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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
A Professional Visit.
BY FRANK H. SWEET.

| Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
1t was bitterly cold, and the two
figures threading their way down the
mountain side bent to avoid the slant
ing particles of ice that stung their
faces. Yet only the day before the sun
had shone and May flowers had opened
their petals to a soft breeze.
Hurry! hurry! Doctor! for mercy's
sake, hurry" implored one of the fig
ures, shouting in order to be heard
above the wind, and the other figure,
strong and athletic though it was, threw
itself forward still more fiercely in vain
endeavor to overtake the old man, who
was plunging on ahead. Hurry. hur-
ryl hurry" came back to him as part
of the wind Its ten miles yet, an
she may be dyin'. For mercy's sake,
hurry"
Only a few hours before, just as the
storm was bursting, the old man had
appeared at the door of a small iso-
lated hotel in the mountains and de-
manded a doctor, and when assured
there was not one within twenty miles
he had thrown up his hands with
despairing, AN she may be dyin'! She
may be dyin'!" Then suddenly
Strengthening himself, he had asked
harshly to be shown the road to the
nearest doctor At that moment the
young man had appeared.
Il am not a DOCTOR" he had said, but
studied medicine two years before
deciding upon the ministry. 1 have
only just arrived, so 1 know nothing
about the location of doctors here. AS
you are in a hurry, 1 may be better
than none, and am at your service.
Hardly word had been spoken since
then, except the intermittent Hurry
hurry" Down slopes they had plunged,
lodging trees and powders. slipping
and stumbling, and up slopes they had
climbed and scrambled, clinging by
sheer force of fingers where they would
often have fallen back, their one
thought to cover distance as rapidly
as possible. Mile after mile fell away
behind them and still they bent their
faces to the slanting particles of ice,
the young man unable to see where he
was going, but following his compan-
ion, who was apparently oblivious of
fatigue or pain.
But suddenly as they hurried on the
old mans foot caught in some projec-
ton and he was thrown violently for
ward. Almost instantly, however, he
was upon his feet again and plunging
on. But only for few steps; then he
tottered and fell.
Hurry! hurry" he called. 1--we
broke my ankle, and can't keep up.
Foller the ridge till We come to gull
ley with pine trees on one side. Keep
through it, and then turn to the right.
My cabins in the oak scrub beyond"
But you," protested the young man
anxiously. 81 cannot leave you like
this. Let me attend to your ankle
first"
mo, no, no." screamed the old man
harshly. GO on, tell We. There's no
time for me. I'm all right an know
every foot O. these mountains. If my
ankle is broke, can hobble along, an
will get there most as soon as you. Go
on. tell We! Hurry! hurry! For mer-
cy's sake, hurry! She may be dyin'!"
The young man sprang away ODE
diently. Along the ridge and down the
gulley he hurried, lodging the trees
and rocks when he could see them. and
bruising himself against them when he
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Cherokee FuIIblood. VIII Enroll.

Vinita, L. T., Oct. 26.-The United
States commission to the five civilized
tribes reached an agreement with the
fullblood Cherol1ees to enroll and the
commission announced a new appoint
ment for the convenience of the full
bloods as follows: ''At Tahlequah, l.
T., from Monday, November 4, to We'd
nesday, December, 4, 1901, inclusive"
The fullbloods have heretofore refused
to be enrolled by the Dawes commits
sion for the reason that they did not
want to consent to the allotment of
their lands
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31

