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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
SENATOR ELKINS
And How His Warm Friendship for
Blaine Began.

And How His Warm Friendship for
Blaine Began.
One OF the warmeSt political friends
of the late James G. Blaine was Ste
phen B. Elkins, senator from West
Virginia. Their friendship began this
way: Early in the seventies, when
Mr.. Elkins was a territorial delegate
to Congress from New Mexico, privfI-
eyed to speak, but not to vote, he
wanted to make a speech upon a sub
ject dear to the hearts of his constitu-
ents. Mr.. Blaine was Speaker of the
House and Mr.. Elkins was a new man
and, being unknown, was without in
fiuence. He determined to be heard,
nevertheless, and planned to meet
the Speaker privately. AS luck would
have it, one night while Elkins was
dining in Welker's restaurant Mr.
Blaine walked in and took a seat near
him. Waving all Formally, the young
member introduced himself and laid
his case plainly before the Speaker
"All right" said Mr.. Blaine, when he
had ended. LAS soon as you get your
speech ready I'll recognize you and
y
was. The speech was in small way
Mr.. Elkins's political beginning, but
it was of even more Importance to Mr.
Blaine, for the young man promptly
pushed himself in a commanding place
in national politics, and soon after
ward married a daughter of Henry G.
Davis of West Virginia. He became
a senator from that state. From the
date of that speech until 1892, when
Senator Elkins marshaled the forces
of President Harrison at Minneapolis,
he was among the foremost champions
OF Mr.. Blaine's presidential candida
cies. General Harrison had delayed
naming his premier. Mr.. Blaine was
the leading name mentioned for the
place. In December Mr.. Elkins wrote
to the president-elect, saying that
nine-tenths Of the Republicans
throughout the country would be
greatly disappointed if the giving out
of Mr.. Blaine's name as secretary Of
state were delayed much longer. This
letter was mailed from a postbox up
town in New York, and two days later,
to the assembled reporters in Indian
apolis, General Harrison announced
that Mr.. Blaine had accepted the post
of secretary of state in his cabinet.
The letter had it's effecr.-Saturday
Evening Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
A Thousand Hostages Held.

London, June 1.-THE driblets of
news filtering from the Transvaal fail
to throw much light on the sitaution
in and around Pretoria. Public inter
est centers largely in the fate of the
British prisoners, but it seems proba-
BILE that about {, 800 have been recover
ed, including 129 officers. The federals
there have removed about thousand
as hostages. The only shell which
took effect in the town the day prior
to the occupation of Pretoria hit the
United States consulate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
outte Pro,er. You Know.

You are quite out of the track if you
haven't a wee gold or silver elephant
dangling about your person. The mas
culine fob carries one of these jew
eled toys, and from the long gold
chain depends another. Elephants
have the right of way this season
perhaps in honor of the circus, maybe
because they are really such jolly or
naments Their heads are used for
cuff stands and for hat pins. and the
amount of good luck they bring to the
fashionable wearer is said to be bound
less. My!
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
The Beers New Stand.

London, June S.-General Botha was
not defending Pretoria but only delay
to get his army and all trains away
toward Lydenburg, which he accom-
plished. Lydenburg, where cart
ridge frctory has been erected and
where reserve supplies of all sorts are
stored, is volcanic region of fertile
valleys, enclosed by great ramparts of
precipitous rocks, penetrated by mar
row, winding passes. There are herds
of cattle in the valleys and there is
much native labor available for the
fortifying.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
A National Negro Party.

Philadelphia, June s.-The first steps
looking to the organization of a ma
tional negro party have been taken in
this city. Prominent negroes-bishops,
ministers, editors, and lawyers, at a
meeting decided to place presiden-
tial ticket in the field with negro can
didates. The plan is to organize the
party in every state of the union and
nominate candidates for state and con-
gressional Offices
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
HAVE STAGE AMBITIONS.
Amusing Letters of Application From
Job Hunters.

