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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

The Illinois Seed Corn Breeders AS
ISOLATION takes pride in pointing to its
record of one year from its primary
organization. From the moment of
its first meeting 1t has constantly kept
before the farmer everywhere and in
every way the importance of improv-
ing the Seed Corn of the state. By
presenting the matter before the va
rious Farmers Institute meetings and
at all gatherings of the Live Stock
men the interest in this respect has
been greatly awakened and today no
subject is more strongly fixed In the
mind OF the corn growers than the
necessity OF the Improvement in seed
corn. We believe there is no matter
of greater importance before us than
the Breeding Of Corn for Seed and
Feed Purposes. Since 1t is well known
that all the available corn land is now
under cultivation, that we have not
in ten years materially increased the
yield and have not at all increased the
quality, and that against this fact that
in ten years corn products have great
ly increased and exports. Of corn from
81, 000, 900 bushels in 1891 to PIC, OO0;-
900 in 1900. We must raise more
bushels and better quality per acre IL
we are to keep up with the onward
march OF progress.-F. A. Warner,
Secretary-T
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

acre, with stalks fourteen inches apart.
Plot 4 at the rate of three quarts
per acre, with stalks sixteen inches
apart
The results were entirely in favor
of the thicker paintings. The yield
of silage corn on plot l was at the
rate of e.03 tons per acre; on plot 1t
was at the rate of 7.79 tons per acre;
on plot 8 it was at the rate Of TAG
tons to the acre; and on plot at the
rate of 7.4S tons per acre.
It was noticed on plot 1. where the
corn was planted the thickest, that 1t
took the moisture from the soil more
rapidly and suffered more from the
drouth than the other plots. The ears
were also noticeably smaller on plots
and 2, where the corn was planted
thickly than on the more thinly seed
ed plots. The experimenters express
the opinion that the thickest planting
is the most profitable for silage corn.
We are sure that some of our silo-
lists will disagree with the above, but
know also that others will sustain
the conclusions reached. Some want
to grow goodly proportion of grain
with the stalks and such will plant
at wider distances. On the other
hand, the writer once heard H. B.
Gurler remark that he intended to
plant closer and raise only stalks, find
ing it more profitable to buy the grain
needed than to raise it, taking into
consideration his increasing necessi-
ties for silage.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
PRETTY DUTCH LAssIEs.
iiirls In Netherlands Exceedingly Con,ely
to Look Upon.

niris In Netherlands Exceedingly Comely
to Look Upon.
Dutch girls are frequently very pref
ty and the only criticism an American
has to make of them is that they talk
rather loud, move decidedly and are
perhaps little masculine in their hab-
Its. They usually have fair hair, blue
eyes, white teeth and pink cheeks
that is, the Saxon type The Tristan
type is tall and slight, with bright
color and a quick, eager, look. Some
OF the best families are descendants OF
those who came to Holland after the
revocation of the edict of Nantes, and
they still show their Huguenot blood.
These Joyous, alert young girls settle
down into the sedate matron which
every Dutchwoman thinks it her duty
to become. They have strong domes-
tic tastes and affections and when mar
ried are devoted to their homes, their
husbands and their children. They
know how to make their homes bright
and comfortable. A great deal Of lux
ury is found In houses of the higher
classes. Marble halls, painted ceilings
and thick carpets, beautiful workman
ship and delicate detail are as appar-
ent as of old in the houses of the
bourgeoisie. as we'll as in great man
sions. The Dutch lady thoroughly
understands household management
She, prides herself upon giving excel
lent food and has a well-appointed
linen press, but superfuous prettiness-
es are wanting. One will see fine old
silverware and precious Delft ware at
the little dinners she is fond of giving,
but there will be no flowers on the ta-
BILE and the guests do not dress for
dinner. Ladies at The Hague and
among the highest class are as cosmo-
politan, as smart and as beautifully
turned out as in any society in Europe,
but the bourgeois has not much idea
OF dressing well, and will appear at
the breakfast table in dressing gown
and slippers, not exactly untidy, but
chosen more with view to the COM
Portable and the economical than the
becoming. A woman who does not
marry and who has little money can
lead very pleasant life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