HE fell there after he saw me-"
and frightened, but her eyes clear and
bright. For the first time tears began
to fall from the old mans eyes, for the
brightness of the girls face told him
that she was saved Upon the floor
lay the young man breathing heavily.
He fell there after he saved me-"
the girl said, hurriedly, but first he
took some of his own medicine. He
said he would try to get to the fire.
l could only lie here and wait and
watch. It's been awful, for maybe
Henry is dying. You must hurry for
a doctor, uncle"
Yes, yes; I'll hurry for one right
of, said the old man thankfully; hes
earned that. But first I'll git him on the
bed an give him something hot to
drink. l reckon mebbe he's got chilled
and used up
But as he bent over him, the young
man opened his eyes; at first blankly,
then with growing intelligence in them.
Its more exhaustion than anything
else,' he whispered, that and the cold.
I'll be all right in day or two. Don't
go for doctor; you're not able. You
might hand me my box of medicine. 1t
fell on the floor. And-and-'
The old man bent lower.
'Is-is-El-sie doing well? You
might-give her another spoonful
from the glass"
The old man nodded, a surprised
look coming to his face. But the
young man had fallen back uncon-
scious.
Three days later the two were out
side the cabin together. The old man
was sitting on a bench, his ankle
bandaged.
Your niece is all right now" the
young man was saying. IF she has
another attack, give her the medicine
as have directed. And you must be
very careful of your ankle for a week
or two-though for that matter l shall
be back again-soon. I-you see-I
used to know your niece. We attended
schools in the same town. Then she
disappeared, and could not obtain her
address"
Yes said the old man, IAN you've
found her here?"
I've found her here" simply, land
and she says may call again. But
goodby."
The old man reached into his pocket.
81 wish 1 could give you something
like what you've done for mes worth,
Doctor" he said, wistfully, but l
can't. Elsie's paw was rich, but he
died, an Elsie came to live with me.
I git my Twin huntin' This is all the
money I've got, but you must take it, -
and he held out silver dollar.
The young man glanced at it smil-
ingly, with refusal on his lips. But
something in the old mans eyes made
him change his mind. He took the
dollar and slipped it into his pocket.
Thank you," he said Now 1 must
be going
When he came to the crossing to
which the old man had directed him, a
tree fallen across the river, he paused
and took some letters from his pocket
One of them he opened and read
, thoughtfully.
Dear Jack: Allow me to congratu.
late you in advance upon your success
in the suit. All that was needed was
the evidence which you write you
have secured. The money is unques.
tionably yours, and even the other side
tacitly admits this, while counting fol
success upon bubble of the law. But
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31

you must be careful to have your evil
dence in court on the goth, or the case
will go by default. Five thousand
dollars is not much, but it may be OF
great use to young fellow like you
who is just starting out in life. Yours
as ever,
The young man tore the letter into
strips and dropped them into the
swirling current of river.
1T is now the twenty-second." he
said contentedly. land the case has al
ready gone by default. But what OF
il? | have found Elsie"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31

In his wet garments he would soon
freeze unless he kept moving.
Far up the slope he could see the
scrub oaks, and among them was
doubtless the cabin. 1t was still miles
away, and would require hard climbing
to reach it. But the very exertion of
such a climb would be the best means
Of keeping him from freezing. Up, I'D
he climbed and crawled, all the time
more slowly and painfully, his gar
ments soon freezing stiff as boards and
his fingers becoming red and blood
stained. But at last he reached the
scrub, and soon after saw the cabin
in which was the life he was to save.
1t was late the next day when the
old man followed him up the slope.
even more slowly and painfully. 1t
required several hours to hobble to the
scrub, and several more to reach the
cabin. When he pushed open the door
with an improvised crutch, he saw a
girl lying on a couch, her face pale
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
ANOTHER IMMENSE GRANT.
Gives an Air Line From st. Paul to thu
City of Mexico.


Detroit, Oct. 26.-One of the mos
important railroad deals of recent
date was completed in the City of Mex
leo, when Sidney A. Witherbee of De-
troit secured concessions of !, 500 miles
of railroad from the Mexican govern
ment. The concessions were $40, 900
mile cash for the construction of the
road and a grant of 1000, 900 acres of
land, the total aggregating 500, OOO, 900.
The line will run from the Kansas City
& Orient railroad at Preside Del Norte
to Metamora, and thence to the east
coast of Mexico. Following the east
coast the road will run to Campechi, on
the gulf.
At Metamora the Mexican road will
connect with the Brownsville, Corpus
Christi & Gulf railroad, line 16O miles
long, that will have its terminus at
Brownsville, Tex, opposite Metamora.
When the two lines are completed an
almost air line to st. Paul from the
City of Mexico will be the result.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Two K.n... Man succeed Jobe..

