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The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
His Shaky Memory.

The lawyers got IL tartar when. In a
recent trial in a southern city. they
summoned to the stand an aged darby
who had been an eyewitness of fight
that had occurred between number
of persons.
Tell us what you know about this
fight said counsel when old Nose had
been placed upon the stand.
"Fight?" asked Nose. apparently
greatly surprised. What fight?"
You know very well what fight is
meant" said counsel. "Tell us about
it,
II don't know nothin' about no fight"
insisted the witness. when was it?'
!. See here. Noses" exclaimed the
lawyer: mo trifiing the fight day be-
fore yesterday. Yon know all about
1t. Tell us
"Ol. de fight day befo' yesterday"
said Nose. well. sub. You see. rs
slept since de day befo' Yesterday. and
never kin rickoIlect anything after
is been asleep"
And that was all they could get from
him.-Green Bag.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

When a collar hurts. the average
horse winces upon being asked Ia
throw his weight into the collar. Lat
err he becomes what we fooiishly call
balky perhaps. and finally he fights
like an army mule when some one
tries to put collar on him. That's
knowing something!
am personally acquainted with a
horse which simply hates certain
blacksmith who once upon time nail
ed bad fitting pair Of shoes to his
feet and inflicted sore feet upon this
horse for all time to come.
There are men In this world Of ours
cruel enough to fasten a horse with a
heavy rope in stall and then beat the
horse with chain. But such men
have bad luck" for forever afterward
If the horse which has received this
sort Of discipline hears a chain rattle
he will bolt in terror, whether hitched
to II moving machine. a carriage with
children In it or heavy wagon load
ell with produce. This Is either horse
sense or horse revenge.-Farm and
Fireside.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
EooIlna har Husband.


That there Rre more ways than one
OF "killing II cat" is well known fact.
hut the newest of ways has been
evolved from the fertile brain of a
Germantown woman who Is blessed
with II stinyy husband. This husband
Is generous enough in one sense of the
word. His wife may have the hest
attire the stores afford charged to his
account. but she may handle no money.
Women. in this mans opinion. know
nothing of the value of IL dollar. On
leaving for his Office In the morning
he kisses her gOodby and thrusts n
quarters worth of trolley tickets into
her hand.
Now milady goes shopping. buys IL
few necessities and n fifty dollar wrap
for which she has no use whatever.
Next day she returns the latter. re-
ceives credit slip for $50 and betakeS
herself to the handkerchief counter.
where she spends so cents. receiving
$495O change. Placing some small
change In her purse and slowing the
roll of greenbacks in what she con-
siders safer receptacle. she leaves
the shop feeling that she has made
the best of n bad Observation-Disclosures
phia Record.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
Place Names In Russia.

The Russian has not applied his
names without reason. In 1858. when
he founded the capital of the Amoor
province. he named 1t Biagovesch-
chensk. This means good news''-to
all save the proofreaders In the news
paper offices. Three years later he
founded the capital of Primorskaya
and gave it n name that plainly showed
what it was intended to be-vladivO-
stok. ruler of the east" Near the end
of his great tr;lnscontinental railway
he made n brand new city and called
1t Dainy. "farthest." very appropri-
ate name for a place $500 miles from
the starting point of the road. A pet
ty clan Of the Suchan family, spring
ing from the narrow. beautiful. but
savage glens southwest of Changbal-
shan. founded the Manchu dynasty.
which for more than 200 years ruled
China. They took the dynastic name
of MANU-. or Manchu. In their own
language meaning clear" To this the
Europeans have added termination.
and we have Manchuria. the country
of the Manclius. London Answers.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
Decoration Day Notice

Headquarters Meeker Post No. lO9,
g. A. R., Department Of Colorado
and Wyoming. Meeker, Colorado,
April 28, 1918.
AT a regular meeting Of the post
the following committees were APP
pointed:
On general arrangements for Dec
GRAFTON Day services, f A. Proctor.
John w. Williams and John a.
Watson.
On music and securing the Rooney
hall In which to hold the services, q.
d. Thayer.
The post was unanimous In extend
ing invitation to each and all of the
fraternal organizations in Meeker,
also to all sons of veterans. daugh-
ters of veterans and to the public
generally to assist the post in thu
decoration exercises. 1t is fittiup
and proper that all and -v-ryor
should do this-give at least one daA
of the year to the decoration of TIN,
graves of friends and comrades who
have passed Into the great b, y"nd.
G u THAYER,
mo. A. WATSON Commander.
Adjutant.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
A Bald Fact.

