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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Old Egg, from Chinese Statesman.

Moy Kee, a Chinese restaurateur of
indianapolis, Ind, received a royal
gift a few days ago in the form Of
100 eggs that had reached the remark
able age of 100 years. They were still
good, in fact, according to the Chinese
view, better than they were the day
they were laid. They had been cured
by some process known only to the
cooks of China, who cater to the man
darins and the higher classes exclu-
sively. They had not been cooked,
nor had the shell been broken. The
eggs came from no less a parsonage
that Ii Hung Chang, and the enclosed
card, a bit of queer paper. half a
foo. long, expressed to Moy Kee the
compliments of the Chinese statesman
and wished the son of the Flowery
empire a long and happy journey
through life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
In the Latin Quarter.
BY KILBOURNE COWLEs

Copyright, 1901 by Daily Story Pub. Coz
She climbed the five flights of
stairs YEARLY and painted as she drew
the big key to her little room from
her pocket. 1t was rather difficult to
hold two rolls and letter in one hand
while she unlocked the cumbrous door
with the other. She was always tired
after her days work in the ''atelier,"
and tonight she seemed to be more so
than usual, but her supper and the
letter would revive her. The precious
letter! 1t was perhaps the
stormy weather had belated the mail
steamers.
The concierge had smiled quite hui
manly when she gave it to her. The
concierge had heart after all hidden
underneath her stern manner and
somewhat soiled neckerchief. Anne
had wondered before if she had any
softness about her; she was always so
grim and forbidding even in her hab-
itual politeness. Now she knew she
had, for she had smiled with actual
gentleness when she gave Anne the
letter, and poor, lonely little Anne
could have kissed her hands in graft
tude.
The little room was icy cold and
Anne put the letter on the mantel,
where she could look at it while she
built her fire and prepared her tea
plain tea. At first she had had sugar
and milk in her tea; then she found
that a thin slice of lemon was much
nicer and cheaper. After while she
discovered that sugar was a useless
luxury, and she had finally come to the
conclusion that tea was more strength
ening without the lemon.
The letter was in a blue envelope,
a dear blue envelope, and the writing
was firm and showed strength of char
acter. Anne smiled at the French ad-
dress. She knew that "Madamoiselle"
was used for her amusement, so, of
course, she was amused. The letter re-
ally seemed to smile back at her from
the mantel, and she crossed the room
to lightly kiss the envelope his lips
had sealed. Her pale cheeks filled
with color for an instant, and she
turned shyly back to the little fire
where copper tea kettle had begun
to boil with a semblance of cheerful
ness.
She ate her BUTTERFLIES rolls slowly
and slipped her tea deliberately. This
was Anne's way, to be childishly i'm
patient for her letter, and then when
it came to save it and hoard it, put
ting off the great pleasure of reading
1t in order to prolong the delight. The
arrival of those missives from over
the sea had marked the red letter days
in all the months she had lived in her
little room in Rue Servandoni. In
the summer time she had usually
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Mob Attacks q Train.

Cordova, Mexico, July 1s.-A train
on the Vera Cruz & Pacific railroad
was attacked by large force of armed
men at Tierre Blanca, small station.
Seven men on the train were killed
As soon as news of the attack reached
CordoVa force of rurals was sent to
the scene and they are now in pursuit
of members of the mob. The cause of
the attack is not known here. It is
said to have been made by men who
were formerly employed in the con-
struction of the road.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Historical BuiIdinRa.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 22.-The
two historical buildings at Fort Leav-
enworth, known as Thomas and Nc
Pherson halls, built seventy-five years
ago, were sold at auction bringing
S. each. For years offices of the head
quarters of the Department of the
Missouri were in these buildings, and
Persifer G. Smith, Fitz John Porter,
Generals Miles, Wilcox and Wesley
Merritt have issued their orders from
these buildings. They will be RACED to
make room for modern buildings,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Wreck of n Work Train,

Emporia, Kan, July 2O.-Frank NJ.
Defold, of Fredonia, Kans., and Cyrus
Wing of Chanute, were killed, Crom-
well Lake, of Chanute, bridgeman,
was probably fatally injured, and Geo.
Clark, a bridgeman, had three ribs
and his breast bone broken in the
wreck of work train on the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, a
mile south of Emporia. The train
derrick car, pushed by an engine,
toppled over on curve, burying the
men under the wreck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Santa Fe Offices Crowded.

