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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
SHOP SECRET SERVICE.
A Growing Industry In the Big Depart
ment Storea.

ment Stores.
Each year sees an increase in the
secret service" of the big shops Ac-
cording to trade journal, each depart
ment or each department store has its
corps of secret service" detectives and
workers. The head of the department
is the head of the corps. 1t is his first
duty to keep closest tab on the doings
of all competitors. The walls of his
private Office are lined with the adver-
tisements of rival shops. That each
advertised article may be carefully ex-
amined, shoppers are at once dis
patched to purchase them-from the
9O-cent taffeta marked down to SO cents
to the brass bedstead at $3.50, worth
double. There is a regular staff of
these shoppers, some of whom never
come near the house, but communicate
by letter entirely with the department
In one store says the trade journal.
these purchases are received and in
spected in what is known as Room No
g. place as dreaded by the buyers of
the house as is dark room by an in
FAINT. Many department head has
suffered decapltation as the result of
deliberations in that court room. The
object of keeping such close watch is
not alone to be posted upon the doings
Of rivals, but to compare the merits Of
various buyers
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
1.-THE INJUNCTION IS DENIED.
Indians Have Only Possessory
Rights Subject to Congress.
PROCLAMATION TO ISSUE.

Washington, June 22.-Justice Brad
ley denied the application of Lone
Wolf and other Indians for an injunc-
ton against the secretary of the
interior to restrain him from opening
the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
lands in Oklahoma, to settlement. The
court held that the question was pure
ly political one with which the court
had no power do deal.
Counsel for the Indians Immediately
gave notice of special appeal to the
district court of appeals. Now that
the case is decided it is believed that
the president in about ten days will
issue his opening proclamation.
Judge Bradley held that if the act of
June 9, 1900, is violative of the treaty
gress, not the judiciary.
The decision declares that the suit
cannot be maintained by members of
the tribe as individuals.
Justice Bradley holds that the In
dams are pupils or wards of the ma
ton; that the duty of providing for
their maintenance, civilization and
education and of protecting and caring
for them, rests upon the federal gov
eminent and is committed to its legis-
lative or political branch.
He holds that the question whether
three-fourths of the adult male Indians
signed the agreement, etc, was pre-
sented to congress: that the ratification
of it by congress is necessarily finding
that the agreement was assented to by
the requisite number of Indians, and
that there was no false or fraudulent
representation or Interpretation. and
that this decision by congress is con-
elusive upon the judicial tribunals.
He further holds that an act of con-
gress and a treaty are, under the con-
stitution of the United States, upon an
equal footing: that an act of congress
will repeal a prior inconsistent act of
congress; that the making and enforce
ment of treaties, are, under our con-
stitution, committed to the political
branch of the government and the
judicial tribunals of the country are
without authority to enforce treaty
stipulations, or to grant redress for
wrongs inflicted by their breach.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
Dog Killed TWO Wolves.

Topeka Correspondent Milwaukee
Sentinel: George Findlay, a we'll
known Republican politician, has re-
turned from a trip through Indian
Territory and vouches for this story
of the remarkable devotion to his lit
tie mistress of a dog owned by Jim
Hay, a quarter-blood Quapaw Indian.
hays 4-year-old girl. Nellie, wandered
into the woods near his place last
week, and became lost. She was ac-
companied by her dog, a gigantic yell
low staghound. After wandering one
and one-half miles from home she be-
came tired and fell asleep. Her father
searched until midnight, when he
heard the baying of the hound in the
woods. He fastened in the direction
of the sound and found his daughter.
with the big hound standing guard
close to her, and in the underbrush
near her were the bodies of two big
gray wolves. The wolves had evident
ly stolen up to the sleeping child and
her protector. with the intention of
killing them, and were whipped by the
dog.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
-Bayard Taylor.