Washington, Oct. 23.-$mptroller OF
the currency, Mr.. Ridgeley has an
nounced the appointment of James T.
Bradley, of Sedan, and Elmer E. Ames,
of Norton, as bank examiners for Kan
sas, to succeed C. S. Jobes, recently re-
signed. Mr.. Ridgeley said the amount
of work to be done by the examiner in
Kansas had increased so rapidly that
one man could no longer do the work.
recommended the new examiners to the
comptroller.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
THE DRAGON SCREEN.
Porcelain Wall the Only remnant o
Beautiful grounds.

Porcelain Wall the Only remnant o
Beautiful grounds.
Very few people even in Pekin seem
to have heard of it. For, of course, till
lately none were allowed to drive along
the excellent carriage road by the
lake through the park Ike grounds in
terspersed with rockeries. The screen
is perhaps twenty fest high, and OF
porcelain throughout, and on it in high
relief a row of dragons standing on
their tails, and possibly five feet high,
old gold, dull red, cream, dark blue,
then over again, the two dark blue
confronting each other in the center.
What was that screen meant to shell
ter from the world? Now behind it
there is only scene of frantic desolu-
ton of the most complete vandalism
trees hacked and brck-n, marble col
umns RACED to the ground, images torn
from their lotus seats and cloven in
two. Here a broken head lying in the
grass, there a gilded hand, and behin6
a little to the right on an eminence,
a temple like that VIII CHI crowns the
hill at the Summer palace. Covered
with thousand images of Buddha out
side, all of imperial yellow brilliantly
shining, it caused the spectator to sigh
and think how exquisite must have
been the other destroyed building,
since this required no protecting
screen. 81 do not dsp.ore its destruc-
ton at all" says a German Sinologue,
the Chinese must be humbled some
how Best humble them tn. ough their
palaces and temples. The Cornhill.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Dispute OF Indemnity Lands.

Guthrie, Ok, Oct. 2s.-Attorneys at
Lawton are advising clients that Okla
homa has no legal title to indemnity
lands selected in the counties of Caddo,
Comanche and Kiowa. They are fur
nishing information upon which con-
tests can be made at Washington. J. J.
Houston, secretary of the school land
board said that the claims are unbound
ed. He believes that persons insti-
tuting contests will receive no consider
alton at Washington and lose the
money paid their lawyers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Custodian of Forest Reserve.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 26.-Charles e.
johnson, whose appointment as custo-
dian of the Oklahoma forest reserve of
$4,000 acres, is announced, lives in
Perry. Delegate Flynn had not heard
of Johnson's candidacy. johnson was
Trough Rider" and served as Roose-
velt's personal messenger in the Cuban
campaign. Roosevelt secured John
sons appointment on the allotting force
in the Wichita country. johnson APP
ship about four weeks ago and was
Endorsed by w. T. Little and Horace
Speed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31

Hurry Hurry" he called.
could not, the storm still beating in his
face, but the bitter cold unnoticed in
his haste. At the end of the gully he
heard the rush and roar of turbulent
waters, and presently came to the bank
of stream, thirty or forty feet wide,
whose current was broken into white
ridges by its force against the rough
ness of the river bed. The old man
had not spoken of this. Doubtless he
knew of fording place, and had ex
pected himself to lead the way across.
There was no time to look for a ford
now, and without hesitation the young
man flung himself into the icy water.
He was a strong swimmer. but when
he drew himself laboriously up the
opposite bank he was breathing heav-
lily. Another ten feet of the whirling
icy current he felt would have been
more than he could have overcome.
For a moment he lay painting and
trembling; then rose stiff1y to his feet
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
wade Hampton. of 1. T.

st Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 23.-Wade
Hampton, cattle buyer and stock
shipper from the vicinity of Paul's Val
ley, 1. T., was brought to st. Joseph
by Deputy United States Marshal
Banks, of Indian Territory, on capias
charging him with selling mortgaged
cattle. A bank of Kansas City, it is
said, held mortgage for $4,000 on
cattle disposed of in st. Joseph by
Hampton. He is one of the most
prominent stocltmen of Indian Terri
tOrV
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31

