davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24
Local News.

Harry Reas went to Kansas City
Monday.
We have a new correspondent,
c. E. this week.
Mrs. w. T. Edwards, of Plains,
is in Meade this week.
Ralph Peed went to Englewood
last week on business.
Will Bruce was transacting bust
ness in Meade last week.
Mrs. Parsons, of Plains, was a
visitor in Meade this week.
DR.. Dickerson and niece, of Nye,
were in Meade last Friday.
R. E. Steele went to Hutchinson
Saturday to visit his family.
Photographer Johnson was making
pictures in Odee last Sunday.
The revival meetings are still in
progress at the Baptist church.
Leo McMeel attended store this
week during his fathers absence.
L. F. Parsons and Burrel Graham
were over from Plains Wednesday.
P. ]. Brown left Monday for the
eastern part of the state on business.
Misses Sadie Wood and Eva Bon
ham are visiting on the Cimarron
this week.
Rev. Robinson went to Dodge
last Saturday and returned to Meade
Monday night.
Mrs. N. B. Peck and son left last
Saturday for an extended visit east.
She will returnin July.
Robt. Loofburrow was in Meade
Monday purchasing goods from the
wholesale house representatives.
Mrs. McCrellis left Tuesday for
Englewood, Ks, after a few weeks
visit with her father, Judge Bodle.
We publish letter this week from
Pete Hotz, who is in the Philippines.
1t will be read with interest by Pete's
friends.
Tom Johnston is justly proud of
his newly painted snow-white resi-
dence. 1t is one of the prettiest in
the city.
Tom Dennenny held down the
livery business while S. D. Adams
was attending the convention at
Wichita.
B. S. McMeel went to Hutchinson
Monday on business and will also
take in the Democratic convention
at Wichita.
N. J. Rhodes was up from the
Cimarron Tuesday. While here he
purchased a new buggy from D.
Gerow & Co.
B. H. Beatte left Saturday for his
home in Sterling to visit few days
with his family. He returned Tues
day evening.
S. D. Adams and B. F. Cox left
Monday for Wichita to help elect
delegates to the National convention
at Kansas City.
Mrs. Linley, of Beaver, was in
Meade Tuesday on her way to New
kirk, Ok, She visited with Mrs.
Reas while in the city.
w. 1. Drummond and Geo. Drum
mond went through Meade last week
on their way to Beaver, where they
had been called to see their mother
who is quite sick.
R. P. Smith, who recently sold
his residence to P. J. Brown, has
bought it back again. Mr.. Brown
has purchased place in the eastern
part of the state and will move his
family there.
Harry Reas shipped a car of fine
hogs last Monday. They will aver
age about 800 pounds each, while
there were some that will weigh 500.
These hogs were fattened on the
syndicate farm south of Meade along
the cattle. Mr.. Reas expects to
ship his calves about June I.
Sheriff Judd has been appointed
receiver of the Will Beatty property
by Judge Madison. The property
which consisted of cattle were at
Andy Gillicks and were removed to
n n L
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24
Base Ball Game.

A game of baseball will be play
ed Wednesday May 80 between the
following mines:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24

If you want all the news of the
county you should subscribe for the
News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24
Subscribe for the News.

Subscribe for the News.
Children's hats a specially at
Mrs. Wehrle's.
For novelties, lace, etc., Mrs.
Wehrle can show you a complete
line.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24
Bulls For Sale.

3 Galloway bulls for sale. Call
on or address,
P. BLAIR & SONS.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24

Wiley-Umpire.
Boehler-Scorer.
M. Judd-Rooter for Blues.
Jno. Wood-Asst. Rooter for Blues.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24

Agent for Roger Bros 1847 Silver
ware, Elgin Watches,
Clocks etc.
All work warranted.
MS-Leave all work at Postofice.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24
Among Our Exchanges.

A. F. German, of Meade, made a
business call in Beaver last week
Beaver Herald.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24
c. X. sOURBEBR,
-Repairer Of
N0tC1eS, CLOCKS Qnd JeWe|Iy
Artesian, Kansas.

Best Mainsprings, S1.OO.
Cleaning, 75cts.
Glass IS to 25cts.
New pivot S1.25.
New jewel 75cts.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-05-24
The Cimarron River Bridge.


March-The Red, White and Blue
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
A Thrifty Scot.