There are in the United States 700,-
900 acres of land devoted to tobacco,
of which II 900 acres are in New Eng
land. The annual yield of all kinds in
the country is 500,000,000 pounds, of
which New England raises about 49,,
100000. The average yield per acre
throughout the country is 700 pounds,
but in New England it is 100 pounds.
1t is interesting that all the tobacco
raised in the country belongs to two
or three botanical species, yet there are
more than 60 varieties grown CONNER
cially-all of them quite distinct in
shape, color and quality of leaf. The
raising and curing of each class and
type of tobacco is a business in itself;
in its methods of culture, harvesting
and curing it is as distinct from the
others as the business of creamery
is distinct from that of a cheese fac
tory.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
Defrosting of Meat,

In the foreign meat trade great in
terest is being manifested just now
in the discovery of a new method of
defrosting meat. AS everyone knows,
meat which has been preserved by
freezing invariably presents a fiabby
and washed-out appearance on being
thawed by the ordinary process, but
by the new method discovered by Mr..
A. H. Chapman, sheep farmer, of Ku-
row, the defrosted meat presents quite
as fresh an appearance as the fresh
meat which has never been frosted.
The new process consists in wrapping
up the meat in waterproof and air.
tight canvas while the carcass Is be-
ing thawed, and this method is said
to be altogether successful in prevent
ing the loss of freshness, which al
ways results when frozen meat is
thawed in the ordinary way. It Is
estimated that at present thirty tons
of chilled and frozen meat are con-
sumed weekly in Edinburg alone. y
is therefore easy to see the huge pos
sibilities that there are for any per-
fected system which will bring over
the meat in better condition than can
be done at present.-North British
Agriculturist.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
The CORRESPONDING sea-"

GUS symphony of colds and puppies and
scarlets and pale-green and radiant
blues, which changed and deepened
and frightened in the sky, and threw
itself deep down into the peaceful
beauty of the salt pools, among the long
stretches of black sand. Such things
must be seen to be appreciated, but no
one can look upon such divine lowell
ness without becoming better man, l
felt as If had been in church and had
heard the angels singing. When the
last triumphant note of color had died
away in the deep sky and night was
settling down TRANQUILITY over the sea
and the meadows, 1 turned back again
toward Orton with a feeling that my
crown was very firmly lodged upon my
heart, and that all Orion couldn't shake
it of.
All orion was probably too busy to
try. The factory chimneys were all
standing thick and tall and black
against the opal sky exactly as had
last seen them when I turned my back
upon them for the sunset and forgot
them. Little golden tails of fire were
pickering and darting from their
mouths, and 1 felt great and sudden
compassion for the thousand toiling
men and women who were there at
work in those grim, gaunt buildings, so
far away from the glories of the sun
set. 1 felt all the sorrier because /
knew If by some sudden caprice on the
part of the boss holiday might be
theirs, they would not waste 1t in tame
ly walking along the meadows by the
sea at sunset, but would fly to the bar
gain-counter among the haunts of men.
What would they do with my leisure,
my well-to-doness, my certainty of an
excellent dinner at the end Of my long
walk, my solitude. my books. my
thoughts? Not one of my beloved ideas
would they adopt, and as looked at
the thousand dancing little tongues of
fame seemed to see the toll and sor-
row and loss of all those who were less
fortunate than I, but who would never
know it, and the lust for gold seemed
to write itself all over the sky in those
fiickering flames, and to cry down the
glorious wonder of the great sun
which had set
felt Of my crown In order to make
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
Thin vs.. Thick Corn Planting.

How thick should corn be planted
when 1t is to be used for ensilage?
This question is of considerable i'm
portance, as the thickness of planting
has direct bearing on the yield pos
Rible. No absolute rule can be given
that will suit all soils, since it is evil
dent that light and heavy soils will
behave differently, and that difference
Of fertilization also has much to do
with the result.
At the New Jersey Experiment Sta
tion last year one acre of ground was
divided into one-fourth acre plots and
planted to Southern White corn, June
Sth. The corn was planted in drills
on all Of the plots, the drills being
three feet and six inches apart.
Plot 1 was planted at the rate Of
Six quarts Of corn per acre. The stalks
stood ten inches apart in the drill.
Plot at the rate of five quarts per
acre, the stalks standing twelve inches
apart
Plot 3 at the rate OF four quarts psr
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
wopderful C.,s In indiana.