Atchison, Kans., Oct. 2s.-W. d. Gill
land, farmer four miles south of this
town, has just completed the work on
an irrigation plant by which he will
irrigate twelve acres of fruit and vege-
tables next season. He has a five-horse
power gasoline engine with which he
will pump water to the top of hill
from which place the water will be
be distributed by gravitat:on. The
plant cost $500, but Gilliland expects
to make it pay for itself next season.
This experiment will be watched.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
In Telephone Business.

Topeka, Oct. 26.-For the purpose of
constructing telephone lines in Okla
homa and Indian territory, Frank L.
Brown, Cyrus Leland, Morton Albaugh,
Orie Morse, /. f. Lambert and c. S.
Jobes have formed company and Sc
cured franchise to put in an exchange
at Wichita. Mr.. Albaugh owns the
lJcal telephone line in Kingman and it
will be connected with the new system.
Eventually it is intended to connect
the new system with the lines in East
ern Kansas controlled by Mr. Brown.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31

Ottawa, Ia, Oct @6.-Chicago, Bur-
lington & Kansas City passenger train
No. l was wrecked two miles of Exline,
the entire train, consisting of day
coach, mail and combination cars, with
the engine, being thrown over forty
foot embankment. The cars were all
splintered into small pieces. There
were nearly thirty passengers in the
coach, and how they escaped is mys-
terry. Three are probably fatally in
jured and five others are very badly
hurt
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
SHIPMENTS FROM CANADA
OF Supplies For British Army Are Very
Large.

Montreal, Oct. 2s.-Shipments OF
products from Canada for the imperial
army in South Africa are still increas-
ing. Through Lord Strathcona's ONCE
in London, the minister of agriculture
has made arrangements whereby prac-
tically the whole of the oats crop
available for export from Alberta can
be delivered in South Africa on &C
count of the war office
Half million bushels are to be ship
ped Immediately and the rest will be
rushed forward as quickly as possible.
Fifteen thousand tons of hay are also
to be shipped before the end of the
month. In connection with these
shipments, eight more steamships for
loading at st. John, n. B., in Decem-
Der, have been chartered by the agri.
cultural department.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Gouernor PiIlsbury.s Estate.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 24.-No will
was left by the late John 5. Pillsbury,
content to give as he lived to any insti-
tuition or movement which he deemed
worthy of aid, and was also content to
let the laws of Minnesota determine
the final disposition of his estate. He
said so in SO many words His fortune
is large one. Some estimate that his
estate is worth about 5000, 900 and
some place it even higher.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Madame TsiIka Is Dead.

Soma, Bulgaria, Oct. 24.-It is report
ed that Nine. K. Tsilka, the companion
of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the American
missionary captured by brigands, died
recently in captivity. All efforts to
send parcels of clothes and other nee
essaries to Miss Stone who must be
suffering from cold have been baffied.
All attempts to communicate with the
brigands have been unsuccessful The
bandits are apparently afraid of treach-
cry and determined not to disclose
their hiding place
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
She Fooled Him.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct 24.-For four
years "Willie" Wallace, a beardless
youth of about % years of age as every
body supposed, carried the mails be-
tween Harrisburg and Kimball, Neb.
frequent visitor. Baker warned him
away, but he did not heed. The result
was Baker separated from his wife and
sued her for divorce, charging her
with unfaithfulness and naming Wal
lace as correspondent. The case closed
when Wallace proved to be a woman.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Trentieth Kan.a. r.nm Raata.

Leavenworth, Kas., Oct. CA team
composed of twelve members of the
Fighting Twentieth Kansas, under
General Wilder S. Metcah and Captain
Adna g. Clarke, met picked team
from Troops E and F. Fourth cavalry,
in competitive shoot at the govern
ment target range The Kansans used
their old Springfields, while the cav
alrymen had the improved Krag-Jor-
gensen. The range was 200 and 500
yards, the Kansans winning at both.
the score being 612 to 736.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Gorernor of Arizona.

