husbands shot before their eyes.