Topeka, July 22.-Some important
changes are being made on the top
floor of the Santa Fe office building,
where the Office of the auditor of freight
receipts, w. ]. Healey, is located. This
room has been crowded by this depart
ment of the railway work. Over $50
people have desks in the one large room
which occupies this floor. The number of
employees has been gradually increas-
large amount of old records and files to
make room for the employees.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Men Needed For Work,

Ell Reno, July 22.-It is not hard to
get work here. The local papers have
advertisements for men, but the
average homeseeker has too much other
business just now. The Rock Island
wants twenty-five carpenters immedi-
ately at $3.50 per day. Many of the
men who deserted the threshing ma
chimes to come here have gone back to
the wheat fields Their machines
stood idle on the first day of the regis
tration as it was impossible to get help.
The Oklahoma boomer can get work
until he can find out whether or not he
will get home in the new country.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Bought the Floating Dock.

Washington, July 2O.-The navy de-
partment has purchased the big float
ing steel dry dock, which lies in
Havana harbor, from the government
of Spain for S1sO,OOO. The negotia-
tions fol- the purchase of the dock
were closed by Commander Lucien
Young, captain of the port at Havana
The original price at which the dock
was offered by the Spanish govern
ment was $500 1t is stated by the
chief naval constructor that the dock
has been in constant nse
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

The two most expensive departments
in the New York city government are
those of education and police. The de-
partment of education costs nearly
$19,0OO.000 a year and the department
of police nearly s12,OOO,OO0. But there
are 11.7OO employees of the department
OF education and 7.710 of the depart
ment of police, and thus per man it
costs more to police the city than to
educate its children. The average po-
lice salary is higher than the average
teachers salary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
SINGULAR FISHING DEVICE.
Man Pumps a Lake Dry to Get the
Fish.

Man Pumps Lake Dry to Get the
Fish.
NJ. MERCER of ST. Aubin du Condrait
describes one of the most singular fish
ing devices imaginable. The system,
although of extreme simplicity, is
somewhat revolutionary, and was dis
covered by chance. A pond on the
farm of La Marlequette, northeast
France, bordered by rocky shores, had
never been drained owing to the ex-
pense. Last year the proprietor con-
ceived the idea of making use of
powerful steam pump. Each stroke of
the piston drew up hectoliter (25 gal
lons) Of water, and the pond was
therefore emptied in a few hours, and
not only was the water drawn off, but
also all the fish that it contained. This
was revelation. All the owners of
ponds in the neighborhood have at
once followed suit, and the owner OF
the pump is making a speciality of this
kind of work. He lets out one Of his
pumps, modified for this purpose, and
the peasants of the region call it "the
fish pump" Each stroke of the piston
brings up torrent, with which are
mingled fish and crawfish, together
with dirt and debris such as are con-
tanned in every pond-old sardine
boxes and the like A sort of metal
basket receives the whole. The water
and slime escape, while a boy collects
the fish and sorts them, according to
species and weight. Recently, in 10
hours, the fish in a pond of several
acres have been withdrawn at an ex-
pense of 81. The process is curious
and ingenious, and is probably espe-
cially adapted to bring about the ex-
tinction of the fish tribe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

One-half of the worlds production of
coffee berries is brought to the United
States. Last year it was more than
S00,000,000 pounds for the whole coun-
try, or more than 101a pounds a head
of the population. Germany and France
together only consumed half as much
coffee, Germany less than 81 pounds
head and France only Az pounds per
capita. Great Britain used little more
than half pound of the berries per
head of the population, but over there
they made up for it by drinking more
tea than any other nation. More than
100000 is sent out of the United
States every week in payment for cof-
fee. South and Central American
countries, which supply more than $780,
100000 pounds of coffee year, get
most of the money. Porto Rico, Java,
and the Philippines get almost all the
rest, but little goes to Hawaii, where
they produce a very superior brand of
coffee berry. Last year the total value
of the coffee imported into the United
States was about $60,O0O,000, and that
was less than for several years, be-
cause the import price of coffee has
fallen about one-half.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
On the War Path.

