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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-03-26
UNsssmiy Domestic Behavior Of Bust
nsss Associate Nearly Betrayed
the Financisr Into Printing
an Attack on Him.

"Great AZ was his financial con.
guests. probably the greatest Of all OF
Jay Gould's victories was that which
he gained over his temper" said an
old friend Of the family to me at the
time OF the little wizards death in
1899. I'm It's natural state his was .
most unruly temper. Unmastered. 1t
would undoubtedly have led him into
al sort Of embarrassing situations
and. 70 my mind. seriously imperilled
the succsss Of his aims In life. But
more than once l have heard Russell
Sage say--and he certainly knew
that Mr.. Gould was the most even
tempered man With whom he had ever
been brought into business associa-
ton. E
Indeed. 10 complete was Mr.. Gouid's
mastery over his temper that can re-
call only one tins when 1t ever got
the better OF him. Then, curiously
enough, Mr.. Gould got boiling mad in
behalf Of good friend and business
associate. and had not some of his
closest friends been able finally to re.
strain him. there II NO telling to what
lengths he would have let his fury
carry him.
Zone day there came to Mr.. Gould's
ears report that to this. his friend
and business associate, q second friend
and business associate was acting 70
disloyally that there was grave dan
ger Of an unfortunate domestic dts
turbance. Conduct Of this sort was
the one thing that Mr.. Gould could
mot forget or forgive, and instantly
the bounds that he had kept for so
many years on his temper burst and
his rage became truly terrifying.
His one thought. then, was to
drive the alleged dsloyal friend out
Of reputable business and social asso-
Citations. To this end. and while his
fury was At Its height. he had pre-.
pared . bitter, vitriolic article which
purportsd to = narrative Of various
private spisodes in this mans life.
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Olive on ana WIns.

The ancient Romans had . saying
to the effect that = long life and .
pleasant one depended on the free
use Of two huids-olive oil without
and wine within. A daily all-oyer
manage with olive oil and swallowing
= tsaspoonful OF the pure oil three
times a.day work wonders, says . ply.
stefan who IL an authority on the
subject and who has just been expert.
menting with the treatment The
Italian women owe their good com.
plexions to the fact that olive OH in
20 much . part Of their menus. Too
much oil must not be put on the face,
though. It pumps out the flesh. but
unless used in the greatest modera.
ton. It will make the skin Of the face
look, in time, dark and grsasy. Even
on the body the skin Of which il not
70 sensitive, It II well to remember
that olive oil 10 = thing Of which a
little goes . great way. It 10 said that
rheumatism can nnd NO foothold in a
system fortified By olive OH, It will
sometimes cure nervousness, and has
. very quieting effect in cases Of
neuralgia and other nervous disor.
dsrs.-science siftinsa.
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Your most devoted
BARsAY NIELog.


self dismissed"
"Your ladyship IL sending me
awayy"
yea, Mr.. Gibson. expect you to
leave my house this very day!" u
He bowed silently and turned TO 20.
when her voace recalled him. you
have nothing to SAY to me,"s
"A great deal, your ladyship. but I
am too great q coward to say It; I
might have summed up courage 10
write, however"
Il have reason to be angry with
you. Mr.. Gibson!" 4 1
II cannot deny It." ~
"And you do not even try to vindi-
cate yourself?"
zone hesitates to speak myiady.
whom the happiness Of . lifetime de-
ponds upon the outcome!"
Frau Won Belten shook hands with
him warmly. "Good-by, Mr.. Qibsoai.
May write to you, mylady3"
II cannot forbid It,"
win you read the letter."
II shall read It."
May l hope to see you again?"
II shall be in Vienna in the fall
for the raced. II you care to call on
me then with your mother. Mr.. Glib
son. choosing a suitable-pseudonym
you will see me-"
God bless you. mylady!"
"0ood.by, Mr.. Gibson" A.
Before nightfall he had left the cas-
tie.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-03-26
Hartman Was Many Sided