1t is common to deplore the lack of
humor in IL person. Yet the very want
OF wit may save certain amount of
embarrassment. us was the case on II
certain occasion with President John
son. HE was one day" says IL writer
In Harper's Magazine. visiting my
mother. and friend. Mrs. Knox. Il
widow. came In. She had known Mr..
Johnson some years before. when he
was member Of the legislature. bu,
they had not met since then.
After mutual recognition Mr.. John
said: How is Mr. Knox? have not
seen him lately
HE has been dead six years. said
Mrs. Kno
81 thought hadn't seen him on the
street. said Mr.. Johnson.
when Mrs. Knox left my mother
said. laughing. That was funny mis-
take of yours about Mr.. Knox
40 hat mistake did l make?' said
Jor son. L said hadn't seen him on
treet, and hadn't"
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

A little girl was weeping bitterly in
the street. and benevolent old gen.
tIeman. pntting her on the shoulder.
inquired what was the matter. I've
lost a penny. sir the child sobbed
The old gentleman promptly handed
her a penny. She looked at him
nskance for few seconds and then
said in tone more of sorrow than Of
anger: oh. you wicked old man! So
'ou had it all lie time!"-London Taller
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
For the Weak and Nervous

For the Weak and Nervous
Tired-out, weak, nervous men and
women would feel ambitious. ener-
getic, full Of life and always have n
good appetite, II they would do the
sensible thing for healtb-take Elec-
trio Bitters. Nothing better for the
stomach, liver or kidneys. Thou
sands say they owe their lives to this
wonderful home remedy. Mrs. o.
Rhinevault. of Vestal Center. n. V,
says: II regard Electric Bitters as
one Of the greatest of gifts. / can
never forget what it has done for
me-" Get Il bottle yourself and st e
what Il difference it will make In
your health. Only 50c and $l.G. Re-
commended by all druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
BOB LoCKHE Fart
Thoroughbred Trotter

Bob Lockheart, No. ai:s69, dark bay horse,
right hand coronet and left hind pastern
white; stands 1881 hands high and weighs
IaU Bred by ii. Is. smith, lreton, Iowa.
FoaIed April 10, l!O2.
Individually. he Is n horse OF grand finish
and plenty of substance, with fne dispose
tiun. deep strong should stout back, very
strong lOIns and STILES, strong bone with
the best of feet and legs.
'.Like Begets Like"
His blood lines are of the best rs Will be
seen by his tabulated pedigree. Here you
yet the wilkes and Nutwood cross. with the
third and fourt h dams Morgan.
BOB LOCKHEAKT has won In the show
ring; first mt Plymouth county fair as n
yearling; second at Iowa state fair us two
wear old first at Rock Valley district fair.
isOi; first rs Il standard bred stallion and
sweepstakes over all stations ANY age or
breed at sioux county fair, 1907.
VIII stand for the season OF 1913 mt the
home ranch on Coal creek
TERMS: Single. $40; for the season, tl5;
to insure with foal so
~ d III LUNNEY.
Meeker PO Owner.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
Most Prompt Eff-ctuai Cure for
BAD Colds

When you have bad cold you
want a remedy that will not only
give relief, but effect n prompt and
permanent cure, remedy that is
pleasant to take, a remedy that con-
tains nothing injurious. Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy meets all these
requirements. 1t acts on natures
plan, relieves the lungs, aids expec-
toration. opens the secretions and re-
stores the system to a healthy con-
dition. This remedy has n world
wide sale and use, and can always be
expended upon. Sold by all drug
gists
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
Health a Factor in Success

The largest factor contributing to
q mans success is undoubtedly
health. 1t has been observed that n
man is seldom sick when his bowels
are regular-he is never we'll when
they are constipated. For constipa-
ton you will find nothing quite so
good az Chamberlain's Tablets. They
not only move the bowels but inn
prove the appetite and strengthen
digestion. They are sold by all drug
gists.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

Texas is SO big that If it swung
around in a circle over the United
States 1t would touch the great lakes
to the northward. to the east would
reach the Atlantic. westward the Pa
cif1c and southwark the Caribbean sea.
-Cassier's Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
His Opinion Of War,