Wichita, July 17.-E L. Stratton,
district representative of the Kansas
Children's Home Association, said: 81
have list of twenty-four people in
this city who will be in the peniten-
tiary as soon as l can secure sufficient
evidence" He has caused the arrest
of several prominent young men upon
a charge of statutory assault. He
claims that he has found an awful
condition of affairs in this city and
that, too, among class in which it
was least expected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Anthracite Miners Idle.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 19.-There
are fully $4,000 miners idle in the
Wyoming district of the anthracite
coal region. The number of idle men
was increased by the suspension of the
railroad crews on the coal branches.
No coal being mined, there is none to
haul to the breakers. The total num-
Der of idle men now in the whole an
thracite region is estimated at 65, 900.
There are 10000 mine workers in tie
Lackawanna region, but they are not
all out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Consumption of Tea.

The British people consume nearly
six pounds of tea per head of the pop
ulation, or an increase of one pound
per capita in sixteen years. There is
no other country which. in any way.
approaches this. Holland is the only
country in Europe where the con-
sumption of tea exceeds one pound per
head. In Russia and in the United
States also, which are the other two
large tea consumers, the consumption
amounts to under one pound per head.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Nebraska SuHers.

Omaha, July photographic re-
indicate that unfavorable climatic con-
ditions have blighted the hopes of a
bumper corn crop and have materially
damaged the spring wheat and range
grass districts. Oats will be almost a
complete failure. The central and
eastern section of the state has Jared
better than the western half, but it is
also suffering from the effects Of the
excessive heat. Still Nebraska is "
better shape than some states.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

Lightning Statistics In United States-
About five hundred people are killed
by lightning every year in the United
States. Twice this number are more
or less seriously injured. The num-
Der of deaths from lightning has in
creased considerably during the. past
few years. The greatest number Of
fatalities usually occurs in the open.
Some 45 per cent of all such deaths
take place out of doors. Thirty-four.
per cent occur in private houses.
Eleven per cent of all the deaths oc-
Cured under trees and 9 per cent in
barns According to these statistics
one of the most dangerous places in a
thunder storm is near wire or other.
metal conductor. A number of women
were killed while taking in clothes
from wire clothes-lines. A line of
this kind should not be stretched with
in thirty feet of house. Another rule
is to keep away from chimneys and
open windows during thunder storms.
Toledo Bee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Annultles for Female Teacher..

Philadelphia, July 1s-Under the
provisions of the will of Lewis Elkin,
well known in financial and rail-
road circles, the bulk of his 81, 900, 900
fortune is left in trust to create fund
for the benefit of disabled female
teachers who have taught in the pub
lie schools of the city for period of
twenty-five years and have no means
of support. The testator was a MEM
Der of the board of education The
benefciaries of the fund are to receive
an annuity of 500 a year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Killarney EagIrs All Killed.

The famous eagles which used to
haunt the lakes of Killarney, making
their nest in the Eagles Nest"
Mountains, have been exterminated
within the past three years.. They
were exceedingly picturesque, and OBJ
jects of great interest to visitors. Their
depredations, however. amongst the
grouse. and their capture of lambs
and kids from the farms all along the
countryside, rendered it absolutely
necessary to get rid of them, and the
last of the birds has been shot.
DEFIANCE STARCH will give bet
ter satisfaction than any other brand.
1t contains q more starch for the same
money and if not satisfactory your
money will be refunded.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Wanted No Gloomy Mourning.