was the important matter he wanted
to see me about in such q hurry. I
nearly broke my neck. 30 to speak. in
getting from the railroad station to
the once. and you can imagine my
surprise when I tell you that for three
full hours he engaged me in the pleas
ATTEST sort OF social chat imaginable,
uttering never word about business.
Busy though he was-I could see the
work piled up on his desk-he dropped
1t all to spend the better part Of the
afternoon In genial and gossipy COZ
versation with me. and I returned
home the next day without his hay
ing spoken direct word Of business
to me. OF course, he had some good
reason In mind for sending for me and
talking with me. but what II was I
have never learned. and ! suppose I
never will.
"While We were engaged in this 10
me puxxling conversation. tie door to
Mr.. Harriman's room opened and In
the doorway was framed the huge
bulk Of Mr.. Julius KruttscAnitt. the
man on whom Mr.. Hartman dspsndsd
absolutely for the proper maintenance
and operation Of his Union and South
ern Pacific systems.
What are you doing herer be
cried, sharply.
.well.' began Mr.. Kruttschnitt, I
had to come to New York On some
matters Of importance and while was
here I thought It would be well to calf
and see II you wanted to say anything
to me-
"Nr. Hartman glared.
".You did. did your he shouted.
Well. you get out Of here! When I
want to ses you I'll send for your
'Mr. Kruttschnitt got out hastily.
with never = word in reply.
That was the imperious Hayri-
man-the Hartman who had to have
some way ot easing his nerves: snd
his lieutenants-the men who were
close to him-understood this and oct.
ed accordingly.
''But the way in which Mr.. Hartman
stuck to his aims. and his work IN
particular. interested me most Of al.
Il had beeh president Of one Of his
minor transportation enterprises for
some little time when he shot at mo
in the midst Of . strictly business con-
ference: How would you like TO be
president Of real:railroad-notA toy
one. such ~ you now head?
Why. Mr.. Hartman I answered.
jokingiy. I didn't know you wsre
thinking Of retiring from the prssi-
dency OF the Union Pacific.
His jaws set like wise, his eyes
became steel.
When leave that once It will
be feet first. hs said.
"As all the world Knows, that was
Just the way he left it,
(CopyriRht $50. bv n T. ycAvardsA
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Sritlsh Juvenile Wrsnsassrs.
About 80 900 juveniles are under de-
tentin b the reformAtories and n.
Austrial schools Of Great DFitAiA,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-03-26
Yielding to The Majority.
nhl1.A.1rhl. ~S-s>s.

A Philadelphia physician. in de.
claring that insanity was frequsntly
productive Of sound logic tempered
BY wit, told the story of patient he
once met IN an asylum.
He came across this patient while
strolling through the grounds, and.
stopping, spoke to him. After Q brief
conversation ON conventional topics
the physician said:
why are you here?"
Simply . difference Of opinion" re-
piled the patient. Il said all men
were mad, and all men said I was
mad-and the majority won."-Lip-
pincott's.
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do. your excelieney. Bee, here 10 the
Connecting door, leading to ths sec.
oud-cIass carriage; this gives ~
half the carriage for our-sor your
convenience"
you had several reaseas, you say:
what WERE the others. besides your
own comfort!'
my own comfort was the last thing
considered; thought your excel.
lency would be better looked out for.
q noticed last night that your maid
does NOT understand word Of Ger.
msn. SHOULD your excellency require
any service on tho way. before sta
ton y reacaeo, snouid Pc ~ mana
ana better able 70 attend 20 your
wants. tnan the ioreisn young SRI
couN. besiass' you may oe ssAeo
to share your coupe with otness. 10
me event OF : crowa, WINE snou'o
certainly prevent any sucn tnine. ana
Will see tnat you are not suosecteo
TO any otnsf discomioft. Dy my pres
ence
The train now approached . station.
slowed up. and then stoppsd. A boy
appeared. having papers Tor sale.
Frau Won Balten desired some 70 be
Oousnt.
unnecessary, myiaoy: nave
bought AL the papers and magazines
that were to be had before leaving"
He brouRht her the whole pile and
uhe retired into her own carriage.
Som aro.her station vas reaebed.
where tempting edibles were dis
played. She sent her maid for, Gibson,
asking him to kindly purchase some
thing to eat.
unnecessary, mylady; I have ma
turally provided that, tool"
He brought over basket. took out
xia..ea. chinaware and silver. and
then began to serye delicacies az nil
sorta.
"Wh.t = temnt,nr mea,," hia mis-.
tres. ercl.,med verv mnch plsased
with what he provided "Mr. Gibson.
7 want ynu ~ ahare this with ma"
.Oh y ne renliad modest,v "the ser.
wants can wait"
Rnt .ha ,n.istaA m Mis- ioiniur her.
a. veil :. The Russian maid
"WiIl Won have a rlas. of sherry.
madam or do Won nrefer Madeira ,"
ahe took tbe nrosrered sherry.
After a .hort nan E4au von nalten
.x.In summoned cih.on
"Ha. YOUR laav.hin .lent ve,,,, he
ipnnirrd respectfulIv
.Ercs,,antiv th.nk xou. and .hi.
h.. .,vsn mo ths ida. ~ contIs.,e the
tr,r ~ithout ,rt.rrrntton do.r ha,
siere + con,id Mean better AT .ny botsl.
s,s ,e.,,,.s 4, mi,ht ha rather .mhar.
r...,,. To- ~. - ar,.r . h,t.,.- ,sth
.uch o.rst,nr. - :
~ ,,rd.r.t.rd r,v,.Ay,.
.vn., IN, ,hsr.so,. u VIVA .,o,.,,
). 80. 80, .sssss. =. nS..s~ ~
~. 80 .s,,ssyd.r - ~. ts',-ns. :.
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osscriptive.