Reggie's contempt was ill-concealed.
you goose!' he said to his sister.
Here you're blubberin' all over Will
liewinkie's neck"
Miss Adelaide Bartender, still young
enough to quarrel with Reggie,
promptly whisked her handkerchief
into her sleeve and Strengthened up
with much dignity. She had given
Williewinkie her own little black
pony to Reggie the fall before when
she and Give Harland had decided
they were quite unsuited to each 9TH
er and that there was no earthly use
in. attempting to patch up this latest
quarrel
For l never shall ride again"
Adelaide had said heartbrokenly.
Never" Now, when once more the
roads were white and firm in the city
boulevards, and the bougeoning trees
on either hand spoke of the summer,
and all distant lanes in emerald leaf
invited to joyous freedom and bound
ing activity, there had come to Adel-
aide queer heartsick feeling that was
almost like Nostalgia longing for
what had been-for what might never
be again. Oh, the rides they'd had
just year ago-she on Williewinkie-
Give on Regalia. The dewy morn
ings, with the incense of earliest way
side blooms rising fragrant to greet
them. Brown buds of oak and maple
were swelling then. And in the city
parks were the delicious signs of COM
ing summer-those parks where al
ready the grey-coated sparrows and
the relocated robins held glorious
matinSi
Now, Give had gone abroad with
his people. The fine home to the right
was closed. The society journal de-
cIared the family might return in the
fall. There were some hints thrown
out of Gives enthusiastic reception in
English society, and of his engage
ment to the daughter of an English
baronet. All this Adelaide learned be-
fore she had come down here with her
parents to open their summer home.
But it seemed to be borne in upon her
with fresh force when she found her
self once more in the familiar stables.
with her arm around Williewinkie's
neck, and Williewinkie's brown nose
poking into her palm for sugar.
81 never blubber," Adelaide assured
her small brother with a wan smile
she meant to be chilly and lofty
And IL think you ought to be more
more grateful-after my giving you
Williewinkie
Now Reggie was only eleven, but he
was wise in his generation. He knew
Adelaide did not care a snap for
Williewinkie since her surrender of
him. And he too had pleasant mem
cries of Gives largesse the previous
spring.
"Oh, that's all right" he returned
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
Chappelle a Cardinal. Perhaps.

Rome, June 19.-During one of the
audiences. when the elevation of Arch
bishop Chappelle of New Orleans was
urged upon the pope, the latter ex-
pressed his high regard for the work
of the archbishop. 1t is the intention
to bring the matter of the title of the
friars in the Philippines to deter
mination by a trial in the supreme
court of the Philippines Under pres
ent conditions there can be no appeal
to the supreme court of the United
States, but such an appeal could be al
lowed if provided for in legislation at
the next congress.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
HOW THE FISHES BREATHE.

Water Should Be Asrated to Give Them
Vitality.
The gills of a fish are situated at the
back part of the sides of the head,
and consist of a number of vascular
membranes, which are generally In
double, fringe-like rows, fixed by the
base only; sometimes these are feath
er-like, and sometimes they are mere
folds of membrane attached at each
end over the gill cavities. In general
there are four gills on each side,
though in some fish there are more.
In fishes that have bones the gills are
attached to the outer edge of bony
arches connected with the bone of the
tongue and with the base of the skull,
the connection at each end being by
intervening small bones, while the
cavity containing the gills on each side
of the head is covered by bony plate
with two subordinate pieces. 1t is by
the movement of these bony plates that
the water is expelled which is taken
in through the mouth, and which, after
passing among the gills and supplying
them with air. passes out by the gill
opening at the back of the head. The
fish is a cold looded animal-that is,
its temperature is very slightly above
that of the water in which it lives,
and it therefore needs but little oxygen
to keep the blood warm enough to sus-
tain its life. This oxygen, supplied to
the blood by the gills in respiration, is
not obtained by decomposing the wa
ter, but by separating the air from it.
1t is. therefore. necessary that the wa
ter in which fish live should be sup
piled with air, and this is one of the
direct benefits of the agitation of
oceans and lakes by winds. Fishes
confined in aquariums often die for
this very reason-because the water is
not aerated. They consume all the
oxygen in the closed vessel in which
they are placed, and no more being
supplied, they die, and may be said
to be drowned, because they perish
from the same cause that occasions
death by drowning in lung breathing
animals-that is, want of air.-Golden
Days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