Buck Creek. Ind. July 15th-Mrs.
Elizabeth Rorick of this place had
Rheumatism. She says: "All the doc
tors told me they could do nothing for
me-" She was very, very bad. and
the pain was so great she could not
sleep at night.
She used Dodd's Kidney Pills, and
she is we'll and entirely free from pain
or any symptom Of the Rheumatism.
Are you still using Dodd's Kidney
Pills?" was asked.
No. stopped the use of the Pills
some time ago, and have not had the
slightest return of my old trouble. /
am sure l am completely and perma-
nently cured"
Many in Tippecanoe County who
have heard of Mrs. Rorick's case and
her cure by Dodd's Kidney Pills, are
using the Pills, and all report won
derful results:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
Journal of a COntented Woman.
BY SARAH ROGERS.


Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
November IL have decided today to
become contented, whatever my earth
ly lot. 1 have been so disconnected
lately that any change will be well
come. And has not Shakespeare said:
My crown is in my heart, not on my
head;
Not deck'd with diamonds and Indian
stones,
Nor to be seen-my crown is calrd con-
tent:
A crown it is that seldom kings enjoy.
So 1 am going to be contented and
wear my unseen crown upon my heart,
knowing that few kings enjoy like
privilege.
Fate has made me the only relative
of a business brother. Now at the very
start in order to explain, If not justify
my discomfort, this is not in the least
what l should have apportioned for
myself. l am not even determined
that / should have selected brother
as solitary relative, but if l had, he
should have been distinguished. uni
versity bred person, cultured to his
finger-tips and president of Harvard,
no less, and given to entertaining the
greatest litterateurs of the day. What
Destiny has chosen for me in the shape
Of Tom is a handsome, well-groomed,
ordinary business man, devoted to the
manufacture of silver-plated table,
ware. The Creighton knives and
spoons and forks are the best in the
market, as Tom is certainly the very
dearest fellow in the world, even
though say I should not have selected
him for a brother If l were ordering
one. Nor would have chosen Orion
as a place of residence, preferring
rather to reside at Cambridge with my
presidential brother.
Orion is mass of factory chimneys
which spell out the word commerce
every day in the week except Sunday.
I have never seen Cambridge, but
imagine 1t clustered, ivy-clad colony
of ancient buildings faithfully guard
ing all the traditions of culture.
And so here is the problem which
Destiny has set me, and which can
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
Brick Preserves.

The Australians. it appears, are put
ting up fruit preserves in the form
Of bricks, and the United States Ag-
ricultural department has become in
terested in the subject. as 1t is believed
that in a country, especially in Cali
fornia, where fruit is so plentiful, that
a vast industry can be developed in
preserves put up in this form. The
process consists simply in COMPRISING
fruS-pulp into bricks and wrapping
them in oil paper or other similar SUBJ
stance that will keep out the moisture.
The method has the advantage of do
ing away with glass or tin packages
which are necessary in liquid pre-
serves. 1t is also hoped that the brick
preserves can be made to taste like
fresh fruit, but complete success has
not yet been attained in this respect.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

quite certain that 1t was still in my
heart. and then I fell into line between
the rows OF prosaic houses and went
prosaically home to dinner. 1t is SO
much easier to be prosaic when the sun
has gone down and darkness is upon
the land, SO was not SO shocked ss
might have been when Tom told me
triumphantly that the silver business
was booming awfully, and that an or
der for three thousand spoons had just
come in from Chicago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
ml,,our, eo,.rnor. Are eo.t.n..d.

