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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Her Johnnie Morgan.
nv WILLIAM WENDHAM.

BY WILLIAM w ENDf1Ah.
copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
His name was not Johnnie Morgan;
| 1t was Antonio Pansado. But from
that day almost year ago when she
| first heard and saw him, very dirty
and very picturesque Italian violinist,
| fiddling his way through the frightened
purse strings and into the hearts OF all
who heard him, she had christened
him and to herself had called him
| johnnie Morgan" Almost year it
was and to her the shortest year she
had ever lived, for it seemed as if this
Antonio had brought with him into
her life the blue sky and the sunshine
OF his own Italy.
Miss Anna Gilbert was the teacher
| Of drawing and painting in the Girls
| College at jacksonville, and was more
| beloved than any teacher of the col
/ lege had ever been before. The title
which the girls had given her, Saint
| Anna" was truly deserved, for so
thickly did she SOW the seeds of good
ness about her that had her harvest of
thanks from poor struggling students
been wheat at the right time of the
market it would have given her a
princess income
During her youth, for it must be
confessed her youth was mostly be-
hind her, she had worked and sacri-
feed for her parents until their death,
and then she struggled for the educa-
ton of her younger brother and sis
ter.
One gray October morning on her
way to work she had been struck by
the evident genius of the young Italian,
who was playing his violin on the
street. Always attracted by music she
stopped to listen and was struck by
the combination of poverty and genius
in the handsome young fellow.
He certainly was unusually hand
he was for his face possessed a great
sincerity and righteousness of express
sion. The soft dark eyes and olive
skin were enhanced by the exceeding
thinness of the face and by the hun
cry look in the eyes-a hunger for spir-
itual and mental as well as physi-
cal food, which, shining from those
dark eyes appealed directly and power
fully to this warm-hearted woman.
Knowing of an opening in the college
she quietly put the man and the op-
portunity together, with the result that
the Italian, within a month, was CIV
ing lessons to a class. And the class
grew Immediately from three to thir
teen.
To his patroness he owed all, and
never did he cease to pour out to her
his gratitude. He treated her with the
greatest reverence and when walking
home with her or meeting her coming
to her duties he would hold open the
gate or raise his hat as if she were
princess. Then she got into the habit
of asking him to come in when he
walked home with her and of making
q cup of tea in her little bachelor room,
which always seemed cosy and pleas
ant to them both, and had made his
thanks overflow to 'Mees Anna" She
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03


The Importance attained by health
resorts in Europe is shown by the fact
that the German and Austrian medical
profession with the cooperation of the
governments of those countries has ap
pointed a committee to arrange cheap
excursions which will give physicians
and medical students an opportunity
of visiting and examining the health
resorts of the two countries. This
committee includes two famous med
ical men, Prof Won Leyden and Prof
Liebreich. The first excursion party
will visit the seacoast resorts in Sep
TENDER. 1t may be the result of the
above conception of the scope of med
ical treatment that in these countries
it seems to be true that a physician
will often give his patient nothing but
sound advice and the patient be sat
isfield that the doctor has done his
duty. Unfortunately should a physi-
clan here forget to add prescription
the chances are that the patient would
see another more circumspect practi-
toner. OF course busy person or one
of limited means will ever hope that
forced, often expensive. vacation may
not be necessary and equally good re-
suits attained by course of medical
treatment In America the over
worked, mentally WORKOUT, nervously
exhausted patients, and unfortunately
their name is legion, need rest and
recreation much more than iron, quiz
their needlessly exaggerated opinion
of the value of these is one of the
chief obstacles in the path of a doc
tor who tries to help them.-American
Medicine.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