Phoenix, A. T., Oct. 22.-Alexander
o. Brodie. who is to be governor of
Arizona, is Intimately known by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, whom he succeeded as
lieutenant colonel of the rough riders.
Colonel Brodie went into the Spanish
war as senior major of the regiment,
commanding the Arizona squadron.
At Guasimas he was shot in the arm,
but returned to the regiment in time
to take command at Montauk before
the muster out. He is a graduate of
West Point academy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31

says: Walter Baker & Co., of Dor
chester. Mass, U. s. A, have given
years of study to the skilful prepara-
ton Of cocoa and chocolate, and have
devised machinery and systems pc
culiar to their methods of treatment
whereby the purity, palatability, and
highest nutrient characteristics are re-
tanned. Their preparations are known
the world over and have received the
highest Endorsements from the medical
practitioner. the nurse, and the intel
igent housekeeper and caterer"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
The Battle of the Blue.

Topeka, Oct. 24.-Kansas veterans
who participated in the battle of the
Blue celebrated the thirty-seventh an
niversary of that event here. A big
dinner was given to the veterans and
their families and in the afternoon
addresses were made by Captain Joseph
Waters and Thomas A. McNeal. The
Battle of the Blue occurred on Oct. %,
1864, in which the Topeka militia suf
fered worse than any other company.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Restore the Death Penalty.

The death penalty for murder has
been restored in Colorado and Iowa.'
In both States the imprisonment-for-
life experiment resulted in a largely
increased list of homicides. There are
now only four States in which the
death penalty is not Chicago
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31

To lie well a man must have
greasy tongue. a level face. and abuv
all smart memory. so that he can tell
the same lie at lea-t twice alike out
ov times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
PhilOgOnhicaI.

Here the man married; for he was
aweary of working. "A better half is
better than no loaf at ALL" he observed
not unphilosophically.- Free
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-17
How To Advertise.

A short talk with a successful bust
ness man the other day drifted into
advertising He said he had tried
nearly all kinds of advertising with
varying success, and had, years ago,
settled down to one plan, that of the
newspaper. Suppose that | wish to
reach l 900 families in the country
and do it by circulars or bills. |
must first pay for the printing and
the paper. Then | must purchase a
thousand envelopes and pay at least
$40 for stamps. Then | must fold,
direct and stamp the circulars, all of
which cost me at least twice as much
as it would to publish the same in a
newspaper having good local circu-
lation. Then many of my
circulars viii. be thrown in the waste
basket without being read and in no
case will one reach more than one
member in a family. On the other
hand the same advertisement in "A
newspaper of general circulation, will
be read and re-read by the members
of the family, and their neIghbors
will read it, so that it reaches much
farther than circulars. The poorest
return for money spent is that of
scattering bills about the street. My
experience is to write out what | wish
TO say to the public the same as |
would write to friend and just as
truthfully, and have it published in
local papers that circulate in the
country or locality where my custom
ers reside. That is the cheapest and
best paying advertisement a mer-
chant can use. FAKE advertisements
given to solicitors is so much money
thrown away. Newspaper advertis-
ing is far better than any other. !"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-17
LIBERTY NEWS.

At last the sleds have had a chance
to so over the snow. but for how
long? Some farmers are saving
"more snow every day.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Kasper of Ian
caster spent sunday with relatives in
this vicinity
VIM. Fischer had tussle with that
old enemy, the grip.
Quite number of the farmers in
this neighborhood have sold their
hogs. $3.50 was the price paid.
Henry Jungbuth has sold his farm
to Bernard " eide who will occupy
it in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fischer spent
Sunday with his brother Will.
Misses Otillie Kasper and Ida Gov
ier and Leo Kaspar spent Sunday
with Emil Kasper and family.
There was : dance at Henry Stoe-
ver's last Friday night. We say
night, for that is the time generally
when the young people dance
VIM. Mccormick had the misfor-
tune to have two ribs broken. While
leading some horses one of them
jumped against him with the above
result.