0OD hunters
Managers of theatrical companies re-
ceive all sorts of queer applications.
The Dramatic Mirror prints some of
these, with pertinent comments. Says
the Mirror: Manager George Dupree
Of "O'Hooligan's Wedding" sends this
impressive communication, received by
him from Pittston, Pa: "Sir-I saw
your ad where you want to hear from
good people. / am song and dance
man and ragtime singer with sketch
and don't take a back seat from any
Buck and Wing dancer that ever threw
down sand and can certainly set fire
to the sand. If you can use me, answer
with ticket" This, it seems, must be
the outpouring of young man who
has been told that the right thing for
one to do is to assert ones self. Some
one has sent in the following letter,
which would seem to indicate the ex-
istence of an extraordinary person out
in Kansas: Dear sir-I am nown as
the Band imitiatir or the man that
swallowed a Brass Band. l am
Freak. 1 am the only man that does
any work like 1 do I give a imita-
ton of a full Brass Band-can be
heard plainly. 1 always make a hit
and get hand. If you can use me
please write me at Kan. (per-
manent.) I also do vocal work using
high tenor" Every one has met many
freaks in his time, but few that have
come out unreservedly and admitted
that they were such. 1t might be ex-
pedient for some uniformed band and
orchestra" manager to communicate
with the phenomenon, who should
work for less than they are paying to
number of musicians, all of whose
places he could fill. Frank Hallaren
advertised in Kansas City for a few
amateurs to assist in chorus work. He
has turned in this picturesque reply to
his advertisement: deere Ser l was
reading the star tonite about min
streles and Amateurs 1 am one of
those meen Amateurs. am goin on
twenty year Old come the of
March and My folks all say would be
good minstreles and if you think so
write me Letter and will joine your
compenny. sing good and can say
lots of funny jokes to make the peo-
pie laugh and could play the drum in
Your band with practice because /
could play some tunes On the Piano
and i would like to be in the band
ANN Stranger in the City but will
be better none when I am here longer
| becaws was in lots of shows before
/ will now say Good By"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
Ammonia Gas.

Ammonia gas is obtained from its
salts by acting on these with slaked
lime or solutions of potash or soda,
and is freed from water by passing
over quicklime or solid potash, and is
finally collected over mercury. 1t is
colorless gas, of pungent smell and
alkaline taste and reaction. 1t is re-
markedly soluble in water, one volume
dissolving nearly 700 of the gas. Such
a solution constitutes the Liz. Ammon.
Fort of the pharmacopeia, and when
diluted is the liquid ammonia used for
household purposes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
Miners, Strike Settled.

Topeka, June 9.-Labor Commission
er Lee johnson is at Pittsburg, Kas..
and announces that the coal operators,
including one of the Big Four compa-
MES, and the coal miners signed up an
agreement to govern for another year.
Under it the miners are to receive 65
cents a ton for mining coal, raise OF
cents per ton over the old agreement
last year, and day laborers are to Sc.
cure an advance of Is cents day. The
miners will work eight hours day and
Will be paid for mine run coal.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

Satisfaction must be expressed at
the present activity of the historical
societies in the middle west. They
realize that the earlier the work of col
lecting and preserving the early rec
ords of the states is begun the better
it will be done, and that each year it
is postponed valuable material is lost
The German-American Historical So
ciety of Illinois will appreciate this in
the work it is about to undertake in
the collection of information relative
to early settlers of German ancestry.
The data which it has decided to
gather will throw an interesting light
upon these sturdy pioneers who did so
much to build up the middle west.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

1t seems strange that with all the
bcasted scientific achievements of
the age'' man is still at the mercy of
some Of natures most petty creatures.
Take so small thing as mosquito.
The greatest philosopher that has ever
lived has not been able to frown down
this insect, and no invention of science
has deprived it of it's sting. Country
life is robbed of half it's joy by this
pest, and suburbanites over winter
fires tell hideous tales of devastation
and woe that it has caused.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

The South African war is now in its
final stage, and there is no doubt
about the outcome. If the Beers were
still to meet with occasional successes,
like the capture of Bethune's troopers,
their ultimate surrender would be
none the less inevitable. Continued
fighting does not serve their great and
noble cause, which is lost already, but
simply prolongs a period of unneces-
sary, unavailing bloodshed. Many of
their foreign sympathizers who feel
for them in the bitter defeat of their
hopes must deprecate this costly,
fruitless struggle, and there have been
rumors that the Beers themselves
have begun to question its wisdom.
No one will, however, question its
business. There are those among
them who would sue for peace, even
though Kruger has declared with char
acteristic obstinacy that his people
will resist until they are destroyed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

