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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-09-12

BAPTIST-Serviceso on the first and second Sun
days of each month at usual hours Sunday
school at p. n. each Sunday.
Rev. ]. NJ. ROBINSON. Pastor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-09-12

In the District Court Of Seward County, Kansas.
Milton Tootle Jr, Receiver of Central Savings
Bank, Plaintiff,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-09-12

a. o. U. w.-Meets on second and fourth Tues
day of each month. R. BUS, NJ. w.
r. c. JUDD, Recorder.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-09-12

CATHOLIC-Serviceson notice each month.
REV. J. A. LENEHAN, Pastor.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03

tunes of the lost cause. But many of
them are full of good stories, and /
recall one story told me by an old
confederate now running a livery
stable in Chattanooga. He is fond of
telling it on himself. 1t was during
one of the preliminary skirmishes at
Chickamauga.
''The federal troops had reached
the top of the hill, and the confeder-
ates had been forced down on the
other side. They hid behind stumps
Of trees, fell over behind logs and
sought other places of concealment
in their effort 10 escape Yankee bull
let's. I fell over behind a log, with
my face down, said the Chattanooga
liveryman, and l could hear the
Yankee bullets whistling over my
head or burying themselves in the log
behind which l was hiding.
"'In hugging up close 10 the log I
had showed my face in a hornets
nest. The hornets covered my face
and head, and l lay there picking
them off one at a time until found
an opportunity to escape. Soon after
that l met a ragged looking soldier,
and he said: Great goodness, Jim,
what on earth is the matter with
your face?" l told him I had showed
it into a hornets nest while lodging
Yankee bullets. "You must have suf-
fered fearfully," he said. No" L re-
piled, u never experienced a more de-
licious feeling in my life," and really
I never enjoyed anything so much as
I did the sting of those hornets"
The old liveryman chuckled over the
story. and no doubt he really felt
! that the hornets nest was a pleasure
resort under the circumstances"
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
OPIE READ ON HEAT.
Famous Story Writer Discusses
Hot Wave in Chicago.
OREy COntented Creature Is the An
cient Citizen Who Loves to Tell
Truthful Stories About the
Sizzling Past

At time when London was boiling
with heat a famous humorist wished
that he might take off his flesh and sit
IN his bones. If he were in the aver
age American city now he would 90
ever further than that, writes Opie
Read in the Chicago American. He
would insist that the bones shsuld be
scraped. When Chicago suffers from
heat the rest of the country is in ag-
ony. When the Chicago man perspires
the New Yorker reeks. And this is al
present about the only consolation we
have-that some one else is hotter. We
all of US allow that it is but a meager
comfort; it does not restarch a wilted
collar nor render a shirt less sticky,
but somehow it helps.
Ont ofperspiring Obscurity has come
the ancient citizen to tell of hot wealth
er in the past. He has known longer
and hotter seasons. The bubbling ther-
mometer tells him that he lies, but
that makes but little difference; ther-
mometers are not what they were in
his day.
An old gentleman told me this story
and expected me to. believe il:
About the time that Chicago was
sprawling in its first attempt to become
a town there came a season of intense
heat. Boiled whitefish swan about in
the river. In hot pods baked beans
grew a. nearly every door; and one day
a man who worked in a cracker factory
fell into the Overland sneezed. He
had taken cold.
In the park sits the tired mother with
her pa.e and fretful child. Night after
night there has been no sleep. and she
dozes as the kindly lake breathes its
spirit upon the land. In the tree above
ber sits the drowsy bird, forgetful OF
his song. The trill of early summer
is but a meSory, that ripping melody
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
to which the fedgling tried his wing.
1t is too hot 10 tWitter,