A good story Ia told by an English
tourist who staid for Il week In apart.
meuts In Aberdeen, the "Granite City
II had heard" he says. 'of the canny
folk OF Aberdeen, and my experience,
short though It was. proved that rumor
had rightly estimated the character OF
the people. The streets are granite.
the houses are granite. and the inhab,
itnnts are granite. and when they have
a granite baby they give 1t n ball Of
granite for fear 1t should break any
other toy.
~ had a granite landlady. aud one
day when ! was going fishing hcr
0 volunteered to accompany me. |
provided the lunch. the rods and the
lines; he provided the ms- dug
them up In a neighbours garden with a
borrowed spade. ! caught l6 trout; he
ate the lunch and broke my best rod.
When we got home. l made a present
Of IA Of the fish to my granite landlady
and asked her to cook the other two
for my tea. She did and charged me
threepence for the dripping In which
they were fried"-London Answers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16

Ladies' Home Journal, suspended his
heart.to.heart talks about pillow shams
long enough to say In his January
issue: ,'Do American mel and women
reuliae tint III Ave cities Of our country
alone there we're during the last school
term over 10000 children between the
ages Of eight and fourteen taken out Of
the public scools because their nervous
systems were wrecked, and their minds
were incapable Of going on any further
in the internal oramming system which
exists today IN u sohoolsp" No,
American men or women do not realize
anything Of the kind, for the simple
reason that nothing Of the kind exists
save in the mind Of the person who
writes letters to himself and endeavors
to make the questions asked as silly, II
possible, as he replies.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
what President was This,

One day q president Of the United
States sent for me. He had been elect.
ed to that high office, but had no yet
been installed.
~ hear" he said, that you have just
come back from Washington"
Eyes"
ibid you go to the White House.
You did? Well, please sit down and
tell me all about it. What sort Of a
house Is It? How Is 1t managed? How
many rooms are in it? Whereabouts
does the president do his work? And
how did you get in %there-how do Wis
itors manage to see the house while a
president and his family are living in
it?" .aa.
why" l exclaimed. you have often
been to Washington! Have you never
visited the White House?"
mo" said he, II have only seen the
outside Of 1t. l have never even seen
a president or, In fact, any great man.
I am so peculiarly constituted that If I
knew the greatest man in the world
could be seen by walking to the corner
l would not walk there. But now
that ! am about to make the White
House my home, I should very much
like to hear all that you can tell me
about it%."--Julian Ralph in Saturday
Evening Post.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
A Rejection ON the judge.

In an address before the Virginia
State Bar association James P. Harri-
son Of the Danville bar told this story
Of an eminent Judge in Virginia, who
sat on the bench with his feet up be-
fore him, showing his soles to coun.
sci and audience: 1.-THE defense had
offered a little negro as a witness for
their client, and the commemorative
attorney challenged the witness as too
young to testify. When the pickanin-
ny had been sworn on the Holy Evan
gelists, he was asked by the common.
wealth's attorney what he had done.
I swared,' said he.
"'And what will happen to you now
If you tell a Hep the lawyer roared.
"'My nanny, she'll whip me-
"'Is that alp %insinuated the defend.
ants attorney.
"'No, sab. De debble, he'll get me-
"And then the Judge took his feet
down, and leaning over the bench with
menacing finger said, Yes, and I'll get
you, too, sir" "
when quick as a flash came the
boys ready reply, Boss, OATS jess
what ! done said New York Sun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
The Farm Beat the Mortgage.

The following story Illustrates the
resources Of a Nebraska farm: A
farmer got discouraged because he
didn't get rich the first year and. as
there was a mortgage Of $7O0 on his
farm, was about ready to jump the
whole business, but determined to
make one more effort and sowed so
acres In wheat. 1t happened to be n
poor year for wheat and the stand
was not very good. Concluding that it
wasn't worth harvesting he pulled up
his stakes and moseyed back to Mis-
souri,, leaving the farm to fight the
mortgage all by itself. The farm was
equal to the occasion.
The wheat ripened, fell down and de.
posted the seed In the soil again. Next
spring the wheat began to grow Justify.
Some of the neighbors were honest
enough to write about 1t down to the
fugitive In Missouri, and he got inter-
ested enough to come back and take a
look. Then he stopped and harvested
his voluntary crop. He sold 1t fol
enough to pay off the mortgage and the
rest of his debts and had q tidy little
surplus over, with which he moved his
back and now declares there Ia
no state like Nebraska, Lincoln (Neb.)
Journal. ~.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16