Wellington, Hans, Sept. 26.-As an
illustration of what there is to be made
on investments in wheat lands in Sum-
ner county. just one case is cited, that
of Sol Belsley. He has S31, 900 invest
ed in lands here. His profit this year
was S6,232, or trifie over 20 per cent.
He owns a farm III Illinois which he
can sell any day for $40. 900 cash. The
Illinois farm this year nettcd him 81, 400,
or 81 per, cent His Kansas lands
have netted him an average of Is per
cent ever since he first acquired them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

never had she looked so radiant and
so young as she did the next day
Il had letter this morning from
my little sister," she said to Antonio
the next evening as he walked home
with her. 'She is coming next week
to spend her vacation with me-"
'Ah, the little sister. l shall love
! the little child for the sake of Saint
Anna exclaimed Antonio.
Saint Anna laughed.
oh, she's not so small as all that"
she replied. Saddle is eighteen and a
great tall girl, but 1 call her my little
sister because she always has been my
baby. She has been at Normal school
and next season she will begin to
| teach"
Sadie came, and a rosebud of rare
perfection she was-a perfect type of
blonde beauty, with warm heart and
viVacity which charmed all who met
her. To her physical charms she add
ed character built on strongest foun-
dations, for to this baby sister had
Miss Anna given all the loving care
and earnestness of thought, all the
building up of ideals that she had
missed in her own girlhood and ac-
quired in her hard battles with the
world.
The next time Antonio walked home
with his st. Anna" she insisted that
he come in and see the little sister,"
He came and they had a cup of tea,
and Antonio, who was prepared to
make himself agreeable for the sake
of his patroness and friend, soon for
got all about her in the presence of
the sparkling youth and beauty of Sal
die. He came more often than ever
after that and sat in undisguised rap
ture and alteration at the feet of the
younger girl. Nor was she less at
tracted by the dark faced foreigner
with the soft black eyes.
AS Miss Anna watched them it all
came to her and she saw, not as
through a glass darkly, but as in the
glare of the morning light, how it all
was and would be. She had built up
these two, had given them sustenance
from her own nature, had fed their
souls and warmed their hearts, for
this very thing. And what could be
better, she thought, than that these
two young things, full of life and love
and the sunshine of the present and
promise of the future, should love each
other. Nothing, she told herself. moth
ing could be better. 1t was natural
1t was right.
As she stood in front of her glass
she looked closely at herself, scanning
her features critically.
you thought you could be young
again?" she said, but you had more
than ten years against you"
She looked closely at her heavy
brown hair and noting the few gray
hairs about the temples she smiled a
little sadly to herself. She looked low
fngly at Sadie, asleep on the bed. and
said softly:
He is her Johnnie Morgan" and
then with weary sigh. "oh. how glad
I am that Wellesley needs another
drawing teacher next year.
II Saddle had been awake instead Of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
In Cleveland Public Schools.

Cleveland. o.. Sept. 26.-The Cleve-
land public school council voted to
include the Lords prayer, the Ten
Commandments and the Twenty-third
psalm in the course of study now
taught.
''Ne ought to be improving the moral
as well as the mental capacities of the
children" said Mr.. Hobart, a member
of the board.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Train Rolls Over.

Omaha, Sept. 3O.-Through passen
ger train No. 3, on the Wabash, from
st. Louis to Omaha, was wrecked on u
curve seven miles southeast of Council
Bluffs. The entire train, consisting OF
mail and baggage cars, two day coaches,
a chair car and Pullman sleeper, rolled
down an eighteen-foot embankment
and turned bottom-side up. The en-
CINE alone remained upright, stopping
with the forward trucks on the edge OF
the bridge over Indian Creek. The
train carried nearly hundred passen-
gers and miraculous as it seems no one
was killed. There were perhaps four
teen seriously injured and score OF
others received minor bruises.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Clever London Cabbr.

A London "cabby' says that once
two distinguished strangers hailed him
at Westminster palace and babe him
drive at top speed to Marlborough
house. After moment OF recollection
he recognized the Prince of Wales and
his friend the King of Belgium An
awkward attempt at an obeisance from
the box was promptly rebuked. AMI
the cabby settled down to his business
of driving his royal guests as fast as
a hanson may go in London streets.
They stopped at Marlborough house
and it was time to pay. We'll driven.
cabby," said the prince; what do !
owe your" Please. sir. I've already
ad sovereign and art in the an
some" replied cabby. bowling to the
price and the king of Belgium Here's
for the king OF Belgium. then said
the prince. handing the driver SOW
ereien; 81 don't count, you know
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Anarchists Releaeed.