It was at the opera. They were
looking At the splendid decollete raj
ment Of the ladies present.
do not the dresses remind you Of
Covent Garden?" she asked.
He shook his head.
mo. not OF Covsnt Garden" he re-
piled. II should say. -asher. Of tho
Garden Of Eden"
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A Whlte Heusa can.

II want to see the president"
Have you an appointment"
Mot yet, but have my eye on
something. That's what want TO
see him about."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
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Story of Davis and Lincoln

latter itself. leaving plenty Of space
on which q note could have been writ.
ten above his signature. Various rep
utAble Witnesses had testified ~ to
the defendants good character and
integrity. 20 ] gave him the benefit
of the doubt and decided the case in
his favor. Afterwards i learned the
name Of the man who had rot hold
Of one Of the defendants letters. cut
OF the Signature and ON the 1.-TWO
inches OF blank paper above 1t writ
ten In the note, which hs has sold, the
defendants credit being excellent.
well. this case set me to thinking.
realized that frequently signed my
name asconsiderable space bslow tho
bottom Of letter or document. II
might not be easy to prove, II some
one cut OF my signature and filed
in the blank paper above It with .
note or something, that the document
was fraudulent one. 90 decided to
make radical change In my methods
Of writing. and from that day to this
have always written from one edge
of the paper to the other. both across
and down. and whenever I sign my
name to document, I place II 20
close to the last line Of the text that
1t all but runs into 1t. mailing any
interlineation between text and sigma.
ture impossible. And any intsrlinea.
ton elsewhere II made impossible By
the fact that cover the pags comp.
pletely with my writing. and writs
the lines ~ close to one another a
legibi1ity will permit.
This II the method I followed all
the time was on the Supreme bench,
and all the time have been in the
senate, and recommend II ~ q eood
rule for any business man to adopt.
Copyright, 1soo. BY q. J. Edwards,)
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-03-26

well-trained stable boys had perma-
nent engagements. and It seemed to
him ~ II he were in command Of .
small army. The mistress Of this do
main had changed her original inten.
ton Of lodging the trainer IN one of
the out-buildinsy, and had rooms A.
signed to him in the castle, which was
we'll furnished throughout.
He was permitted to dine ut the
castle and, like all Englishmen. only
appeared in full dress for this function.
Az to his duties. he took them very
seriously. The Jockeys and stable
boys were given plenty to do, nor did
he spare himself, but, on the contrary.
wss in the saddle early and late.
Occasionally he was chosen to e.
cort his mistress On horseback. but
never alone. A. they were always &c.
companied BY two jockeys. who rode
In the rear. and never did he hint BY
word or look that he was aught else
than the trainer.
This condition Of affairs lasted for
several weeks. without my diminish
ing OF the distance imposed by the re
| lation Of mistress and servant.
+ One morning. a. he was returning
from his customary tour Of inspection
he found Frau Won Balten sitting nut
doors at breakfast. under the greai
oak tree before the house. He bowed
respectfully and. seeing her beckon t
him, jumped from his horse and
throwing his reins to the jockey tha'
| had accompanied him. approached thu
table.
"You have the faculty Of appearin,
at tie right time. Mr.. Gibs9n. May
ask yoa y 1oin msy'
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-29
Or. Johnson. m.rv.,ou. Memory.

Or. Johnson's Marvellous Memory.
DR.. johnson, the Ursa Major Of
English literature, had prodigious
memory and at one period Of his
life employed it in reporting par
Elementary debates. Once DR..
Hawkesworth read to him a poem
which he intended to publish and
asked his opinion of it. "Why, sir, "
said johnson, II cannot we'll de-
termine on a first hearing. Read it
again" Hawkesworth complied. The
next morning, the subject Of the
poem being resumed, johnson said
he had but one objection to it, that
he doubted its originality, and tc
prove his statement repeated the
whole poem, with the exception Of 8
few lines. which so alarmed Hawkes..
worth that he declared he would
never again read anything Of his
composing to johnson. who. he said
had a memory which would convict
any author Of plagiarism.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-29
The knedive and the Rascal.