out the laces by way of saving the
trouble Of securing them.
For Regalia!" gasped Adelaide, and
then she was gone.
When Reggie got back to the Har-
land stables never a glimpse could he
catch of his daring sister. His father
was there. as was his big brother, and
they were half-distracted. Some one
had seen Adelaide enter the burning
building. She had not emerged as far
as was known. And the place was
doomed. For over the puny streams
of water, over the blaze that lit the
surrounding spaces. over the harsh
and exultant crackle of the flames,
rose the agonized and half human
neighs and trumpetings of imprisoned
beasts. Colonel Bartender tore around
like mailman. My daughter is in
there" he screamed. "a thousand
dollars to the man who brings her
OUT"
But the man who attempted the
rescue. the man who had ridden out
from the town depot where he had
just left his train, at sight of the
flames, and who now dropped from
his horse only to rush into the burn
ing building, was beaten back-con-
quered
She had knife! cried a stentor-
ian voice.
Il seen her dip a horse-blanket in
howled another.
who was she?" shouted the new
conner, who had attempted to enter
the building. who was she?"
A hundred voices in unison answered
him: Squire Callender's daughteri"
they said.
Just then cry of horror rent the
air-the cupola had fallen with a
crash. And just then, as the by
ISLANDERS banded. in an attempt to keep
the stranger from again attempting an
entrance, two muffied figures were dis
tinguishable through the smoke. One
they seemed, for the heads of both
were covered by the folds of a blanket
already blazing, and down dropped as
they staggered out the knife with
which the halter of Regalia had been
cut.
Save him!" painted Adelaide, as she
fell in her fathers arms. Its his
horse-Clive's. l saved-Regalia!
When she regained consciousness in
the blue calm of the summer dawn,
it was not in those same arms she
awoke. For her lover was holding her
as though he would never let her go,
and his adoring eyes were beaming
down upon her. my brave darling"
he said. 81 had just got in on the
midnight train. My first thought was
for Regalia. But when 1 knew you
were there-you-No, no. You will
not be disfigured at all, thank Godl
But, even if you were-oh, my gallant
girl-oh, my best beloved"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

of sunny sward, quite ignoring the
imperative cries which followed them
to haiti
And suddenly she was sitting up in
bed, with Reggie's voice in her ears
and queer smell of smoke in her nos
trils.
81 say-oh, AIDE, I say the Harland
stables are on fire. Don't you hear
the men shouting? What did you
want to bolt your door for? 1
thought I'd never get in. They're
bringing the volunteer fire department
up from town, but it will be too late
I know it will. Say! What are you
doing-where are you going?"
For Adelaide had promptly plunged
her head into basin of cold water,
tossed the mass of heavy wet hair
back over her shoulders, secured it
with heavy bone pin, matchmaking
into the golf costume which happened
to be the nearest clothing at hand
was Juggling at her shoes and jerking
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

The one class of men who are most
warmly interested in the welfare and
efficiency of the army is also the one
class of expert witnesses upon the
working of devices intended to pro-
mote those qualities. That class is, of
course, the officers of the army. They
have reported. with virtual unanimity
that the canteen of the post exchange
was the most effective device for pro-
noting the welfare and contentment,
and particularly the sobriety of the
enlisted men. AS Jealous officers and
public servants they must have seen
with pain and Indignation how the
American congress set aside their eX-
pert testimony in Difference to the ig-
norant squawking of lot of male and
female fanatics who had no claim
whatever to give testimony in the
matter. The testimony of the army
upon the workings of the canteen we
have had. Its testimony upon the re-
suits of abolishing the canteen we are
beginning to get. 1t is enough already
to make every man and every woman
who is accessible TO reason and not
blinded by fanaticism resolve to keep
silent upon such a matter, even from
good words, and to leave the question
to those who are judges of it. That
the members of the w. c. T. U. and
the National Temperance society, in
the language of Col. Mills, suppose
themselves to be actuated by the high
est motives" is no excuse for them.
They may be well meaners, but they
are very often evil-doers The old
saying that Hell is paved with good
intentions" is particularly applicable
to them. They have been promoting
to the utmost of their power drunken
ness in the United States army, with
all the manifold evils that follow in
the train of drunkenness.-New York
Times.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