Chicago, Sept. 25.-The nine anarch-
lists who have been under arrest here
since the assassination of President
Mckinley, were released, Judge Chef
lain so ordering after the prosecution
had admitted that there was no legal
evidence against them. Emma Gold
mans case was set for hearing before
Magistrate Prindyville, where she is
charged with conspiracy to murder
President Mckinley. The cases in the
in the lower court with reference to the
men is of course nullified
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Z,buIon Pike. Commi,.ion,

Larned, Kas., Sept. 27.-Mrs. Sarah
Sturtevant of Larned is the possessor
of the original document issued by
President Thomas jefferson on April
II, 1902, commissioning Zebulon NJ.
Pike as major in the first regiment of
the United States infantry. Mrs
Sturtevant is a daughter of Marie
Pike, the only sister of Zebulon Pike
The commission is printed on heavy
parchment and, although nearly one
hundred years old, shows little signs
of wear.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Governor Dole Ke.i1ned.

San Francisco, Sept. 3O.-Since the
arrival of the steamer Sierra, the story
has been circulated that just before the
vessel left Honolulu Governor Dole
wrote his resignation.
Whoever is responsible for the story
insists that the governors resignation
was given to Secretary Henry E. Coop
er, who was passenger on the Sierra,
to be delivered by him to the president.
Cooper and Judge A. S. Hartwell of
Honolulu, left for Washington last
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

Phoenix. Ariz.. Sept. 27.-An impor-
tant industrial change in taking place
in the southwest The Mexican labor
err is being driven out by the American
workman.
co have been under American control,
alien labor has been used largely for
certain purposes. On railroads, in the
mines and in ranch work Mexicans
have been employed at wages that
prohibited competition by American
workmen.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
A MCKINLEY Monument.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 26.-Initial steps
were taken here toward the erection at
Canton, through popular subscription,
of what is hoped to be fitting and
magnificent monument to the memory
of the late President Mckinley.
At conference attended by Senator
Hanna, Judge William 4. Day, of Can
ton, and Colonel Myron T. Herrick. it
was decided to organize at once com
mission that will be national in its
scope to take charge of the work at
once
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Carter at Work for St. Louis.

Washington, Sept. 25.-In a dinner
party upon the occasion of the first
dinner taken by the president at the
White House, was former Senator Car
ter, of Montana, president of the st.
Louis Exposition. Mr.. Carter talked
with the president about securing a
complete exhibit at the exposition from
our insular possessions and the presi-
dent promised that the exposition man
agement would be heartily seconded.
The war department will be asked to
cn-nnerafe to this end
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

discovered that he was saving almost
all his earnings toward sum which
would enable him to bring over his
old father and mother.
He poured out his music to Miss
Gilbert. as he did his troubles, with
those foolish girls who will not work
at re lesson" And to all his plans
and troubles she listened with sym
patty, as she always had done to any
of the students in whom she was TAX
ing special interest. But sympathy
and friendliness in a woman's heart
toward man. when the man is young,
handsome and manly. is going to grow
into love As surely as the acorn which
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Coal VIII Not Advance.

Kansas City. Sept 24.--At the Kan
sas City offices of Southern Kansas coal
mines, those supplying one-half the
soft coal this city uses. it is announced
that all talk of strike on the part of the
miners is at an end. The intention
originally was to have the men quit
work on labor day. Then the walking
delegates postponed their order until
three days later Once more they put
it off until last Saturday night Now
they are not saying word Whole
safe prices remain the same
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Cresceus Failed.