and wife, Stanf0ru; J RlStout, Glen
dive; e 4 Boardman, city; Sam Cock.
lin, 7 Q Mills, Helena; H Starkey and
wife, Red Lodge.
Thursday. u "a Johnston, Detroit j
W SCHNEIDER, city; w s Power, M D.,
Butte; g l. Merrill. BridRer; J M Or
ton, Butte; p b Merrill. Park City +
L Brook, LeavenwoIth, Kansas; e Lau
rant and wife, New York; + f. Ster-
ling, city.
friday W sohweder, city Joy
n Johnson, Detroit; ] G Link, Butte
W A Evans aud Frank Shane, Grow
Agency; q J Saberhagen, Sheridan ;
W n Shirley, Minneapolis; R E French
aud wife, g Fl Penkham aud wife, Miss
Mamie Holden and Miss Onida Marion,
Too Much johnson company; G @
Tiereny, st, Paul.
Saturday. -B Fl Brown, Lavina; G.
W Knnnanon, 8 J Cotfman, Omaha;
Ezra Starr. city; W 9 Jenizen, Luyina.
Sunday, w L Robertson, Big Elk;
W Jeffray, city; W Fl Grinder, Mar.
quette, Wyo. +; + B Connolly aud family,
CITY Frank Shane and W A Evans,
Grow Agency; Ezra Starr, city; Hattie
Gates, city.
Monday.-J W s%ohweder, city W l.
Showers. Denver; j W Appleton. Art
ola; Mike Lystook, st, Louis; r W
Montheus, Missoula; p B Merrill,
Park City p W Potter, Hyattville; P @
Palmer, Chioago; A Leadoff, Butte.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
CITY COUNCIL PETITIONS
Commissioners to buy Provisions for
Crees to Get Out Of County.

Commissioners to buy Provisions for
Crees to Get Out Of County.
A special meeting Of the city council
was held Friday afternoon to take some
action toward prevailing upon the
Creo Indians to leave the county and
vicinity Of Billings, The following reso.
luton, offered by Clement, was passed
Whereas, Theye are certain ~vagabond
Indians Within the limitsso Of Yellow.
stone county, and adjacent to the city
Of Billings, whose method Of obtaining
a livelihood BY selling horns upon the
streets Of Billings has been for hidden,
and they are now dependent upon the
charity Of the citizens OF the county.
Resolved, Tint the city council "a.
quest that the Honorable Board Of
County commissioners furnish sufficient
provisions, suitable, tor their maihten.
anoe during the time necessary for
them to move without the couaty
limits, which they agree to immedi.
ntely do, upon receipt Of such assist
once,
ThoS. Linton, chairman Of the, board
az county commissioners, was present,
but lie stated that he did not wish to
act for the other commissioners, but
that he would correspond with them
aud learn what they thought best to do
IN the matter. This he has done and
yesterday received word from Mr.. An.
min, but nothing as yet from Mr.. La.
velle. Mr.. Apmn wrote that he did
not favor the county taking such action
and did not thinki 1t would meet with
the approval of the taxpayers. Mr..
Linton feels about the same, saying that
he does not think 1t proper to supply
tile Crees with provisions to leave here,
not knowing when they will return and
with the whole tribe. He also thinks
city should, at least, consent to
stand some of the expense, not looking
upon the Crees as county paupers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
A city with Two Carriages.

There are only two carriages In town.
One belongs to the archbishop, and the
other carriage Is the property of the
government and one Of the perquisites5
that pertain to the presidential power.
1t is an ordinary landau, imported from
Paris In pieces and put together by To-
cal talent. and a native artist has
painted upon the panels Of the doors
a brilliant reproduction of the coat of
arms of the republic. about a foot
square. In the national colors-green.
yellow and red. This Is greatly ad-
mired by the populace, who see the
carriage only occasionally. on state oc.
casions, when 1t is drawn by four big
black horses wearing harness heavily
mounted with silver and decorated
with rosettes. tassels and streamers OF
the national colors.-La Paz (Bolivia)
Cor. Chicago Record.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16

A fire In Japan Is exciting. The Jap
anese seem to lose their heads COM
pletely in the presence Of the fire de-
o The people move from the houses
where the fire breaks out into the next,
then to another, and SO on, until the
fire is over, the united families moving
from house to house with great non
chalance. A man dancing on his roof
with a paper fire god Is supposed to
avert the danger, and no man is more
surprised than he when, in spite Of the
fire god, the house ignites, and In a
moment roof and man fall together.
In three days the houses are rebuilt
and all traces Of fire removed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
The Passing Of the "H.y.eed..