1t is a curious fact that although
Missouri elected its first governor
more than eighty years ago. is one OF
the largest and most prosperous states
Of the country, and that from its geo.
graphical position on the border line
between North and South, has occu-
pied an important position in national
affairs, not one of its governors has
ever been conspicuous in national poli-
tics. with the single exception OF b.
Gratz Brown, who ran for vioe-presi-
dent in 1872 and was overwhelmingly
defeated for that ofice.-New York
Sun.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

but it does not continue as long In
bearing as other beans. 1t is said to be
more generally eaten there by the poor
than by the wealthy, but, as it has a
distinct and agreeable flavor of its
own, quite different from the kidney
bean, it should be better known among
us. 1t is gathered when full grown,
but unripe, as it is then best favored.
The Broad Windsor is perhaps the best
known of the cultivated varieties, but
1t is less successfully grown in the
United States than in Europe, the cli-
mate being apparently unsuited to its
best development. 1t is imported to
some extent in exchange for varieties
grown here.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
BRUSH UP cORONETS.
Jewellers at Work on EmbIems of Rank
for British Ceremony,

for British Ceremony.
Peers of the realm are already pre-
pairing for the coronation. They are
having old coronets furnished up OF
new ones made, says London news
paper. In the workshops of several
West End jewellers the men are work
ing overtime. They handle nothing
by coronets from weekend to week
end. more than one case has come
to my knowledge" remarked the man
ager of famous jewelry establish.
ment, where peer has lately rum
mayed among the family heirlooms in
search of the coronet and has failed
to find 1t. In several instances parts
of the coronets have disappeared-a
gold strawberry leaf here, a silver ball
there, and so on. Excluding those of
the royal family, there are five differ
emit designs of coronets-the dukes,
with eight strawberry leaves; the mar
quis,' with four silver balls and straw
berry leaves between; the earl's, with
leaves; the viscOunt's, with fourteen
silver balls, and the baron's, with six.
Coronets are by no means as expen-
sive as people imagine. In fact, from
an economical point of view, there is
no reason why those entitled to wear
them should not do so in the street-as
our American cousins believe they do.
We can turn out very presentable
coronet for Is guineas. I know an
American millionaire who pays more
for his silk hats. No coronet, unless
worn by member of the royal family,
is jeweled. In the coronet of a duke,
a marquis and an earl the jewels are
represented by differently shaped
pieces of gold, while the silver balls
represent pearls. Chased as jeweled' is
the technical phrase"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

wonderful picture 1 saw there the other
evening as l took my solitary stroll
along the Understanding" sea! 1t was
extreme low tide, and the sand fats
lay in long, dark-brown reaches amidst
tranquil pools of water which reflected
faithfully the thousand brilliant colors
of the west. Far out at sea the waves
were breaking in a white line against
the dark, sharp lines of the sand. A
wholesome tang of salt was in the air,
which blew in freshly across the wide
The sun had disappeared behind
bank or rose-colored cloud, and no
words of mine can express the glori-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
Broad OF windsor Bean.

' It'd IdUdJ.
This is the bean of history" or
that which was earlier cultivated.
This bean grows erect, about 21a feet
high, has a square, reddish stem, and
the leaves are made up of oval leaflets.
The pods are broad, thicker at the end
and generally curved and pendent, con-
tanning thickish, bullying seeds. Sew
eral varieties are grown in Europe
both for fodder and for human food.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

solve only by putting my invisible
crown firmly on my heart
orion has one salient advantage; be-
ing given over to commerce. it is COM
mercially situated; it is seaport town.
There is a distinct profit for person
who loves sunsets and moon-rises; for
a bit out of the town where the fac
tories have not yet penetrated there Is
a superb stretch between the salt
meadows and the sea. One can walk
directly into the very heart OF the sun
settle changing. mysterious heart of
the sunset which has always Ind a
strange fascination for me- What q
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
Dr...m..er. Scare. In M.nlla.