Besides water and gas works, two
ferries, a street-car line, an abattoir
and a factory for making the uni
forms of municipal employees, Amster-
dam also operates its local telephone
system. Municipal operation began in
1896, at the expiration of sixteen
years franchise granted by the city to
the Bell interests, and the long-dis-
lance lines were assumed about the
same time by the general government.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

A writer in the Revue Socialiste as
serts that the chief bar to woman's
advancement is her lack of will. The
statement is made that a woman
spends all of her life yielding to the
wishes of some man. When a child
she is forced to make sacrifices for the
benefit of her brothers, and she learns
to wait on them and concede every
point to the masculine usurper. She
it is who nurses the sick man and
humors his uncertain moods. This is
good training for wifehood, and as
wife she learns that she has married
her husbands family and must defer
to all of the relatives she has acquired.
Her husband expects obedience, and
she must wear smiling face when
she is in pain, and must always suit
herself to his humors.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
An Aged sauaw p.aa-

Chief Logan, Of the Nova Scotia Mic
macs. has lost his aged better half, who
was said to be the Oldest person in
Nova Scotia She died recently at
Halfway river in Cumberland county at
the age of 103 years. Her passing of
the century mark was celebrated three
years ago by gathering of Indians
from all over the lower provinces
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

Topeka, June 11.-Assistant Attor-
an opinion holding that register of
deeds may charge only 25 cents for
filing, entering and releasing chattel
mortgage. He also held that it was
necessary to double" index a chattel
mortgage. Registers have been charg-
ing all sorts of fees for handling chat
tel mortgages.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

An investigation of the watershed Of
Rock River, ILL.,, will soon be made by
the Division of Forestry of the Depart
ment of Agriculture to determine the
cause of the diminution of the volume
Of that stream. This is supposed to
be due to the denudation of the forests
along the head waters of the river and
to excessive artificial drainage for
commercial and agricultural purposes.
The decrease in the volume of the wa
ter has become alarming, and in re-
spouse to the agitation of citizens Of
that locality Representative HIT ap-
piled to the Secretary of Agriculture
for an investigation. G. F. Schwartz,
field assistant of the Division of For
estry, will visit Illinois to investigate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

There is considerable interest in the
Belgian hare. From Kansas City
where, at least as a fad, the breeding
of these animals began, it extended to
Los Angeles, Cal, where the craze
spread over the whole southern part
of that state. Gradually the boom
spread to San Francisco where Bel
gian hare clubs were formed and the
propagation of the rabbit was given
further impetus. AS fine breeding sup
piled good eating, the fad evolved into
a business which, as hares brought 50
to 81, became very profitable.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

James ]. Corbett, speaking of his
congressional prospects, says: Ger
tain contingencies may arise which
will put Representative Mcclellan out
of the race If that is the situation,
shall ask for the nomination in the
18th district" Does Mr.. Corbett refer
to contingencies of the solar plexus
variety? If so, Representative Nc
Clellan should be on his guard.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

Mr.. McNeally's Long Island hen has
a lively rival for the incubator purse
in that Rhode Island biddy that lays
a dozen eggs a day. Prosperity has
evidently struck the hen coops.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

Chicago detectives are much puzzled
to discover that Bertillon measure
ments taken some years ago when
criminal was boy do not fit him now
as a man.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
Easily Explained.