to which the fedgling tried his wing.
1t is too hot 20 twitter.
On the grass lies a baId-headed man
asleep. His snore is a hot wave, au-
dible. The shade and the sun plucks
up a blister on his shining pate. Boys
who feel no heat are playing at the
waters side. Down the slope comes
the painting dog, hot but cringing from
the spraying squirt of the water cart.
Even the grass is hot, and far down the
boulevard Is a zig-zag dance Of heated
air. The whole of life is eneryated.
The spirit of all energy seems TO have
fed. The city is surrounded with list
lessneGs.
But down town the necessitous heart
is beating. The fat man puffs and
blows and sighs and bends himself 10
labor. He is looking forward 10 a va
cation ia the country al place where
every square yard Of Ofatmosphere holds
TIVE quarts OF mosquitoes. He knsws
that he will come home PiPpsd ike
nutmeg crater; he knows that the
green scum Of the pond is TO be inject
ed into has veins; he knows that the
two-0Bnce perch is 10 cost him $50, that
on b2rbed ware he ia 10 tear his clothes.
that in the farmers cellar he is to
pant Ike a lizard. drinking refresh
ments" ia the OdOr Of dying sprouts
and moldy potatoes, but with what
ioy does he look forward 70 it all.
And his wifel To be relieved Of
household cares, how delightful it VIII
be! OF course her boy will fall out
of an apple tree, ga sping out his breath
upon the ardent air; following wiz
come a night of wakefulness, anxiety
and arnica; aud then the Youngest
daughter in opening the gate will mash
her finger and a spiteful SOW viii fright
en- the baby and a dog will bite Bobby
and a cat wi3l scratch Louise-and the
/ resting mother will take care of her
own room. make the beds. Go The
/ eping-but il is a vacation.
The weather man is safe in saying
| that in sight there is no decided re-
| lief. The Wisest thing weather man
can do is 10 shake his head. 4 tenn
pestuOus cold wave, coming bull-head-
I ed, is of easy observation. He knows
I that unless its course IS diverted il
willreach q certain point.
/ But a hot wave is more insinuatiug.
/ It Is not heady; il falters and feels
about and settles down. And how long
ii is going TO stay there no man can
tell. Like the Arab. il may steal away
in the night. But Of its movements ii
does not apprise the weather man.
With a harsh, foddery rattle it laughs
at him.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03

Mrs. FlecknOe, after a vain search,
complained at the Herbert street Po-
Ice station, and said that only per
son we'll acquainted with her premises
could have committed the robbery.
The woman has pet pugdog, which
knows every nook in the house. For
several days past Mrs. Flecknoe had
noticed that this animal had found a
snug place to sleep behind hat rack
in the parlor hall, and when she re-
moved the rack TO dust it she found
the missing bank books and deeds.
There was no trace of the money.
Mrs. Flecknoe called the dog When
the animal saw that she had posses
sion of the bank books and deeds II
tried to seize them. The police are
of the opinion that the dog has eaten
the money.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03

man mind is capable of such criminal
conceptions.
Like any adult criminal, the boy
was arrested and in company with his
mother was put in Jail Both are in.
carcerated to this day and Austrian
justice is greatly puzzled how to dis
pose of this odd case. The consensus
of public opinion has from the start
been to give freedom to mother and
child, but it seems that there has
been a lOng-standing grudge between
the Schmidt and Karpisek families
and the Frau Karpisek is accused OF
having partly instigated the crime.
She is at least charged With having
often uttered dire threats against the
Schmidt child.
The murder, if it may be called so,
occurred in front of the Schmidt
house. Little Ludwig had just re-
ceiyed a piece of cake from his father.
Johann came to him and asked him
for q piece Of cake. The boy refused
and Screamed when an attempt was
made to take il away from him. I'm
able to secure the cake by force, Jo-
ham took knife which he happened
to have in his hand and stabbed his
three-year-old playmate. The little
boy died the same day. There is
much speculation as to the fate OF
the boy murderer and his mother.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
BURIED WITH A SNAKE.
HypnOtized Man and Reptile Have
a Lively Underground struggle
at wheeling, W. Va.

The Wheeling CIV. Va.) correspond.
ent of the ST. Louis Republic is au-
thority for the statement that
Prof" Charles Cooper is a very sue
cessful hypnotist, and James Can
nonbalT" Norris is an unusually sus-
ceptible subject. For several years
they have added to their regular in
come by giving exhibitions. many of
which caused physicians and learned
men 10 marvel
One successful scheme was for
Cooper TO hypnotic Norris and bury
him underground in the local parks
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
FACED TWO BAD MEN
Chicago Highwaymen FOiled by
Young Woman's Pluck.
How Mrs. willis Saved an Unknovvn
4 Mans Property and Possibly HIS
Life - Would Not Retreat
Under Pistol Fire.