Even to the adventures and
downright swindlers who hung about
his court at Cairo and aflerward
pursued his wanderings lsmail ex-
tended a good na,ured. half con-
temptuous patronage. He liked a
rogue far better than fool. Once,
when he had formally forbidden his
door to IL fragrant offender, the man.
who knew his character, got lad
der and climbed into the viceroy's
room. rcmarking, 81 have obeyed
your highness' commands and have
crossed your threshold by the win
dow and not by the door, The
humor of the thing at once appealed
to lsmai!, and the offender was re.
instatcd in his favor.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-29
Farm Loans, Farm Loans

am now located in my new
office over the Golden Valley Bank
and am better prepared than ever
to make you a farm or city loan.
l pay you your money as soon as
papers are completed, without
any delay or unnecessary red tape,
and at the lowest rate Of interest.
You will save money by seeing me
before you arrange for a loan.-
j. r. Waters. SIT
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-29

FOR SALE-section i3, town.
ship 1856, range 50. located five
miles northwest of New England,
North Dakota. A choice section
in a thriving American settlement
where lands are equal to any in
the Missouri slope. New Eng
land is a thriving town on the new
Milwaukee extension. Price $25
per acre.-Everett Real Estate &
Loan Co.. Dickinson. N. Dak:,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-29
AUNT ABBIE's ws.l
The Old Lady Managed to Make Things
Pretty Lively,

NO7SS sSSse ~
The Old Lady Managed to Make Things
Petty Lively.
Sawkins says that something al
ways happens when his Aunt Abbie
comes to visit. She is eighty-four,
and, although she cannot hear and
her eyesight is poor, still she is very
active, particularly at night, when
she frequently, gets up to take sip
Of milk and nibble a cracker.
The first night Of her last visit
she got up at 9 o'clock to take her
second snack. Feeling around with
. lighted match for the gas, she set
the curtain on fire. Without a mo-
ment's hesitation she pulled the
blazing curtain down and tried to
beat the blaze out with her bed slip
per. She couldn't, so she hurried
downstairs in the dark to Sawkins'
room and pounded on the door.
Sawkins and his wife awokc With
with start and heard some one
mumbling outside the door. Aunt
Abbie had put her teeth away for
the night, and her voice sounded
strange.
They sprang out of bed and yank-
ed open the door.
"Fire!" muttered Aunt Abbie in
deep cultural tones. And she point
ed upstairs.
Up to the third floor front darted
Sawkins, followed by his wife aud
Aunt Abbie. The carpet and a
wicker chair holding Aunt Abbie's
undergarments were burning brisk
ly. Sawkins grabbed rugs and tried
to smother the blaze, while his wife
ran to the fourth floor to arouse the
servants.
The servants came rushing down
in bare feet and nightgowns. Saw
kins meanwhile attended strictly to
business. With water carried from
the bathroom the fire was extin-
guished.
During the excitement Sawkins
had forgotten all about his father,
but as the old man had not showed
up Sawkins thought his father was
still asleep downstairs.
1t seems not. His father had
heard Aunt Abbie say ''I'ire" and,
very thoughtfully for an old man of
seventy-nine, had opened his win
dow and yelled "Fire!" Then he
had gone out on the front steps in
his nightshirt and yelled until some
one heard him and sent in an alarm.
When the firemen came one of
them took Sawkins' father. as he
was, into the next house. So when
Sawkins ran downstairs to tell his
father about the fire he met the
fremen coming up. They told him
the old man was in next door. So
soon as the firemen had gone Saw.
kins went in next door after his ia.
ther.
Mr., Sawkins, ST., was sitting in
the parlor, surrounded by the
neighbours family, and busily EN-.
ployed in consuming a hot drink
His costume was a nightshirt Gov
cred by a swallowtaiI coat, patent
leather pumps and knees draped II
. steamer rug.
Sawkins was so struck by his ia
y theirs genteel appearance that b,
gravely thanked the neighbors 70,
their kindness 10 Quitting his ia
ther. Then be took his father hom'
III. bis nozsl' costlmlaal to show. bit
wife.
The next morning Aunt abb
! said she was too old to 60 visiting
and wanted to 60 home. But Oh
couldn't-her underclothing was al
Il burned.-New York Press.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-29

Have your horses teeth EXAM
ined by a competent veterinary
before the busy season commences.
Examination is free. Office at
Jepson's livery barn.-Dr. o. F.
Anderson.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