On learning of Adelbert Hays mel
ancholy fate the class to which he
belonged decided to abandon an elab-
orat6 programme which had been ar
ranged in connection with the univer-
sity exercises. Secretary Hay heard
of this intention and insisted that ev-
erything should go as had been in
tended, saying his son would so desire.
The class consented and only one or
two minor changes were made.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

Buffalo, July 1s.-The congress of
Indian educators held the first of a
series of sessions which will continue
in the Central high school This gath
ering of the Indian educators is the
second section of the yearly meeting,
the first having been held ut Detroit
in connection with the National Edu-
cational convention. Miss Estelle
Reed, superintendent of Indian schools
is here. The session was occupied in
welcoming addresses and responses.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Col. Cloud In Com mand.

Pittsburg, Kan, July 17.-Camp
Sheridan, under the command of Col
onel w. F. Cloud, is we'll filed up by
visitors to the second annual reunion
of soldiers and sailors. Although the
dust was oppressive on the opening
day it was estimated that 5000 visitors
were on the reunion grounds, camped
in the usual soldier reunion style.
Colonel Cloud is a veteran of both
the Mexican and the civil wars, enter
ing the former as an enlisted man of
the Second Ohio infantry.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

The Dundee Advertiser chronicles
the death of Miss Susannah Rattray Of
that city, at the great age of ninety
seven. AS a girl she played with Tom
Hood, the poet. when as boy he was
on visit to Dundee, and she used to
tell Of their games together on the
grassy ground now occupied by Mead
ow Side. One of her possessions was
a pocketbook which had belonged to
the author of THE Song of the Shirt"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Courtesy of DR.. rarkhurst.

The well known Rev. Charles H.
Parkhurst of New York, makes point
of being very courteous to newspaper
men and is always willing to be in
terviewed. He sets aside one hour
each day to be at home to callers in
general; but to newspaper men he is
at home at nearly all times-except on
Saturday night. That night he devotes
to final preparation and thought for
his work of the next morning, and his
rule has been never to be at home after
six o'clock on Saturday evening.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
An Army of Grafters.

Ell Reno, July 16.-Grafters still con-
tinue to pour in. Every conceivable
scheme to separate a man from his
money is being worked. The latest
one is the man with the stereoscope
with views of the new country. Gamb-
ling houses are running wide open
and all sorts of games can be had.
Some of the ''homeseekers" had as
higa as 81, 900 before them in poker
game During the three days the city
received revenue of $1,000 paid by
fakirs for licenses.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Everybody Ready For Business.

Ell Reno, July 22.-The banks are
having a great rush. Every man who
comes into the city with little money
hunts up bank and deposits his roll.
One old German farmer made out his
deposit slip and pulled out a greasy roll
of greenbacks. A company of Kansas
men are figuring on specializing in
town lots at Lawton. They have the
necessary amount of money and expect
to make a good thing. The men are
from Topeka, Atchison and other points
and are taking much interest in the
great American drawing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
The KATY Claims Townsite.

Muskogee, l. T., July 1s.-The Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railroad has
commenced suit for possession of a
considerable part of the land on which
Muskogee is built. In 1866 the gov
eminent granted alternate sections of
land for ten miles on both sides of the
right-of-way to the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas. The railroad contends that
one of these sections takes in part of
the TOWNSHIP.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
A RaIoon Ascen.Ionist KILLED.

A balloon ascensionist was recently
killed while making one of his daring
trips. Life is too valuable to trihe with
in foolhardy adventures. 1t Is better to
where we may be secure. Then If we
take care of our health. we car live to a
good old age. The best means Of promot-
Ing health is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
This medicine cures dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, constipation. flatulency and insom-
MIA Be sure to try 1t.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

A mule in pack train which was
usually loaded with salt discovered
that by lying down when fording a
certain stream and allowing the salt
to dissolve he could tighten his bur-
den. The muleteer once loaded him
with sponges instead. which absorbed
water when he lay down in the stream
and made his burden fourfold heavier.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
n,,n,, in ror.y-rhreo Du.l..