Watts-Ever notice how kindly an
audience takes to jokes about police
men or about women-that is, men
do? I'm afraid it's bad sign. Potts
Don't you worry. 1t is human ma
ture to enjoy seeing ones bosses made
fun Of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Everyone Can't Go to Paris.
Those that can go, will, It Is hoped.
travel via the ''Northwestern Line"
but to those who can not go we COM
mend some ach Of the many Sa Ams5isan re-
Line"
Hot Springs, South Dakota.
To the invalid, the tired person and
to the young people. and others out
fractions not found elsewhere, and the
Take train ea The EKEMoNT, ELK-
at almost any prominent Nebraska
The RsS Of Ssss
se 8aley t is sSs Sess
er year: then en- you pass through the
grazing portion of Nebraska. where
cattle, sheep and goats are fed in
small and large herds.
You cannot visit Hot Springs without
visiting the
Black Hills
because the Hot Springs are in the
Black Hills-southern portion-in a
or mountains. You win be surprised
toe find the delightful climate, the
warn n. natural water bathsmno , artln-
full. imposing: hotels. all kinds, from
the Evans. large. modern and fash
vate boarding house.
Within 100 niles of Hot Springs, In
the upper portion of the Black Hills,
is Deadwood, Lead City and the rich
gold mining camps, attracting so much
attention Just now. Look I'D the
standing and output of the celebrated
''Homestake'' operating daily with sew
eral years supply of ore in sight.
Spirit Lake, Okoboji,
Queer names, but nice places, situated
in norlnern Iowa, and reached by the
Northwestern Line" favorable re-
sort for hunting and fishing.
The Lake Region of Minnesota"
No one can tell you how many lakes
there are in Minnesota, but we would
like to say that there are a great many
along the line of the Northwestern
Line" and that game of all kinds, fish,
ETC., abound in this region.
We have pamphlets telling more about
these places that we will gladly send
to any address upon request
Write us before deciding what to do
and where to go.
We have some cheap excursion rates
to these resorts that we will tell you
about.
j. r. BUCHANAN,
Gen'l PAS. Agent F.. E. & NJ. V. r. r,
C-:aha, Neb.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
Time and nInnex.

Guest-''What! Five dollars a day!
You only charged me three when was
here two months ago" Hotel Clerk
Il know, but the days are longer now"
Philadelphia Record.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

Cures cholera, diarrhoea, collie,
cramps, lameness, sprains, lumbago,
dwellings, pains in the head or body,
neuralgia, rheumatism and toothache,
all pain, internal or external cured
quicker with Morley's Wonderful
Eight than any other remedy. Sold by
agent in every town.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
Healthy Tramps

There is no particularly serious fea-
ture about the fact that the growth of
golf has increased tramps in the coun-
try.-Philadeinhia Times
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
A Rather Cheap Concession.

Another British concession made to
Ireland is that the red half-penny
postage stamp shall hereafter be green.
The change has the merit Of not cost
ing anything.-San Francisco Exam
iner
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

In Japan fashion compels married
women to blacken their teeth, not as
an ornament, but to make them ugly
and save them from temptation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
u-ereyman ranged in Emev.

"A clergyman was recently hanged In
efigy in Boiling Springs. Pa, because
of his successful. fight against the
granting of a liquor license to the viii
1age hotel.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
KANSAS

That ships cargo of beer said to
have been lost in Philippine waters is
suspected of having run upon bar.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

Mrs. Langtry will doubtless cite her
American critics to the handsome
manner in which the Prince of Wales
treated Mrs. Leslie Carter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

In Paraguay, a gentleman is en-
Joined by the laws OF good society to
kiss every lady to whom he is intro
duced.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
Promotion In the Househo1d.

Miss Mary, are you sorry that your
sister Evelyn is married. mo; It
advances me one number."1Stray
Stories
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

When two women meet who use the
same brand of flour, sort of affinity
exists between them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
Wonderful Eight

It's peculiar that most domestics are
foreign.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14
Straight Road
To Health

Il by the way OF purifying the blood. Germs
and impurities in the blood cause disease
and sickness. Expelling these impurities
removes the disease. Hoods Sarsaparilia
does this and it does more. 1t makes the
blood rich by increasing and vitaliEing the
red globules and giving it power to trans
init to the organs, nerves and muscles the
nutriment contained in digested food.
Hoods $as.Sapas-iWa
Ts the Post Medicine Money Can Ruv
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-06-14