Bravely defying the revolver and
threats of a footpad, Mrs. Bessie VIII
lis, of 81 Latin street, Chicago, pre-
vented a highway robbery and saved
for a man wnom she does not know
his yalGables and possibly his life.
AT about II o'clock Mrs. Willis was
standing at her door saying good
night 10 some friends who had been
spending the evening with her. While
they were talking in the doorway a
man who later reported his name TO
the police as E. c. Fowler, 403 West
Adams street, passed along the west
aide of Latin street, closely followed
by two other men. As Mr.. Fowler
reached the alley between Monroe
and Adams streets, the two men
stopped him. The party on the steps
across the street at first suspected
that it was case Of robbery, but
Is there was no struggle and no out
cries the robbery idea was abandoned.
The three men soon separated, Mr..
Fowler continuing on his way to-
wards Adams street, the thieves re-
turning to Monroe street, where they
stopped at the corner 10 await w. J.
Bowling, of 427 Polk street, who was
walking along the south side of Mon
roe street. Bowling was stopped and
the robbers at once began to go
through his pockets.
This time there could be no mis-
take, and the friends of Mrs. Willis,
crying; 20, its a holdup," ran into
the house. Mrs. Willis, however,
stepped out into the street and called
out: Let that man alone" and then
sent up loud calls for the police.
shut up there" shouted back one of
the robbers. Mrs. Willis continued
her cries for help, and the fellow
then and there shouted: IN blow
your head of" The friends of Mrs.
Willis, who could see the fash of
steel in the robbers hand, implored
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The Washington bee., 1901-08-03

her to stop calling for help and come
into the house. But the plucky wOm-
an refused 10 do anything of the
sort, and one of the robbers, leaving
his companion to struggle with the
man they were trying 10 rob, ran
across the street toward her. When
at a distance Of about 20 feet the
robber fired. the bullet passing close
by Mrs. Willis head Even then Mrs.
Willis refused TO step back, and the
robber was advancing 10 try a sec
ond shot when Mrs. Willis friends
pulled her inside and slammed the
front door.
The womans cries had the desired
effect. however, for hearing footsteps
coming on the run down the street,
the two robbers took flight. running
west to Monroe street. There was
not much to IL. said Mrs. Willis when
congratulated ON her pluck. Il dlc
not want TO see them rob that man
if I could help it. They called 10 ne
10 hush up and | wouldn't hush up.
linen one bl lLCui Jan ttWdA ms aAlt
! DO not think that he was over 20
feet away when he fired. l don't
know where the bullet struck, but
could hear it sing, and it was not
far away. / think he would have hit
me the next time. as he was getting
ready to fire again and had no in
tention of going inside. 1 had no
choice about that, however, as my
friends Just hauled me through the
door. l don't know who the man
was, but the robbers did not get any
thing, so he told the policeman. He
had just bought n new watch two
davs before. I heard him saying
that. If those men had been holding
up anybody l knew or cared about
! think I would have gone right over
TO help him" Mrs. Willis is 81 years
old and of such modest manner, says
the Chicago Tribune, mat only her
flashing eyes suggest the pluck she
has shown.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
True to a Foolish Vow.

Soon after her marriage. which took
place about so years ago, Mrs. Hester
s. Thorpe, of Flushing. n. Y, made
VOW that she would never pass be-
yond her front gate. She kept the
VOW, confning her strOllS to her lit
tie yard. She never saw a railroad
or trolley car, although both are
within a few blocks of her home. Her
death occurred recently at the age
of y.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
BOY COMMITS MURDER.
a Case Which Is Attracting the Un-
divided Attention of CriminOI-
OgIsts All over Europe.

Criminologists of Europe are stirred
by tiYe-year-old murderer in Vienna.
Johann karpisek is the name of the
youngest slayer in the world and his
victim was Ludwig Schmidt, the
three-year-old son of a barber. There
was a motive for the crime and neigh
bOrs say that the deed was thorou n
ly premeditated. This last assertion
seems certainly incredible, consider.
ing the age of the slayer, but such
specialists in eriminology as DR..
Thomas, of the Vienna university. as
sert that even at that age the hui
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
PUG ROBS MISTRESS.
Dog Steals Bank Books, Deeds TO VAL
liable Property and Money TO
Make "a Bed.