Who does not know him, with his
goatlike beard, his wispy hair, his ''gal.
luses' of homely cut, his trousers
evolved by the seeming aid, of a buzz,
saw, his voice Of an impossible nasal.
ity, his speech uncouth, his gestures
ungainly, his greenness amazing? Who
has not seen him on the stage Of IT,:
vaudeville farce Or outlined by the
overworked caricaturist? No one.
We are familiar with him from alb
surd hat to ludicrous footwear, and
have been for years. Who sees him OH
the streets of northwestern cities to-
day? No one.
In a modified form he exists in that
pait Of the nation which Bostonese are
wont to call ''way down east" He
also exists to some extent in the New
England that Is nearer Boston than
Maine, while from New York and New
Jersey he Is not altogether absent.
West Of a line drawn north and south
through Chicago he Is are-at least as
an indigenous variety.
The passing Of the "hayseel" is de-
sirable. As the farmer becomes more
like him Of the city he and his children
will are less for the SO called delights
Of metropolitan life, will recognize his
innate and indestructible independence
and will be better satisfied with his lot.
Minneapolis Times.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENTS.

To BE Given at the Opera House Men
saturday Evening, Jan. 80.
1.-THE Irving and Longfellow s~ooietie
Of the high school will give the follow
ing programme at the opera house Sat
urday evening, Jan. 40. An admission
fee Of 80 andS25 cents will be charged
The proceeds wfli be used by the societie
for advancing various interests pertain
ing to the high school:
EINu Du6U 80, -.
Josie Terrell, Mabel Salisbury.
High School Paper ........,,..
Mabel Salisbury, Maude Gruwell,
Earle Morse, Walter Eilers.
Minstrel Series ........s... .,....
Messrs. Starr, Johnson, Snow
ball, White aGd Bones.
Recitation H.. ss,. ..,........
L4uluf RAilsbaok.
Y ocu! So!o .,..,,...'..,.''''.. .
Martha Tompkins,
Personalities -.
h Guy Wagner.
Recitation Observation-Disclosures,
Annie LOTtus,
Vlo!lh IOuet. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Romeo Lnvigne, Harriet Stebbins.
......
Ed. Penrod, Marion Thum.
Francis Murphy, Maude Orwell,
Josie Terrell, Jessie Railsback,
49,. .t,....,.E ...,....
Misses Mccormick, Terrell, Murphy,
Brookway, Murphy, Hogan,
CollinsS,Lnvigne
Y oAs1H'
Jessie Railsbaok.
Chorus ..,.....,... ...........
Murphy, Lavigne, Morse, Row.
ley. Misses Murphy, Stebbins,
Murphy, MoQueary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
What Women Don't Know.

Zone Of the mistakes Of women,"
said a woman's lecturer the other day,
lis in loving too much. They a new
er make a mistake In loving, but they
ought to be careful in picking out the
man. They are rather apt to do it on
the grab bag principle. Another Of the
mistakes Of woman Is not knowing
how to rest, and still another is not
knowing how to eat. What women
don't know about both has built 10000
hospitals. Consider the way Of man
and be wise. W. N worry too much.
They are misers - jollity, and they
nearly always die leaving a large &C.
count In the Bank Of Merriment."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16

The glittering generalities OF Thomas
Jefferson that all men are created
equal and that the right Of life. liberty
and pursuit Of happiness Is Inaliena.
BILE, have been the texts for many In.
furious Instructions. They are rhe.
torical flourishes. meaningless to the
gentleman on the scaffold and in Sing
Sing. who pursued the feeting phan-
tom Of happiness with the Jimmy Of
the burglar and the dagger of the as.
snssln. Men are 0 created equal
physically. morally or intellectually.
o In aptitude. opportunity nor condi-
tlon. 1t is perhaps accurate to say Of
the l.50O.O0O.OOO inhabitants Of the
earth no two are created equal. Nature
La incapable Of uniformity and detests
equality as much as she abhors n
vacuum. One Ia made to honor. an
other to dishonor. as one star diffcreth
from another star In glory.-John j. In.
gals.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