Philadelphia, Sept 2s.-Cresceus, the
king of trotters, failed to lower his re
cord of 2:O214, made at Columbus, Aug
ust ., in trial on the Belmont Driving
Club course at Narbarth, a suburb OF
this city. The great son of Robert Nc.
Gregor, stepped the mile in 2:O41l with
out skip. and thereby reduced the
track record of 2:OsA made by Alix on
November Z, 1894. Everything was
conducive to fine time. The track was
lightning fast and there was not enough
breeze to interfere with the progress OF
the great trotter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

Norfolk, Neb., Sept. 25.-The state
insane asylum and adjacent buildings,
eight in all We're destroyed by fire.
Six hundred patients were in the insti-
tuition at the time, three of whom are
missing and supposed to have been
burned to death. The loss is almost
total. The patients were for time
quartered in an open field and guarded
by local authorities until they could be
sent to Lincoln and Hastings asylums
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Second City In Norwao Burned.

Christiana, Sept. GA large section
of Bergen is burned. Two firemen
were killed. The damage done amounts
to several million kroner.
Bergen is the second city of Norway
and the principal seaport of the country.
The town is the capital of the Norwe-
gian province of its name, and is situa
ted about $50 miles northwest of Chris.
tiana. The population has increased
very rapidly during the last thirty-five
years and is now over 10000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Le.venvorth Apple Market.

Leavenworth. Kan, Sept. 24.-Apple
packers here are getting about all the
apples they can handle and they are
paying good prices for them. The
Jonathan is about the only variety on
the market now, and the price for the
best quality ranges from $3.50 to So a
barrel. The buyers say the Jonathans
are of better quality this year than
ever before, that the drouth was good
thing after all. The Jonathan is re-
carded as the finest apple raised and
brings better prices than other apples.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
KING AND A PEASANTS COW.
Italian Ruler Guards Animal for al
Aged Woman.

Italian Ruler Guards Animal for an
Aged Woman.
Some days ago the King and Queen
of Italy took a long promenade in the
neighborhood of their chateau of Rae
conigi, their summer residence. The
Queen suddenly became intensely
thirsty. Perceiving an old woman near
who was watching COW the King re-
quested her to give him little milk.
The peasant, ignorant of the quality
of her guests, pretended that her COW
gave no milk. But you have some
water at your house." continued the
King. That yes" replied the old wo
man. Gould you get some for me?"
IF you would keep my COW while 1
went for it." Agreed" replied Victor
Emmanuel in the most serious fashion
in the world. At the end of ten min
utes the old woman returned with a
bowl of fresh water. But how does it
there are so few people in the coun-
try?" They have all gone down to
the chateau to see the King, the Queen
and the little Princess. 1t is only we
old ones that one leaves at the house
and who will never see them" But
you see them, my worthy woman" re-
piled the King, giving her new gold
piece. I'VE are the King and Queen"
The peasant woman began to tremble
and in despairing voice cried: Par
don me, Sire, l did not know" Tb
Queen had all the trouble in the world
to calm the poor woman, who kept
repeating: 'To think that have given
my COW to guard to the KING"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

According to the census of 1901 the
average income of the inhabitants Of
Norway is only 1926 kroner, or about
$85, a year. This includes men. wom-
en- and children. Nevertheless, there
is one savings bank for every $500 in
habitants, one deposition for every 2.S
inhabitants, with an average deposit
amounting to 119 kroner. No country
in the world shows such thrift and
economy, for this statement includes
only the savings banks, without refer
ring to the other banks of deposit
Correspondence Chicago Record-Her-
aid
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

Not much wise painting
done; poor paint, mostly; too
cheap. Nobody wants it
poor; everybody wants it
cheap.
Devoe ready paint is cheap
because it isn't poor; it's un-
like any other; because we
guarantee results instead of
materials.
Wise painting is-Paint in
the fall and use Devoe.
Ask your dealer; he'll get it fer you. Book
on paiztiug free II you mention this paper.
GooD-PAINT DEvoE, CHICAGO.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Tricks of Police Omcers.