Mrs. Elizabeth Flecknoe, of No. $40
Metropolitan avenue. Williamsburg,
y. Y, found some lost bank notes and
deeds of property under peculiar cir
cumstances the other day.
Two weeks ago she discovered that
a tin box belonging to her had been
torcibly opened and S40O in bills, three
bank books and property deeds stolen.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03

and resurrect him the next day for
the edification Of public picnickers.
As a public attraction mere burial
and resurrection became common
place. so the other night Cooper hyp-
Noticed Morris, then hypnotized a
fiye-foot black snake and buried them
in one box at Mozart park, TO be dug
up next day at the butchers big pic
nic. An air pipe was let into the
cOffn-like box and a guard stationed
on the surface.
Shortly after daylight the guard
was reused by mufied cries coming
up from the bowels of the earth. He
put his ear 10 the air pipe and Nor
ris told him the snake had come from
under control and was getting entire
" too friendly. Morris begged TO be
dug out.
Tie guard RAJ for help and tools.
When he got back Norris was hard
ly able 10 talk. He said the snake
was wound about his neck and was
choking him TO death. Fortunately
the earth was soft and Morris was re-
leased in a few minutes. He was
black in the face, the friendly ser
pent being thrice wrapped about his
neck.
"CaRnonbalI' had the reptiles head
in one hand and the tail in the 9TH
er, thus saving his life. He has lost
faith in COOper's power over snaEes.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
COMPARATIVE COMFORT.
This Soldier Was Safe from the
Enemy's Fire.

81 was in ChSkamauga park a
short while ago." said an old veteran
who had been discussing the reunion
at Memphis, to a New Orleans Times
Democrat man, 'and I was impressed
with the number of old veterans who
still hang around the hills that have
been made memorable in the coun-
try's history by the fierce battle
that was fought there in the eos.
There is something pathetic about it
to me.
They are typical of the character
of the man who followed the for
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
Kept Alire by Funerals.

The Boer war has seriously affect
ed the business of a certain little
town in England. and lately there has
been considerable sickness among the
inhabitants. An undertaken, COM
men1ng on this. gTaVely said: Trade
has gone 20 the dogs. and if it wasn't
for the funerals there wouldn't be
any lie in the place"
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
New York.s Greaf bridge

New York expects that within six
years a S60.OOO.OOO bridge viii be com
pleted across the North river for the
use of all railways 'centering at Jer-
sey City. II took 10 years to build
the first Brooklyn bridge. but i'm
mensely larger suspension bridges
can now be constructed in one-third
the time.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
Dr. Cara,
3I7 9Th. STREET, n. w.
Oldest German Specialist,

X-Kay for Examinations, Diagnosis,
and Treatment in Skin and Blood Dis
eases, Cancer, Rheumatism, Piles,
Structure, etc.
Private diseases and Vitality Of both
sexes in cid and so-called incurable
cases cured. Static, Faradic, Galvan-
ic Electricity, and Cautery in use.
Urine examine. Daily, from 10 TO 6;
Tuesdays and Saturdays till p. III.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
Want. to see His Papa.

The son of John Smith is anxious
to see his dad, and puts this sdver-
tisement in a Texas paper: If John
Smith, who 20 years ago deserted ms
poor wife and babe, viii return, said
babe viii knock the stufdng out OF
him
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
CAPITAL SAVINGS BANK

6oe F ST., y. W. Washington, D. c
Capital $50, ,oos
Hon. John R. Lynch, President,
J. A Johnson, NIce-Presldent
r. H. Terrell, Secretary
/. c. Bailey. Treasurer
d. B. NCCary, Cashier
Directors:
John R. Lynch. DR.. ". s. Lotion,
Warfeld, Mckinley, L. c. Bailey.
Robert H. Terrell, W. s. Montgomery.
Wyatt Archer. Iohn A. Pierre, Henry
Z. Baker, J. 7 Bradford, J. a. John
son, DR.. A. Nv. T2ncil. Howard II.
William.
Deposits received from 10 cents up
ward. Interest allowed on s. 90 and
above. Collections meet with prompt
attention. a general exchange and
banking business done.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-03
naked Potatoes Are Res.

Baked potatoes supply more nour-
ishment than those cooked in any
other way. and fried ones are the
most difficult TO digest.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-06-20
ARMING FOR TROUBLE.
Scheme Of Leave.worth NEGROES fos
Securing Revolvers Dis
covered.

Leavenworth, Eas., June 11.-Con.
siderable excitement has been created
by the uD.artbing of what appears
to be n scheme of the negroes Of
Ieavenworth TO arm themselves with
revolvers purchased from soldiers at
Fort Leayenworth. Ever since the
burning os Fred Alexander the ne
groes of Lenvenworth have been in
an ugly mood, and conservative men
say that the race feeling stirred up
at that time may break out at any
time. The police are doing every
thing possible to kill this feeling. and
are assisting the officers at Fort
Leavenworth to recover the revolvcrs
IL seems that the negroes had cir
culated the report among the soldiers
at the fort that the, would buy up
al, III. government revolvers offered.
and several soldiers took the opror-
tunity of disposing of the govern
ment's goo.is. Lieut. +. l.. Deem. OF
Troop X. finally set trap for the
negroes, instructine certain privates
to offer their weapons for sale. Three
negroes, who bought them were ar
rested and are being held.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-06-20
powIE's LATEST PHANrAsY.
ktdasp and Drive Hin
Insane.