Buttons are being used much more
than the invisible hook-and-eye that
was always striving to creep into no.
tice-of the past few years. No one es-
pecial kind of button is in vogue They
are used with due reference to the
material of the dress. With figured
silk, brocade or velvet small fancy
button of enamel, metal or jeweled is
good. With plain silk or satin a small
crochet button is preferred Smooth
cloths have tailor buttons of the same
material, and cheviot,> tweed, home
spun, ETC., are fastened with horn, bone
or smoked pearl buttons.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

An order has gone out from the
treasury department that before the
various mint superintendent submit
their reports for the current year they
shall burn the rugs and carpets on
the floors Of the rooms where smeltins
and refining of gold and silver takes
place. All the old cloths, gloves and
other parapnernalia used in handling
the precious metal are to be burned
also and careful stock taken of the
residue. The government expects to
save anywhere from $4,000 to 500. 900
from this process. 1t is customary to
go through this formula every year
or SO and CLEAN out all flakes of gold
that may have been scraped or clipped
off and lost to sight. Even the towels
the employees wash their hands on are
saved and submitted to fire.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

The common lilac, which is known
to botanists as syringa vulgaris, has
been in cultivation for over 300 years,
and its native home is said to be
on the mountainous regions of Cen
trail Europe, from Piedmont to Hun
tivation in 1897. Botanists recognize
about II species of lilacs, found in a
wild state, and these are native from
southwestern Europe through Central
Asia and the Himalayas to Mongolia,
Northern China, and Japan. None of
the species is a native of the American
continent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
Orient Road to st. Joseph.

St Joseph, Mo-, June PA. E.
Stilwell, president of the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient Railway Company: w.
P. Robinson, Jr., president of the Kaw
Valley Construction Company, which
has the contracts for the construction
of the new railroad in the United
States, and G. McLillie, of Boston,
prominent stakeholder in the road, are
in the city, calling upon st. Joseph
capitalists. The object of their Witt
is to dispose Of stock in the Kansas
City, Mexico & Orient and discuss the
advisability of extending the road to
St Joseph. President Stilwell is de-
sirous of interesting st. Joseph capt.
talists in proposed extension of his
road to this city through Kansas, from
Lawrence or some other city in that
vicinity,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

Sterling, Kas., June 24.-The farm
ers of Whiteside and Lee counties have
decided that LABOR unions are det-
riment to the welfare of the country
and are forming organizations to com
bat the unions of Sterling and Dixon.
county, where three organizations
have been formed, then spread to Lee
county. They say the movement must
be a national one and they are raising
funds to spread the society over the
United States.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
American Tourist Association VIII Travel
in the Nest This Year

An extended tour to the Yellowstone Park
has been arranged by the American Tourist
Association of which Reau Campbell is general
manager. Many people OF this vicinity are
going, as the itinerary is leisurely and there
are such long stops at all points OF interest
that the travellers will be able to make extend
ed explorations of such places us 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 tours so popular will be
prominent this year. There will be utmost
privacy for small parties in the Pullr an sleep
ing and lining cars, and all the coz che, used
on the drives will be for the exclusive use OF
tourists. The American Tourist Association
has also arranged tour to Alaska. and il 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 f. L. BLECKLEY,
p. & L. A. Mo. Pac. Ry.,
Wichita, kaS.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
Colored Club Women.