Mr.. Laberdesque. who fought duel
with Max Regis in Paris recently, IS
only 81, but has seen many adventures.
He was born in Cuba, has fought sew
eral Central American revolutions ana
served with the Spahis in Algeria I'M
der the French flag. He has been a
principal in forty-three drels with
sword, yaghatan or pistol.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
WIFE OF JAMES }. HILL.
Waitress In Hotel When Future Million
ire First Met Her.

ire First Met Her.
It is stated that James ]. Hill, the
railroad magnate, is one of the hap
piest millionaires in the world in his
family circle. This is owing, of course,
to his devoted, beautiful and talented
wife, and there Is a tinge of romance
in their marriage. When Hill began
his business career in st. Paul in a
coal and wood carrying enterprise, he
lived at house called the Merchants
Hotel. One Of the mattresses was
Mary Michigan. She was Irish, Catho-
lie and beautiful. Hill is Irish and a
Presbyterian. Some say that the pref
ty waitress was scrubbing the front
steps of the hotel when Hill first saw
her. However this may be, he was
attracted to the girl. One day she left
the dining room and became a student
in a convent school. She had a bril-
liant, acquisitive mind. When she left
the school she was an accomplished
woman, able to hold her own in society
with the best. Then she and Hill were
married. The young people began
housekeeping modestly at first AS
Hills ideas materialized, the style OF
living broadened to suit. Today Mary
Michigan is mistress of what George
W. Childs called the first private resi-
dence in America. 1t is on St. An
thongs Hill, st. Paul, and overlooks
the river. 1t is so large that for the
servants use alone there are seventeen
bathrooms. Connected with it is the
most superb private art gallery in the
United States, which is freely acces-
sible to visitors. Mrs. Hill reared her
family of nine children in her own
faith, her husband, Presbyterian still,
not Directing. Neither politics nor
religion mars the harmony of that
home where love rules.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

A correspondent has discovered
number of oddly named persons in
Georgia counties. Among these names
are: Sorrowful Williams, Increase
Thomas, Merciful Jenkins, Angel
Jones, Salvation White, Happiness
Johnson, Purity Scott and Paradise
Lee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25
Conanc,,n~ Or,.n,,, s,ra,..

Professor Hinckley G. Mitchell of the
Boston University School of Theology,
has gone to Palestine, where he will
spend a year as director of the Ameri-
can School for Oriental Study and Re-
search.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

Only about ! " per cent of the total
area of Ireland is under woods, while
there is over 90 per cent of unculti-
waited land in the country.
One doesn't have to stick a pin In
hope to make 4 spring eternal.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

Professor Du Bots reports that one
half of the 1872 college-bred negroes
heard from at this years Atlanta uni
versity conference are engaged in
teaching; one-sixth are preaching and
one-sixth are professional men," or
are still studying. Six per cent are
merchants, artisans or farmers. Four
per cent are employed by the govern
ment
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

If you have not We. tried DEFIANCE
STARCH do so at once and save 4 of
your money. 16 ounces in one package
as against all other starches having
but ten or twelve ounces, and you will
also secure the very best starch on the
market.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

Do not forget that DEFIANCE
STARCH has no equal either in quail
ity or quantity; 16 ounces for ten
cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

An adjudication in the estate of
Michael Corr, who died some time ago
in Philadelphia, awards $4,000 to
various Catholic charitable institutions
in that city.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

He who borrows money of his neigh
Dor never hears the last of it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

FITS Perms nently Cured No fits nervousness after
FIRST days Of DIR. Klines Great Nerve Restorer.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
De. R. H. KLISE, Ltd o31 Arch ST., Philadelphia,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

ALL UP-TO-DATE HOUsEKEEPERs :
Use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t makes clothes
clean and sweet as when new. All grocers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

Be what nature intended you to be
and you will be success.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

Paradoxical though it may seem, a
new watch is a secondhand article.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-07-25

A shopping thoroughfare is one of
The buy ways of life.