THE door II the room opened and a man, answer
ing the call Of the bell entered followed bya
roughly dressed prOspectOr- The latter took quick
look at the group by the table, and said
That New York chap Is gOIn out on the tram 70
night, Red. an ne wants TO know II YOU re gon 70
make him price on that mine OF YOURS OF not. He
saws if YOU want TO deal he II hook up with YOU n
half an hour What Il | tell him:
Meekins undiDIOmatically opened his mouth II
astOnishment. 1t was the first he had heard OF
New Yorker with an offer but PelOO scraPed the Toe
of his boot up and down Red shin beneath the table
and took the latter's answer upon himself
Ne an Red an this gentleman IS purity busy, Ton
Tus tell your friend that Redll see him IN New York
What you got TO do with IT, PelOo: Tom asked
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tom Mr. Meekln
has placed his mine business in my office, an ne
mine ain fer sale.
Does that go. Red Tom queried.
1T does Peloo Trout & Co Is my agent"
Tom strobe angriy from the room. PeloO chucked
and turning to Fonsby explained:
Mr.. Meekins had jus plumb give away MINES
that has turned out worth millions. but he AM
if Peloo Trout can help it There's been about
dozen of EN- New York promoters tryln 70 get o.
the soft side of Red You see. he continued, ina
PilkinS that the dog Your pup licked found tns
biggest kind of a silver vein on Red claim an tnel
to beat him out of II. They all know this an af
dead stuck on gettin' his mine on The cheap
I'd like to see that vein. Mr.. Nee5Ics, FOnSo
said innOCentlv.
DANCED if | wouldn't too" Red blurted GU
with even more innocence. Then he gave ShaT
yelp of pain for Peloos boot had nearly crackedA IL
ShinbOne beneath the table
Reds 1ookin' fer it. Peloo advised cause n
kins natur1ly wouldn't give his ind away. An l
ius seemss if Pi1kins had struck a streak Of r1nn1-
up agin Reds fist. That's the second time ne n2-
a rough an tumble argument with Red.
A S PeIoo held forth out of his plethora words e
L watched the EngliShman's face from benes-
his shaggy eyebrows. reading the look n intense L
terest that frightened FOnSbv's blue eyes.
Have YOU explored much for the ve->' FonSI.
asked
He's jus been rootin round D." Peto- -astened'
CorrrasE on 21Ss -
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
BY GEORGE WEY
The Admiral of the Navy

blow might have killed him. Along toward da1A
scrambled down the steps and Went home, No o.
had been there TO tell my father of uE mad PrAD
and ate supper in silence. / felt ~r-1ewha1 !.
heved that L was somewhere Near even WITH = =
teacher. and set out for school day WITH no -
ward miSgviug g..
was mistaken: the teacher had busted hlIlSeA (
the early morning hours by gathering ES weapon
revenge His was the revenge IF the man tIl Sio
and furious The large rawhide was IN "a corner .
he casually glanced at ii from time -g time GHlL,
the morning with a smile of sdtIstd,ri1a mat W
soon TO interpret
Then before all of the pupils he called me up - =
gave me the most mercIeSs chastiseucnJ that Il - -
ever been my lot to witness. His blows were Sa'aS
and unSparIng and my Jacket cut through u -
shirt Then the school rose up IN one body anu - -
bade him 10 strike me again He read their neST1S =
and quit; but he made me stay uutu taSF H5l n
the building, and then told me that he nJenderT -
take me home. | PItIJblc sight is "A-
with him 10 my father -,
Then he began To explain | at times Interrupts ~
but s1leuced by nv fathers attitude when We So. -
before him. | wanted TO explain FIRST and se5t ~
father sympathy l turned about and sho"sI% 60
my lacerated Jacket. dumb witness Of my SGn'IIS -
and expected quick parental defense. NY ali
spirit was crushed, for | was not allowed - ~
The teacher was putting che worst poSSiICts ;rb
Struction upon my conduct. and I burned " bir
desire TO throttle him Vt last father StoPpe T,s
with impatient gesture looked me owe. rss
piciouSly, then extended his hand 10 the pea, II
had SO mutilated my clothing and wounded -
respect. -tsgsa
guess YOU have said enough my father e'Sd lad
" George has needed this threShing for sonle'ii"''
am glad he has got il. .oo
felt al the time that there was nothing ~ wsg
suffer from this man H., .ld his revenge u nnol
that filled with bitterness in after wears ftsr h
think of it with composure, and then, ST " hs
battle of Manila he had the audaclty 70 ~ - He
he was the one man who had threshed De"''
should have been ashamed of his eonqusS''