What is your opinion of WARP
War" replied the old fellow. "Is
bad investment.
''The poor man goes out to fight and
then. IL he doesn't get killed. he has
to come home and help pay the debts"
Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
Notice

A meeting Of directors Of the vari-
Gus school districts of Rio Blanco
county is called to fill two vacancies
on high school committee on May 81.
1913, at 2:3O p. M, at the county
superintendent Office.
SELENA d. LYTTLE, Secretary
of H. s. Committee.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
Truth is tough-in so much rs it
.d-structibl-.
Constipation Cured

Or. Kings n. W Life Pills will r.
lieve constipation promptly aud get
gain. John Supsic, of Saubury, Pa,
says: They are the best pills ever
used, and / advise everyone tn use
them for constipation, indigestion
and liver complaint" Will help you.
Price 25c. Recommended by all
druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
Executive Ability.

Little .Iames-Father. what is execu-
tive ability? His father-Tbe faculty
of earning your bread by the sweat of
other peoples brows, my son.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
Ranch for Sale

An improved ranch, in Powell park,
with all necessary machinery. for
sale on very favorable terms; 100
acres; 80 In cultivation; good water
right; good residence and all kinds
OF out-houses. Seven and half
miles west of Meeker. For particu-
lars and terms, inquire Of l.. n. Bon
er, box 1853, Meeker, Colo. IA
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

Where are you going. Sandy?" said
one Scotchman to another. doom to
the club said Sandy. And wha'
foor?" Just to contradeect a wee bit"
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
Money to Loan.

Unlimited money to loan on farm
security. Low interest. For partic-
ulars apply to F. f. Sheridan. (tf)
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
1000 Acre Stock Ranch for Sale

On North Fork of White river.
buildings. Address Frank NJ. Taylo
Symes Building. Denver; or Henry
Genier Buford, Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

Don't Know They
Have Appendicitis
Many Meeker people who have
chronic appendicitis, which is not
very painful, have doctored for years
for gas on the stomach, sour stomach
or constipation. The Meeker Drug
company says il these people will
try A SINGLE DOSE of simple
buckthorn bark, glycerine, ETC., as
compounded in Adler-i-ka, the rem
edy which became famous by curing
appendicitis. they will be surprised
at the QUICK benefit.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
SATURDAY. MAY II. 1913
MEMBER COLORADO EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
A Fine Ranch Bargain

Consisting of $50 acres good farm
land; 40 in cultivation. Small bunch
of horses and cattle-good grade; 9
new wagons; bull rakes, stacker and
mower; 2 buggies; binder new 5
sets good harness; new sulky pillow;
household goods. Good water right.
Ranch well improved Fine resi-
dence and Out-buildings. For inform
alton, call or address this office. MO
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

See the moving picture show
thursday. Saturdn. and SUNDAY
GEM HEATER
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

Philosophy Is good horse in the
stable. but an arrant jade on q jour
ney.-Goldsmith.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

MED POSITION Young
man wants work on cattle ranch;
willing worker. Address, F. Thomas,
272 Logan street, D.nver, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

You can't lift yourself by pulling
others down.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

Buy your Stove Pipe of A. f. Lyle.
He makes the best pipe. s28
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

Sent The:; Herald to::your friends.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

When you do wrong, above all 9TH
ers, admit it to yourself.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

There are as many ideas Of heaven
AS there are souls awaiting wings.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

Galvanized chimneys, any size
made to order, by A. E. Lytle.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

If you see it in The Herald it's SO.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17
DR.. r. H. Taylor, dentist, Meeker.

SA WRIGHT
PO Meeker Range. Upper Flag creek
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

See THE HERALD for your society
engraving. The best this side of Chi
ego.
The Meeker herald., 1913-05-17

DIR. Taylor. dentist, Meeker.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10
(By Federal Wireless Telecranb,