There are all kinds of tricks in the
police business, and in spite of our
vigilance it is not always easy to de-
tect the offenders" says a police lieu
tenant of Philadelphia. Some police
men will resort to all kinds of tricks
to keep from arresting man. l have
known cases where policemen have
taken intoxicated persons from their
beats and placed them on adjoining
beats to save themselves from sum-
moning the patrol wagon"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

Dame Nature also planted is going to
grow into an oak.
One June day after he had walked
home with her she sat in her room
and with many bushes faced it-faced
this fact that she loved the violinist.
The song was all true: She loved her
johnnie Morgan" And why not? she
asked herself. Had she not worked
hard for others all her life and been
faithful in all things? Was it not
right that the sunshine of love and
happiness should come into her life.
She dreamed that night of cottage
filed with the music of violin; and
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Green in Mems Clothes.

It will be impossible for men to
avoid green in their clothes this sea-
son unless they deliberately turn their
backs on the latest fashions from Eng
land. The new cloths have this color
to a greater or less degree in their
patterns. Some of them have thin
threads of green outlining a check,
others have green introduced more
markedly in the texture-all OF them
show it in one way or another.-New
York Sun.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

With regard to the proposition Of an
international agreement on geograph-
ical maps and methods the English
would die to the last man before they
would give up the meridian of Green
witch. As for us, the day that we might
renounce our adhesion to the meridian
of the Observatory of Paris We could
consider our independence seriously
menaced and we would sing to the air
of Charles vi, "Jamais, jamais en-
France."-Paris Figaro.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

Guthrie, Ok, Sept. 3O.-J. R. Wood,
the man who drew claim No. /, adjoin-
ing the city of Lawton, is now attempt
ing to fence his farm, on which are
located 500 squatters who refuse &c
move. To fence the north side, one
mile long, he must go through an
almost solid row of tents, stores and
shacks. He is nearing that side and
will again appeal to Uncle Sam &c
move the souatterS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Teaching Kindness to Children.

Hundreds of thousands of children
can never be taught directly in our
schools to love either their fathers or
mothers, but they can be taught to be
constantly doing kind acts to the lower
creatures and in this way may be made
better, kinder and more merciful in all
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Taken for DreYfus.

A tucerne newspaper relates that a
man who recently travelled through
Switzerland "a Belgian count was
annoyed by being taken for Dreyfus.
People crowded about him and stared
and would not believe what he said
about himself till he showed his card.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Students of Toxic.

The number Of students" in Toxic.
Japan, is said to be $4,000. Many of
these, however, are merely persons
without visible means of support who
call themselves students to escape the
attention of the police.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
twelve detectives Guard Loubet.

Paris has always paid s13, 500 year
to the detectives who guard the Presi-
dent of France, but has just refused to
do so longer, and the national govern
ment has assumed the task. Twelve
detectives are hired for the purpose.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Nero. Magic Lens.

Nero was near-sighted. He had
transparent gem which enabled him to
watch the sports of the gladiators. 1t
was believed to have a magic property.
but is now supposed to have been an
accidental lens.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

The editor of the Collins (Mo.) AID.
vocate remarks: I'VE will accept wood
eornmeal, wheat, -four, chop feed.
chickens, eggs, turkeys, ducks, geese
apples, lard, bacon, pork. beef, pars-
nips, persimmons and coon hides on
subscriptions"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
COLUMBIA FIRST WINNER.

New York, Sept. 3O.-The Shamrock
crossed the line 3:31:1O; the Columbia
3:31:15. Columbia wins by Is seconds.
The committee gave the Columbia an
allowance of 43 seconds because of
measurements.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03
Cause for Displeasure.

Some OF the Russian newspapers arc
displeased with the monument to Bis.
marck recently unveiled in Moscow.
They think 1t strange that a foreigner
should have been thus honored, while
Alexander Ill, Gogol, Asakoff and
many others are neglected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get in the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford most interesting study and
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable and send what they
advertise.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-03

asleep she might have seen above the
head of st. Anna, the ring of white
light which crowned the head of this
saint in this her supreme hour of sac
rifice