Leavenworth. June 22.-The annual
convention of colored club women of
Kansas convened at Grand Army hall
in this city. There are over hundred
of the leading and most intelligent
negro women, including many school
teachers, in attendance as delegate.
The exercises consisted of an address
of welcome by Miss Eva Wake, of
Leavenworth and a response for the
visitors by Mrs. L. L. Green of Kan
sas City, Kan. Two papers on educa-
tional subjects were read.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
Prevents Competition.

Chicago. June 24.-State Attorney
Deenan signed petition in quo war
ranto attacking the charter of the
Chicago Masons' and Builders Asso-
citation on the ground that the associa-
ton restricts it's members to the
purchase of brick and stone from GER
tain companies which belong to the
Chicago Pressed Brick Association
The state contends that this restric-
ton is detrimental to competitive
trade,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
Curtis Act Must Control.

Washington, June 19.-The president
has disapproved the act of the Cherokee
council in apo nting commissioners to
form new treaty with the Dawes COM
mission. This action is based on the
recommendation of the commissioner
of Indian affairs. who practically takes
the ground that it is a waste of time
to continue the negotiations, in view
of the wasted opportunities to reach
an agreement The veto of the presi-
dent leaves the Cherokees to be dealt
with under the Curtis act.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

magnificently. 81 was only stringin'
a bit. But-say! Do you know
they'vs sent Regalia down with the
other horses, and her beast of a groom
is runnin' her knee-sprung and fod-
derin' her to beat the band?'
Adelaide's crisp duck morning skirt
rustled. Adelaide's pink hat of shirred
liberty silk slipped back on her neck
Adelaide's two big gold-brown braids
were suddenly whisked over her shout
der in the agitation of her swift sweep
around.
mo! Is he though? I've a mind
"a good mind to give him talking. =
''Sho," CALCULATED Reggie loftily LAS
though he'd mind a girl"
But that night when Adelaide had
turned her pretty ringleted head a
dozen times on the pillow, and finalllI
succeeded in cantering off to the
pleasant world of dreamland, it was to
find that Williewinkie and Regalia
were both there before her and were
having glorious gallop down a slope
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
Two Unique Instances.

Loreto, Italy. is the center of two
unique industries rosary and accor-
dion making. The rosary establish
ment gives steady employment to 80
women and turns out $4,000 dozen ro-
saries annually. In the accordion fac
tories of Loreto and Castelfidardo 100
hands are employed. The accordions
are largely exported to the United
States.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

The health officer at the quarantine
station on Staten Island agrees with
army medical experts that the mosqui-
to is a potent influence in spreading
disease. I'VE have for some time" he
says. carefully protected fever pa
tients and suspects from danger Of
mosquito bites by means of mosquito
netting, and shall redouble our care
to that end"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

W. H. Quilliam, lawyer, Of Liver
pool. known as "Sheikh Abdullah,
is the leader of the Mahometan cult
in England. He built up cause" Of
more than 200 members in his city,
where they have a fine mosque, col
lege. an orphanage and even a weekly
paper to spread their views. Mr..
QuilIiam is the life and soul of the
movement.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
A Pretty Stone Church.

Syracuse, Kans, June 2O.-Bishop
Millspaugh consecrated on Sunday
perhaps the prettiest stone church in
western Kansas. The Rev. DIR. Krum,
the Episcopal clergyman in charge
had interested the whole community
in its construction, and the interest
was SO extended that the church
though of good size could not accom-
modate the people who came to the
dedication.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27

Our friend the cat is called kat in
Danish and Dutch, katt in Swedish,
chat in French, katti or katie in Ger
man. catus in Latin, gatto in Italian,
cato in Portuguese and Spanish, kot
in Polish, kots in Russia, keti in
Turkish. cath in Welsh, kath in Cor
nish. catua in Basque, and goz or katz
in Armenian.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-27
A Fat Po.ition.

The post of Controller of Ports and
Lighthouses in Egypt, recently vacated
by Sir George Morice. has been given
TO Rear Admiral r. NJ. Bloomfield, who
at one time was Sir Georges deputy at
Alexandria