MEXICO CITY, June Especial to
The Advertiser) -Persistent repo-ts re-.
ceived here tell of the execution of
Colonel Pascual Orozco, ST., by General
Emiliano Zapata, the rebel chieftain. II
was said Orozco' S body was found hang.
ing to a tree, riddled with bullets. at
Tlachichipa, near Joiutla, in Central
Morelos. Friends of Orozco recently
offered Iapata 100000 for his freedom,
but the offer was turned down.
Orozco was one of the fighting lion.
tenants of Madero when POrfori0 Diaz
was overthrow and was one of tbe
most bitter of Madero's enemies after
his erstwhile leader became Provisional
President and did not Immediately load
him down with honors and establish him
in a high place in the government Az
Orozco was an illiterate man. mart In.
dian, it was obviously impossible for
Madero to give him any position at
the capitol, especially the most of min.
lister of war, demanded by the ambitious
eX-eowpuncher. Orozco was named az
governor of one of the northern states
but this did not satisfy him and he soon
went out in rebellion against MADEIRA
r7'~inn General Felix Diaz and Gen.
eral Huerta brought off their comp a
few months ago, which resulted in the
overthrow of Madero and his subse.
quent violent death, Orozco threw in his
lot with the new government and had
been one Of the leaders of the Federals
IN their attempts to overcome the Con.
stitutionalists, the former Maderistos
Orozeo was fearless fighter, whom the
Indians would follow to the death, and
this made him hated by Zapata. a for.
met companion, as well as the fact that
the constitutionalists regarded Orozco
as Q. traitor and deserving of death,
The report of the execution Of Orozco
Is not confirmed, bat it is generally be.
lieved.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10


WASHINGTON, June Especial to
The Advertiser Charges by Senator
Townsend that President Wilson is
"the biggest lobbyist in Washington, y
will not result in the Chief Executive
being summoned before the senate com
mission which is probing the existence
of an "insidious lobby" against the
Tariff Bill.
The Democrats declare the fact that
Townsend admitted that his Wilson
charge was based on hearsay, puts the
burden of proof on the Republicans.
Discussing the situation today, Sem
ator Reed, acting chairman of the lobby
investigating committee, said.
"Townsend s charge was n serious
one TO make on hearsay evidence. The
committee does not intend to summon
the President before it.
"We are seeking IN find the lobby and
believe we have succeeded. 1t repre-.
sents mighty interests opposed to the
Tariff Bill If any Republicans believe
that the Democrats have been forced to
vote against their consciences, through
the exertion of party power, they are at
liberty to call the names of those Demo.
Gratis to the attention of the committee.
If they 7, they can't complain"
There was no session of the lobby
hunting committee today
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10
DRUNKEN ROW LEADS
TO A VIOLENT DEATH
Squalid Tenement Tragedy-Man
in Jail, Dead Woman in
the Morgue.

Pretty Mrs. Presovia Kasenov, aged
thirty-two, a native of Tobolsk, Rus.
sian Siberia, was found dead at ten
forty O'Clock last evening in half
darkcned tenement room in the Hapai
Block, Vineyard and Liliha streets,
with bullet wound through her head.
Her husband, hester Kasenov, labor.
er, was found bending over the rigid
form, half Supplied by the sudden
tragedy that had entered his life.
Death followed a drunken quarrel be.
tween the couple. The husband says
his wife committed suicide.
kasenOv was arrested by Chief of
Detectives McDuflie and is confined in
the Central Police Station, pending in.
vestigation of the case. His story
that the affair is suicide is not en-.
tirely believed by the police author
tiles and the man will not be released
until after the coroner's inquest, which
will probably be held tomorrow.
According to the story told by a
woman living in room adjoining that
of the kasenovs, both husband and
wife had been drinking last evening
and about ten clock became involved
in drunken quarrel. The woman
neighbor states that she heard Kasenov
call his wife vile names, and alleges
that Mrs. Kasenov retort was that
she would kill herself.
This was followed by pistol report
piercing scream and then stiffness
she states. When the smoke.fi lled
room was entered, Kasenov was found
half stupitied, bending over the still
quivering form of his wife.
The woman was shot through the
temple by thirty-two automatic
which the police have ascertained was
taken from a trunk in the apartment
Death is supposed to have been in
Simultaneous.
Little is known of the couple by the
residents of the tenement. The man
is said to be laborer and, according
to reports, the pair have been in the
Territory for about one year. The
couple had no children.
The police as yet are not prepared
to accept the story told by the next
door neighbor of the Russian couple
Little could be learned from Kasenov
by the police last night, as his brain
was still muddlcd from the effects OF
the liquor which he had been drinking
in company with his wife throughout
the evening.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10

louisville, Pennsylvania, June
7.-(Special to The Advertiser With
two known to be dead ana only twenty
rescued alive, little hope is enter
tanned here today for the safety of
thirty-five miners who still are en-.
toned in the coal mine of the Scott
eolliery, near Mount Carmel The men
were caught by an explosion of gas,
Just as the day shift was about to en-.
ter the workings.
a government rescue car, manned
with federal employees, is working
desperately to reach the entombed men
and oxygen is being forcel down the
shaft by pipes. The entrances are
patroled by guards to prevent relatives
of the entomhCd miners from entering.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10
TARIFF BILL WILL NOT
BE FINISHED EARLY