Chicago. June iT.-John Aiexandcs
Dowie announced at his meeting in
Zion tabernacle yesterday that Ger
tain physicians OF this city had
formed plot to kidnap him. lock him
in q detention hospital and beat him
on the head aud back till he should
lose all his reasoning powers and be-
come really insane.
He said that the kidnapping might
take place last night. and aftes the
service he called a special private
meeting Of the male members of Zion
TO take steps to help the Zion guard
Ia, protecting him. lie also made
threats against the physicians that he
would do to them as he thought they
were trying to do to him, unless they
shall let him alone and stop calling
him q paranoiac.
With all this Dowic repeated contiu
uaily his pretensions TO be Elijah re
incarnated. making way for the END
% the world, and he incidentally laid
claim to immortality. until such tim.
ss his work was accomplished.
Il have special information.
shouted the general ovcrseer to his
followers. that a law has just been
| iuggled with special reference 20 me
These doctors have fixed il 50 that III
insanity complaint does not have to
tome from n relative now. but may
ccme from any man who says he acts
in public interest.
do you know what this means? I,
comes from the same men who are
calling me n paranoiac. IL means the,
are going to kidnap me. They will
try - get me some night. They will
carry me To hospital and bind me
hand and foot. Then they will bea,
me and torture me Ill they make me
insane. That's what iney will do, the
| iiends. the scoundrels!
Il say to Zion. On guard l want
every member of Zion and every rr,aie
member especially. to remain after
this service and plan with me how
to protect ourselves from these
coundrels and thieves. The em.r.
gency is great"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-06-20
THE SEARCH FOR EDWARDS.
The willy Negro Leading the Omeers
of the Law . Long
Chase.

Shreveport. La. June 1.-THE
search for Prince Edwards. the muir
derer of John Gray Foster, continues
There seems to be no doubt that the
negro being pursued in northeast
Texas is the man wanted. but his
course is so sinuous that it is extreme.
ly difficult to follow his trail.
A telephone message received from
Marshall, Tex. yesterday afternoon,
says that the searchers are working
night and day. Great difficulty is ex-
perienced in extracting information
from the negroes in the country
through which Edwards is supposed
to have passed. All is quiet at Ben
ton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-06-20
GEN. CABLES TO SURRENDER.
Co an Agreement for Himself
asd His Followers.

Manila. June l7.-Colonels Infant
and Guivara, representatives of Gen
Caillcs, yesterday signed the name Of
their principal to an agreement to
surrender. Under the terms of this
agreement Gen. Cailles is to assemble
his men at Santa Cruz. Laguna prov
ince. as quickly as possible. and there
surrender himself and his command
to the American authorities. The ex-
act number of his force is uncertain,
but there will probably he more than
five hundred.
For more than year past Cen.
Cailles has commanded the insurrent
forces operating en- the east sid. of
BAY lake. north of Manila. lie is sal,l
To be French halt-caste. and during
the last revolution he has acquired a
reputation for vindictiveness and
cruelty.
The society of Mando- Ducats, whose
practice IL was to assassinate or bury
alive those of their countrymen whr
accepted American sovereignty when.
ever the latter fell into their hands,
operated with the cognizance, IL no,
the support of Gen. Cailles. At one
time Cailles offered reward of ten
dollars for the heads of all Americans
brough. TO him. and more recently,
he offered n reward OF $4,000 for the
lead of Capt. Edward n. Jones, Jr,
of tb- Eighth infantry.
Since the capture of Aguinaldo,
Cailles. who was one of the few in
surgent leaders who did not surren.
der under the terms OF amnesty, has
been persistently pursued by the
American troops. He was declared tn
have been wounded in one engage
ment last month. and negotiations
for his surrender have been going ON
with Gen. Sumner for some wcess
past. He was declared to be an out
Law by the American authorities. and
this fact. which meant that he could
not expect to enjoy immunity for his
past deeds and violations of honor
able warfare. but would have to stand
trial on the many charges against
him. doubtless impelled him to pro.
long his resistance. The members OF
the federal party advised him to sur
render. but this he persistently re-
fused to dc until he saw that his
capture was inevitable.