The thirteenth annual session Of the
Montana Sooitey Of Engineers was held
IN Bozeman Friday and Saturday Of
last week with thirty. five members
present.
A premature explosion Of a blast In
one Of the lower levels Of the Mountain
Con mine In Butte Saturday afternoon
resulted in the instant death Of two
young miners.
The oattlemen Of West Rosebud, in
Carbon county, propose to get rid Of the
wild animal pest. They have agreed
to pay a special bounty Of $25 per head
for all wolves killed Oh that range.
Governor Smith has appointed DR..
George Fl. Barbour, Of Helena, a mem.
Der Of the state medical board, to sue.
coed Dr.. j. J. Buckley, Of Missoula,
whose term had expired. DR.. Barbour
will serve seven years.
The war department. has announced
that II expects the bodies Of Montana
men which were inferred In the Philip.
pines to reach San FRANCISCO by the end
Of March. Those claimed BY the near.
est relatives will be sent to the places
named by such relntives; those not
claimed will be inferred at the Preside.
The report Of the state board Of
dental examiners has been fled with
the governor. II shows that there are
now l0s registered dentists In the state,
and Ave others who are praotioing
under temporary certificates. The board
meets but once a year. At the annual
meeting III July last thirteen certiA.
Gates were registered, four temporary
certificates we're revoked because the
applicants failed to appear. nine were
revoked for failure to comply with the
section OF the law which provides for
the payment Of annual dues.
superintendent Campbell, Of the Fort
Shaw Indian school. was accidentally
shot by Rev. II. W. Pool Wednesday
afternoon at II O'Clock Il mile aud a
half from the school. Both Mr.. Camp
bell and Rev. MI. Pool were shooting
prairie chicken and were charged by an
Infatuated steer that came out of q
of willows near the river bank.
The superintendent had turned to. run
and had fallen. As the steer lowered
head to gore the PROSTATE man Rev.
Mr.. Pool fred at the animal. Just
then the superintendent half rose and
the charge was divided between the
man and the animal. A quarter OF
the charge entered Campbell's breast
armpit and clothing. Although
1t was thought at the time that he was
seriously and perhaps fatally wounded,
the agency physician gave 1t az bis
that he had not received any
serious internal wounds and that he
would recover, with careful nursing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
Took Him Mt His Word,

The faculty OF terse and forceful
speech Is ordinarily an advantage. but
occasionally n a gets hoisted by his
own epigram. !. hustling young New
Yorker who was recently established
In a branch OF the oil business had set
out to get the patronage Of a certain
firm. The head OF the concern was re-,
luctnnt to make n change.
"The oil we have been getting haS
not been unsatisfactory" said he. "anil
l fail to see why we should make u
change. Are there any extra Induce.
n,ents you can offer? How do you pro
pose ia improve on the old quality"
"ln this way" was the prompt al
swer II propose to give the business
my personal attention. | intend to pu,
some Of my brains into every barrel Of
oil we send out"
The rejoinder pleased the old gentle,
man. and he became Il customer.
A few months later the hustllng
young man was Obliged to make n jour.
ney. and In his absence. through some
oversight. the quality Of oil was alloy
ed to deteriorate. 1t was quickly noted,
and a letter on file In the office records
one Of the protests. 1t reads: Gentle,
men When we were induced to use
your product. we were assured that
Mr.. Blank put some Of his brains into
every barrel Of oil. We deeply rpgr''
observe that Mr.. Blank Ia threatened
with paresis."- Washington Star,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
4 Delu.ion anna . snare,

"Friends? ! should say SO. Never
suspected that l had SO many. Have
to let them in one door and out the
other. Best lot Of fellows you ever
saw. Give 'em a big stag party to-
night"
Then the misguided youth sat down
and drew a check against the gener.
u legacy lie had received within the
month and resented an lnsinuation
that his finish was visible.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16

SALT LAKE,
and all points east. south and west.
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS Follows:
No. ~. Passenger. daily, Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas G ty, st. Jo- "
seph. Atchison, Omaha, Lin
coin, Denver, California, Col
orado and Texas points.
No. Al. Passenger, dali, from above ''"'
POINTS. Arrive. ...;..,... 7Os pm
No. rs. Freight, daily, Sheridan and
intermediale points. Leave 1905 am.
No. 4. Freight, daily, from Sheridan -
and intermediate points.
Sleeping. dining and reclining chair
cars Seats free) or through trains.
Tickets sold and baggage checked to
any point in the United States or Can
ada.
For information, maps,t tables and tick
cts call on or address j.. l.. Harrington.
Agent, H. B. Segur, General Agent, Bill
ings, Mont. or j. Francis, General Pas
senger Agent, Omaha. Neb.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
Does This strike Your

Muddy complexions, nauseating
breaths come from chronic constipation.
Karl's Glover Root Tea Ia an absolute
cure and has been sold for fifty years on
an absolute guarantee. Price Is cts
and 30 cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
At The Drise0lI,

Tuesday, Jan. Milton Yates, Liv-
ingston; Jesse Smith, Joliet; John
Thurston. Gebo; Mrs. Frank. Colum.
bus; M A Dowd, Lavina; Chas. Keller
and y WeRinan, Miles City M r Dur
tine. Lewistown.
Wednesday. Frank Hennessy. Mark
y. Swan and wife. Browns IN Town
Go. ! O NJ Sterling. Desoto. Wis, M
y Dustine, LewiRtown; Fred Brown