WASHINGTON, June 7.-(By Associ
ated Press Cable to Star. Bulletin) -
From present indications it will be
weeks before anything like final action
in the senate can be had on the Will
son Underwood tariff bill.
The various subcommittee of the
senate finance committee considering
schedules on the bill have not complet.
ed the draft of the bill and their rec.
concentrations and though fun com
mittee meeting was expected today, it
did no materialize. 1t was postponed
until next week. After consideration
by the finance committee the bill will
go to the Democratic caucus, where the
hardest fight to date is expected The
hope that Senator Newlands, Senator
Walsh and Others would refuse to abide
by some of the free list provisions is
still present.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10
EDITORIAL PROFESSOR
FOR INSULAR. HEAD

WASHINGTON, June 7.-(Associ-
ated Press Cable to the Star. Bulletin)
President Wilson will probably name
a personal friend in the field of educa-
ton for the difficult post of governor
general of the Philippines. 1t was
learned today that the President :
choice will probably be Prof. Henry
James Ford formerly newspaper man
and later member of the Princeton
faculty, where he is now professor of
politics. Professor Ford is graduate
of Baltimore City College, 1865, and
has had wide newspaper experience in
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, New York and
other cities. He left the editorship of
the Pittsburgh Gazette in 1905 to be-
come lecturer on political science in
Johns Hopkins University and became
professor of politics at Princeton in
1908. He was closely associated with
Wilson at Princeton.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10
WOULD WORRY COIN
OUT OF PANTAGES

by Federal Wireless Telegraph.)
SEATTLE, June Especial. to The
hdvertlser)-Three men are held in the
city Jail today, pending the investiga.
tlon of an attempt to extort $1,000 from
Nick Rantages, brother of Alexander
Pantages of vaudeville theater fame,
under threat of death. The men held
are Greeks and gave their names as
Geo. c. Prist, Theodore Paphas and
Gust Dempos. All deny knowledge of
the crime.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10
Marine Orders.

NEW YORK, June s.-(By Associat.
ed Press Cable)-Foxhall Keene, the
well known horseman and one of the
leading patrons of polo in America,
who was slated as one of the substitutes
for the American team in its forthcom-
ing series with the British chalTengers
for the international championship cup,
was put out of the running yesterday as
the result of an accident during prac.
tlse. In mix'up, Keene's pony was
thrown and the rider catapulted onto
the turf The fall rendered him uncon.
scious and when he was picked up it
was found that his collar bone had been
broken.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10

SEWARD, Alaska, June s.-(By As.
ISOLATED Press Cable)-The four largest
volcanoes of the Alaskan Peninsula are
now in active eruption and considera.
BILE uneasiness is being felt among those
living in the neighborhood OF the scene.
Frequent earthquakes are felt, sons
violent. For some time the craters have
been smoking and the country has been
covered with pail of yellow fumes,
those from the century.quiescent vol,
cano of Katmal extending for hundreds
of miles. The other volcanoes, which
broke out into violent eruption almost
simultaneously yesterday, are Iliamma,
Shishaldin and Pawioff.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-10
LEGISLATORS WILL HOLD
PRIVATE CONFERENCE

Clerk Woodward of the house of rep
resentatives received word from Speak.
or Holstein yesterday morning that the
latter would arrive in Honolulu next
Saturday. Representative A. f. 1avares,
chairman of the house accounts and
public expenditures committee is also
expected over from Maui at the same
time. They win then close all affairs
in regard to the financial end of the
last session.
Speaker Holstein will also decide on
the number of copies of the house jour
nal, which each member of the house is
entitled to. A thousand copies are be-
ing printed, half of which will 60 to
the members for distribution among
their respective constituencies. while
the balance will be distributed among
departmental heads and the state legis.
latures on the mainland.