According to one of the officers
wives who has returned for home
visit from Manila, there are now two
hundred American women in Manila
for whom there Is only one dress
maker. He Is a Chinese. Recently he
was arrested for smuggling, where
upon the two hundred women began
TO intercede. If Sang were put in jail
wherewithal could they be clothedf
Fortunately Sang proved himself not
guilty.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

While the birth of a girl is not
mourned over in France, as in certain
oriental countries, still it certainly
does not call forth the triumphant joy
caused by the advent of a boy. The
tiny outfit has been tied up with blue
ribbons in expectation of the hoped-for
boy; should girl be born these are
changed for pink.-Ladies' Home Jour-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

The Magnetic Starch Mfg. Co. man
ufactures the DEFIANCE STARCH,
put up 70 packages in a case, each
package containing 16 ounces. Is more
starch than is put up by any other
manufacturer. If your wholesale house
does not keep it, send your order to US
and we will see that they deliver you
the goods
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
Hallsy.s Comet Coming.

The young people of the present gen.
Grafton have never seen a comet, ex-
cept, perhaps, in a few rare cases, tele-
scopically. But another decade will,
doubtless, bring the return of Halley's
celebrated comet, which, though not OF
the first rank of splendor, will never
theless prove a most gratifying spec
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
American Tourist Association Will Travel
in the West This Year.

An extended tour to the Yellowstone Park
has been arranged by the American Tourist
Association OF which Reau Campbell is neral
manager. Many people of this vicinity
going. as the itinerary is leisurely and there
IRE such long stops at all points OF interest
that the travellers will be able to make extend
ed explorations of such places as Pixies Peak
and Garden Of the Gods in Colorado. The itin-
erary of the tour includes visit to unique Salt
Lake City and long ride in sight Of the Rocky
Mountains. The same features that have
hitherto made these ton so popular will be
prominent this year There will be utmost
privacy for small parties in the Pullu an sleep
ing and dining cars, and all the coaches used
on the driI eS will be for the exclusive use OF
tourists. The American Tourist Association
has also arranged a tour to Alaska. and If in
dividual members of the Yellowstone party
desire to continue further north, the trip will
be Incorporated in the itinerary, The cost OF
tickets for these tours includes all expenses
everywhere. Full particulars will be furnished
upon application to L. E. BLECkLEY,
r. & Il. A. Mo. Pac. Ry.,
Wichita, Kas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
IA. M.ny Christian Nance.

The Duchess of Cornwall is blessed
with a liberal assortment Of Christian
names, eight in all. Should she eventu-
ally share the British throne she can
select from the following: Augustine,
Louise, Olga, Pauline, Claudine and
ones.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

Colonel Harry Clay Egbert's death
in field at Manila, Island of Luzon, has
been commemorated by the erection
of a handsome monument on the spot
where he fell while leading his men
in an attack upon the Filipino
trenches.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

One size smaller after using Aliens Foo:
Ease, powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating
aching feet, improving nails, corns and
bunions All druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy; n. Y,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

In his efforts to grow crops the in
telligent farmer must ever try to con-
ceive and add to the stock of avail
able plant food in the soil. The fer
tility of soil is measured by its pow
er to produce crops. A soil may have
many hundreds of pounds Of plant
food per acre, and still be unfertile,
while another may contain little plant
food, but may have that little In an
available form and thus be produc-
tive, |. e., fertile.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

Mr.. Reginald de Ko~n has complet-
cd the score for "The Daughters De-
lighttul," piece for which Mr.. George
v, Hobart has written the libretto.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

A favorite way Of applying wood
or pasture lands. This encourages the
growth of clover and some of the bet
ter grasses with a tendency to crowd
out inferior kinds Of grasses, weeds
and moss.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

The heaviest precious stone is the
zircon, which is four and one-halt
times heavier than an equal quantity
of water. The lightest Is the opal,
only twice as heavy as water.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
EXCURSION TO YELLOWSTONE PARK.

1t doesn't take an acrobat to do
turn on the vaudeville stage.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

The sun is SO bright and hot that
the people have sun grins on theii
faces
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

Kangaroo skins to the value Of over
q million dollars year are imported
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

Some June days are rare and some
are positively raw.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18
Ladies Can Wear shoes

It's funny that revenue cutters in
stead of cutting the revenue add TO it:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-18

Who Is in the tight fears who Is In
the wrong hopes