Everyone Cant Go to Paris.
Those that can go, will, It Is hoped.
travel via the Northwestern Line"
but to those who can not go we COM
mend some Of the many American re-
sorts, reached via the Northwestern
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-10-13

que crees que tendre celos de mis-
compaf1eros, en- vista de que mi pier
na no me permite hacer las misna
cabriolas que ellos. -. No tengo tan
NAL caracter, y, en- prueba de clio,
puedo asegurarte que no me ha mo-
lestado que el director haya contra
tado para sustituirme S otro clown
de mucho merito, segdn dicen. Quie'
70 verlo, porQue los peri6dicos ha'
cen de 81 grard1simOs elOgiUs.
Y ante Ia insistencia de su padre
no tuvo Juan mas remelio que ce
der.
Madrano estaba henchido de go.
20 cuando puso los pies en- el circo
y Sc colo en- IN asiento de galerfa
Su hijo, despu6s de haberle
acompaf1ado, Sc despidio de 81 para
ir su establecimiento, promotion
dole ir'e buscar q las once.
Madrano presenciaba con YER
daderO encanto ell espectaculo, Guam
do de prOnto Sc presentaron tumul l.
tuosamente en- la pista tres cuatro
clowns grotescam ente vestidos y en-
tre los cuales Sc hallaba el nuev o
artista recientemente contratado.
De prOntO cOmenzarOn q fngir
una disputa.
Tu no eres ipg}6s -dijo uno de
ellcs a IN compaf1erO.
Soy americana, 10 cual no es
10 mismo, contest6 ell aludido, y ade
mas kijO de uua familia muy djst;n'
guida.
Mi padre era mucho mas rico
que el tuyo, exclam6 otro cloWn.
Ell m1o vend1a cerveza en- Lon
Ell mfo encendfa faroles en-
Chicago.
--Pnes el mlo, dijo el clown nue.
vamente contratado, esta aquf en- el
circo y ahora nismo voy a darle un
abrazo.
Y saltando por entire los espec
tadores, dirigi6se Juan la galer1a
y So precipit6 en- brazos de Madra
no, ell cual, al reconocerle Sc levant6
de su asiento loco de orgullo y de
algeria.
olga usted, padre stieue Us
ted celos de mf?-pregunt6 ell cloWn
su protector.
-sCe}os de mi Juan? Al con
trario, hiio m1o. Isl supieras GUAM
feliz soy!....
Los dos bombres permanec1an
abrazados, llorando de algeria.
Tn espectador de la galer(a,
hondamente emocionado, dijo en- voz
baja & su'vecino:
49,; --;Cualquiera dirfa que estan re
presentandO una escena real.
"A nj no me sOrprende NADIA
de ESQ COnOzcO muchO q MadranC
y sc que es el daico en- su clase para
iuventar estas graciosas farsas.
M HUTlN.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-10-13
Luz Electrical,

El eNews, en- su edici6n de hoy,
inserta 10 siguiente:
<El Redactor de "ElecUrical
Age Mr.. Newton Harrison, uno de
los mas renombrados peritos del
mundo en- asuntos de electricidad,
ha entablado segun la siguiente co.
munlcacion, una demanda contra ell
sElectrlcal Review, por libelo, por
puollcar ciertos artfculos crlticando
la entrevista celebrada por Mr.. Ha-
rrlsOn con un representante del
San Juan New en- Nueva York
Estos libelos atacando Mr. Ha.
rrison al <San Juan News, y al <New
York Suns fueron reproducilos on
LA CORRESPONDENCE, diario que
Sc publica en- esta ciudad, bajo
frma del sefor John Wilson, direc-
tor del sSan Juan & Rio Piedras
Railway Companys, uno de los lici.
tadores chasqueados, para Ell contra
to del alum brado de Ia ciudad.
Nueva York, Ootubre 5 de 1900
Al Editor de <Tne San Juan
New
Estimate sen or:
El suscrito agradecera q usted
le mande inmediataulente tres cua
tro copias del sSan Juan News de
Agosto %, contenieudo el despacho
cablegrafico del New York eSuns
con referencia mi persona He
entabiado una demanda por libelO
contra el <Electrical Review. por
haber echo uso de lnsultos de 1rdole
personal en- su cr1tica de los articu
los publicados en- las ediciones de
Agosto % y Septiembre 10 del pc
ri6dico que usted redacta listed
noe conferira un se.vioio por 10 tan
to, mandan9ome las copias que le
pido de la edicion de Agosto %.
Agradeci6ndole por las copias
del 10 de Septiembre acabadas de
rec ibir.
Soy de usted muy atentamente. p
Neacto,' Harrison, Editor.